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Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction - PS3 review
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Back for more fun or a sequel to miss?
20 November 2007 13:00 GMT
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The PS3 may be a classy console, but where’s the games? What we need is an old school classic – something fun with big guns.
It was only a matter of time before PS2 staples Ratchet and Clank popped up on Sony’s new toy. They’re about the... -
Rock Meivo LCD TV review
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Is it a PC? Is it a TV? Is it a media centre?
7 September 2007 11:00 GMT
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Media oriented LCD TVs may be a little outside Rock's typical array of power notebooks, but that hasn't stopped it producing the Meivo E4300.
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Shooter - DVD review
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Can Walberg take Stephen Hunter's cult novel "Point Of Impact" to the big screen?
22 August 2007 11:00 GMT
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Fresh from his scene stealing turn in The Departed, Mark Wahlberg takes lead billing in this Jason Bourne style action thriller about a government sharp shooter wrongly accused of assassinating the US president.
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Cyberlink Media Deluxe Pro - PC review
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Will this help you improve your Vista media options?
29 May 2007 11:00 GMT
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If you’ve just gone to the expense of upgrading your PC to include Windows Vista you may not be looking to spend more on extending the multimedia functions of Media Centre – that is if your version came with it in the first place. However, Cyberlink has...
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ThinkOutside BoomTube H20 speakers review
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Loud noise or worth listening to?
23 March 2007 9:00 GMT
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In a market swimming with 2.1 speakers it's difficult to find a product that stands out from the crowd.
Combining a sub and separate speakers into a portable travel solution isn’t something we’ve seen a lot of, but ThinkOutside's BoomTube... -
Microsoft Autoroute 2007 - PC review
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Microsoft offers you Satnav for your notebook
17 January 2007 0:00 GMT
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Satnav has changed the way we navigate about the place. At one time, every motorist worth his salt had a paper map tucked under the driver’s seat but in this age of gadgets, you’re just as likely to find an electronic map stuck to the dashboard.
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Apple Aperture photo editing software review
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What is it really like to use Aperture?
9 January 2007 11:00 GMT
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The first thing you should know about Aperture is that it comes with a very big manual, and for good reason. Despite its attractive user interface, it takes some time to understand not only its organisational system, but also its terminology.
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Geeks on Wheels review
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We send an ailing PC to the doctor
28 December 2006 13:00 GMT
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How does someone review a computer repair service, you might wonder. The task becomes a lot easier when your computer dies at precisely the time you hear of a new service, because it's obviously going to require some serious work in order to get it up...
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Over the Hedge - DVD review
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Animation
22 December 2006 11:00 GMT
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Based on the popular comic strip by Michael Fry and T Lewis, “Over the Hedge” is the latest animated adventure from Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks studios.
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Corel Paint Shop Pro XI - PC review
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Can Corel offer an alternative to Adobe?
12 December 2006 11:00 GMT
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When it comes to editing your digital photographs, you want to feel confident with the package – not be overwhelmed by the information on the screen and be able to easily identify the tools you want. Which is why Paint Shop Pro has always been one of...
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Be-ez LEvertigo and LE13 laptop bags review
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We inspect the two latest editions to Be-ez's range
5 December 2006 0:00 GMT
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Be-ez is bringing two new laptop bags to the UK in an effort to expand from the iPod cases and laptop sleeves that are currently on offer. We got our hands on the LE13 and the LEvertigo models to see how they hold up against the competition.
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Nikon D40 DSLR camera - FIRST LOOK review
FIRST LOOK We get our hands on the new DSLR from Nikon 30 November 2006 14:59 GMT TweetNikon's latest offering to the digital SLR market is the D40, designed around the theme "Simply Nikon". Smaller and lighter than the previous entry-level model, the D50, the D40 costs just £450.
The company has tried to combine features that... -
The Break-Up - DVD review
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Rom-Com gone wrong
17 November 2006 11:00 GMT
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The Break Up is an unconventional romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn as a couple going through an ugly “War of the Roses”-style break-up.
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Apple Aperture 1.5 - First Look review
FIRST LOOK Can Apple get photographers to ditch Adobe? 4 October 2006 13:00 GMT TweetWhile at Photokina 2006, we took a closer look, through a couple of demonstrations, of Apple’s updated Aperture 1.5, and the package looks very impressive.
Designed to be a RAW workflow solution for professional photographers, it manages... -
Fujifilm FinePix Z3 Zoom digital camera review
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Fuji goes for the girls with its pocket snapper
13 September 2006 13:00 GMT
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Fujifilm unabashedly markets the Z3 Zoom squarely at the female market, saying that the technology incorporated into the camera is ideally suited for taking the images that women snap the most – people pictures captured in low-light, presumably on a night...
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Lexar JumpDrive Firefly review
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Can bundling Google software on board make this USB drive stand out from the crowd?
28 August 2006 10:14 GMT
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Flash drives are a dime a dozen these days. One gig flash drives can be bought for as little as £15, but more robust, solid-feeling models will cost double that or more.
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SilverPhone mobile phone review
FIRST LOOK Mobile phone for old people 27 January 2005 6:36 GMT TweetPocket-lint was given the chance to look at a pre-production model of a new device that will offer a the older generation a chance to have a mobile phone without the confusion of a modern day device. With mobile phones becoming more and more confusing...
Nikon D800 pictures and hands-on Full frame camera in the flesh
Nikon D700 vs Nikon D800 New and improved?
BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 demoed, Bridge 2.0 gives remote control Coming in February