Quick Guide

Quick guide to Twitter Lists

Twitter Lists has now come to the masses and with it a host of new questions on what they do, how you can benefit from them, and more importantly how they work.

Let Pocket-lint guide you through the new features whether it's creating, managing, deleting or just...

Quick guide to Microsoft Windows 7

What is Windows 7?

Er, ok. You really need this one answered? Well, Windows 7 is Microsoft's eighth consumer focused operating systems for personal computers. Don't ask us why the company chose 7 - possibly because it's a suggestion that we forget about either Windows...

Quick guide to webOS

Perhaps the number one killer of any mobile phone is its operating system. We've all made the mistake before. We get seduced by the hardware spec of a handset, teased by its touchscreen, mesmerised by the megapixels but after just 3 days of using the thing a bad OS can...

What is Foursquare?

You may have heard this morning that foursquare is launching in the UK. And if you haven't, shame on you for not having Pocket-lint open all day. If you don't know what foursquare is on the other hand, then that's a whole lot more forgiveable seeing as the service only...

Quick guide to Windows Mobile 6.5 - Windows Phone

Want to know what all the fuss is about? Read our quick guide to find out more about what the changes are, what they mean, and how they affect you. We'll also give you a run down of the good and bad points.

It's the rebranded name of Windows...

Quick guide to the Freeview retune on 30 September

You may have noticed a rather annoying message on your TV screens for the last few weeks getting right in the way of Ian Beale, Holly Willoughby, Jeremy Clarkson and most of the United midfield. If you've taken the time to read the message, rather than scowl at it until...

Quick Guide to IMAX

What is IMAX?The IMAX system was first introduced to find a way to project films to a bigger size than ever before without losing any of the quality. Instead of 35mm, it uses 70mm film with 15 perforations per frame and it requires special IMAX film cameras that can feed...

A quick guide to Apple Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.6

Apple's Snow Leopard has been stalking us from the drifts for well over a year now. Little was seen of it while it circled for the first 12 months - picking its path, taking its time - but ever since Phil Schiller proudly showed off his new pet at WWDC, we've been waiting...

A quick guide to Nvidia ION

What is it?
It is the coupling of the Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics card with an Intel Atom processor, into one computer that brings, for the very first time, built in high definition video playback capabilities to new netbooks and nettops.

This combination...

A quick guide to iPhone OS 3.0

What is it?
It is the long awaited major Apple software update to the iPhone and iPod touch that brings a host of new features and abilities that either haven't been seen, or weren’t available before to the Apple device users.

What are the variations...

A quick guide to Google Wave

What is it?
It is the next possible stage in the evolution of email from Google, which has also been said to be the next biggest thing in an communication and collaboration tool for today and it runs from inside a web browser much like Gmail....

A quick guide to Nokia Ovi Store

What is it?
Ovi Store is the recently launched online application store from Nokia, containing content for use with their Symbian operating system based handsets.

This is the very latest in a line of online application repositories for a particular mobile...

A quick guide to Windows 7 RC1

What is it?
Windows 7 RC1 is the free for use latest release candidate or beta version of the upcoming Microsoft desktop operating system, due for release later on this year.

This new software has been improved since the first beta edition came out in...

A quick guide to Google’s 1.5 Cupcake update

What is it?
It’s the second version of the Google developed open source operating system for mobile phones. This new version was first seen in the second Android handset from HTC called the Magic, on the Vodafone network in the UK and Verizon in the USA. Soon after...

A quick guide to Bluetooth 3.0

What is it?
It’s the recent release of the new version of the short range wireless technology Bluetooth, which is said to be on the cards to replace the current standard of the popular and widely used protocol for sending data.

The new iteration of the...

A quick guide to UWB

What is it?
Standing for Ultra Wideband, it is a wireless technology used for the transfer of data over short distances in a similar way to Bluetooth. Unlike Bluetooth, the speeds in which the data is transferred can be far superior, with up to 100 times that of current...

A quick guide to OLED

What is it?
Standing for Organic Light Emitting Diode, it's the basis of the next generation of display technology. It's soon to be seen in standard computer screens and domestic TVs and is already here in the likes of mobile phones, digital cameras and PDAs.

A quick guide to ebook readers

What is it?
eBook reader, stands for electronic book reader. These are electronic devices with fairly simple screens for reading eBooks which are effectively just documents in known file formats for the eBook reader, such as pdf, text or other propriety bespoke formats....

A quick guide to nettops

What is it?
Nettop, stands for the word mishmash of interNET and deskTOP. These can be seen as the lite computer base station equivalent to the desktop computer, just as the netbook is the lite laptop or notebook.

They are traditionally low in power consumption,...

A quick guide to Wireless USB

What is it?
Wireless USB is the next generation of wireless technology for connecting various devices to a computer wirelessly, which could very well be a challenger to Bluetooth in its usefulness and abilities.

Often referred to as WUSB, it’s...

A quick guide to SATA 6Gbps

What is it?
SATA 6Gbps is the next generation of the Serial ATA connectors and its technology, used for connecting up the majority of the computer’s hard disk drives, optical drives and similar devices seen around today.

The new standard was first announced...

A quick guide to USB 3.0

What is it?
USB 3.0 is the next generation of the Universal Serial Bus technology. It was first demonstrated at an Intel developers conference way back in September 2007, where its fast transfer speeds where first shown off to the public. News of this technology has...

A quick guide to VoIP

What is it?
Standing for, Voice Over IP or Voice Over Internet Protocol – to be more specific. Essentially it’s a way of transmitting voice over the Internet to a similar, or an identical item on the receiving end.

This could be software or hardware capable...

A quick guide to netbooks

What is it?
A netbook is a very portable, very lightweight, low cost, low powered and green alternative to a large laptop. The screen size is usually much smaller than its laptop counterpart, the onboard storage is also much smaller and the battery life is usually...

A quick guide to SSDs

What is it?
Standing for solid state drive it's an alternative to the hard disk drives used for storage and is a favourite in the low cost netbooks that are seen around today from the likes of Asus.

SSDs traditionally have the type of onboard technology...