Technology Reviews, News

Nokia Booklet 3G hits US: Hands-on verdict

nick.hide@cnet.co.uk (Nick Hide) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:35:02 +0000

Nokia's Booklet 3G netbook has arrived in the US and our chocolate-voiced NYC colleague Dan Ackerman has one in

Lady GaGa Monster Heartbeats: They're plastic but they still have fun

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:13:02 +0000

Lady GaGa has lent her considerable artistic weight to the Monster Heartbeats. Guess how much they cost. No, go on, guess. Oh, you

The 6 worst video game samples in rap music

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The Notorious B.I.G once said "Mo' money, mo' problems." He forgot to mention less money leads to mo' misguided samples of video game sounds. Here are the most botched attempts ever

Dell Inspiron 11z review

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:54:01 +0000

The mid-range Inspiron 11z ultra-portable laptop that we were given to review proved a capable machine. Its trackpad was poor, but its ultra-low-voltage processor delivered better performance than that of more expensive ULV laptops, and its 11.6-inch screen was great

Sony Vaio CW series (VPCCW1S1E) review

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:02 +0000

The 14-inch Vaio VPCCW1S1E is an excellent entertainment laptop. It looks stylish, its screen handles movies well, and, as usual with Sony machines, its keyboard is very good. It's no slouch in the performance stakes either, offering enough power to satisfy all but the most demanding gamer

Google Voice heading for Europe?

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:48:02 +0000

Google Voice may be on its way to Europe. Google has revealed international deals have already been signed for the 'one phone number for life' service

CNET UK Podcast 160: Killer robots, worrying trends and the iPhone is rubbish

ian.morris@cnet.co.uk (Ian Morris) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:16:01 +0000

This week on the CNET UK podcast, we talked about killer robots, the iPhone being the worst phone in the world and we took a look at the week's news

Twitter retweets rolled out to beta tweeters

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:46:02 +0000

Twitter has begun rolling out new-look retweets, with a counter, to selected users. Not before time, we say

OMG it's OLED: Android Web tablets for devs

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:22:02 +0000

A range of sexy-looking Android tablet development platforms give us a glimpse of what's to come -- OLED screens and multi-touch, just to name a few

Crumbs! Large Hadron Collider suffers snack-related bird mishap

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:58:01 +0000

A bird has bombed a bit of baguette into the Large Hadron Collider, causing the giant particle accelerator to overheat. If a marmoset drops in some Marmite, we've got ourselves breakfast

Philips 9000 (47PFL9664H/12) review

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:56:02 +0000

If ever there were a TV to warm the cockles, the 47-inch, 1080p 47PFL9664H/12 LCD TV is it. It's impressively slender and attractive, it's packed with more features than you'll ever use, and it delivers one of the best AV performances we've ever seen from an LCD TV

Asus Designo MS236: Fancy ring monitor

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:23:02 +0000

Remember the ring series of monitors from LG? Yeah? Good, because Asus, of Eee PC fame, has pounced on the concept to create its own circular-standed monitors, the Designo MS series

Beatles on a stick: Crave alternative headline competition results!

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:57:02 +0000

The news that every Beatles album will be sold on a USB stick launched a thousand puns. It's our first Crave alternative headline competition!

T.27: World's most efficient electric car?

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:44:02 +0000

Gordon Murray -- the man responsible for such supercars as the McLaren F1 -- has teamed up with Zytek to help develop the world's most fuel-efficient electric vehicle

Phone love: When an iPhone meets a Hero

ian.morris@cnet.co.uk (Ian Morris) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0000

He was wildly successful. She was from the wrong side of the tracks. But their passion would not be held back by firmware updates, nor Bluetooth incompatibility. This was true phone love

Top 10 geek recipes

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000

When they're not redefining the fabric of modern society, many of the world's most famous nerds take time out to snarf a burger. Let's get cooking!

Top ten gaming blogs

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The best gaming blogs offer sparky analysis and pointed reviews, while some simply serve up epic belly laughs. Here are the ten best we've found

Logitech Squeezebox Radio review

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:29:02 +0000

The Squeezebox Radio is one of the best networked music and Internet-radio streamers currently available. While the audio spewed out by its mono speaker isn't exactly hi-fi quality, it's still punchy enough to fill a kitchen or bedroom. This device also looks great and packs in tonnes of features

Vodafone 360 Samsung H1 review

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:08:02 +0000

Built around the Vodafone 360 service and sporting an innovative, contact-centric user interface, the Samsung H1 may well be just the ticket for social-networking fanatics. This handset takes a while to get used to but it's packed with features, not least a capacitive touchscreen, and speedy Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity

Digg is dead: Twitter killed it and Google helped bury the corpse

ian.morris@cnet.co.uk (Ian Morris) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

We've checked its pulse, and the link-sharing site is dead. Here's how the rise of social networking -- and Google's ceaseless evolution -- stuck the knife in and twisted

Ordnance Survey and GeoVation map the future with mashup competition

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:52:01 +0000

Ordnance Survey is backing GeoVation, a competition to win cash for ideas that make the map of the future

Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS review

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:43:02 +0000

Canon has played it safe with the Digital IXUS 200 IS, aiming for steady evolution rather than technical innovation. The result is a perfectly decent compact camera. It offers good colours and details at low ISOs, its touchscreen is effective and its 5x extra-wideangle zoom is very useful

What does Google Suggest suggest about the state of humanity?

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:12:02 +0000

People ask Google some exceptionally worrying questions. We poked through the things it suggests you might be asking and offered some answers to the hard of thinking

The 10 dumbest Firefox add-ons ever

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Firefox's enormous popularity has led to thousands of extensions to change the way it works. Some protect you from the crassness of the Web, while many more are just plain stupid

Sony Bravia Z5800 (KDL-40Z5800) review

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:37:02 +0000

The first telly from Sony to sport a built-in freesat tuner, the 40-inch, 1080p KDL-40Z5800 LCD TV is also one of the company's finest-performing sets. It's expensive and its audio isn't all it could be, but its pictures are generally fantastic and it looks very cool