Rory Reid, Computing Expert at CNET.co.uk

Spotify for iPhone: A sound investment?

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:38:01 +0000

Spotify's audio quality is bad -- and I don't mean that in the Michael Jackson sense of the word. Firing up my favourite playlist, drums sounded muddy, and the kicks like stale Rice Krispies

Oh, so Now, I'm famous?

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:04:02 +0000

Now's Judas kiss of fame does have its benefits. Women secretly contemplate throwing their underwear at me and I can get away with wearing sunglasses indoors

How I ended up in Now magazine's gossip columns

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:05:02 +0000

I'm not saying I'm famous, but I've signed the odd autograph. So I wasn't surprised when Now magazine published a snap of me and Kelly Osbourne -- but did it really have to crop me out of the damn picture?

To catch a thief -- with a webcam

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:05:02 +0000

As I lay on the sofa, clutching a beer, nursing my baseball bat, the motion-sensing cameras detected movement. It was time to strike

Twitter sucks and so do you. Probably

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:19:02 +0000

Twitter might be a great way of communicating, but what use is that when most of it is completely dull? It's like I've signed up to an RSS feed to the most mundane aspects of people's lives

Why I attacked a fellow journalist

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:17:01 +0000

I had to act quickly. I kissed Natali Del Conte goodbye and sprinted towards the unsuspecting man -- launching myself into the air and smacking down on his fragile sternum

Head of Norton AntiVirus uses a Mac?!

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:31:02 +0000

It appeared the head of Norton AntiVirus was ducking the virus threat to Windows PCs completely -- by using a Mac

Isango.com: Holidays down to a manatee

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:43:02 +0000

I've driven Ferraris, jumped out of planes and hang-glided over the beaches of Rio, but swimming alongside these enormous animals tops them all

Gentlemen prefer blondes. And shiny laptop screens

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:25:02 +0000

According to my sources, retailers have started refusing to stock more usable matte screens on the basis that they won't sell as well as their annoying glossy counterparts

3 Mobile in 'XXX-Series' shame

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:57:02 +0000

3 Mobile just sent me, as an upgrade, a refurbished Nokia E65 -- containing all the previous owner's data, including a close-up image of a naked, erect penis