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Apple Newton vs Samsung Q1 UMPC

Digital Living Most of the tasks a UMPC is most suited to -- writing, editing a diary, checking email -- do not significantly benefit from a colour display. The Newton's screen is interesting, sure -- but it only displays 256 shades of grey, so it's solely useful...

Tags: battery life, microsoft office, pen, tap

27 July 2006, 17:39

How to get music onto your Walkman phone

Digital Living Start by checking if you have enough space left on your hard drive -- you need at least 400MB. Sony Ericsson's Walkman phones are a popular choice among music fans who want the convenience of a combined mobile phone and MP3 player.

31 August 2006, 17:18

How do I make cheap calls on holiday?

Digital Living You can find out what bands a particular country uses by visiting the GSM association Web site, and what bands your phone supports by checking the specs section in our reviews. I'm about to go on a very long holiday that involves travelling across...

14 June 2007, 9:08

Wi-Fi is the answer to a home without wires

Digital Living It's great for things like checking cinema times," she said. Getting a wireless network at home seems ridiculous until you do it. Once you've done it, it seems ridiculous that you once had to connect your laptop to a cable to make it work, as...

4 March 2006, 7:00

eBay nightmares

Digital Living Never bid without checking the seller's Feedback Score. But when the package arrives days later, it's no Beanie Baby. It's not even a zebra. It's hell spawn -- evil incarnate, a thing from a world not our own.

7 May 2005, 16:43

Which TV should I buy for gaming and a Media Center setup?

Digital Living Ultimately, however, you're going to have to check things out the hard way -- by downloading a manual or spec sheet from the TV manufacturer's Web site and checking that it supports the resolution of your Media Center PC.

14 February 2007, 12:51

What MP3 player for my particular needs?

Digital Living There are, however, other players -- if you're don't mind importing take a look at the Microsoft Zune, and it might also be worth checking out the eccentric and low-capacity Samsung YP-K5, which is available to buy in this country.

23 November 2006, 16:11

Daddy, what was it like to be clueless?

Digital Living In the world of tech business, it is, of course, de rigeur to do a database check before meeting, essentially beginning the process of getting to know someone by pulling their digital file and checking out what footprints they've left on the Web.

10 June 2006, 9:00

Speed up your bootup time

Digital Living It's unlikely you'll find anything there, but checking won't hurt. It's not a sign of old age, it's the ever-growing accumulation of detritus that various applications and hardware deposit on your hard drive when you install them.

2 August 2006, 16:56

Microsoft's Media Center mansion

Digital Living Microsoft has paid beautiful actors and actresses to appear in a video shot at the mHome, and they run busily from task to task, checking emails, looking up recipes and loading Xbox games. They've called it, inevitably, the mHome.

2 June 2005, 18:10