operating system

Toshiba SD-P91S review

Reviews You even get a digital bitstream output for connecting this machine to a home cinema system, if you so desire. That may make it appealing to people who want an all-in-one video and music system that they can plug a set of external speakers into...

Editor's rating   6.3

Tags: toshiba, dvd player, xvid, connected

23 July 2008, 16:27

Asus A7J review

Reviews Like many multimedia laptops, this feature can be accessed independently of Windows XP, so you can listen to tunes without having to boot the operating system. The A7J uses the Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) operating system.

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: asus, dedicated, remote control, operating system

16 February 2006, 16:12

Palm OS

Reviews The operating system made by PalmSource and designed for handheld computing devices developed by Palm Computing (now owned by 3Com). This small-scale OS was built to run efficiently on small devices with tiny display screens.

21 December 2006, 15:36

Dell Inspiron 9400 review

Reviews It sports a large, 17-inch widescreen display, uses the latest iteration of the Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system, and has enough input/output ports to put many desktop PCs to shame. This lets you arrange all your digital content in...

Editor's rating   7.1

Tags: dell, sample, windows xp, opened

20 March 2006, 16:35

device driver

Reviews A program that enables peripheral devices to communicate with an operating system. Windows comes with devices drivers for thousands of peripherals. Some device drivers for standard peripherals, such as keyboards or monitors, come with the computer.

21 December 2006, 8:27

Nokia E50 review

Reviews It runs a very competent operating system in Symbian S60 3rd edition and it has plenty of capability, but the prime target for the E50 is people who want to get things done quietly -- that includes a fair smattering of business people as well as...

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: nokia, listen, pixels, handset

18 January 2007, 16:46

Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, 2.33GHz) review

Reviews The 13.3-inch Apple MacBook and 15.4-inch MacBook Pro, both featuring Intel Core 2 Duo processors, impressed us by mixing Apple's lauded industrial design and user-friendly operating system with the kind of high-end hardware usually seen only on...

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: apple, windows xp, ram, battery life

29 January 2007, 16:34

Pocket PC

Reviews Microsoft's technology framework for small, mobile computing devices that incorporate the Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket PC operating system (formerly called Windows CE). The framework is licensed to other companies that make their own...

21 December 2006, 16:18

HP iPaq rx1950 review

Reviews Armed with the latest Windows Mobile 5 operating system, the rx1950 can be a pocket office on the road but skimps on a few features here and there, most notably Bluetooth. FeaturesRunning the latest Windows Mobile 5 operating system, the HP iPaq...

Editor's rating   6.8

Tags: hp, pda, operating system, landscape

22 January 2006, 23:00

Asus EN6700GT review

Reviews As a result it will let you watch copy-protected Blu-ray or HD DVD movies, plus it's fully compatible with the forthcoming Windows Vista operating system. It's easy to dismiss the EN7600GT as a dull mid-range graphics card, but it stands out as the...

Editor's rating   8.8

Tags: asus, bandwidth, ports, port

7 September 2006, 13:24

Windows Mobile handhelds

Reviews Windows Mobile is an operating system specifically designed for handheld devices. The other advantage of a Windows Mobile device with network connectivity is that you can get emails sent straight to it via the direct push system.

11 August 2006, 15:47

Apple Mac Mini (1.25GHz) review

Reviews First, it created a revolutionary operating system, Mac OS X, then it launched the 'Switch' ad campaign, with former Windows users frankly explaining why they like Macs better. Smaller than any Shuttle system we've seen (and Shuttle pioneered the...

Editor's rating   6.9

Tags: apple, bars, high end, configurations

1 February 2005, 23:52

Orange SPV C600 review

Reviews Orange's SPV C600 continues a long line of handsets from the operator that run on Windows Mobile, Microsoft's smartphone operating system. When added to the softkeys, this system should provide quick firing up of most of what you need.

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: orange, media player, smartphone, edge

12 December 2005, 14:21

Acer Aspire E300 review

Reviews The difference between the two is significant -- the former uses an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ CPU and the Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system. The Aspire E300 comes in two flavours -- an E300 dual-core Media Center PC, and this E300 64-bit...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: acer, cpu, ports, pixels

18 January 2006, 15:38

O2 XDA Mini S review

Reviews This lets you get the most from its operating system and bundled software, which includes the likes of Pocket Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. This is a versatile platform that has much in common with desktop operating systems like Windows XP.

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: o2, dedicated, mini, handset

13 December 2005, 23:00