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Moore's law

Reviews In a 1965 article for Electronics magazine, Moore observed that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits (a measure of computer processing power) had increased by a factor of two every year since the integrated circuit was...

21 December 2006, 14:02

Fujifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom review

Reviews It has external flash connections, ISO-sensitivity settings up to 1,600, minimal shutter lag and manual focus and zoom rings around the lens, just like the genuine dSLR article. Fujifilm's FinePix S9500 shows just how close digital SLR wannabes are...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: fujifilm, assist, macro, bars

12 October 2005, 15:53

Dell Studio 17 review

Reviews There are signs the Studio 17 isn't quite the definitive article. Okay, you want a Dell laptop. But you can't be seen dead with the entry-level Inspiron series, and the XPS range is too good a reminder of the impending recession.

Editor's rating   7.3

Tags: dell, operating system, ram, windows vista

4 August 2008, 17:01

Pink mobile phones

Reviews Update: since this article was written, many more phones have turned pink. So, you want to buy your girlfriend a phone. Here's how it works: there are girls who like pink phones, and girls who don't. And then there are girls who say they don't like...

12 February 2006, 13:24

Lenovo ThinkPad X301 review

Reviews So far the sharper resolution hasn't caused tremendous problems, though we did find ourselves pumping up the font size on a newspaper's Web site so we could read a lengthy article. The ThinkPad X301 boasts the same 13.3-inch display, 1.5kg weight...

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: lenovo, burner, dell, dvd burner

22 September 2008, 16:42

Hi-Grade DMS Extreme Xtc2_02 review

Reviews Read this article on what you need to do to build the perfect Media Center PC). The DMS (Digital Media Station) range sits at the top end of Hi-Grade's selection of Media Center PCs. It's designed to be the heart of your multimedia world, storing...

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: hi-grade, dvd player, cpu, tuner

6 February 2007, 16:44

Lexmark Z845 review

Reviews The text doesn't reach the deep black we prefer, and the characters aren't remotely smooth, but overall, the text print is serviceable for printing directions from the Internet or the online article you want to stash away.

Editor's rating   6

Tags: lexmark, printers, canon, copies

23 February 2007, 15:37

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 review

Reviews The sharper resolution doesn't cause tremendous problems, though we did find ourselves pumping up the font size on a newspaper's Web site so we could read a lengthy article. Both were very strong contenders for the top spot on our list of favourite...

Editor's rating   8.5

Tags: lenovo, cell, air, typing

28 February 2008, 15:29