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The Apple iPhone's UK launch date is just around the corner but, after all the build-up, is it worth your hard-earned cash? We found out whether the iPhone lives up the hype by testing it against two of its closes rivals - the Nokia N95 and HTC Touch.
>> Tuesday, Oct 16, 2007
Diamondville aimed at OLPC's XO laptop
Deal with Adobe sees iPlayer use Flash Player
Rumours suggest new iPhone is imminent
Business Software Alliance lobbies Congress
Neilsen ranks presidential hopefuls' sites
Reorganisation as AOL targets Google's model
US porn-peddlers convicted under Can-Spam Act
New validation scheme could hit websites
Partners sign cross-licensing agreement
New Centrino chip spells end of Intel scheme
>> Monday, Oct 15, 2007
By Matt Egan | PC Advisor Blog
Saturday afternoons spent trailing the wife around clothes shops may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to HMV.
By Mike Barton | PC Advisor Blog
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) has taken a beating of late with SunRocket's demise and Vonage's patent problems. But the mobile phone is about to give new life to VoIP, and become the king of all-around cheap calls in the UK.
>> Friday, Oct 12, 2007
By Matt Egan | PC Advisor Blog
Inexplicably popular, ancient Radio 4 snorefest The Archers is about to be made available as a daily podcast. Listeners will be able to download full episodes of the BBC's radio soap opera to their MP3 players, immediately after they broadcast, from this Sunday.
By Simon Jary | PC Advisor Blog
Five months ago Apple CEO Steve Jobs proposed that former US Vice President Al Gore would easily win if he stood for President of the United States. Now the Apple board member has won the Nobel Peace Prize … once won by alleged IRA bomber Gerry Adams!
By Mark Gibbs | PC Advisor Blog
Skype and Vonage illustrate what is wrong with user communications: They are 'closed' and not standards based. These strategies support business models that are not in line with 21st century wants and needs. They have to go.
>> LATEST REVIEW
IBM's free Lotus Symphony office productivity suite does much of what Microsoft Office can do. And it costs nothing.
>> Tuesday, Oct 16, 2007
A new contender in the bantamweight division of the digicam market, Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FX100 packs a lot of power into a compact package that's easy to carry and use.
At £99 inc VAT, the Samsung YP-T9JQB is an affordable alternative to the iPod nano.
The Olympus mju 820’s subtly asymmetrical design makes it feel much smaller than it really is.
>> Monday, Oct 15, 2007
Freemind is a free mind-mapping application written in Java that will help anyone who plans projects, for example: developers, writers, conference presenters, and students.
The Olympus Stylus 770 SW is a rugged and reasonably good looking 7Mp point-and-shoot camera. And that's pretty much where the praise runs out.
>> Monday, Oct 15, 2007
By Rosemary Haworth | New Products Blog
If you fancy adding HD to your satellite TV setup, why not go for something a little different? Instead of the standard black or silver boxes found lurking under most people's tellies, give one of Sky's designer HD boxes a try.
>> Thursday, Oct 11, 2007
By Rosemary Haworth | New Products Blog
Samsung is set to launch a music-centric smartphone based on the Symbian mobile phone platform.
>> Thursday, Oct 11, 2007
By Zoe Mutter | New Products Blog
When it comes to laptops for students, portability and affordability are high on the list of requirements.
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