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Entries from February 2008

Yahoo Go 3.0 Beta Review

February 29th, 2008 · Comments Off

Google’s Android may be coming soon, but Yahoo is putting up its fists with Go 3.0. Like its predecessors, the third installment of this mobile application puts local search, news, finance, weather, sports, e-mail, entertainment news, Flickr photos, and mapping into a single interface.

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Nikon D60 Review

February 29th, 2008 · Comments Off

Following on from Nikon’s professional models at the end of last year, February saw the arrival of a new entry-level model in the form of the Nikon D60. The 16th DSLR to come from Nikon, the D60 is pitched at newcomers to digital SLRs and sits in the Nikon range between the D40x and D80.

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Samsung L830 Review

February 29th, 2008 · Comments Off

My ongoing attempt to keep up with Samsung’s ever-growing catalogue of digital cameras is looking ever more like the labour of Sysiphus. The company’s vast range now includes over 40 different models, ranging from high-spec digital SLRs co-developed with Pentax, to sub-£80 plastic compacts sold in supermarkets.

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Opera chooses Google as default search in mobile browser

February 29th, 2008 · Comments Off

Opera Mobile and Opera Mini users will start seeing a Google search bar on their browser start pages, based on an agreement between the companies. Opera made Google the default search engine on both of its mobile browsers on Wednesday. Google replaces Yahoo, which had supplied search for Opera Mini and Opera Mobile based on […]

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McAfee: Trojan targets Windows Mobile

February 29th, 2008 · Comments Off

McAfee has unearthed a Windows Mobile PocketPC Trojan that disables security, installs via a memory card, can’t be uninstalled and makes itself your home page. According McAfee’s Avert Labs blog, the Trojan has been discovered in China. Here’s how it works according to researcher Jimmy Shah:

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Samsung SGH i640V Review

February 29th, 2008 · Comments Off

Samsung is a pretty prolific maker of smartphones and consumer phones, and it has come up with some interesting takes on both concepts in the past. On the mobile phones front it has produced some great handsets. I am still smiling about the SGH-F700.

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Casio Exilim EX Z77 Review

February 28th, 2008 · Comments Off

Before Casio’s new models for this Spring go on sale, I’ve just got time to review a couple of last year’s models. I’ll be reviewing the EX-Z1080 next week, but first I’ve got this, the Exilim EX-Z77. At 7.2 megapixels with a 3x zoom lens it’s towards the lower end of the spectrum of current […]

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Samsung CDMA GSM SPH i325 Review

February 28th, 2008 · Comments Off

While many people have been comparing the new Samsung SGH-i325 Ace to the SGH-i607 BlackJack that AT&T sold, I feel that this device actually has much more in common with a lesser known black, GSM Samsung smartphone: the SGH-i320. Either way, the Ace packs a lot of functionality into a very solid smartphone design, and […]

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Sony alpha DSLR A200 Review

February 28th, 2008 · Comments Off

The Sony alpha DSLR-A200 looks like a younger brother to the 40D. It too has a black body with textured finish. Measuring 5.4 x 3.87 x 2.2, it tips the scales at 18.8 ounces without battery and lens, closer to 30 with them. The 40D weighs 37 ounces combined.

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Sony Ericsson W960i Review

February 26th, 2008 · Comments Off

The W960i is, on the face of it, the mobile every smartphone fan should want. Stylish to look at, full of data rich capability with a Walkman button, camera and strong on-paper specifications, it packs in the features.

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