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Gate Crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 02/03/2012
» Welcome to Guru's Gate Crasher, your ultimate guide to finding something fresh to do in this big city.
The year of living technologically
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 08/01/2012
» It's been quite the year for technology news, with gadgets, apps and lawsuits stealing the headlines, not to mention the death of the great Apple leader, Steve Jobs. But as the news gets more interesting, so does the quality of gadgets being made available to consumers. For a start, smartphones have become larger and cheaper, and almost every manufacturer now has a tablet of some sort on the shelf (except for HP, which pulled its TouchPad just six weeks after its July release).
Style Wars
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 20/11/2011
» Not to be left behind by the wave of Android popularity and the force of the iPhone, Nokia has stood up again with an enticing new smartphone release _ the N9. Following in the footsteps of the N8 of late last year, the Finnish manufacturer is once again proving its worth at the top end of the market.
Retro snappers
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 03/07/2011
» While many manufacturers look to the future when designing cameras, Fujifilm and Leica have turned back to the schools of old for aesthetic inspiration. The Fujifilm Finepix X100 and the Leica X1 both jam current DSLR mechanics into an old-style casing, sacrificing functionality and performance for image quality and compactness.
Astral projections
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 19/06/2011
» Setting up a home cinema for the price of a decent flat-screen TV was impossible until BenQ changed the game in 2009 when the company released the W1000, one of the first 1080p projectors priced for the mass market. Since then, there have been a string of rivals around the same price mark, most notably of late the popular Epson 8350 release of last year, which followed the success of its 8100 predecessor.
Gadgets VS Gimmicks
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 30/01/2011
» Although tablets have stolen the tech spotlight of late, notebook sales have continued to tick over. They offer users more power under the bonnet, similar screen dimensions and way more functionality than their tablet rivals, not to mention more bang for the baht.
Battle of the smarts
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 21/11/2010
» Nokia and LG have each released a new model for the Christmas rush in the hope of regaining some of the ground lost to the Apple iPhone of late. The two manufacturers are no slouches when it comes to the smartphone market, and they are approaching the challenge from different angles.
Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
Richard Mcleish, Published on 25/04/2010
» The mobile phone market seems to be reaching saturation point with the daunting array of different models on offer, and many people leave shops with the wrong advice and handsets.