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The butterfly effect
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 19/09/2010
» In an unlikely marriage, HP, the world's largest PC manufacturer, has combined brand power with Vivienne Tam to deliver the HP Mini 210 netbook, catering to a niche market with its fashion-world cross-over potential. But it's not the first attempt. The Tam and HP partnership started back in 2008, with the HP Mini 1000 digital clutch, and the new Mini continues that legacy, this time with a butterfly motif that is said to somehow symbolise "love, freedom, independence and transformation".
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Going all in
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 23/12/2012
» The all-in-one concept has come a long way from its origins with the first Apple Macintosh and similar PCs in the 1980s. Now all serious PC manufacturers have a model on the shelves, and most have a complete range since touchscreen technology recently revamped the genre. These include Acer with two new offerings sporting the new Windows 8 operating system.
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Slated for success?
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 28/10/2012
» Slate PCs are a slight curiosity in the gadget world, lying somewhere between tablets and ultraportable notebooks. They pack the power of a notebook but miss the built-in keyboard and trackpad, while offering only similar screen dimensions to a tablet PC but carrying much more bulk.
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iHysteria
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 16/09/2012
» And finally it has arrived. In what is the biggest gadget release of the year, last week Apple unveiled its latest toy amid huge speculation and conjecture. The iPhone 5 was revealed at a press conference with the tag line, ''The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone.'' Indeed, Apple has created its own world with the iPhone range and is the envy of the market, but competitors such as Samsung and Nokia have thrown down challengers with releases such as the Galaxy S III and the Lumina 900, respectively. But Apple is a mighty competitor. So, was it worth the wait, and can Apple release a phone without Steve Jobs at the helm? Let's take a peak.
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The glint in apple's eye
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 17/06/2012
» Tech talk last week centred on Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Fears of sounding like another PR release aside, it's a worthy discussion as the company's iPhone and iPad releases unveiled at this conference revolutionised computing and phone use, and the world.
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The spectre of envy
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 22/07/2012
» After being showcased at CES 2012 at the start of the year, HP's flagship notebook has finally hit Asian shelves. The HP Envy 14 Spectre has a heavy emphasis on design and predictably enough is fully loaded with all the bells and whistles you could want. But the ultraportable market isn't the open road that it was 12 months ago, with Apple recently upping the ante with its MacBook Air upgrades. So has HP balanced form and functionality? Can it take away the ultraportable crown from Apple's Airs? Or has it overstepped the budget expectations of its customers? Let's take a look at the Spectre and find out.
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Full marks
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 15/04/2012
» Not to be left out of the DSLR race, Canon has matched its rival Nikon in rolling out the latest iteration of its 5D, the Mark III.
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XE on the beat
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 04/03/2012
» If 2011 was the year of the tablet, in terms of portable computing, it was also the year of the upgrade for mobile phones. HTC continued its strong march into smartphone territory, with Android still on board, giving their popular Sensation phone a bump to the XE level with a new music focus.
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A real rockin' Box
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 16/10/2011
» Wireless speakers are not new, and come in just about all forms, sizes and price ranges. Decent Bluetooth connectivity is not new either for such devices. So what's so special about Jawbone's Jambox? The company has a solid reputation for its headset devices, but this is its first step into the world of dedicated speakers. Will it be able to compete with less costly peers already on the market? Let's take a look at the beat box to find out if it will survive.
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To 3D or Not to 3D
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 06/11/2011
» Samsung's 9 series offers an enticing take on the third dimension
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