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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.
Compact charisma
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 05/12/2010
» The compact camera market has evolved to the point where the quality of new models has started encroaching on the professional camera market.
Portable media Persistence
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 23/01/2011
» It's no secret the portable media player market is under threat. As phones become smarter and more versatile, their range of functionality has encroached on other device markets, as so many people have them.
The forgotten Art of photo printing
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 02/01/2011
» With so much digital media building up on everyone's storage devices, a question has arisen as to what to do with it all, other than just jam it on Facebook or forget about it in countless folders and sub-folders. Bill Gates presented one solution by hanging digital photo frames on the walls of his house in the US, but this was done at no small cost.
Massive & Mobile?
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 16/01/2011
» As the tablets begin to rain down from the tech heavens, it seems that even smartphones are heading the way of their larger-screened brethren. HTC is spearheading this drive with its new HD7, a slate of a phone that sports a 4.3-inch screen and the new Windows Phone 7 operating system.
3G Whizz
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 09/01/2011
» Much has already been said about Apple's iPad release of last year that is being swished around cafes, offices and private homes across Bangkok. And the topic of 3G in Thailand, or lack thereof, has been bandied about in geek circles plenty as well. But when the two were combined and finally released last month in one gadget _ the Apple iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G _ a new can of digital worms was opened.
HTC vs HTC
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 12/09/2010
» With confidence brimming, Taiwanese phone manufacturer HTC has released not one, but two budget smartphones onto the Thai market recently - the Wildfire and the Aria. But has the company continued the strong work with the Android platform it established with the popular Hero and Legend releases?
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".
The battle of the Tabs
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 17/10/2010
» This year seems to have become the year of the tablet, with Apple, RIM, Samsung and a host of others vying with each other to capture the majority of this reinvigorated and booming market.
Touchscreen Touchdown
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 24/10/2010
» Continuing the current consumer obsession with touchable technology, HP has continued its popular all-in-one lineup with a business-leaning model in its TouchSmart 9100 offering. The all-in-one market is still a relatively new niche that is yet to fully find its ground, and when combined with touchscreen functionally, it pushes the company further into new terrain.