Archive for February, 2011

Reviews Roundup: Top rated products of the month

Monday, February 28th, 2011

What products made it to the top of the testing heap last month? Cut to the chase with this round-up of the highest rating products we reviewed in February 2011.

Review: Pure Oasis Flow

Monday, February 28th, 2011

If you’re worried about the elements being brutal to your outdoor DAB+ radio, then Pure has you covered with the Oasis Flow.

Pulse: Optus, Voda to offer latest Android phones

Monday, February 28th, 2011

The take-up of Android smartphones by Australian telcos has today increased by two, with the Motorola Defy heading to Optus and the HTC Desire Z to be ranged by Vodafone.

Preview: Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Taking cues from the Sesto Elemento concept car, the Aventador can propel itself from zero to 100km/h in 2.9 seconds while the passenger punches in a destination on the nav system.

Review: Philips Fidelio DS8550

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Philips’ excellent iPad-compatible dock comes with good sound and plenty of features that put it a step above the average music-centric speaker dock.

Review: Cambridge Audio Minx S215 speakers

Monday, February 28th, 2011

The Cambridge Audio Minx S215 is a set of 5.1-surround sound speakers, which combines small size with high-quality, room-filling sound.

Review: Canon Pixma MX410

Monday, February 28th, 2011

The Canon Pixma MX410 isn’t the fastest printer in its image class, but its auto-document feeder, wireless connectivity and the comprehensive Canon software suite earn this multifunction printer our recommendation for light to moderate monthly output.

Photographer Series: Exposure: Janko Dragovic

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Graphic designer and photographer Janko Dragovic shares some of his magical HDR photos and long exposure landscapes.

Big bucks in Angry Birds add-ons

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Angry Birds has proven to be a smash hit on mobile devices, and with 40 per cent of users doing in-app purchases, add-ons are taking the game far beyond its humble beginnings.

Pulse: Nokia N950 will be first and only MeeGo phone of 2011

Monday, February 28th, 2011

A Nokia executive has revealed that the company’s new strategic alliance with Microsoft won’t stop them from releasing one MeeGo-powered phone this year.

Pulse: More rumours of larger iPhone 5 screen

Monday, February 28th, 2011

The website for the Chinese Apple parts reseller iDealsChina claims to have posted a photo of the front bezel for the iPhone 5.

Review: Creative ZiiO 7

Monday, February 28th, 2011

The Creative ZiiO 7 is a device that seems to be trying too hard to be a jack of all trades - and unfortunately ends up being merely mediocre at all of them.

Preview: Holden Cruze SRi-V (JG Series II)

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

From the end of March, the Cruze switches to local production. The top-of-the-range SRi-V gains a new 1.4-litre turbo engine, sat nav, 7-inch screen, DVD playback and 10GB hard disk.

Pulse: Gingerbread coming to Desire, HD

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

HTC’s Desire, Desire HD and Desire Z have been earmarked by the company for a Gingerbread update mid-year.

Trojan a blackhole for ’secure’ Macs

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

The bubble that Macintosh is invulnerable to malware may have just been popped thanks to a new tool that appears to be based on the darkComet Windows trojan.

Preview: Epson EH-TW3600

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

The new Epson EH-TW3600 is an LCD projector offering a full-HD 1080p resolution and a 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio.

Review: BlackBerry Bold 9780

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

The Bold 9780 makes no great leaps forward for the BlackBerry brand, but it’s still a solid smartphone.

Pulse: Light painting with Wi-Fi

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

We’ve seen light painting done with iPads and flashes before, but this is the first time we’ve come across Wi-Fi painting.

Pulse: Mad Men-themed engagement shoot

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

A photographer has created a themed shoot around the TV show Mad Men for a couple’s engagement photos.

CBA launches Android NetBank app

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has today launched a modified version of its successful iPhone NetBank app for the Google Android platform.