HTC Desire first impressions

Having taken delivery of the HTC Desire yesterday, it would be a mistake to describe myself terribly shocked by the features it abilities of the device. I did enough research before delivery to know most of the key details. Nonetheless, I wasn’t quite prepared...

Switching from iPhone to HTC Desire

So, all things being well, tomorrow I will have an HTC Desire mobile phone instead of my much loved and lamented iPhone 3GS.  The iPhone went missing, and stock was not available at my insurer, so I opted to switch to the Desire.  On paper, the Desire is a better...

Apple Announces iPhone 4S

Apple Announces iPhone 4S CUPERTINO, California—July 7, 2010—Apple® today introduced the all-new iPhone ® 4S , the world’s most desirable mobile telephone, capable of making telephone calls and accessing the internet while held in the left hand.  The revolutionary new...

Preparing for the annual geekout

This time of year, for the last three years, has me checking the various Apple rumours websites, anxiously awaiting the launch of the new iPhone. I didn’t get the original, because frankly it was unfinished hardware. The day Carphone Warehouse told me there was...
A week with the MacBook Pro

A week with the MacBook Pro

One week since I bought my new MacBook Pro 13′, I thought I should probably document my experiences of switching from being solely a PC user to being a PC and Mac hybrid geek.  If you’re here for Politics which most people are, you may want to move on from...

iPhone 3.1.2 update solves 3GS wifi issue?

The latest release of iPhone OS 3 appears to be resolving issues relating to wifi dropouts in general usage. Previously, wifi connection would fail apparently randomly, whilst appearing to remain connected. Now, it appears to work without pronounced dropouts. The...