Thinking of picking up L.A. Noire preowned or discounted? Here's a retrospective review of L.A. Noire, played to completion on the xbox 360 last summer. I am a big fan of Rockstar and their open-world games. GTA IV has taken up huge amounts of my time - it might not be perfect but nothing else has ... Continue reading
Update: Nokia has released another update that fully resolves the battery problem, and audio quality issues. As of 4th March, this update is making it's way out to handsets. It's best to wait for this update rather than follow the guide below. When I first got my Lumia it was running the latest firmware and OS ... Continue reading
It's hard to imagine today, but there was a time when Sony wasn't a part of the gaming industry. The company had launched a series of MSX computers in the late 1980's, but that was about it. The situation changed in 1991 when a deal with Nintendo turned sour, leaving Sony determined to take a ... Continue reading
When I was five years old I lived with my family on a camp site in Africa owned by a construction company. It was in a pretty remote location and we lived in simple Portakabins, but it was fairly civilised, with a small swimming pool and a club house with a screen and projector. Being ... Continue reading
Along with many other owners, my Touchpad was bought in the crazy HP fire sale that made news around the world. As someone who works for an online retailer, I was able to place my order directly on the back office system, bypassing the barrage of customers fighting it out on the web site. On ... Continue reading
The Android ecosystem is an unforgiving place. Buying a phone that offers the same ownership experience you get with an iPhone is difficult and requires a lot of luck or some serious research on your part. Many owners end up with a sub-par experience - with poor battery life, stability and nasty user interfaces being ... Continue reading
Back in February I upgraded from a dated-feeling iPhone 3G to a htc HD7 running Windows Phone 7. At first, all seemed well - excellent in fact. The OS is fresh, slick and clean looking, and is capable of presenting information in a beautiful way. Compared to the cluttered display of the iPhone with its top ... Continue reading
