Technology

I now offer a battery replacement option for all Archos 605 models. Read the details here. (If you are looking for the DIY battery replacement guide, it is here)

Nokia has taken a leap - making a phone that can compete with the likes of HTC Desire and the iPhone. Nokia has made touch screen handsets in the past but when the 'cool' names were mentioned, sadly a Nokia device was not on the list. Nokias answer is the N8, and the device seems to tell us a lot about Nokia itself!

Intel Core i (mobile) based laptops have hit the market. Core i replaces the formally high-end performer Intel Core2 series. Intel has been leading the innovation in low power processor chips since the Intel Atom and has incorporated those improvements into the Core i series. But there is more...

Some of you, like me, may have walked into a bookshop recently or an electronics superstore perhaps and noticed a new section featuring the plethora of e-book readers that have come into the market. If you pick up one of these and play around with it, the first thing that will probably strike you as different is how 'paper like' the text display appears. Well you are looking at Electronic Ink or e-ink.

A while back I wrote about semi-professional digital cameras under £200, which were all super zoom but my focus then was more toward manual controls. So I decided to take a fresh look at what long zoom lenses can offer in some of the newer compact camera models.

It seems that wireless devices are taking over our lives. Starting with wireless internet most other computing devices are now also wireless. We have wireless keyboards, wireless mice, wireless telephones, wireless headphones and wireless CCTV. Companies that sell these devices are fairly quick to point out how convenient it is to use the wireless device and how long the wireless range is, but very few of them actually publish information about if the wireless communication on the device is secure.

Security is a increasing source of concern for home owners today. Bad economic times have led to an increased risk of home breakins and theft. Most security installations are done by professional organizations which will charge you a hefty sum and provide you will iron clad security. However what many home owners need is a simple deterrent system, that will stop the street thief from getting in and wiping the house clean. There are an increasing number of security products in the market which you can install yourself, but it is important to understand the advantages of using each because incorrect use could create a false sense of security while actually leaving your home more exposed than protected.

Here I discuss the step by step process to dismantle an Archos 605 80GB media player. This guide will also help anyone who wishes to replace the battery or screen.

If you are a gadget freak and always have the latest, coolest MP3 player or computer and you haven't encountered the term DRM you are missing out on some real action!
If you have already encountered this term and ever wondered 'what the heck!' read on...