Caterpillar’s tough new handset – which has particularly admirable specifications for the notoriously low-spec ruggedised device market – is thrown to the dogs as part of our scientific survivability tests
Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ – e-reader with extras
Posted on May 10, 2013
Amazon plunges into the budget tablet market again with a souped-up e-reader with an attractive screen, a good quality camera and impressive video streaming capability. Can it replicate the original’s success?
HTC One – in a class of its own for design
Posted on April 22, 2013
With its stunning design, amazing screen and respectable camera, HTC’s new flagship handset should bring it back into the smartphone A-list and scare both its Android rivals and Apple
Sony Xperia Z – big can be beautiful
Posted on April 8, 2013
Sony’s latest is a powerhouse phone which runs like a breeze and has a great screen and good battery life – but it does have design niggles, including a mammoth screen that looks strange on calls
Mystery Shopper: Chelmsford
Posted on March 25, 2013
Mystery Shopper’s dad is in need of a new handset and contract. He wants a lot of minutes – 800 at least – but doesn’t want any data as he doesn’t use the internet. Handset-wise it has to look good and be quite modern
Samsung Galaxy Camera – future flash
Posted on March 11, 2013
The future of all cameras: a compact running on a smartphone operating system with a fantastic feature set plus excellent integration with services such as Dropbox and Facebook – it’s just not quite there yet
HTC Windows Phone 8S – best in show
Posted on February 25, 2013
HTC’s latest device for Windows Phone has a striking build, easy-to-use software and a small form factor, and it’s the most convincing argument yet to try Microsoft’s new OS – if only it had a front-facing camera
BlackBerry Z10 – the moment of truth
Posted on February 11, 2013
Described before launch as a make-or-break device for the struggling manufacturer, the new Z10 touchscreen handset, powered by BB10, is a decent enough piece of kit, but it is marred by some strange interface decisions
Google Nexus 4 – a bargain in disguise
Posted on January 28, 2013
The new Nexus may not turn heads, but with a feature set that’s full to bursting and the sort of hardware more commonly associated with top-of-the-range handsets it’s the best value Android phone we’ve tested
Microsoft Surface – promise bubbling under
Posted on January 15, 2013
The software giant’s new tablet is a curiously unfocused device with one or two strengths but also some significant flaws, not least its horrendous back-end desktop mode – it is not without potential, though
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