Barry de la Rosa
Recent articles by Barry de la Rosa
Amazon Kindle 2 review
eReaders Mobile phones
Kindle ties you into Amazon's proprietary format, but the hardware is good and you can buy books from practically anywhere.
Toshiba Satellite T130-11H review
Laptops Ultraportable laptopsLight and slim, but large enough for a decent keyboard, the T130 has the battery life of a netbook and far better single-application performance.
Motorola Dext review
Mobile phonesA large, heavy phone with a full QWERTY keyboard, the Dext isn't as slick as HTC's Hero.
Acer Ferrari One review
LaptopsA bright screen and better performance than most netbooks, but the Ferrari styling won't suit everyone.
Samsung N510 review
LaptopsIts 720p-capable screen and Ion chipset are welcome, but its battery life is poor compared to the N120.
Acer Aspire One D250
LaptopsThe inclusion of Android is ultimately disappointing, and otherwise the D250 is just another netbook.
ViewSonic VTV35 review
Mobile phones MP3 playersA simple portable TV player; the lack of media file playback is offset by its low price.
Sony Reader Pocket Edition review
eReaders Mobile phonesWith little improvement over the original model and lots of missing features, the Pocket Edition isn't Sony's best Reader.
NCsoft Aion: The Tower of Eternity review
GamingBeautiful graphics and Eastern mythology make for a unique world, but the grinding play will put off casual players.
Samsung SP-P410M review
TechnologyA good LED projector with great brightness and colours. It's only flaw is the lack of audio output.