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Barry de la Rosa

Barry de la Rosa has written various articles on a range of topics covering everything from TVs to mobile phones.

Recent articles by Barry de la Rosa

LG GC900 Viewty Smart review
Mobile phones

Despite the disappointing camera, the Viewty has good basic apps, plenty of storage, long battery life and a great screen

£328 on £24-per-month, 18-month contract from Orange; £300 inc VAT SIM-free from Play.com
HTC Touch 2 review
Mobile phones

Small and light with a good interface and plenty of apps, but the touch control lets it down, and the screen and camera aren't the best here.

£299 with £30 per-month, 18-month contract from Carphone Warehouse; £270 from Play.com
Samsung S8000 J?©t review
Mobile phones

An excellent multimedia phone with gorgeous colours on its large screen, and plenty of apps to help you organise your social life.

£293 with £25 per-month, 18-month contract from Vodafone; £293 inc VAT from Handtec
Nokia E55 review
Mobile phones

Nokia's decent hardware is let down by its choice of operating system, which is outdated and lacks developer support.

£241 inc VAT
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 review
Mobile phones

The 8520 has an accurate trackpad button, good application support and is great for music, but lacks GPS and high-speed 3G.

£199 per-month, 18-month contract from Orange; £187 from Handtec
T-Mobile Pulse review
Mobile phones

A decent screen and camera, and a more customisable version of Android, but the highlights are the pay-as-you-go tariff and reasonable price.

£180 with £23 per-month, 18-month contract; £176 inc VAT Pre-pay
Stone Neo review
Laptops

The ExpressCard slot, long warranty and great keyboard makes the Neo stand out from the pack, but its battery life is below par.

£316 inc VAT
Asus Eee Box EB1012
Asus Eee Box EB1012 review
PCs

Small, quiet and powerful enough for HD movies and Windows 7, with fast wireless networking.

£280 including VAT
Asus G71Gx review
Laptops

A huge screen and Blu-ray drive are ideal for HD films, but average 3D performance doesn't justify the price.

£1696 inc VAT
Hannspree HF237 review
PC monitors TVs

A decent enough budget Full HD monitor, but it's outclassed by BenQ's excellent G2220HD.

£135 inc VAT