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K.G. Orphanides

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Three Mobile Premium HSPA+ mobile broadband dongle closed
Three Mobile Premium HSPA+ mobile broadband dongle review
Mobile phones Tablets

Three's new high-speed dongle means that mobile broadband speeds can compete with landlocked rivals

Sennheiser IE 8
Sennheiser IE 8 review
Headphones

Finally, a set of high-end earphones that produce rich bass tones without overwhelming the rest of the sound

£180 inc VAT
Fibreoptics
Need for Speed: Kat’s troubles with fibre-to-cabinet broadband provision
Technology

ISPs' slow uptake of BT's 40Mbit/s ADSL is giving Kat the opportunity to whine about things she could never have dreamed of in the days of 56kbit/s modems.

Ginger6 G6 Apollo 2300
Ginger6 G6 Apollo 2300 review
PCs

Although the Blu-ray re-writer and 8GB RAM are appealing if you're into video making, many will prefer better graphics and more upgrade potential.

£699 inc VAT
Hoard
Hoard review
Gaming

A fun ten minutes' gaming in multiplayer mode, but a lack of variety and dull single-player game means it's not particularly engrossing

£7 inc VAT
Tritton AX 180
Tritton AX 180 review
Headphones TVs

The AX 180 headset's sound is bass heavy and we were irritated by the audible interference generated by the USB power connection.

£51 inc VAT
Aria Proteus Anubis HDK
Aria Proteus Anubis HDK review
PCs

Aria has included some flashy features, such as an SSD for faster booting, but we’d have preferred a bigger monitor instead.

£999 inc VAT
OP3 i5 OCT
OP3 i5 OCT review
PCs

An incredibly powerful PC with liquid cooling and a massive 2TB hard disk, but we'd have liked a bigger monitor and beefier graphics card.

£999 inc VAT
Arbico Elite 2556 CS
Arbico Elite 2556 CS review
PCs

Powerful enough to handle anything you throw at it, but we'd have preferred a larger monitor.

£999 inc VAT
Facebook logo
Facebook rolls out full webmail and text messaging system
Software Technology

Would you trust Facebook to act as your mail server and text message forwarding service?