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360 First Review: Nokia N97
The review
Nokia has assembled the handset equivalent of an elite special forces unti. But what's this new smartphone packing that makes it the Dirty Dozen of mobile phones.
- Read the review
The Nokia N97 360 ...
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Phones
Nokia
Group Test: HD Camcorders
No longer shall the wedding video in the Caribbean or Safari trip to the Serengeti need suffer from the fuzziest of film faux- pas, HD is here, and it's high time you embraced it.
See below to find out which 'corder came out head and ...
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Cameras
Kodak
Canon
Games of the month: March's hottest releases
There’s an awful lot of violence going down this month, but don’t worry, there’s also a game in which you can grow petunias...
Read our final verdict below, then launch the gallery for a more indepth review of March's ...
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Gaming
Xbox 360
Blu-ray disc of the week: Quantum of Solace
The plot
007 lets his feelings get in the way for once after being betrayed (wow, didn't see that coming!) by his lover Vesper, Bond swears vengeance. He goes after the truth and uncovers a plot deeper than he could have ever imagined.
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HDTV
Blu-ray
Group Test: Touchscreen Mobiles
While not everyone is privileged enough to get their hands on the touchy-feely mobi god that is the iPhone, we have rustled up the next best alternatives, putting them through their rigorous paces, to see which one makes an admirable alternative to ...
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Phones
Apple Mac mini review
The Mac mini has had such a low profile of late that many pundits predicted it would be discontinued rather than updated, with the folks from Cupertino concentrating on the mighty iMac as an entry-level computer. Instead Apple gave the Mac mini range ...
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Computing
Apple iMac review
Just over ten years ago, the iMac revived the fortunes of an ailing Apple. Boasting a G3 PowerPC processor, a CRT monitor and a form factor which combined the computer and the screen into the same casing, the original ‘Bondi Blue’ iMac ...
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Computing
iMac
Apple iPod Shuffle third generation
From the runt of the litter, to the spoilt youngest child, the little tie clip-shaped Shuffle has a party trick that none of its popular siblings can manage. It can talk. Yes, it's the World’s smallest MP3 player with an impeccable lineage, but ...
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Audio
iPod shuffle
T3 Exclusive: Guitar Hero Metallica hands-on report
For years now Guitar Hero has been playing the field, sleeping around with Legends of Rock like a guitar shaped groupie, seeking for the perfect soulmate to settle down with.
Well after a hot and steamy 'One' night stand in Guitar Hero III the ...
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Gaming
Guitar Hero
Apple MacBook Pro 17" laptop review
When it comes to laptops, netbooks are the current big thing. Low cost, low spec machines designed for low-end computing. But there will always be users with needs way above that which netbooks can offer. Video editors demand processing power, ...
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Computing
MacBook
Apple MacBook Pro 17- inch laptop review
When it comes to laptops, netbooks are the current big thing. Low cost, low spec machines designed for low-end computing. But there will always be users with needs way above that which netbooks can offer. Video editors demand processing power, ...
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Computing
MacBook
TomTom GO940 Live review
Satnavs aren't as sexy as iPods. Let’s face it, they’re not even as sexy as Creative Zen Stones, but these A-to-B gadgets are among mankind’s most useful inventions – put simply, they’ve revolutionised the way people ...
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Phones
Video game of the week: Empire: Total War
Winter, 1778. Four hundred raw recruits shiver atop a snow capped peak, a seething horde of Huron tribesmen streaming from the foothills to drive the hapless invaders from their ancestral home. Wave upon bloodthirsty wave force the desperate men into ...
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Nokia N97 review
Remember the halcyon days, when your mother selflessly baked all of your favourite foods for one glorious meal? The Nokia chef is serving up exactly that with this scrumptious, feature-packed N97 "mobile computer".
Tasty ...
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Phones
Nokia
QWERTY
Samsung LE40B650 internet LCD TV review
With the LE40B650, Samsung has taken the internet and squeezed it into a TV . Plenty of brands have tried to do this trick in the past, by mating the PC with the TV, but this is the first screen we've seen that utilises the internet widget platform ...
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Blu-ray disc of the week: Top Gun
Plot
Renegade Navy fighter pilots Maverick and Goose are sent to the elite Top Gun school to prove their worth, but Maverick's new-found love for his flight instructor and fierce rivalry with fellow student Iceman complicate our heroes' quest to ...
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HDTV
Blu-ray
GTA IV: The Lost and Damned review (Xbox 360)
Add-on episodes for games have become a staple in recent years. Any title with reasonable success can usually rely on the fans to sink a few more bucks into a short, sharp bolt-on experience. It's hugely convenient too - the developers can get away ...
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Gaming
Xbox 360
Killzone 2 game review for the PS3
It is impossible to talk about Killzone 2 without mentioning the H word. Yes, hype. Killzone 2 has, rather unfortunately, been subjected to oodles of it. The original struggled under the weight of it, anf failed to deliver, while Killzone 2 almost ...
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Games of the month: February's hottest releases
Welcome to computer funland, where bloodstained corpse-beasts loom up at you and big trolls wear pointy hats. It's a magical place...
Launch our gaming gallery for reviews of February's finest releases. It's time to strain those thumbs ...
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Gaming
Xbox 360
Blu-ray disc of the week: Raging Bull
Plot
A stunningly brutal biopic of boxing legend Jake La Motta, chronicling his rise to the middleweight championship and his failure to control a vicious jealous streak, bringing about an epic fall from grace.
- Read more T3 Blu-ray ...
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HDTV
Blu-ray
Group Test: Digital works of art
Why do you need all those grainy pictures of the folks taking up all that wall space, just on the off chance they comes round to visit?
Update your photo lives and start showing off your favourite snaps with a spanking-new digital photo ...
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Cameras
Kodak
Group Test: Digital photo frames
Why do you need all those grainy pictures of the folks taking up all that wall space, just on the off-chance they come 'round to visit?
Start showing off your favourite snaps with a spanking-new digital photo frame.
Launch the ...
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Cameras
Kodak
Group Test: Credit crunch TVs
Proof that Sky's not the limit, with one of these subscription-free freeview and freesat boxes, you'll only need to shell out a one-off payment for a mass of channels that'll keep you and the soap-watching one fighting over the remote all ...
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Group Test: freeview and freesat boxes
Proof that Sky's not the limit, with one of these subscription-free freeview and freesat boxes, you'll only need to shell out a one-off payment for a mass of channels that'll keep you and the soap-watching one fighting over the remote all ...
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Other
Video game of the week: Halo Wars
Although the Halo trilogy may have reached its logical, but far from final, conclusion, the richly crafted universe that Masterchief inhabits has bags of potential left in it. This year, Microsoft is planning two new titles in the Halo franchise. ...
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Philips' 21:9 Cinema display LCD TV first look review
T3 has just been treated to one of the first views of Philips' new 21:9 LCD TV , a 56-inch telly which displays images almost exactly as they are in the cinema. And after one viewing we can report - it's amazing.
When we settle in for a ...
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Computing
Group Test: Phones get flashier
Whether it's because you'll want to show it off to your mates, simply want an upgrade or you lost your old phone following "just one or two beers" after work last Friday, you'll want to read our comprehensive guide of the smartest new ...
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Phones
Sony Ericsson
Nokia
Group Test: five camera phones
Whether it's because you'll want to show it off to your mates, simply want an upgrade or you lost your old phone following "just one or two beers" after work last Friday, you'll want to read our comprehensive guide of the smartest new ...
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Phones
Sony Ericsson
Nokia
Group Test: Portable Media Players
We've jacked up the sleekest and coolest portable media players on the market and road tested them all, so you know which device is best for you. Here's our round-up...
Archos 5
£273-£332
Love : Excellent, extra-large ...
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Blu-ray disc of the week: The Fall
Plot
Inquisitive youngster, Untaru befriends a wounded Hollywood stuntman in 1920s LA. Together they begin an emotional journey, taking characters from their own world into an elaborate revenge fairytale.
Review
While this ...
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HDTV
Blu-ray
Video game of the week: Skate 2
Skate made waves in 2007 with its daring challenge for Tony Hawks' crown as the quintessential skateboard sim. Unfortunately, it was also a hugely unbalanced affair. The learning curve was so steep you needed a Stannah stairlift to negotiate it, it ...
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Video App-Off: iPhone vs Android weather applications
Round three of our brutal mobile application bout braves the arctic conditions to discover which handset Goliath brings you a weather service to rival Sian Lloyd in her pomp.
- App-off 1: Christmas applications
- App-off 2 GPS ...
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Phones
Android
iPhone
Apple iWork '09 review
iWork has always had a reputation of being the 'dull' software, compared with Apple’s lighter side of software, iLife. The 2009 updates for iWork may not be as showy as its fun counterpart, but the changes to Keynote, Numbers and Pages are well ...
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Porsche Cayman S sportscar review
Life as a Porsche coupe without the ‘911’ badge emblazoned upon your rump is always going to be tough. You’re not one of the cool kids at school; you’re the Z-lister without an invite to the glamorous parties.
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Apple iLife 2009 review
Perhaps the biggest news of the last Macworld Expo was the unveiling of the two new updates for iLife and iWork . Both applications get around 90 major changes but the main show-stopper was iLife's iPhoto, with handy new features such as face ...
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Video App-off: iPhone vs Android - GPS Applications
The iPhone vs Android Battle of the Apps continues to rage, with the two whailing on each other with more vigour than Axl and Slash locked in a hotel room together.
- Find out who won the first round here
Now, we're hardly the ones ...
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Phones
Android
iPhone
Sony VAIO P Series (with video) review
Since it's launch at this year's CES Sony has been keen to stress that its VAIO P-Series is definitely not a netbook but an ultraportable PC. The P stands for portable and we’re in full agreement that no recent laptop comes close to ...
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Computing
Sony VAIO
Video game of the week: Saints Row 2 (Xbox 360)
The Saints Row franchise has got to be a hard one to peddle. Forever living under the shadow of Grand Theft Auto, it's doomed to be compared and scrutinised at every turn.
With all those expectations hanging above it, we're glad to see that ...
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Gaming
Xbox 360
Blu-ray disc of the week: Pineapple Express
Plot
When pothead Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) witnesses a gangland murder, there’s only one thing linking him to the scene; A discarded joint packed with rare Pineapple Express weed. Dale and his dealer Saul (James Franco) go on the ...
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HDTV
Blu-ray
Death Match: Google Android Marketplace VS Apple App Store
We mobile phone users are demanding swines, expecting to be able to do everything on our handsets, from finding the local pub to playing Tetris. That’s where mobile apps come in.
Apple kick-started the app experience with the original ...
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Phones
Android
Minoru 3D webcam review
'Minoru' means 'reality' in Japanese, so it's no surprise we found the Minoru 3D webcam was realistic enough to cause us to jump from our office desk in fright, at the sight of our friend leering through the monitor at us.
With all the charm ...
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Exclusive: Sony NWZ-W202 Walkman MP3 player review
Audio experts Sony revealed two new MP3 players at this year’s tech extravaganza, CES. The big news was the X-Series OLED Walkman but the sporty W202 also caught our attention. Tipped as Sony’s answer to Apple’s iPod Shuffle , is ...
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Phones
Group test: PC Gaming
Mere consoles quail before the might of these leisure-oriented supercomputers. Here’s our round-up of the best gaming PCs on the market.
Acer Aspire G7700 Predator Crusher
£2,600
Love: Logitech gaming mouse and keyboard ...
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Computing
Group test: Handheld gaming
If you’re looking for some light entertainment for your commute to work look no further. We’ve rounded-up the best handheld consoles so you can fill your boots with gaming fun.
Sony PSP 3000 2
£150
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Gaming
Nintendo
PSP
Motorola AURA review
Reaching out to the niche luxury mobile phones market, Motorola with its AURA has certainly hit the extravagant nail-on-the-head.
With it’s impressive 62-carat sapphire crystal lens which highlights its circular display, it’s safe to ...
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Phones
Motorola
Motorola AURA mobile phone review
The pricey AURA marks Motorola's attempt to infiltrate the niche luxury mobile phone market, but having got to grips with the world's first circular display, is the extravagant beauty backed up with any brawn?
With ...
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Phones
Motorola
Sony XEL-1 OLED television review'
New television technology is hardly the stuff to ignite deep tech lust. But OLED is a breakthrough for the flatscreen TV industry, showcasing pictures far superior to anything you’ve seen from an LCD or Plasma, on an energy-saving panel just ...
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Computing
OLED
LCD
NEW VIDEO REVIEW: The App-Off
In a brand new video feature to T3.com we're staging the battleground in the Application war between Google Android G1 phone and the Apple iPhone 3G and iPod Touch.
Since the G1 Android phone rode into town in October and launched the ...
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Death Match: BlackBerry Storm VS Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
Another test with the words ‘iPhone rivals’ in the first paragraph, but for now Apple’s groundbreaking handset is still the bar against which touchscreens like the Blackberry Storm and Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 will be compared ...
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Phones
Blackberry Storm
Sony Ericsson
T3 EXCLUSIVE: Cowon S9 MP3 player review
The latest personal media player from Cowon clearly wants to be an iPod Touch when it grows up. It’s almost – but not quite – the Touch’s equal on so many points. It has a 3.3-inch display compared to the Touch’s ...
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