Apple Lion OS X: Performance

As you’d expect, the new operating system has higher system requirements than its predecessor. While Snow Leopard ran on any Mac with an Intel processor, Lion demands a Core 2 Duo, Core-i series or Xeon; very early Intel Macs with Core Duo chips won’t run it. Lion demands 2GB of RAM instead of Snow Leopard’s 1GB too. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple Lion OS X: Features

The new operating system brings around 250 new features. When you shut down your Mac, Lion’s Resume feature means when you log in again it restarts in exactly the same state it was in when you closed down. Compatible apps relaunch, and windows reappear. Your Safari browser even reopens the web pages you were looking at. Read the rest of this entry »

Polaroid Z340

Polaroid has come back to instant photography with the Polaroid Z340. This modern-day classic, comes with a 14-megapixel sensor, an LCD screen to use as a viewer and playback, plus the ability to shoot video. The Polaroid Z340 camera release date is set for pre-Christmas at a price of £299.99. Is this a slice of retro or just old tat? Watch our Polaroid Z340 video for more. Read the rest of this entry »

Vodafone 555 Blue

Vodafone has officially announced the latest ‘Facebook Phone’ with the Vodafone 555 Blue to launch later this year with a social-networking centric operating system. Following on from the INQ and HTC Facebook-centric handsets, Vodafone has announced that its latest handset is to do away with the popular Android OS Read the rest of this entry »

Nokia X7

We’re still waiting for the Nokia and Microsoft Windows Phone 7 handset but another Symbian smartphone is here, in the form of the Nokia X7. The final flurry of Symbian handsets have been making their way out of the Nokia stable including the Nokia N9 and the Nokia E6 but if you’re looking for entertainment you won’t go far wrong with the Nokia X7. Read the rest of this entry »