Ian Morris
Ian Morris loves televisions so much he's been banned from wedding chapels in Las Vegas for trying to marry them. When he's not romancing technology, he can be found watching American TV. Ian likes roast potatoes, but he doesn't like digital rights management.
Thursday 21 February 2008, 11:16am
Will we rue the day we let HD DVD die?
As a tech journalist, I meet a lot of other tech journalists and obviously we talk constantly about technology and the TV show Lost. As you might imagine, Toshiba and HD DVD have been the topic of many recent conversations. What I've been able to glean is this: most of us geeks would have been happy for HD DVD to win the format war. Click here for more
Wednesday 6 February 2008, 10:34am
I'm a traitor
It's true, I am. I used to be exclusive to Sony Ericsson, but I've recently had an affair and now I'm going steady with Nokia. My switch is even more perplexing to those who know me, because I've spent the last five years cussing Nokia's user interface as ugly and hard-to-use. Why this sudden change of heart? Click here for more
Thursday 31 January 2008, 9:19am
Text this 15 digit code to this five digit number to order a pizza
I love my mobile phone but I hate making and receiving phone calls on it. It's one of life's great contradictions. My phonecall phobia does, however, mean I'm always on the look-out for non phonecall-related things to do with my mobile. Click here for more
Wednesday 9 January 2008, 6:19pm
Bye bye, Bill
Unlike Steve, he doesn't fish for applause, which is easy to do at an Apple keynote. The people there are so hyped by the time Steve arrives on stage, I'm amazed some of them don't actually explode after his first word or two. No, Bill is a different man. He's basically a geek, and he makes very little effort to conceal that fact. Click here for more
Tuesday 11 December 2007, 12:01pm
Dear Vodafone, your data plan sucks
Recently I decided that I want to have the Internets with me at all times. I need to be constantly updated and entertained, so I thought I'd see what Vodafone could offer me by way of a data plan, as I needed a new phone too. I had a chat with the retentions department, who were useless -- but that's a story for another time. Click here for more
Friday 7 December 2007, 9:20am
Star Trek Voyager is awesome
I get annoyed when I see people slating Voyager as being the worst Star Trek. For a start, it makes me think they haven't ever seen Enterprise, which really was the worst of the franchise -- although even that show had its moments. Click here for more
Friday 2 November 2007, 9:21am
Is this the worst PC in the world?
I'd like to introduce you to the source of nearly all my work-related stress. Meet my HP desktop PC. I don't know where this machine came from, but I'd estimate it dates from the early 1980s. It certainly has about the same level of processing power as something from the decade of Lycra and big hair. Click here for more
Thursday 25 October 2007, 11:48am
The Yahoo Messenger of doom
Here at CNET.co.uk, we use Yahoo Messenger a lot. Because we're all gigantic geeks we very rarely actually talk to each other, instead preferring to type our messages using l33t speak via IM. YIM wasn't my choice -- I much prefer MSN -- but everyone else was on Yahoo when I got here and while the two clients can talk to each other these days, you do lose some functionality going between the two. Click here for more
Articles by Ian Morris
Samsung LE40A856: Size 14 features in a size 8 case
Crave Samsung always enjoys pushing the envelope of technology, and now the company seems to have set its sights on reducing the thickness of TVs, and we can't stop them
Samsung PS50A756
Review Samsung has improved its plasma TV range this year -- a real achievement considering how good the previous range was. And this PS50A756 is a truly fantastic TV, with bright, beautiful colours, sharp detail and good sound quality. Then there are the infinite features, which put this TV at the top of its class
B-movies on Blu-ray: Strippers, flying saucers and sea monsters
Crave Michael Bay might want every movie to cost $300m, but there are some truly hilarious movies that cost less than a sandwich to make and will keep you entertained for hours
LG 50PG6900
Review This LG's built-in Freeview+ recorder is its main selling point. With 160GB of storage, it has more than enough room to record your favourite TV programmes. Despite some picture quality problems on Freeview, the system works well and is fairly easy to navigate
Five ways the Japanese are technically better than us
Photo Us Brits may have a proud tradition of innovation, but now we're having our rear-ends handed to us by brilliant Japanese engineers who live, breathe and in some cases eat technology
Samsung PS50A756 1080p plasma: Come on you Red Devils
Crave We uncover a major faux pas in the world of football sponsorship, but take a few moments to enjoy Samsung's new plasma TV anyway
Philips HTS6515: Apparently, the sound will embrace you
Crave Philips believes its new 2.1-channel home-cinema system is capable of embracing you in sound, so if the idea of movie soundtracks giving you a hug appeals, look no further
Panasonic DMP-BD35 and BD55: New ultra-sleek Blu-ray players
Crave If you're in the market for a Blu-ray player, and for some reason the idea of buying a PS3 offends you, Panasonic's new players should offer pretty much everything you need
