Rory Reid
Rory's earliest memory is of taking the back off his radio to see what was inside. His mum wasn't happy. Nowadays he breaks other people's stuff for a living: the latest laptops and even high-tech automobiles crumble and die at his hands.
Thursday 28 January 2010, 4:24pm
Apple iPad alternatives are just around the corner
Back in 2001, Intel tried to convince us tablet PCs were the future -- but nobody wanted them. Later, in 2006, a consortium of companies cunningly tried to flog us tablets under the guise of the ultra-mobile PC -- but again, people yawned and looked the other way. In 2010, nearly a full decade since tablets originally emerged, a slew of companies -- spurred by the Apple iPad -- are trying once again to shove these odd little slates down our collective throats, but are any of these devices is worth investing in now? Click here for more
Wednesday 9 September 2009, 3:38pm
Spotify for iPhone: A sound investment?
I jumped on the Spotify mobile bandwagon yesterday. I paid my tenner for the month, downloaded the 'free' application for the Jesus phone, and sat back in open-mouthed astonishment as a mobile gateway to a bazillion songs opened before me. I felt like those people in the Burger King adverts who think they're getting so good a deal they must be inadvertently robbing the joint. Click here for more
Thursday 13 August 2009, 1:04pm
Oh, so Now, I'm famous?
Last week I ended up on Now magazine's gossip Web site next to Kelly Osbourne -- with half my face cropped off. The picture elevated my right eyeball to previously unseen levels of stardom, but with the rest of my body feeling a little unwanted, I retaliated by posting my own version of the picture with half of Kelly's face missing. Nobody disrespects the left side of Rory Reid's face. Today, it appears Now has seen the error of its ways. Click here for more
Friday 7 August 2009, 1:05pm
How I ended up in Now magazine's gossip columns
Now, I'm not saying I'm famous, but I've mingled with F1 drivers, hugged the Pussycat Dolls, and signed the odd autograph for geeks who appreciate my work. So I wasn't surprised when Now magazine published a snap of me cuddling up to Kelly Osbourne -- but did it really have to edit me out of the damn picture? Click here for more
Thursday 7 May 2009, 5:05pm
To catch a thief -- with a webcam
Two would-be thieves visited me recently. The first was burglar-turned-security-consultant Mike Frazer -- whom you might recognise from BBC's Beat the Burglar programme -- while the second was a swindling little rascal I trapped with the help of some clever new tech and my ever-loyal baseball bat. Click here for more
Monday 16 February 2009, 5:19pm
Twitter sucks and so do you. Probably
Last week was Twitter week on CNET UK -- a seven-day period where we bathed ourselves and our readers in the phenomenon that is microblogging. The aim, I'm told, was to tell users everything they need to know about the service so they can become 'experts'. But experts in what, exactly? Wasting your life away? Idiotic blathering? Click here for more
Monday 26 January 2009, 3:17pm
Why I attacked a fellow journalist
I'm an upstanding and well-rounded member of society. I help old biddies cross the street, hold doors open for fit ladies and selflessly point drunken colleagues in the vague direction of a bus stop when it becomes apparent I've bought them one too many sambucas. Click here for more
Monday 29 September 2008, 11:31am
Head of Norton AntiVirus uses a Mac?!
I'm making a habit of seeing things I'm not supposed to. I once went to South Korea and Samsung's marketing guys accidentally told me they were considering quitting the laptop market. Another time, an Asus rep told me the company had built a prototype tablet PC for Apple. Click here for more
Articles by Rory Reid
Toyota Prius recalled: Brake issue hits UK
Crave As if having to recall a whopping 180,865 vehicles from its other ranges wasn't enough, Toyota's now announced a global recall of its third-generation Prius hybrids due to dodgy brakes
Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T
Review The 11.6-inch Aspire Timeline 1810T is a great alternative to a netbook, offering the same degree of portability with an added smattering of comfort. Its battery life isn't exceptional, but the 1810T is faster than most netbooks and offers a splendid keyboard that's remarkably easy to type on
MSI GT640
Review The 15.4-inch GT640's desktop wallpaper proclaims that it's the fastest quad-core laptop in the world. That's wishful thinking, but this machine is certainly capable of satisfying even the most demanding user. It's also cheaper than many of its rivals, so, if you can stomach its appearance, it's worth a look
Eee PC 1005P
Review The Eee PC 1005P is almost identical to the Eee PC 1005PE, but has a smaller hard drive and costs slightly less. Its next-generation Intel Atom N450 CPU doesn't provide a big performance improvement over its netbook predecessors, but its battery life is corking and it looks good too
Toshiba Satellite T130
Review The configuration of the 13-inch T130 laptop that we review here, the T130-13M, isn't going to make your brain melt out of your nose with its performance, but it's got its charms nevertheless. It looks great, offers good battery life and perfectly combines portability, usability and comfort
Samsung N150
Review One of the first netbooks to use the next-gen Atom N450 CPU, the 10-inch N150 offers fantastic battery life. Combined with its reflection-resistant matte screen, this makes it a good choice for road barbarians, even if it doesn't offer a massive performance improvement over preceding netbooks
Intel Core i3, i5, i7 laptop CPUs explained: i-Caramba
Crave Intel's busted out a range of brand-new processors, known as Core i3, i5 and i7, all of which are designed to put the 'core' back in 'cor blimey'
Samsung unleashes app store for your TV, Blu-ray players and more
Crave Samsung's app store, unlike its rivals, will offer applications that work across phones, computers and even televisions
