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.
Wednesday 21 May 2008, 11:25am
Gentlemen prefer blondes. And shiny laptop screens
I'm not sure who it was that coined the phrase "gentlemen prefer blondes" (it's the title of a book -Ed), but whoever it was deserves a medal. Don't get me wrong, I love brunettes and bald girls -- heck, even gingers can get a look in. But in my experience, the brighter and shinier something is, the more attention it gets. Click here for more
Monday 4 February 2008, 2:57pm
3 Mobile in 'XXX-Series' shame
3 Mobile may have just lost a customer. The company sent me a refurbished Nokia E65 -- as an upgrade for my existing handset -- containing all the previous owner's data. Most disturbingly, the phone contained a close-up, high-resolution image of a man's naked, erect penis. Click here for more
Wednesday 23 January 2008, 5:20pm
Seven reasons why the MacBook Air sucks
It's been a week since Steve Jobs unveiled the MacBook Air and thankfully the hype has died down. Now the drool oozing from the mouths of slack-jawed fanboys has dried, there's a window of opportunity for rational thinking. Here are my top seven reasons why I believe the MacBook Air will be a massive flop. Click here for more
Wednesday 12 December 2007, 11:49am
Open-source anti-virus -- the silent killer
People recommend I use open-source software all the time. The Nate Lanxons of this world extol the virtues of Ubuntu and OpenOffice as if these apps were their own offspring. They tell me the programs are free, easily available and in many cases just as effective as their commercial counterparts. Click here for more
Wednesday 21 November 2007, 2:54pm
Protect yourself against the insidious Wi-Fi threat!
'Scientists', particularly those at the Safe Wireless Initiative, are always warning us of the dangers of electromagnetic radiation. Wi-Fi will eat your brains, mobile phones cause cancer, and microwaves will make you anaemic. Hell, the latest 'studies' even suggest that detoxing from all wireless can improve symptoms in autistic children. Click here for more
Monday 13 August 2007, 10:52am
Should we sue Microsoft if we're hacked?
A House of Lords science and technology committee has proposed software firms should pay up if their customers fall victim to e-crime. In other words, if a piece of software has security flaws that lead to you being hacked, having your identity stolen, or otherwise screwed over, you'd be able to sue its makers. Click here for more
Tuesday 17 July 2007, 5:21pm
Granny gets world's fastest broadband; I get pipe envy
Life's not fair sometimes. There I was at home, enjoying my 8Mb HomeChoice broadband (now known as Tiscali TV) when I get an IM from a friend, tearing my world apart. He pointed me to a news story about a 75-year-old granny with the fastest broadband connection in the world -- a 40Gb link. Click here for more
Tuesday 29 May 2007, 5:10pm
Has Sony lost the plot?
Sometimes I think Sony barks up some very odd trees indeed. The company still makes uber-desirable consumer electronics, but I reckon the people running the gaming division are in need of a good sit down and a nice cup of tea. Click here for more
Articles by Rory Reid
Best Windows 7 laptops
Round-up If you're still using Windows XP or Vista, it's about time you crawled from under your rock and joined the modern world with one of these four wonderful Windows 7 laptops
The seven worst netbooks ever
Photo We've come across some truly terrible netbooks in our time. In this article, we'll identify the guilty machines, pull their tiny trousers down and expose why they're so awful
Video: Make the world's most expensive Christmas card -- with an iPhone
Crave What do you give to the person who has everything? How about the world's most expensive Christmas card, complete with built-in iPhone?
Hot Xmas deals for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii
Crave If you're on Santa's bad list this year, you'll need to pay for games consoles with your own dosh. But there are a few choice deals available that can save you money
GT Academy: Become a real-life racing driver with Nissan and Sony PlayStation
Crave Fancy yourself as the next Lewis Hamilton? Yeah, us too, that's why our ears perked up like little meerkats when Nissan and Sony started a competition to let gamers become real racing drivers
Advent Centurion, Firefly and Verona: Stocking thrillers
Crave Hold the front page: PC World's just unveiled the Centurion gaming desktop, the Firefly budget home PC, and the lightweight Verona laptop
Apple Newton vs Apple iPhone
Photo If you put a 12-year-old Apple Newton MessagePad in the ring next to a brand-new Apple iPhone 3GS, which would win in a fight? Rory and Flora put their boxing gloves on to find out
MSI GT740 and GT640: Flamin' fast, polygon flingin' laptops
Crave MSI has just unleashed the GT640 and the GT740 -- a couple of gaming laptops designed to fling polygons around faster than monkeys fling poo
