Whilst the last 6 months may not have been as successful as they planned Sony Ericsson have been producing some very good phones recently such as the Satio and Vivaz, both of which we have had the pleasure of having a look at here at Zath, and both of which have impressed. So it was the turn of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 to take the role of the flagship phone and yet again we’ve had a chance to have a good look at it.
Ever since the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 was announced and more recently as has been proclaimed across the country by the relatively prolific advertising campaign the X10 does have a lot going from it right from the off — the 4” screen, the Android operating system (including apps) and 1Ghz Snapdragon processor spring to mind — but will it be able to succeed its predecessors?
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Earlier this year Sony Ericsson gave us news of the second instalment of their new family of ‘communication entertainment’ phones, namely the Sony Ericsson ‘Vivaz’ announcement, and over the last few weeks here at Zath we’ve been having a play around with it to see whether or not it is a worthy successor to the very impressive (but unfortunately not as successful) 
Last week, Google rolled out turn-by-turn navigation for the first time in the UK, rivaling the paid-for alternatives that are currently available on the Market, and dedicated satellite navigation systems made by companies such as TomTom and Garmin.
UPDATE: I’ve now 
When you live in a world filled with expensive gadgets and gizmos, you’re going to want to protect that shiny new hi-tech gadget investment of yours! The iPhone is by far the most popular smartphone on the planet, but even the folks from Cupertino can’t protect your phone from the everyday beatings it will undoubtedly endure.
Not long ago I reviewed the iTap Touchpad iPhone app which acted as a multitouch trackpad for any PC or Mac. I discovered the app was feature filled, responsive and overall pretty good. But then I stumbled across the new Logitech equivalent which I must say, threw all of that iTap hype right out of the window, across the street, and straight into the nearest bin. It’s hard to imagine that these apps differ much at all, but the few subtle differences there are, trust me, they make a big difference.
Google’s new ‘superphone’, the Nexus One, has been the topic of many conversations since its release a day before CES began in January. Released subsidised in the US, and also available unlocked to the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong from Google directly or you can get it on contract with Vodafone UK, it comes packed with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 512MB RAM and a 5MP camera (more on that later on).
I was lucky enough to get my hands on a copy of CodeWeavers’ flagship product ‘
Pretty much since the mouse and keyboard were put into mainstream use people have been looking for alternative ways for input that would be more flexible, efficient or fun. As of yet they’ve all pretty much failed (head tracker anyone?) but perhaps the latest idea will slowly start to slip into general use, the touchscreen interface – and here it is implemented in the Sony Vaio L Series.
Last week I bought myself an Apple Mac Mini (late 2009 model) and after a few mishaps regarding video adapters, I finally got it up and running towards the end of the week. Needless to say I was growing ever more impatient as it was sat on my desk doing little more than collecting dust and awaiting the arrival of the correct adapter.