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BlackBerry Torch 9860

BlackBerry Torch 9860

Although the 3.7in. Torch 9860 is easy to use and responsive, we're not sure that RIM is best serving the BlackBerry brand by jettisoning the physical keyboard. Read more

14 October, 2011 by Sandra Vogel
Acer Iconia Tab A500

Acer Iconia Tab A500

Acer's Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablet is nicely styled, but errs on the bulky and heavy side. Performance and battery life are competitive, but you can find better value for money elsewhere. Read more

23 May, 2011 by Sandra Vogel
HTC Desire Z

HTC Desire Z

The 3.7in. HTC Desire Z is a relatively bulky and weighty smartphone thanks to its slide-out keyboard. With plenty of apps, HTC Sense and the new cloud-based Sense.com service, this is a very capable Android handset. Read more

11 November, 2010 by Sandra Vogel
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro

The Xperia X10 Mini Pro is surprisingly usable considering its small size. It can be challenging to type on the cramped keyboard and browse the web on the 2.55in. screen, but we're impressed nonetheless. Read more

21 July, 2010 by Sandra Vogel
Samsung Omnia 7

Samsung Omnia 7

We like Samsung's Omnia 7, whose standout feature is its vibrant 4in. AMOLED screen. However, we'd caution business users to wait for the Windows Phone 7 platform to mature. Read more

10 November, 2010 by Sandra Vogel
HelloRSS Free - Offline RSS news reader 1.5.2

HelloRSS Free - Offline RSS news reader 1.5.2

...client!Provides a perfect text and picture browsing experience!I'm a heavy user of Google Reader, I love reading when I am waiting for... Read more

10 April, 2012
Battery Tips! Free! ~ monitor battery power level & health status with customize wallpaper and battery theme feature 1.3.0

Battery Tips! Free! ~ monitor battery power level & health status with customize wallpaper and battery theme feature 1.3.0

...help you to maximize your device's battery life. If you are heavy user, you should not miss Battery Tips! It is a Must-Have... Read more

22 February, 2012
Battery Tips! 1.3.0

Battery Tips! 1.3.0

...help you to maximize your device's battery life. If you are heavy user, you should not miss Battery Tips! It is a Must-Have... Read more

22 February, 2012
LinkPad PRO 1.2

LinkPad PRO 1.2

...limitations for using the LinkedIn data (throttle limits). If you are a heavy user it might happen that you reach the maximum number of calls... Read more

13 October, 2011
Kim's Desk Clock 1.1

Kim's Desk Clock 1.1

...Display Battery charge status - Schedule from iphone calendar : If you are a heavy user of iphone calendar, you can easily check the schedule as well... Read more

20 July, 2011
PocketNotepad null

PocketNotepad null

...a pocket version of Windows Notepad. In the case you are a heavy user of Windows Notepad, PocketNotepad would be the most preferable editor on... Read more

22 September, 2010
Synqit 1.13

Synqit 1.13

If you are a heavy user of Skype for PC to phone calls, you want all your... Read more

26 July, 2010

Jane Wakefield: The man who ate the Internet

Bandwidth hogs are eating up Internet time and costing ISPs money they can ill afford. What is the solution? Read more

1 September, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

O2 and Vodafone reveal their iPad data pricing

...user's needs, and Orange is the go-to operator for the heavy user. These are the three operators that have formally announced iPad price... Read more

10 May, 2010

Crash! Bang! Comics Are The Next Killer Mobile App

...from dipping into the occasional "graphic novel", I haven't been a heavy user of comics for a while. That is until last week when... Read more

17 March, 2010

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