Fake online reviews are a pain in the arse: they make interent shopping harder than it already is. But thankfully there are people out there who are developing ways of spotting and blocking rogue five-star reviews, and a new algorithm backed by Google seems to be the most effective yet.
The Lumia 800 was one of the most beautiful phones ever built in the long history of phone-building. It is widely acknowledged as the best Windows phone around. The next version, the Lumia 900, is bigger, faster and is, ultimately a phone that every single person should consider owning.
Toting headphones back and forth across the country (or the city) is one of the best ways to expose their design flaws. Can the new AKG K495 NC noise-cancelling headphones, with their burly build and audiophile pedigree, stand up to that kind of punishment while delivering dulcet tones? Is this finally the ideal traveller’s kit?
They’re toe shoes, for running — but wait! Only four toes? And those soles… thick but light. Just what the hell are these things? They’re Fila’s new Skele-Toes Amp. The company’s first attempt at a more natural running shoe. Do they actually perform, or are they just trying to ride the barefoot bandwagon?
The Samsung Galaxy Note is of particular interest for three reasons: it has a ginormous screen, it’s designed to be used with a stylus, and it sits in a category of devices that has seen more than its fair share of failures. It may sound like a niche product on paper, but Samsung designed the Galaxy Note for the masses, and it’s already moved a ton of them. It turns out there’s a lot to like about the Galaxy Note, and it all starts with the shamelessly large screen.
Imagine a lightweight, battery-powered scanner with on-board storage that can function without a computer. No, we’re not talking about some far-fetched gizmo Q might throw in the trunk of Bond’s Aston Martin. We’re talking about Apparent’s Doxie Go, a real-world device you can sink your teeth into for $US199. It only sounds like it belongs in a spy movie.