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Google Nexus 5 review- good but flawed.

November 3, 2013January 20, 2014 - wterry507

I did not expect much from LG at first, as I didn’t like the Nexus 4 at all. My first Nexus was made by Samsung and it was a terrible nightmare, which certainly added to my reluctance. One of the main reasons for purchasing this though, is because of it…

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Blackberry Q5- functional QWERTY on a budget

September 14, 2013January 2, 2014 - Eric Wong

Verdict: BUY, but beware of camera performance. by yellowchilli. co-reviewed bywterry. gadget geek, toy model fetishist. review unit provided by Blackberry / Text100. Blackberry continues doing what they do best and comes up with a mid-ranged QWERTY device. As with the Q10 review, this Q5 review will focus more…

The Blackberry Q10- enough to bring back the Blackberry Thumbs?

July 20, 2013January 2, 2014 - Eric Wong

this thing would not look out of place next to a Mac. by yellowchilli. review unit provided by Blackberry / Text100. Verdict: wait for price drop, then grab it! By all means this is a very good Blackberry but the price is set a little too high initially. Quite possibly one…

Asus Fonepad ME371MG: middle of the road

June 12, 2013January 3, 2014 - wterry507

by wterry507. gadget geek, toy model fetishist. edited by yellowchilli Asus decides to capture some of the phablet space from Samsung and does so with the right set of strategies, namely: a budget price tag. Naturally, there has to be compromises and it’s down to you to decide…

Motorola Razr i XT890 review

May 1, 2013December 22, 2013 - Eric Wong

pleasing metallic design Verdict: if you’re looking for a mid-ranged performance phone at a mid-ranged price then this is it. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by its not so mid ranged battery life. Buy. This Motorola Razr M’s cousin: XT890 “i”. It bears the exact same dimensions and specifications with…

The 2013 HTC One: a beauty and a beast

April 20, 2013January 2, 2014 - Eric Wong

Verdict: Must-buy. by yellowchilli. review unit provided by HTC. HTC takes a great gamble by stepping into the field with a 4 megapixel camera when the current competitors already exceed 10 megapixels, with 41 megapixels being the highest out there. And they rationalise this by telling people that they…

Nokia Lumia 920 review [updated 20130302 batterylife and more camera samples]

February 27, 2013January 3, 2014 - wterry507

The Nokia Lumia 920 with its wireless charger. Apple keyboard optional. by wterry507. gadget geek, toy model fetishist. edited by yellowchilli Buy, but know first what you’re getting yourself into. It’s often all too easy to rush in and buy whatever phone qualifies as a Nokia flagship getting pumped out…

iPod touch 5- fall in love with iOS again

October 22, 2012December 22, 2013 - Eric Wong

Fan of Ballmer’s, obviously. just quickly: BUY BUY BUY!The long-await speed-bump is here! It’s been a whole year since Apple updated the iPod touch– with the 4.5 generation being exactly the same as the 4th gen- things were beginning to get very very boring for iPod touch-only users.The iPod touch…

The Meizu 4-core review [updated 0801]

July 10, 2012December 22, 2013 - Eric Wong

Just quickly: BUY… But wait till after the 12th July. I’ll be sure to update the review post-firmware update. Meizu is not afraid to try something different. Whether this is a good or a bad thing depends on the user’s perspective. But wait, we’ve seen this before and that…

Gravity Rush / Gravity Daze review

May 25, 2012December 22, 2013 - Eric Wong

just quickly: BUY BUY BUY! This game is one of the best things to happen to the Vita. fullstop. Actually there certainly are flaws, and what game doesn’t. But none of them matter more than all the good stuff that’s in this game. The sense of freedom while…