My current favourite toy

Just before Christmas, and as a bit of a Christmas treat for myself, I bought an iPad mini with retina display and 3g mobile broadband access (ie not the wifi only model). I love it. Up til now my tablet…

Nexus 7 first thoughts

Last week I took delivery of a Nexus 7 - the new tablet made by Asus for Google to show off the new version of their mobile operating system, Android.

I've been playing with it for a few days, and here are some early thoughts.

iPads and apps

I’ve been playing with a new iPad recently – and I love it. The screen resolution on these things literally has to be seen to be believed. I had an original iPad before – the one without a camera –…

John Naughton on the iPad

John Naughton‘s Observer piece on the iPad is well worth reading in full: It’s when one tries to use the iPad for generating content that its deficiencies become obvious. The biggest flaw is the absence of multitasking, so you have to…