3G
3G stands for the third generation of mobile internet. Normally used by mobile phones to access the web from almost anywhere in the world. Other...
AMOLED
This type of screen is bright, colourful and viewable even in sunlight-as well as being extremely thin. The RAZR’s AMOLED screen is made from tough...
PenTile
The PenTile matrix RGBW layout adds a white subpixel to the traditional red, green and blue pixels, which means the display can be brighter without...
GHz
The speed of the processor is known as its clock speed, and this is rated in gigahertz ( GHz). The higher the better – look...
Full HD
There are two types of HD video: 720p and the gradually more common 1080p. These relate to resolution and actually refer to the number of...
Trackpad
The trackpad is the flat surface that is sensitive to touch and used to control the on-screen cursor. Rather than using a mouse, which is...
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge - The code name for Intel’s latest round of processors which come in Core i3, i5 and i7 variants. The big change is the...
TFT
TFT stands for thin-film-transistor, which is a thin film of semi conductive material laid over an LCD screen to reduce crosstalk between pixels and helps to keep...
DVD RW
A DVD RW drive is an optical disc drive that not only reads data from DVDs but is able to burn it onto a blank...
Apple’s television plans could be an advanced set-top box
The latest speculation about Apple’s plan to ‘crack’ the television market suggests that the company is working on an advanced set-top box, rather than the...