Using a Canon lens and sharing a chunky, rectangular design, the 5-megapixel QV-5700 bears more than a passing resemblance to the PowerShot G5. The G5 has a 4x optical zoom against Casio’s 3x, though, and several other features, such as time-lapse shooting, are missing.

Too many flaws make this merely a sexy-looking underachiever

This well-built compact is a solid point-and-shooter, but it struggles in low light

Not the slimmest any more, but still amazingly compact. A very capable cam if you don’t mind the menus

An entry level PDA

Face detection and motion analysis thrown in.

The future, they say, is based on the Internet and mobile computing.

Internet-enabled wireless clients are just one part of the picture. For mobile Internet to succeed, companies will need a strategy that also encompasses the network, infrastructure and content. In Feb

The Holy Grail of personal computing miniaturisation has to be the wristwatch PC. You might imagine that this was always doomed to be a typical example of form fighting function, and for a long time t

The Optio 550 is the first Pentax camera we’ve reviewed in the Labs. It’s the cheapest 5-megapixel device here and, despite the slim dimensions, crams in a 5x optical zoom.

The 5-megapixel DSC-V1 offers a great combination of features and performance in a relatively small body. While it’s smaller than its prime competitors – the Canon G5 and the Nikon 5400 – there are even smaller models in this month’s company.

Superb, stylish, solid... but sabotaged by poor controls