3G: It'll be great when it's finished

In today's paper, Log On revisits Vodafone's 3G service, three months after a first look suggested it could be great but was too glitchy. Nothing's changed in the interim, sadly - the Premiership goals are still a winner but the rest is ho-hum and 3G itself is riddled with problems.

At the end of the month, Vodafone intends charging for all the downloads it has been offering free on a trial basis. An extension of the trial would be a better option while 3G users are still the bug testers for Vodafone.

Also reviewed is Microsoft's Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth keyboard/mouse combo. Good jaysus, it costs €185! You don't need Bluetooth that badly, do you?

In games, Gran Turismo 4 plays out exactly like the last one, which at this stage of the series is a problem. Also reviewed: NBA Street V3 (this version of loose-as-a-goose interpretation of boring game is the best yet) and Rumble Roses (pseudo-porn masking so-so wrestling title)