What a difference a 50 makes

In today's paper, read about the Nokia 6680 3G phone, the successor to the hapless 6630, a reasonable handset blighted by humungous bugs but going cheap as Vodafone tries to boost 3G subscriber numbers.

Though they may be only 50 apart in terms of model number, the two siblings couldn't be more different and the 6680 is an outstanding upgrade. It's available through Vodafone for €280.

Happily, Voda hasn't crippled the 6680 when it comes to installing new apps, as it often does. As Adrian Weckler found out, his 6630 was so well locked down it took a Nokia engineer (in Finland!) several hours to iron it out.

Also reviewed is Dell's 540 Photo Printer, a small but capable machine which does 6x4 prints and not much else. It's cheap to start with, but just watch for the cost of the prints.

In games, Destroy All Humans! (PS2/Xbox) is a knowing parody of all those 50s B-movies where the aliens invaded. It's frequently hilarious but the gameplay is repetitive. Then there's F1 2005 (PS2), the only official Formula One licence - but which suffers from being just too dry.