Internet, meet telephone

While we wait for the inevitable day when all (landline) phone calls are free thanks to this interweb business, the gap is slowly narrowing between interim geeky solutions and punter-friendly, easy-to-use hardware which works like a conventional phone. In today's paper, read about Siemens' Gigaset S440 and M34 USB adapter.

Together they allow you to make calls via Skype (ie, cheap or even free) while using a standard cordless phone. It's a bit of a bitch to set up and it's far from idiot-proof but it does show that with a little more effort, this could be one for the masses.

Also reviewed is the Fuji Finepix F10, a six-megapixel digicam whose signature feature is its sensitivity in low light. It's not as if you'll never need the flash again but the F10 takes a lot of the heartache out of amateur photography.

In games, Burnout Legends rips up the PSP the way sibling Revenge is setting the big consoles on fire. Terrific stuff. Also reviewed is FIFA 06 (PS2/Xbox) - update may be too subtle for many - and Fahrenheit (PS2/Xbox), an inventive take on the discredited interactive movie genre which demands much patience but delivers its rewards in spades.