Articles by Oliver Renick, LAPTOP contributor

LG Nitro HD Hands-On: Brilliant 720p Screen, Blazing Speeds, Slick Design

By Oliver Renick Published 1 December 11

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! Tonight, LG took the wraps off the LG Nitro HD and announced that the first AT&T smartphone to feature a 720p resolution screen will go on sale December 4...

Smoking iPhone Just the Latest Handset to Catch Fire

By Oliver Renick Published 29 November 11

Tough Week for RIM: Worldwide BlackBerry Service Outages

By Oliver Renick Published 13 October 11

BlackBerry Torch 9810 Review

By Oliver Renick Published 7 December 11

A vivid touch screen and quick web browsing make the BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone one of RIM's best phones yet, but it's too pricey.

Nook Color Gets Video Streaming Update

By Oliver Renick Published 12 December 11

It's no longer just the design of the two products that makes the Nook Color and Nook Tablet strikingly similar. Barnes & Noble, Inc., the maker of those two top-selling slates, announced a softwa...

ViewSonic ViewPad E70 with Ice Cream Sandwich Debuts at $170

By Oliver Renick Published 10 January 12

Top 10 Angry Birds Alternatives

By Oliver Renick Published 23 September 11

7 Great $.01 Phones for Black Friday

By Oliver Renick Published 21 November 11

Atari Arcade for iPad Review

By Oliver Renick Published 4 November 11

LAPTOP Magazine reviews the Atari Arcade for iPad, a docking station for the Apple tablet that includes a joystick and several old-school games.

OnLive: Does Gaming in the Cloud Live Up to the Hype?

By Oliver Renick Published 14 November 11

I haven’t done much serious gaming since my heyday as an indomitable force subjugating the lands of Morrowind and vanquishing spud Covenant and Flood aliens—it’s partly because being adult can b...