Hands-on with DS Browser

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Sluggish but functional, we put Opera's 'net surfer to the online test

www.hotmail.com

Slow and muddled on the DS screen, Hotmail isn't ideal. "We'll just compose a quick email," we thought. Several minutes later, we were still typing in the first sentence.

Speed: 1/5
Ease of use: 2/5
Display: 2/5
Functionality: 3/5

www.youtube.com

A GamesRadar office favorite, YouTube loads and looks great, but the videos simply won't work on DS because of its lack of Flash support. No talking cats for DS then. Shame. A pointless visit.

Speed: 2/5
Ease of use: 0/5
Display: 3/5
Functionality: 0/5

Justin Towell
Justin Towell
Freelance Writer

Justin was a GamesRadar+ staffer for 10 years but is now a freelance writer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.