Review: Asus MG248Q
Introduction and designThe Asus MG248Q breaks many of the rules we've become used to with desktop PC monitors. It's a 23.6-inch display with a 1080p native resolution that's aimed squarely at gamers,...
View ArticleReview: Updated: New Nintendo 3DS
Introduction and designFor all the stuff it does well, Nintendo doesn't do itself many favours when it comes to naming conventions. After the messy and confused messaging of the Wii U and the perhaps...
View ArticleReview: Updated: HTC 10
Introduction and key featuresThe HTC 10 is a phone that's the product of years of learning, which is why the company has created a phone that's big on design, strong on camera and brings a very...
View ArticleReview: Updated: Samsung Galaxy S7
Introduction and designUpdate: The Samsung Galaxy S7 is now available in the US unlocked. We've added the new price to this revised review.We won't beat around the bush: needing to improve upon a...
View ArticleReview: Anthropics Technology LandscapePro
LandscapeProFor many photographers, spending as much time as possible out in the field shooting is preferable to spending hours sitting in front of a computer editing their images. Powerful but...
View ArticleReview: Updated: iPhone SE
Introduction: a new / old era for AppleWhy should you care about the iPhone SE? It's a phone that's in an identical chassis to the one released three years ago, and beyond a new color it's impossible...
View ArticleReview: Asus ROG Swift PG248Q
Introduction and designHot on the heels of one Asus gaming display that we've recently tested, the superbly priced Asus MG248Q, comes another closely related gaming monitor, the ROG Swift PG248Q.It...
View ArticleReview: Updated: Sony Xperia XA
Introduction and designMid-range is the new high-end. Their cameras are already better than the knackered old Canon in the cupboard and you'll often be hard-pressed to notice the difference between a...
View ArticleReview: Download review: SMPlayer review
SMPlayer reviewSMPlayer is primarily a video player, but it can also be used to listen to music and other audio tracks. It supports a huge range of file formats out of the box, and includes a handy...
View ArticleReview: Updated: MacBook
IntroductionDid you buy the 12-inch MacBook? I did, but not because I wanted one.No: the laptop I really wanted was a new MacBook Air, or even a redesigned 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro with a sleeker...
View ArticleReview: Dell Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1
Introduction and designIn our experience, 2-in-1 laptops tend to spend most of the time in one configuration or the other. The convertible aspect is diminished when the computer is primarily used as a...
View ArticleAlcatel Fierce 4
The Fierce 4 features a Gray Rays finish with a silver metallic trim accent, along with a slightly curved back as to be comfortable to carry. The smartphone has a 5.5-inch, 720p resolution IPS screen...
View ArticleLenovo YOGA Tab 3 Plus
Being one of the few manufacturers left that still care to make tablets, Lenovo produced a high-end slab with a 2K-resolution screen and four front-facing JBL stereo speakers that's perfect for...
View ArticleHands-on review: IFA 2016: TomTom Spark 3
TomTom wants to be the device on your wrist, as well as the voice inside your car, with its latest line of smartwatches.If you've used a TomTom Spark device before you'll more or less know the...
View ArticleHands-on review: IFA 2016: TomTom Touch
TomTom is a brand synonymous with in-car navigation technology, but the company would like to take over your wrist, too – and the TomTom Touch may be just the device to do it.The Touch is the first...
View ArticleReview: Sennheiser PXC 550
There's a lot that can go wrong with noise-cancelling wireless headphones compared with a regular pair of wired headphones. Even by themselves, each component is difficult to get right. Wireless...
View ArticleHands-on review: updated: Sphero BB-8 with Force Band
Sphero BB-8 ReviewBB-8, the lovable spherical droid from Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, stole our hearts the moment we saw him on stage at the Star Wars Celebration in 2015. He had the...
View ArticleHands-on review: IFA 2016: Huawei Nova
When a brand tells you its new phone is the 'perfect Saturday night device' it's a lofty claim indeed. However, despite the fact the product manager tasked with showing off the Huawei Nova claimed it...
View ArticleHands-on review: IFA 2016: Huawei Nova+
It's always weird when a brand brings out a 'plus' variant of a phone – it feels like a tacit acknowledgement that it likes what Apple did with the iPhone 6 Plus. But when said variant is filled with a...
View ArticleReview: IFA 2016: Huawei MediaPad M3 8.0
IntroductionThe Huawei MediaPad M3 is a small tablet. It's slim, it's light, and it's handy – and the 4G version can even double as a gigantic phone, as long as you don't mind all your calls coming out...
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