Hands-on review: IFA 2016: Asus ROG Swift PG258Q
Most PC gamers are happy with hitting 60 frames per second (or FPS) in games. In recent years, however, the arrival of high-refresh-rate monitors has ushered in a new era of super-slick PC gaming where...
View ArticleReview: In Depth: Origin Millennium
There's been a perfect storm of new computing hardware, thanks to the introduction of Nvidia's Pascal graphics and a new series of Intel Broadwell-E processors. Even having just one of these parts in...
View ArticleReview: Updated: Office 2016
Introduction and latest newsMicrosoft Office is a lot more than just Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, although that's what most people think of first. There's now a whole range, from the Office 365...
View ArticleHands-on review: Apple AirPods
Apple's AirPods are fully wireless earbuds that solve its newest problem of no longer having that old 3.5mm headphone jack in the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.But they're more than that, really. The...
View ArticleReview: Updated: BlackBerry Priv
Introduction and designUpdate: BlackBerry has now released its Android 6 Marshmallow update for the Priv and it comes with a selection of new BB specific features as well as the tweaks Google provides....
View ArticleReview: Updated: HTC One M9
Introduction, design and screenThe HTC One M9 is a phone built on precision. It's a brand realising it made a pretty much perfect phone with the One M8 and doubling down on its greatest strength to try...
View ArticleReview: Updated: Windows 10
IntroductionAfter more than 365 days, this make-or-break version of Microsoft's veteran Windows operating system is off to a strong start. And, the way in which new features and improvements keep...
View ArticleReview: Optoma HD27 Projector
Optoma HD27 reviewOne inevitable consequence of the UHD shake-up at the top of the home theatre projection market (think pricey 4K models from Sony and faux 4K alternatives from JVC and Epson), is that...
View ArticleHands-on review: Updated: Microsoft HoloLens
Design, comfort, software and our early verdictHoloLens, Microsoft's augmented reality (AR) viewer, feels like the future of computing.Being upfront, the headgear that I tried at Build 2015 was "early...
View ArticleHands-on review: Updated: Apple Watch Series 2
It's been two years since the first Apple Watch was unveiled, and in that time the wearables market has changed considerably – but what can't be denied is that Tim Cook's crew made the best-selling...
View ArticleReview: Gigabyte P57X
Introduction and designThe first wave of GTX 10-series notebooks has been all about extremes. The more powerful ones configured with GTX 1080 GPUs are typically hefty beasts with sizable cases, while...
View ArticleHands-on review: Fujitsu Lifebook S936
Launched at the beginning of 2016, the Lifebook S936 sits, together with the U904, in a category that Fujitsu describes as notebooks with "ultimate features and stylish design", destined for...
View ArticleKyocera DuraForce Pro
The Kyocera Duraforce Pro is special: it's the world's first rugged smartphone to pack a "super wide view" action camera. Next to a regular 13 MP rear camera, the Duraforce Pro has a 135-degree action...
View ArticleHands-on review: Updated: iPhone 7
What's new with the iPhone 7? Either a lot and very little, depending on what matters to you in a phone.On the one hand, it's now imbued with far superior sonic performance, a much better camera and a...
View ArticleHands-on review: Updated: iPhone 7 Plus
Apple's recent strategy of bringing out an iPhablet that takes all the best bits of the smaller iPhone has been a strong one – but this year, the iPhone 7 Plus is a phone that's markedly better than...
View ArticleReview: Updated: Microsoft Surface Book
Introduction and design In its short tenure as a hardware maker, Microsoft has become the defacto trailblazer for Windows-running devices. It all started with the lofty promise that its Surface tablet...
View ArticleHands-on review: Updated: LG V20
Introduction and designUpdate: We've spent some more quality time with the LG V20 preview unit. As such, you'll find that this hands-on is more fleshed out than before, with new photos and thoughts...
View ArticleReview: Xiaomi Air 12
Introduction and designRumours about Xiaomi, the big Chinese smartphone vendor, launching a laptop have been going around for a few months already. Turns out that the company had not one, but two...
View ArticleReview: Updated: Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Introduction and designOriginal review follows...Knock it for the Windows 8 launch. Lay into it for how it debuted the Xbox One. But, when it comes to its latest product, the Surface Pro 3, don't pull...
View ArticleReview: Updated: Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Design, display, Surface Pen and Type CoverThere's no doubt in our minds that the Surface Pro 3 was wildly successful. In fact, with its flagship tablet, Microsoft went so far as to inspire its OEMs to...
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