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Hands-on Review: 16GB PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 3600MHz DDR4
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Hands-on Review: 16GB PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 3600MHz DDR4

PNY sent over its 16GB XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 3600MHz CL16 DDR4 module kit for testing. The kit contains two 8GB dual-channel modules with RGB lighting.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Wed, 29th Jun 2022
Hands-on Review: Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit A60
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit A60

Philips Hue smart lighting promises to make any home a smart home. Darren Price checks out the Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit A60.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Jun 2022
Hands-on Review: JBL Quantum 610 Wireless
Gaming

Hands-on Review: JBL Quantum 610 Wireless

The new Quantum 610 gaming headset is the latest addition to JBL's Quantum range and the successor to its popular Quantum 600 model.

By Tom Richmond • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Jun 2022
Hands-on Review: Samsung S22 Ultra
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Samsung S22 Ultra

Samsung's S22 Ultra phone offers impressive camera capabilities and a stylus with multiple uses, but lacks some expected features.

By Owen McCarthy • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Jun 2022
Game review: The Quarry (PC)
Gaming

Game review: The Quarry (PC)

Supermassive Games channel 1980s teen horror movies with their latest suspense-filled cinematic adventure, The Quarry.

By Darren Price • 7 min read • Tue, 14th Jun 2022
Film review: Jurassic World Dominion
Gaming

Film review: Jurassic World Dominion

This movie is what happens when you cross a lot of hungry dinos with humanity trying desperately to redeem itself for a mistake, and boy does it try.

By Zach Thompson • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Jun 2022
Hands-on Review: EcoFlow River Pro Portable Power station
Gaming

Hands-on Review: EcoFlow River Pro Portable Power station

We get hands-on with an extremely versatile device that every remote worker or outdoor enthusiast should consider.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2022
Hands-on Review: Morphée
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Morphée

Life in the twenty-first century has become a 24-hour affair. Morphée promises to help restore some balance to your life.

By Owen McCarthy • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2022
Game Preview: The Quarry (PC)
Gaming

Game Preview: The Quarry (PC)

On playing a bit of The Quarry, I began to understand why the game has got its own release rather than just being part of The Dark Pictures Anthology.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Mon, 30th May 2022
Hands-on Review: HyperX Pulsefire Haste wireless mouse and HyperX Pulsefire XL Mat
Gaming

Hands-on Review: HyperX Pulsefire Haste wireless mouse and HyperX Pulsefire XL Mat

With its lightweight Pulsefire Haste wireless mouse and RGB lit Pulsefire XL Mat, HyperX sets out to up your game and add a little colour to your desktop.

By Darren Price • 6 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022
Hands-on Review: WD_Black SN770 NVMe SSD Game Drive
Gaming

Hands-on Review: WD_Black SN770 NVMe SSD Game Drive

Western Digital enhances its WD_Black NVMe SSD range with the WD_Black SN770 Game Drive, offering fast, power-efficient storage.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Fri, 20th May 2022
Hands-on Review: MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WIFI motherboard
Gaming

Hands-on Review: MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WIFI motherboard

It's all change with Intel's 12th generation CPUs. We have a new chipset in the 600-series, a new socket with the LGA 1700, and new DDR5 memory.

By Darren Price • 9 min read • Mon, 16th May 2022
Hands-on Review: Technics EAH-A800 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Technics EAH-A800 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones

Designed in Osaka, Japan, these headphones just exude quality. They aren't heavy, but they feel well built and solid.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 16th May 2022
Hands-on Review: STM laptop bags
Gaming

Hands-on Review: STM laptop bags

The advent of hybrid working has meant we need laptop bags. We got our hands on two of the most popular laptop bags from STM.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 13th May 2022
Hands-on Review: Corsair 32GB Vengeance 5200MHz DDR5 DRAM kit
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Corsair 32GB Vengeance 5200MHz DDR5 DRAM kit

Intel's Alder Lake CPUs and AMD's Ryzen 7000 CPUs both support DDR5, but for now, it's still a personal choice to make the jump to the new memory standard.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Fri, 13th May 2022
Hands-on Review: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition

In almost every respect it works like a book, apart from the fact that it weighs next to nothing, fits in my hand perfectly, and is soothing on my eyes.

By Owen McCarthy • 4 min read • Wed, 11th May 2022
Hands-on Review: Norton Anti Track 19 software
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Norton Anti Track 19 software

Norton's AntiTrack 19 software offers users the chance to browse the internet anonymously, obscuring website cookies and fingerprinting attempts.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 5th May 2022
Hands-on Review: Steelseries Aerox 9 Wireless and Aerox 5 gaming mice
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Steelseries Aerox 9 Wireless and Aerox 5 gaming mice

Steelseries offered two interesting mice for review, the Aerox 9 Wireless, aimed at MMO/MOBA players, and the Aerox 5, a wired mouse for multi-genre use.

By Darren Price • 7 min read • Thu, 5th May 2022
Hands-on Review: The A500 Mini Retro Gaming Console
Gaming

Hands-on Review: The A500 Mini Retro Gaming Console

Retro Games has launched the A500 Mini Retro Gaming Console, a tiny homage to the original Commodore Amiga 500, complete with classic games.

By Darren Price • 7 min read • Mon, 2nd May 2022