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Film review: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Tue, 27th Sep 2016
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While the word ‘children’ is in the title, this isn’t a film for young ones. Ransom Riggs’ novels are aimed at young adults, so keep that in mind.
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AOC releases the first member of its all new cutting-edge AGON series
Tue, 27th Sep 2016
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AOC has evolved with the growing demands of gamers and now they’ve announced that an all-new premium line of gaming monitors is coming to town.
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Hands-on review: Dell Performance Headset - AE2
Mon, 26th Sep 2016
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I don’t know about you, when I think of PC headsets, I don’t usually think of Dell. But now I can really say you'd be wrong not to.
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Hands-on review: Xiaomi Mi Band 2 - advanced tech for peanuts
Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
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With the million and one wearables out there, why does the Mi Band 2 make so much sense, one that I’m happy to say is my smartwatch of choice?.
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Review: Forza Horizon 3 is a beautiful game set in Australia
Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
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Forza Horizon 3 is undoubtedly one of the prettiest looking games we've ever played. Australia has never looked this good in virtual form.
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Hands-on review: D-Link Powerline AV2 1000 HD Gigabit
Thu, 22nd Sep 2016
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For a near bomb-proof means of filling in that pesky WiFi coverage hole, this offering from D-Link will be exactly what the doctor ordered.
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Hands-on review: Sony MDR1000x Bluetooth Headphones
Mon, 19th Sep 2016
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​Sony have an impeccable sense of timing. Almost straight after Apples headphone socketless iPhone 7 launched, their new Bluetooth headphones arrived.
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Madden NFL 17 scores another touchdown
Mon, 19th Sep 2016
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This year’s iteration of the veteran American football sim, Madden NFL 17, is all about opening up the series to new fans.
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Hands-on review: QNAP TVS-882T - all new Thunderbolt 2 NAS technology
Thu, 15th Sep 2016
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The new family of business-grade NAS drives from QNAP are targeting creative professionals, with lightening-fast capabilities perfect for 4K editing.
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Review: ReCore is a great game sadly bogged down by several issues
Wed, 14th Sep 2016
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ReCore is out now on Xbox One and Windows 10 and is a fun action adventure game. Sadly, the experience is hindered by a lot of design flaws.
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Hands-on review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
Fri, 9th Sep 2016
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With dodgy software and designs created by 3 year olds, Chinese Smartphones have consistently been cheap toys. Xiaomi are changing that.
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Monster hunting with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition
Wed, 7th Sep 2016
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If ever there was a game utterly deserving of a game of the year edition it's CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
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Hands-on review: Corsair Lapdog - Living room gaming with zero compromise
Tue, 6th Sep 2016
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This ensemble has to be some of the best gear I’ve reviewed, and I’ve broken the review of the Corsair Lapdog Console down into its components.
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Hands-on review: Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac
Tue, 6th Sep 2016
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Applications such as Parallels Desktop 12 aim to make your life a whole lot easier by running Virtual Machines (VMs) within your Mac environment.
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Hands-on review: Lenovo MiiX 700 Tablet - the best of all worlds
Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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Recently I’ve been fortunate to review a range of tablets. The Lenovo MiiX 700 is the latest one and the specifications suggest it’s a goody.
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Hands-on review with the Star Wars Force Band Sphero BB-8 unit
Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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Sphero is releasing a special edition version of BB-8 that includes a new app as well as a Force Band. We got a chance to test it out.
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Hands-on review: NVidia GTX 1060 Founders Edition
Sat, 3rd Sep 2016
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For those wanting some great GPU performance but without the price tag, NVidia have launched the GTX 1060. And it’s not to be sneezed at.
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Hands-on review: Dell SonicWall Soho W
Fri, 2nd Sep 2016
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Dell SonicWall Soho W emerges as a savvy solution for small businesses seeking robust cyber-defence without complexity or high costs.
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Hands-on review: Vodafone Smart Mini 7 - small and packed with features
Thu, 1st Sep 2016
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Vodafone's Smart Mini 7 dazzles with features and solid performance for its size—ideal for savvy spenders seeking simplicity.
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Hands-on review: The Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 - a cracker for mobile games
Tue, 30th Aug 2016
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This 4G-capable phone-bordering-on-phablet has guts. HD screen, decent audio and the smoothness of Android Marshmallow 6.0, it’s worth its price.