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Hands-on Review: Belkin Insight Switch

Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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gaming
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smart home
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digital entertainment
Belkin have come up with an even smarter and easier way to up your home. The Insight Switch is not only smart, it's incredibly useful.
Piracy

Has the UK entered digital prohibition?

Wed, 12th Aug 2015
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digital entertainment
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piracy
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digital music
UK High Court overturns private copyright exceptions, potentially turning millions of ordinary people into lawbreakers. Digital blockade ineffective.
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Hands-on Review: The Huawei P8

Mon, 10th Aug 2015
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gaming
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semiconductors
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digital entertainment
With their latest smartphone, the P8, Huawei are changing their spots, offering flagship level specs at a mid-range price.
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Stop whinging about the DVD player app for Windows 10

Fri, 7th Aug 2015
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
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windows
The issue that appears to have got Giz's pants bunched up is the fact that Microsoft are charging US$15 for their DVD-playing app.
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6th Gen iPod touch: First impressions

Tue, 4th Aug 2015
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apple
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apple iphone
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ipod
There have since been numerous iPod revisions. Now Apple has launched their latest refresh. Here are my first impressions.
Smartphone addiction

Are you addicted to your smartphone?

Mon, 29th Jun 2015
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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technology gifts
Suffering from nomophobia? A UK study suggests 66% of Brits might be, as we ponder our addiction to the ever-present smartphone.
Dark side ollie

Darth Vader would love this: Dark Side Ollie

Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
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robots
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smart home
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home robots
Last year I was wowed by Sphero, the small robotic ball that is driven using an Android or IOS smartphone. It was crazily fun to drive.
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Hands-on Review: Western Digital EX4100

Thu, 11th Jun 2015
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storage
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gaming
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digital entertainment
Western Digital's EX4100 NAS offers user-friendly storage and sharing capabilities for homes and small businesses.
Sony smartwatch 3

Hands-on Review: Sony Smart Watch 3

Mon, 25th May 2015
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gaming
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wearables
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digital entertainment
Sony's Smart Watch 3 entices with built-in GPS and a sporty look, catering to the active and stylish with its versatile design.
Watch

Hands-on Review: Asus ZenWatch

Wed, 20th May 2015
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gaming
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wearables
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digital signage
The first crop of Android wear smartwatches were somewhat underwhelming. Since then all things design-wise with Android wear seems to have improved...
Wireless adapter

Hands-on Review: Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter

Tue, 19th May 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
The Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter is a useful gadget that wirelessly beams content to your telly from a Windows phone or Surface Pro.
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Hands-on Review: Strike Alpha Phone Cradle Kit

Fri, 15th May 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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strike alpha cradle
Strike Alpha's phone cradle kit promises safer driving with features like a built-in antenna, voltage spike protection, and easy installation for GBP £165.
Headphones

Are these the most advanced headphones ever?

Fri, 8th May 2015
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drones
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digital entertainment
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headphones
The Parrot brand is probably best known for its hands free car kits and drones, but I'd say their wireless headphones could soon be bigger than huge.
Google fibre

Could Google upset the mobile Apple cart with Google Fi?

Fri, 8th May 2015
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uc
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wireless networks
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google
Google Fi shakes up the industry, potentially outsmarting Apple with its seamless network-switching and cost-effective data plans.
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Hands-on Review: Asus Zenbook UX303

Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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notebook
Looking for a solidly built ultrabook light enough to throw into a bag but can handle most game titles? You'd be hard pressed to go past the UX303.
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Hands-on Review: iPhone Data Recovery App

Wed, 22nd Apr 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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apps
The hardware may be state of the art, the software well designed, but the meat-ware (that's us) is more often than not both stupid and forgetful.
Maelstrom

The genie is out of the bottle: BitTorrent launch peer-to-peer browser

Tue, 21st Apr 2015
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google
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beta
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retail
BitTorrent may be best known for peer-to-peer protocols, but that could be about to change thanks to Maelstrom, a new browser BitTorrent have just put.
Macbook 12 inch

Hands-on Review: The new MacBook

Mon, 20th Apr 2015
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gaming
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digital signage
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digital entertainment
Apple's new 12” MacBook stuns with its ultra-slim design, pin-sharp Retina screen, and innovative Force Touch trackpad, setting a new benchmark.
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On the Case: Book Book for the iPhone 6+

Mon, 20th Apr 2015
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apple
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apple iphone
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reviews
Religion aside, I quickly became attached to the BookBook. Where protective cases are a necessary evil, the BookBook ticks all the right boxes.
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Life on the Edge: Hands-on review with Samsung's Galaxy Edge

Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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gaming
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digital signage
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digital entertainment
Samsung generate truckloads of hype when launching new Galaxy devices, but I'd wager that even they weren't prepared for sheer amount of hype...