Nowadays, HTPC cases come in a variety of shapes and sizes. On one hand, you have the tiny, handheld cases that are “big” enough for a computer on a card. On the other, you can go with a case so large that it lets you stuff a full-fledged high-end system inside. Fractal Design’s Node 202 … Read more
As the resident geek in your home, you probably face the challenge that many geeks face – you’re the only one in the house who knows how to get the plethora of devices in your AV cabinet all set to the right mode to operate. In my place, watching streaming media over the PS4 requires … Read more
SteelSeries promote the console experience for PC and tablet ownersEighteen months ago, I reviewed the original SteelSeries Stratus and was critical of it for a number of reasons. My top two complaints where how small it was for anyone with large hands and that while it used Bluetooth technology, it only worked with Apple iPads … Read more
Stop & Control Windows Updates Microsoft has been causing chaos recently with its flawed updates for Windows. Jane Hoskyn explains how to regain control of your PCWindows Update are two words guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of any PC user. You’ve already spent what seems like half your life staring at the message … Read more
Things certainly have changed since the first time I reviewed a water cooling system. Back then, it was a case of carefully putting it together, checking every system, filling the external coolant reservoir, turning on the PC and praying just a little that I didn’t miss a leak or connection. These days, though, thanks to … Read more
Has video killed the blogging star? Sarah Dobbs looks into the vlogging phenomenon and tries to work out how you too can become a famous vloggerRemember when the first internet celebrities started to cross over into mainstream culture? First there were a few MySpace musicians who signed record deals, and then there was the great … Read more
Mark Pickavance discusses Microsoft reverse course on allowing Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile Microsoft has an entire enclosure of elephants to stable, having long exceeded the plausible limits to any room where they might hide in plain sight. And one of the biggest is the total failure of the computing public to engage with … Read more
As various studies reveal potential links between mankind’s ever growing collection of devices to issues of impaired vision, childhood depression, obesity and loss of sleep, Rob Leane looks into what damage our screens might be doing…How many devices do you have? If you’re reading this, presumably you at least have a couple. Personally, I have … Read more
Well, not when you want them, anyway…If you’re anything like us, you have several drawers full to bursting with chargers. You know what you should have done is label each one of them to identify what they’re supposed to connect to, but instead you just chucked them together with the very real intention of doing … Read more
Recover and convert those old video tapes into a digital formatIthink it’s fair to say that we’ve all embraced digital technology in just about every form. The most visible is the mobile phone, a device encompassing everything from a camera to a GPS, media player organiser and web browser. And it also makes phone calls. … Read more
Gripping character arcs, revolutionary stories, intimate relationships and industry-leading gameplay… Naughty Dog has perfected all this in single-player, but where exactly does that leave Uncharted 4’s multiplayer efforts?Naughty Dog is a studio invested in the human side of videogames: the human stories, the human animations, the human reactions, the human empathy. It revels in grand … Read more
Ubisoft goes prehistoric with its back-to-basics adventure…We’re used to games stacking the odds against you. An army against one rebel. A city that needs liberating by one hero. A single soldier taking on a universe full of nasty aliens. But in all of these you’ve got the edge; a big-ass gun, a unique piece of … Read more