When it comes to focal range, the Canon PowerShot G3 X Review is a knock out, but is that enough to punch to the top? It’s all about the zoom with Canon’s hotly anticipated PowerShot G3 X. With the longest reach in its class, the 24-600mm (equivalent) lens brings far-away subjects to the fore, easily … Read more
Handheld gaming has never looked so goodSince we’ve been looking at the Nintendo Game & Watch handhelds in our weekly Remembering page, we thought it was only fair to mention this wonderful resource of online Game & Watch goodness. PicaPic’s Retro Collection of Handheld Games is developed by Hipopotam, a small development studio from Warsaw, … Read more
The sevenyear journey behind the biggest game of the year Coming off of the success of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Bethesda Game Studios began work on its most ambitious game yet for hardware that didn’t exist. The team’s plans were impressive, allowing players to build their own weapons and homes, and dictate their own … Read more
David Hayward recalls writing programs that insulted classmatesThere’s a popular educational movement at the moment to get the current generation of students back behind keyboards and programming. The likes of the Raspberry Pi and the attention attracted by the BAFTA Young Games Designer and Concept awards has somewhat helped to force a change in the … Read more
Fix broken updates, stop false positives and discover the hidden Repair modeAvast has a real-time scanning mode called Active Protection that checks program launches, sent and received emails and visited websites. If you’ve updated the program this could have enabled new options or ones that you’d previously disabled. You can tweak these options to speed … Read more
The H6510BD has a 1.3x lens and a minimum projection distance of 1.5m, while the H6520BD tested here has a 1.1x lens and a projection distance of 1m or more. A wireless facility is claimed, via an optional HDMI dongle, for the H6520BD. However, this can be added to the H6510BD, too. Infuriatingly, the H6520BD … Read more
Big-screen gaming, on a small-screen budgetI’ve been a vocal proponent for projectors for almost 15 years now, ever since I fired up my first 720p model hooked up to an Xbox, and was blown away by the true bigscreen experience. I’ve never gone back to gaming on a monitor since then, it’s that bloody good, … Read more
Expanding its Design Series, Denon adds an all-in-one network receiver to the stylish lineup, and Andrew Everard is impressedTested Denon’s PMA-50 – the company’s compact amplifier – always had the promise to be the start of something big. Building on the technology of the DA-300USB DAC, it added in amplification and a sleek look combining … Read more
Half game, half TV show, ambitious Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break forges new paths through both Telling a story about time travel, a good one, is the scriptwriter’s Everest. A subgenre predisposed to paradox and plot holes, narrative threads getting knottier with every rewrite, it’s a stern enough challenge in any form of media. In … Read more
And once you’re off the train, why not hijack a carriage? Though we must warn that the chances of the police or your enemies trying to chase you down is not insignificant. We casually take a horse for a ride around the block with a crack of the reins, but end up in chaos as … Read more
After spending two games climbing the ranks of the Italian mob, Mafia III now asks you to burn it downFive years removed from Mafia II’s 2010 release, fans were left wondering if 2K would ever revisit the story-driven organized-crime series. After all, the second installment met generally favorable reviews and sold in six million copies … Read more
Adjustable mice can be very hit or miss when it comes to ergonomics and comfort, but that hasn’t prevented Cougar from deciding to allow its flagship gaming mouse, the Cougar 700M, to offer a modicum of adjustable surfaces. The Cougar 700M isn’t as adjustable as some mice we’ve seen, though, such as those from MadCatz’s R.A.T … Read more