Although AOC generally caters for the cheaper side of the monitor market, this mid-priced 27″ model sees the company up its game slightly, but there are a few questionable omissions. To begin with, it’s a full HD 1080p IPS panel with a semi- borderless design, which fools you into thinking the screen is bigger than … Read more
A free virus scanner with more adverts than useful features, but its malware protection is respectable.PRICE Free SUPPLIER www.avg.com AVG’s interface is dearly inspired by Windows 8, although it runs on the desktop. The big advert hanging off the bottom of the main window serves as a pointed reminder that this is a free product … Read more
OLED displays are getting bigger, cheaper and more efficient, but how long until the technology replaces LCD altogether? We go behind the screens and take a closer look. IT’S TAKEN A long time, but OLED televisions are finally starting to arrive in UK shops. The technology has been lauded as the future of TV for … Read more
VERDICT A great value and powerful gaming laptop in an attractive 13in chassis. WE’VE REVIEWED MANY Chillblast PCs, but this is the first gaming laptop we’ve seen from this largely PC-based system builder. The Defiant Mini makes a great first impression, though, as this 13in laptop not only has one of the best off-the-shelf Clevo … Read more
“Installing a solid state boot drive is one of the best ways to make your PC start faster, and making the switch is much easier than you might expect.”Have you seen how cheap it is to pick up a solid state drive (SSD) today? If you’re not throwing solid state boot drives into all your … Read more
Use Genymotion to continue enjoying your mobile apps on a desktop PC or laptop. There are various methods of running Android apps on a PC, but these can be tricky to set up and vary greatly in the levels of performance and compatibility provided.Genymotion is relatively simple to install and provides pre-packaged Android installations which … Read more
A look at the release candidate for openSUSE’s 13, the next step in the Linux distribution for everyone to use. ProsYaST is now built in Ruby, allowing for easier development, and is still as easy to use as everCons. No live booting off the full DVD, and a limited selection of official desktops compared to … Read more
The Cinnamon-flavoured revolution is here as Mint releases its first truly independent desktop environment. From a normal user-perspective, Linux Mint 16 might be the lightest Mint release in terms of new features and content. There are some aesthetic changes to Cinnamon, MATE is still roughly the same and there’s a new default theme for MDM. … Read more
After a long-delayed and divisive Fedora 18, how has the latest edition of Fedora shaped up?The famous Schrödinger’s cat experiment is one of those stories from history that is perceived incorrectly in popular culture – like King Cnut arrogantly trying to stop the tide, or Bill Gates saying that 640K would be enough for everyone.Erwin … Read more
MSI A88XM-E45 59 Euro MSI A88XM-E45 – by Binh Phan Duc 5/ 6stars I had mixed experiences with the MSI A88XM-E45. It’s a good looking Micro-ATX design that uses a classic MSI colour scheme of blue and black with a chunky heatsink on the power regulation hardware that is screwed in place. The smaller heatsink … Read more
Aria tries to set the world of gaming alight with its Gladiator Inferno. DETAILS • Price: f 1,380 • Manufacturer: Aria PC • Website: wvuw.aria.co.uk • Required spec: Monitor, mouse and Very occasionally I get to review complete systems created by system builders from parts you can get yourself. The Aria Gladiator Inferno falls precisely … Read more
This week, Ryan checks out the first details for the next Hitman game, and finds out the latest tantalising plans for the indie MMO, No Man’s Sky… Plug & Play It’s hard to believe that the Hitman series has survived for the best part of 14 years. 2000’s Hitman: Codename 47 introduced its bald, smartly … Read more