Supplier Cooler Master Website www.coolermaster.com RRP R2,299 After years of little to no innovation in the PC DIY case industry. Cooler Master has come up with a very interesting concept in the 935. The HAF family isn’t new and neither is the Stacker series. They have, however, for the first time been put together into … Read more
Supplier Corex Website www.msi.com RRP R2.999 The combination of Haswell CPUs and the up-surge in mini-ITX cases seems to have created new enthusiasm for small form factor PCs. Moreover, for the first time in DIY history, these systems are capable of catering to not only the most discerning high-end gamers but overclockers as well. We … Read more
Telecommuting is on the rise, and its potential benefits have been well documented. But although you can call, email, and IM to your heart’s content, there are few substitutes for person-to-person face time. Video conferencing goes part of the way, but it’s still difficult to have someone on the other end setting up everything for … Read more
I work in an NHS hospital and use a small-form-factor Dell OptiPlex 755. As this was running slow, a technician recently replaced the hard drive, complete with a fresh image of XP Professional and the necessary drivers. The speed’s fine again, but now the monitor’s got a dreadful flicker. The refresh rate was previously 75Hz, … 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
Mark reviews a new Trendnet product that extends wi-fi range easily. DETAILS • Manufacturer: Trendnet • Website: www.trendnet.com • Required spec: Existing 802.1 In/g/b wi-fi network You may have noticed that wi-fi performance is great downstairs in your home, when you’re ten feet from the router, but it’s less wonderful in that back bedroom or … Read more
For all-round protection against the nasties of the internet, look no further. DETAILS • Manufacturer: Bitdefender • Website: goo.gl/qMglXf • Required spec: Windows XP or later, 800MHz CPU, 1GB RAM. 1.8GB HDD space The current trend in antivirus and anti-malware appears to be a preference for smaller, free programs instead of more complex and comprehensive … Read more
Netgear offers tiny surveillance cameras with a magnetic personality DETAILS • Manufacturer: • Website: www.netgear.co.uk • Required spec: Broadband internet service with Ethernet connection, Flash- enabled browser • Product Code: VZSX2S00 I don’t normally associate Netgear with cameras, but surveillance networking is a sector it’s moving into with its Vuezone branding. To help me better … Read more
The HP Deskjet 2540 is an all-in-one (AiO) product combining print, scan and copy facilities. You have the choice of USB or wireless connectivity, with the latter supporting WPS. HP has positioned this unit at the budget end of the market, as can be seen by its price and lack of image preview facilities. This … 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
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
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