SOUND BARS ARE still relatively new to many people in comparison to surround-sound speaker systems, but we’re already expecting more from them than simply better audio quality for watching TV and films. Philips was clearly on the same wavelength as us when it produced the Fidelio HTL9100. This sleek sound bar splits apart into surround-sound … Read more

The iPhone 5C’s screen looks fantastic. Viewing angles are wide, contrast is excellent and colours look vibrant and rich thanks to the IPS panel ALTHOUGH RUMOURED TO be a budget handset designed and priced to take on budget Android handsets, the iPhone 5C is a direct replacement for the iPhone 5. However, the iPhone 5C … Read more

THE SONY VAIO Tap 11 is a Windows 8 tablet that comes with a keyboard so you can use it like a laptop. The keyboard is completely separate from the main tablet, with no cradle or detachable magnetic strip – just a tiny docking port that snaps the keyboaid to the bottom of the main … Read more

Panasonic invented the concept of compact cameras with interchangeable lenses. However, last year’s GF5 was a disappointment, with image quality and controls that lagged behind the competition. The GF5 has now been discontinued, but some retailers still have limited supplies on sale. The GF6 brings improvements in almost every area. There’s now a mode dial … Read more

Asus took the most daring design route, but its remote- desktop mode is problematic. While Dell, Lenovo, and Sony adopted the same essential design for their respective all-in-ones, Asus took a completely different approach. In fact, a better description of Asus’s machine might be “all- in-two,” because the Transformer All-in-One P1801 is essentially two discrete … Read more