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Do You Need a Chromebook?

However much you love your Macs, a cheap and cheerful Chromebook could be their ideal companion. Let’s see how a Chrome OS notebook could augment your Apple computing needs.

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10+ mins  |
March 2022
AKVIS OilPaint 10.0
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AKVIS OilPaint 10.0

Are these pictures worth a thousand words?

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3 mins  |
March 2022
Airfoil 5.10
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Airfoil 5.10

An audio enthusiasts’ dream...

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2 mins  |
March 2022
Austrian Audio PB17 Professional Business Headset
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Austrian Audio PB17 Professional Business Headset

You’re coming through, loud and clear...

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2 mins  |
March 2022
Angry Birds Journey
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Angry Birds Journey

It’s official – Angry Birds is fun to play again!

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3 mins  |
March 2022
Acer C250i Portable LED Projector
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Acer C250i Portable LED Projector

It’s a curious-looking creature, but can it deliver the goods?

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3 mins  |
March 2022
GameSir X2 - Bluetooth Mobile Gaming Controller
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GameSir X2 - Bluetooth Mobile Gaming Controller

Can this cunning controller turn your iPhone into a handheld gaming device?

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3 mins  |
February 2022
FRITZ!Box 7530 AX Wireless Router
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FRITZ!Box 7530 AX Wireless Router

Is it worth upgrading your router to this Wi-Fi 6 model?

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3 mins  |
February 2022
Reloading…Dead Space
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Reloading…Dead Space

Remembering the App Store classics that are sadly no longer with us. In space no one can hear you scream about the control method.

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4 mins  |
February 2022
Equipment for Stargazing
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Equipment for Stargazing

There comes a time when you want to see more than what’s available with the naked eye. Whether it’s the rings of Saturn, the bands of cloud around Jupiter or some of the more impressive nebula, you’ll need a telescope or a pair of good binoculars. Here’s a guide to what to look for.

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6 mins  |
February 2022
Edifier R33BT Active Bluetooth Computer Speakers
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Edifier R33BT Active Bluetooth Computer Speakers

Another month, another set of speakers...

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2 mins  |
February 2022
A watchOS Timeline
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A watchOS Timeline

Unsurprisingly, watchOS 1.0 launched with the original Apple Watch in April, 2015. Since then we’ve had regular updates to the Apple Watch’s operating system, with the latest being watchOS 8.1.

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2 mins  |
February 2022
iOS 15 Home Screen - How to Organise it
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iOS 15 Home Screen - How to Organise it

The Home screen is at the heart of your iPhone. It’s through the Home screen you open apps, organise them into folders, edit and use Home screen widgets and more. The previous release of the iOS operating system brought some great new features such as the App Library and using Widgets on the Home screen. Follow this guide to master your iPhone’s Home screen.

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5 mins  |
January 2022
Monterey's Menus - A Key Mac Feature
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Monterey's Menus - A Key Mac Feature

Whether it’s a pull-down menu accessed by clicking on the top bar of your desktop or a contextual menu found by right-clicking or ctrl-clicking on a file or folder, you need to know how to use your menus if you are to get the most out of your Mac and Monterey. Here’s a guide to your Mac’s menus.

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3 mins  |
January 2022
Notification Centre -Information Feature
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Notification Centre -Information Feature

The Notification Centre in iOS 15 has had a great visual redesign. Now, when you get notifications from people, such as incoming messages, their photo is displayed next to the notification. Notifications from apps have bigger icons showing which app sent them, and non-urgent notifications can be collated and delivered when you’re not as busy. Read on to find out how to organise and use your notifications.

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2 mins  |
January 2022
Reloading…The Apple Newton
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Reloading…The Apple Newton

It was arguably the first PDA, and it pioneered (badly), handwriting recognition. But what was the Apple Newton, and why is such a flaky device so fondly remembered? Let’s take a look at this mid-Nineties misfire.

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3 mins  |
January 2022
Super-Fast 5G
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Super-Fast 5G

Once again, the 13-series iPhones feature 5G connectivity. This is the fifth generation of the broadband cellular networks standard, and it’s very fast. All four iPhones in the iPhone 13 series feature 5G, and it’s compatible with 3G and 4G for areas that don’t yet have a 5G infrastructure.

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2 mins  |
January 2022
Reloading…Comic Book Heroes
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Reloading…Comic Book Heroes

Superheroes have been a staple of entertainment for decades, since Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman (the caped crusader hadn’t added ‘The’ to his monicker quite yet!) took the army of masked avengers from the printed page to the big screen. From lunchboxes to action figures and clothing to tie-in video games, superheroes are a genre to themselves. Mimicking the movies that inspired them, while many are treasured by fans the majority of tie-in games ride the wave of hype and are then forgotten. In the case of the games covered here, they’re deleted from the App Store as well as our memories, so we thought we would go back and look at these lost games to see if they can get our Spidey senses tingling.

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10 mins  |
September 2021
Total War: ROME Remastered
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Total War: ROME Remastered

I’m Spartacus, and so’s my wife!

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3 mins  |
September 2021
JOBY GorillaPod Mobile Vlogging Kit
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JOBY GorillaPod Mobile Vlogging Kit

Fancy yourself as the new Steven Spielberg? Grab this bundle and get filming.

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3 mins  |
September 2021
Nanoleaf Triangle Starter Kit
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Nanoleaf Triangle Starter Kit

Can this smart system bring a little light into your life?

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3 mins  |
September 2021
DJI Pocket 2 Creator Combo
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DJI Pocket 2 Creator Combo

Can this pocket-sized auto-stabilising 4K video camera take your movie-making to the next level?

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2 mins  |
September 2021
Envoy Pro SX Thunderbolt Portable 480GB SSD
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Envoy Pro SX Thunderbolt Portable 480GB SSD

For when you need portable storage that can really take the knocks.

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2 mins  |
September 2021
Max Payne Mobile
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Max Payne Mobile

Most console-to-iOS games are a Payne in the butt!

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2 mins  |
September 2021
Bike Baron 2
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Bike Baron 2

A sequel to a motocross-inspired game with added charm but now with less customisation. Vroom vroom, crash!

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3 mins  |
September 2021
Dead Cells
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Dead Cells

Fight, dodge and slam. Die, then do it all again.

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2 mins  |
September 2021
Bigzzia Motorised Treadmill
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Bigzzia Motorised Treadmill

Get fit with this great space-saving treadmill.

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4 mins  |
September 2021
Shure Aonic 50 Bluetooth Headphones
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Shure Aonic 50 Bluetooth Headphones

In a crowded market, can these cans cut it?

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2 mins  |
August 2021
Motorsport Manager Mobile 3
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Motorsport Manager Mobile 3

If you’re not first, you’re last!

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2 mins  |
August 2021
My Child Lebensborn
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My Child Lebensborn

Interactive storytelling at its best.

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3 mins  |
August 2021