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WD Black SN750 1TB with Heatsink (10c improvements!)
It is heavier, its cooler but its a fair bit more expensive too
Read More »PCSPECIALIST come to the rescue – competition winner happy!
Earlier this month we announced a competition to win an Alienware Area 51M Gaming laptop featuring an Intel Core i9 9900k, RTX 2080 with a 144hz gaming panel. We announced the winner for this competition last week but unfortunately we ran into some serious issues behind the scenes. We got …
Read More »Iiyama ProLite XUB2792UHSU 27in Professional Monitor Review
It's a 4K monitor from Iiyama targeting professionals - just how good is it?
Read More »WD Blue SN500 500GB SSD Review
It's an entry-level NVMe SSD that can be found for under £70 - has WD nailed it?
Read More »Google Glass is back once again
It has been a long time since Google Glass last made headlines. Since scrapping plans for a consumer launch, Google has been reworking Glass with a focus on enterprise/business users. Now, Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 has appeared, with a new design, better hardware and a high price tag. The …
Read More »Google has apparently stopped working on ChromeOS and Windows dual-booting
Last year, Google's ChromeOS developers began working to implement a dual-boot option to allow Chromebooks to run Windows in addition to the native operating system. News on this upcoming feature first popped up in April 2018 but things went very quiet in the months following. Now, the ‘Alt OS' mode …
Read More »Patriot Viper VPN100 1TB SSD Review
Patriot's latest SSD comes with a massive heatsink installed - but is the drive actually any good?
Read More »OnePlus 7 Pro is certified to have one of the best displays on the market
OnePlus has been hard at work with its upcoming flagship smartphones set to debut May 14, with CEO Pete Lau drumming up excitement for the company’s display technology in particular. The OnePlus 7 Pro has already topped expectations, receiving an A+ certification from video diagnostic experts at DisplayMate. Rumours surrounding …
Read More »Samsung 860 QVO 4TB SSD Review
It's the first Samsung SSD to use QLC NAND - but is it any good?
Read More »Nexus 6P owners will finally receive compensation from Google and Huawei
Although the Nexus 6P was undoubtedly a success in terms of sales, owners of the smartphone ran into trouble when an update sent the device into a never-ending “bootloop”. It’s taken brand-owner Google and manufacturer Huawei two years to come up with an agreement after pointing the finger in the …
Read More »Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Drive Review
It's a 4TB external drive from Toshiba, but how does it perform?
Read More »QNAP TVS-872XT-i5-16G 8-bay NAS Review
Looking for a high-quality NAS for your SMB? Look no further
Read More »Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX Review – The Incredible Vanishing Bezel
It's a very sleek laptop from ASUS ROG, packing RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics. Is it worth £3200?!
Read More »Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB Review
It's an update to the hugely popular 970 Evo - is it worth buying?
Read More »WD Black SN750 1TB SSD Review
It's a 1TB unit from WD, but is it a worthy upgrade from the old Black drive?
Read More »Epic responds to accusations of its store collecting Steam data without permission
Epic Games hasn’t had the easiest time with the launch of its Store, with many criticising its lack of features, poaching of exclusive titles and now, allegedly mining data from Steam without permission. The studio has since responded to the accusations, stating that while it does collect user data, it …
Read More »Google unveils the Android Q beta
The Android Q beta has arrived, bringing with it promises of better privacy controls, native support for foldable devices and greater connectivity. As usual, the annual preview is meant for developers only, initially rolling out on Google’s own Pixel devices before wider testing. Google introduced the new update on its …
Read More »Google transfers hardware employees amidst downsizing, rather than making them redundant
‘Cut backs’ seems to be a key phrase alongside ‘layoffs’ this year, as every company seems to be shaking things up, inevitably making a number of employees redundant. Even Google is not immune as it scales back its dwindling hardware division, but the Search giant is ensuring that its employees …
Read More »Nvidia explores whether newer technologies have real-world impact on battle royale K/D ratios
With the boom in popularity of the battle royale genre drawing millions of users per day, there has been an increased focus on squeezing every last bit of performance out of hardware. Better components certainly offer more frames per second, but Nvidia wanted discern whether more frames truly translated to …
Read More »Nvidia admits DLSS needs to be improved
When Nvidia first announced the RTX 20-series, ray-tracing was just one of the features being heavily pushed. The other was of course DLSS, which uses machine learning cores on the GPU to analyse in-game frames and provide better anti-aliasing compared to other methods. Unfortunately, DLSS performance has been giving questionable …
Read More »Samsung announces its reasonably priced Galaxy Tab S5e with Android 9 Pie
Ahead of its Galaxy Unpacked event on February 20th, Samsung has unveiled its thinnest and lightest metal Android tablet yet. The newly announced Galaxy Tab S5e draws a lot of inspiration from its Apple competitor but manages to forgo the hefty price tag. Samsung has taken a cue from the …
Read More »Toshiba XG6 1TB SSD Review
It's just an OEM drive at present - but could this give us a glimpse at Toshiba's next consumer SSD?
Read More »AMD Radeon VII 16GB Review
Can AMD challenge in the high end graphics market with its new Radeon VII?
Read More »Intel Optane SSD 900P 480GB SSD Review
It's another SSD using Intel 3D XPoint memory - is it worth £535 though?
Read More »Intel Optane DC P4800X 750GB SSD Review
It's only 750GB - but it will set you back over £2250
Read More »Intel SSD DC P4510 8TB review
Intel rate the endurance of the 8TB drive at up to 13.88PBW and back the drive with a 5 year warranty.
Read More »Google makes a $40 million investment into Fossil’s smartwatch technology
Despite failing to achieve the same foothold in the market as its full Android counterpart, it seems as though Google is committed to its Wear OS operating system built for smartwatches. Earlier today, the Search giant announced that it has invested $40 million into Fossil, one of the last remaining …
Read More »Gigabyte AORUS AD27QD 27in 144Hz IPS FreeSync Tactical Gaming Monitor Review
Just what exactly is a 'tactical' monitor?
Read More »QNAP TS-251B-2G 2-bay NAS Review
It's a 2-bay NAS with a x2 PCIe slot - but is it worth £300?
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