Desktops

By Mike Williams Developed by the Korean security company CheckMAL, AppCheck is a comprehensive and easy-to-use anti-ransomware tool for Windows. AppCheck offers three layers of protection. The first is a real-time detection system which monitors processes for ransomware-like behaviour, and blocks anything suspect. This doesn’t use signatures, so in theory should catch even brand new…

By Mike Williams Founded in 2011 to support online gaming, Luxembourg-based G-Core Labs now offers powerful management hosting packages and a very capable, enterprise-level CDN. G-Core’s network covers more than 40 locations across four continents, significantly more than many competitors. The company hasn’t just crammed most of them into Europe and North America, either. Russia…

By Gabe Carey The Swift 3 is the latest budget laptop from Taiwanese electronics maker Acer, whose most notable contributions to the PC space this year have included a $9,000 (£9,000 around AU$15,120) gaming laptop and the world’s thinnest Ultrabook. For that reason, you may have expected the company to go big or go home…

By Andrew London The Parrot Mambo FPV is a lot like the Parrot Mambos that have come before it. It’s a small plastic drone that’s intuitive to fly and lots of fun. It can be flown using your smartphone, it’s small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and it supports modular accessories…

Xiaomi has unveiled what’s perhaps the best attempt at a MacBook Pro ripoff. Looking at the specs and price of the Mi Notebook Pro, however, it’s clear Xiaomi didn’t merely copy Apple’s flagship laptop. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

Can an AI tell if you’re gay or straight just from your facial features? A team of researchers created just that, and it’s pretty accurate. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By David Ludlow Building the perfect portable Bluetooth speaker isn’t just about making one small and light; it’s about getting that perfect mix of features. To our mind, that means a speaker with a small body that’s easy to carry around; something that can withstand the elements if it’s to be used outside; decent battery…

By Jon Porter,Desire Athow Before it got into the business of making security cameras like the Nest Cam IQ and Nest Cam Outdoor, the smart home company was first and foremost about one thing: heating. The Nest Thermostat was the product that started it all, and it continues to be a very competitive and smartly…

By Andrew Williams The Creative Muvo 2C is the Bluetooth speaker equivalent of a Swiss army knife. It has more features than some speakers five times the price, but can still fit in your pocket. This is also one of the smallest speakers that has a bass radiator, netting you proper bass rather than just…

By Kevin Lee Last August we saw the first few gaming laptops with 120Hz displays hit the scene, alongside the introduction of Nvidia’s 10-series Pascal graphics. Now little more than a year later, Asus is upping the ante with the 144Hz ROG Chimera – and we don’t ever want to go back to the regular…

By Mike Williams CUJO is an intelligent firewall which aims to protect your connected home from online threats. From desktops to mobiles, tablets to smart TVs, CUJO monitors all network activity to keep you safe from harm. Once set up, CUJO acts as a gateway between your devices and the outside world. It checks devices…

By Kevin Lee Whenever there’s a processor refresh, most laptops go with an internal refresh and call it a day. The Lenovo Yoga 920, however, takes it a step further with a redesigned chassis that’s sleeker, while fixing all the problems we had with the previous redesign. Starting at $1,329 or £1,499 (about AU$1,670), the…

By Kevin Lee If there’s one underlying theme of IFA 2017 in the laptop space, it’s that it seems every machine and their mother is getting a discrete GPU. The Acer Switch 7 Black Edition might appear to be just another Windows 10 device that’s got a discrete GPU upgrade, but it arguably makes the…

By Jon Porter Announced at IFA 2017, the SC-GA10 is Panasonic’s first foray into the world of smart speakers. In case you’ve been living under a rock right now, smart speakers are the latest craze right now, with manufacturers all over the world rushing to produce speakers that are capable of listening, and responding to,…

By Mike Williams VPNs are great for concealing your identity, protecting your data and accessing blocked websites, but setting them up can be tricky. VPN clients can interfere with other software, you might have to manually set up some devices, and many VPNs restrict the number of simultaneous connections you can make. Betterspot is a…