By James Peckham LG unveiled four new mid-range phones for its 2015 selection a couple of weeks before MWC, promising the handsets would be on show there. The company made good on its promises and we’ve managed to get a hands-on look with the Magna, Leon, Spirit and the Joy. LG’s Joy has the lowest…

By John Biggs Montblanc, a Swiss luxury company, recently announced a little add-on to its mechanical watch line – the e-Strap, a small OLED system that displays notifications on the bottom of your watch band. I snorted at the concept back in January but now we get to nod sagely at the implementation. To be…

By Dave James There’s little doubt that were you to purchase this wee box of gaming joy from XMG, you’d be as happy as a badger at a barbecue pulling the Prime from its box. It’s a quality gaming PC all the way from components to build to performance; but then it really ought to…

By Patrick Goss Getting a decently priced smartphone right is a thorny problem. All too often manufacturers aim for Apple-inspired design and a premium feel despite cheaper components and materials, but fall well short. On paper, we had high hopes for the ZTE Blade S6 but, unfortunately, it is no exception, despite laudable specs for…

By Patrick Goss Getting a decently priced smartphone right is a thorny problem. All too often manufacturers aim for Apple-inspired design and a premium feel despite cheaper components and materials, but fall well short. On paper, I had high hopes for the ZTE Blade S6 but, unfortunately, it is no exception, despite laudable specs for…

By Matt Hanson The LG Leon is part of the new spread of mid-range smartphones that the Korean company has announced, and I got to try it out at MWC 2015. Not only is the LG Leon a mid-range handset, but it sits firmly in the middle of the new collection of handsets, so you…

By Matt Burns Yep, here’s another card that promises to consolidate all your credit cards into one. But unlike the others, the Stratos Card appears to be worth a longer look. Stratos, the company behind the card, has a novel approach and has seemingly worked through all the niggles so far associated with universal credit…

By Michael Rougeau Finally Google is letting users combine the mediocrity of Android gaming with the terrible experience of using touchscreen/accelerometer game controls. That’s right: soon you won’t need multiple Android TV game controllers to play splitscreen Mario Kart knock-offs on the big screen – just a few friends with Android phones and not a…

By Michael Rougeau Finally Google is letting users combine the mediocrity of Android gaming with the terrible experience of using touchscreen/accelerometer game controls. That’s right: soon you won’t need multiple Android TV game controllers to play splitscreen Mario Kart knock-offs on the big screen – just a few friends with Android phones and not a…

By Darrell Etherington As far as gaming computers go, there are bound to be trade-offs: bigger size means better performance, and more portability is going to naturally lead to compromises when it comes to pure gaming muscle. The Asus Republic of Gamers G751 is a top-tier gaming notebook, but it still falls prey to that…

By Greg Kumparak Remember that custom Millennium Falcon quadcopter from a few weeks back? It better look out. The Rebel Alliance isn’t the only one with birds in the air anymore. As a followup to his Millennium Falcon project, French RC hobbyist Olivier_C has built a second quadcopter — but this time around, he’s building…

By Nick Broughall After what seems like an eternity of waiting, Netflix has finally confirmed its Australian launch date. From March 24, Aussies will no longer have to pay for a VPN in order to stream the latest season of House of Cards without delay. Complete with a solid lineup of Netflix content from launch,…

By Chuong Nguyen SanDisk is preparing for the smartphone future with the a new Dual USB Drive with Type C connector. As future smartphones and tablets are expected to launch with the new reversible USB port, the SanDisk Dual USB Drive allows users to store information and move files from the drive and their computers,…

By Chuong Nguyen SanDisk is preparing for the smartphone future with a new Dual USB Drive with Type C connector. As future smartphones and tablets are expected to launch with the new reversible USB port, the SanDisk Dual USB Drive allows users to store information and move files from the drive and their computers, smartphones…

By Kyle Russell Podo is looking to combine the experiences of photo booths and selfie sticks with its tiny camera, launching on Kickstarter today. While it looks to be about the size of a GoPro (you can easily fit it in a pocket or purse), it’s got a pivoting, sticky base that gives away its…