Components

By Darren Allan There’s some good news for those of you who have previously been eyeing up the fancier keyboard with added fingerprint sensor for Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4, as the accessory is now available to pre-order in the UK (and other European countries). The Surface Pro 4 Type Cover with Fingerprint ID (in black,…

By Darren Allan The jostling between SSDs and spinning hard disks is an ongoing process, and some new research from Google has thrown light on the reliability of solid-state drives both in general terms, and compared to traditional HDDs. The new report, entitled ‘Flash Reliability in Production: The Expected and the Unexpected’, certainly made some…

By Darren Allan The jostling between SSDs and spinning hard disks is an ongoing process, and some new research from Google has thrown light on the reliability of solid-state drives both in general terms, and compared to traditional HDDs. The new report, entitled ‘Flash Reliability in Production: The Expected and the Unexpected’, certainly made some…

By Mike Jennings Introduction It’s tempting to dismiss PC cases as big black boxes, but that’s dismissing huge swathes of the market – and one of your system’s most important components. There’s a huge amount of variety and quality in every corner of the market. At the top are the full-tower behemoths that can house…

By Mike Jennings Introduction It’s tempting to dismiss PC cases as big black boxes, but that’s dismissing huge swathes of the market – and one of your system’s most important components. There’s a huge amount of variety and quality in every corner of the market. At the top are the full-tower behemoths that can house…

By Kane Fulton Microsoft has set up a webpage inviting developers to pre-order the developer version of its HoloLens headset, which is powered by an unspecified 32-bit Intel processor. Essentially a Windows 10 computer worn on the head that allows for wire-free holographic computing without wires, cameras or any other devices, HoloLens will begin shipping…

By Kane Fulton Microsoft has set up a webpage inviting developers to pre-order the developer version of its HoloLens headset, which is powered by an unspecified 32-bit Intel processor. Essentially a Windows 10 computer worn on the head that allows for wire-free holographic computing without wires, cameras or any other devices, HoloLens will begin shipping…

By Darren Allan We’ve seen a lot of mechanical keyboards pop up lately, but here’s something completely different: an analog and compact, ten-keyless (i.e. sans number pad) effort from Dutch hardware maker Wooting. The Wooting One is an analog keyboard as opposed to a traditional digital keyboard. With the latter, you press a key and…

By David Howell Introduction and printer choice Note: Our choosing a business printer feature has been fully updated. This article was first published in November 2012. The paperless office has continued to be conspicuous by its absence. Indeed, using paper in an office environment seems to be as popular as ever. Even with the ability…

By David Howell Introduction and printer choice Note: Our choosing a business printer feature has been fully updated. This article was first published in November 2012. The paperless office has continued to be conspicuous by its absence. Indeed, using paper in an office environment seems to be as popular as ever. Even with the ability…

By Nick Broughall Manufacturing giant Foxconn looks set to get a big boost to its display-making capabilities, with reports that the board of directors at Japanese electronics firm Sharp have accepted a takeover deal from the Taiwanese Foxconn. The deal is reportedly worth 700 billion Yen (around US$6.24 billion, £4.48 billion), with Foxconn promising to…

By Nick Broughall Manufacturing giant Foxconn looks set to get a big boost to its display-making capabilities, with reports that the board of directors at Japanese electronics firm Sharp have accepted a takeover deal from the Taiwanese company. The deal is reportedly worth 700 billion Yen (around US$6.24 billion, £4.48 billion), with Foxconn promising to…

By Darren Allan In a worrying development for those who use a wireless mouse or keyboard (or indeed both), these peripherals can be hacked from a distance, and then used by an attacker to carry out malicious actions, such as installing malware, on the connected laptop or PC. This issue was discovered by Mark Newlin,…

By Darren Allan In a worrying development for those who use a wireless mouse or keyboard (or indeed both), these peripherals can be hacked from a distance, and then used by an attacker to carry out malicious actions, such as installing malware, on the connected laptop or PC. This issue was discovered by Mark Newlin,…

By Kane Fulton Introduction Stealing whatever thunder Google’s Project Ara had left, the LG G5 has been grabbing headlines over at MWC 2016 on the back of its modular functionality. By sliding out a cartridge-like base, the smartphone lets you bolt add-ons to the smartphone – such as a battery grip with physical camera controls…