Desktops

By Cat Ellis Paint.NET is a powerful, easy-to-use image editor that offers features similar to those that you’ll find in Adobe Photoshop and GIMP. Paint.NET features layers, enabling you to edit specific areas of your image, or build up an image from a number of different sections. You can also use Paint.NET to adjust an…

By Jamie Carter Virtual reality sounds terrible. The bevy of 360-degree video cameras are visually immersive, but what they lack is convincing ‘lifelike’ audio. Cue the Sennheiser Ambeo Smart Headset, which we first saw at CES 2017 in January. It has an omni-directional microphone on each ear that record the sound surrounding the videographer, from…

By James Peckham Kobo’s Aura One was an exemplary example of the ereader managing to do something different to Amazon’s Kindle range, and the new Aura H2O takes those features and puts them in a smaller, cheaper package. With a large display, useful screen dimming technology and a waterproof design, this may suit you well…

By Cat Ellis Audacity is an incredible free, open source audio editor that’s just as good as many premium paid-for applications. You can use it to make your own recordings, remove noise, cut and combine clips, apply special effects and much more, and achieve truly professional results. If all that isn’t enough, you can expand…

By Mike Williams Making use of a VPN almost always cuts your internet speeds, which is no real surprise given the overheads of all that encryption. Speedify aims to fight against this issue by spreading your internet traffic across any available internet connections: Ethernet, a tethered mobile, Wi-Fi and more. If one connection type is…

By Jacob Grana Laptop on the inside, envelope on the outside, the Gigabyte wants to mail the Aero 15 into gamer caves and boardrooms alike. With its programmable keyboard, Kaby Lake Core i7, Nvidia GTX 1060 GPU, and an enduring battery, the Aero 15 is the next do-it-all device attempting to show up the suddenly…

By Cat Ellis eM Client is much more than just a way to keep your emails in order. As well as managing your messages, it can track your schedule and organize your to-do list. There’s also an integrated chat features that supports three major messaging services (Google, Facebook and Jabber), and a facility for making…

Acer has refreshed its Aspire lineup recently, offering a number of options for those looking to buy either an entry-level laptop or something more powerful. Here are their specs, pricing, and availability. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Mike Williams VPNArea is a popular and well-established VPN run by the Bulgarian-based firm Offshore Security EOOD. The service has a lengthy list of appealing features. It covers 60+ countries all around the world, has support for six simultaneous connections, DNS and WebRTC leak blocking, P2P support and a clear ‘no logs’ claim. The…

By Nicholas Fearn If there’s one obvious pattern in the newsgroup industry, it’s that many of the leading providers are based in the Netherlands – and Usenet Farm is no different. The service is aimed at people who want a powerful yet affordable offering that puts privacy at the forefront. Unlike other Usenet providers, you…

Acer has launched its lineup of mid-season products, including an all-in-one desktop called Aspire U27. Unlike most desktops, this one removed the fans and went with liquid cooling. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Desire Athow The Dell Latitude 12 Rugged Tablet is not your standard slate – the device is targeted at those who usually slave away on an oil exploration project or work in the Amazonian tropical rainforest (as a biologist maybe). It is designed to be dropped, bashed about, and generally undergo all sorts of…

Acer has introduced two new additions to its 2-in-1 lineup. The powerhouse Switch 5 and the budget-friendly Switch 3 will both ship in June, detachable keyboard in tow. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Zak Storey There’s something to be said for aspiring to move away from a full-sized desktop and towards a more portable, low-space notebook. The latest Erazer gaming laptop from Medion is technically portable: at 17 inches on the diagonal, it’d be considered a desktop replacement. Packing an Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of memory,…

By Mike Williams California-based Arvixe has been hosting personal and business websites since 2003, and is now owned by Endurance International Group, the company behind tech names like Domain.com, Bluehost, iPage, SiteBuilder.com and more. Arvixe has a huge number of products, and the website tries to cover them all. That includes personal hosting, business hosting,…