Computers

By Max Parker Introduction Tablets are in an odd place right now. Sales are slumping for both Android and iOS devices and with phones growing in size every few months the need for a separate, similarly sized device that lacks all the smartphone features is definitely waning. But that isn’t stopping Amazon, in fact the…

By Max Parker Introduction Tablets are in an odd place right now. Sales are slumping for both Android and iOS devices and with phones growing in size every few months the need for a separate, similarly sized device that lacks all the smartphone features is definitely waning. But that isn’t stopping Amazon, in fact the…

By Juan Martinez For those of you in the market for an affordable printer that runs quickly, produces high-quality images and provides a host of excellent connectivity features, you can’t do better than the Canon Pixma MG7520 ($129.99/£83/AU$158) and the Epson Expression Premium XP-820 “Small-in-One” All-in-One Printer ($199/£170/AU$219). If you’re looking for a workhorse that…

By Juan Martinez For those of you in the market for an affordable printer that runs quickly, produces high-quality images and provides a host of excellent connectivity features, you can’t do better than the Canon Pixma MG7520 ($129.99/£83/AU$158) and the Epson Expression Premium XP-820 “Small-in-One” All-in-One Printer ($199/£170/AU$219). If you’re looking for a workhorse that…

By Desire Athow A report published by analyst firm KGI claims that Apple will use its own processors in at least one Mac device in 2016 with 9to5Mac suggesting that it might be a future iteration of the yet-to-be-released 12-inch MacBook Air. Analysts for the firm reckon that the application processors, which will be replacing…

By Desire Athow A report published by analyst firm KGI claims that Apple will use its own processors in at least one Mac device in 2016 with 9to5Mac suggesting that it might be a future iteration of the yet-to-be-released 12-inch MacBook Air. Analysts for the firm reckon that the application processors, which will be replacing…

By Jeff Parsons Introduction and design When Asus built the Nexus 7 for Google, it produced one of the best budget tablets we’d seen. Clearly the Taiwanese manufacturer knows better than to mess with a winning formula. The Asus MemoPad 7 ME572C then, is the spiritual successor to the Nexus 7 and builds on it…

By Desire Athow Introduction and design Netbooks, it seems, are making a remarkable comeback thanks to the likes of Asus. The Taiwanese manufacturer single-handedly kickstarted that revolution back in 2007 when it launched the Eee PC range. Over the next five years, millions of these low-cost, small form factor laptops were sold until Android tablets…

By Desire Athow Introduction and design Netbooks, it seems, are making a remarkable comeback thanks to the likes of Asus. The Taiwanese manufacturer single-handedly kickstarted that revolution back in 2007 when it launched the Eee PC range. Over the next five years, millions of these low-cost, small form factor laptops were sold until Android tablets…

By Juan Martinez If you’re in the market for a home office or enterprise printer that can handle anything you throw at it, the Sharp MX-C301W printer is a 72.8 lb. unit that handles copying, printing, scanning, and faxing, all with a footprint of just 17″ (w) x 22½” (d) x 18½” (h) (prices vary).…

By Juan Martinez If you’re in the market for a home office or enterprise printer that can handle anything you throw at it, the Sharp MX-C301W printer is a 72.8 lb. unit that handles copying, printing, scanning, and faxing, all with a footprint of just 17″ (w) x 22½” (d) x 18½” (h) (prices vary).…

By Desire Athow Hard disk vendors are no longer content selling vanilla drives and they’re now looking for higher margin products, which explains why so many have rushed to unveil wireless hard disk drives. We have had models from Seagate, LaCiE (a Seagate company) and Western Digital already sent over for review, and Buffalo’s Ministation…

By Desire Athow Hard disk vendors are no longer content selling vanilla drives and they’re now looking for higher margin products, which explains why so many have rushed to unveil wireless hard disk drives. We have had models from Seagate, LaCiE (a Seagate company) and Western Digital already sent over for review, and Buffalo’s Ministation…

By Desire Athow Toshiba unveiled a new 3TB hard disk drive that’s crammed into a 2.5-inch form factor. The MQ03ABB300 is the smallest such hard disk drive and kickstarts another potential round of product launches. Samsung Storage, now a Seagate division, produces a 3-platter, 2TB 5400 RPM drive while Seagate has an enterprise-focused Constellation drive…

By Desire Athow Toshiba unveiled a new 3TB hard disk drive that’s crammed into a 2.5-inch form factor. The MQ03ABB300 is the smallest such hard disk drive and kickstarts another potential round of product launches. Samsung Storage, now a Seagate division, produces a 3-platter, 2TB 5400 RPM drive while Seagate has an enterprise-focused Constellation drive…