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31 Jul 2015
Nexus 6 review: Google’s big beast has just had a price cut
Nexus 6 review: Google’s big beast has just had a price cut Google’s flagship smartphone is big and bold, but it can’t quite live with the best large-screen handsets around Update: Google has cut the price of the Nexus 6 on the Google Store. The handset now costs £399 for the 32GB model and
31 Jul 2015
Android 5.1 Lollipop review: Google’s best OS is coming to the Asus ZenFone 2
Android 5.1 Lollipop review: Google’s best OS is coming to the Asus ZenFone 2 Update: The Asus ZenFone 2 ZE550ML is about to get an Android 5.1 update Update: Google’s best mobile OS yet is already available on most Android handsets, and now it’s coming to Asus’ entry-level ZenFone 2. Android 5 – or Android Lollipop
31 Jul 2015
Apple iPad Air 2 review: Quite simply the best tablet money can buy
Apple iPad Air 2 review: Quite simply the best tablet money can buy The Apple iPad Air 2 remains the best tablet on the market, despite challenges from a host of Android-based rivals A larger screen? Nope. A cheaper price? Nah. How about a base model with higher storage capacity? Not a chance. So
31 Jul 2015
Adobe After Effects CC 2015 review
Adobe After Effects CC 2015 review A ground-up rebuild improves After Effects for the better, but its rivals are gaining ground After Effects is a dependable workhorse for countless motion graphics artists and animators, but it is getting a bit long in the tooth. So the news that this 2015 version has been rebuilt
31 Jul 2015
Microsoft Band review
Microsoft Band review Microsoft hasn’t nailed the fitness band, but there’s lots to like – the Band is on the right track Microsoft took its time to bring the Microsoft Band to the UK, but if, like me, you were eagerly anticipating its arrival on our shores, then your wait may have been worthwhile.
31 Jul 2015
Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2015 review: A return to form
Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2015 review: A return to form After several rounds of pedestrian updates, Dreamweaver could finally be having something of a resurgence Dreamweaver’s problem has always been keeping pace with the web. That might sound odd, given it’s an application for creating websites – either through hand-coding or various layout-orientated tools and
31 Jul 2015
Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Third time lucky, Microsoft strikes gold with the Surface Pro 3 Update: Prices updated to current Microsoft Store figures, verdict remains unchanged The Surface Pro 3 is the flagship of Microsoft’s Surface family, the big, pricier brother to the recently-released Surface 3. The Pro ups the ante with a larger
31 Jul 2015
Microsoft Office for Mac 2016
Microsoft Office for Mac 2016 Office for Mac 2016 is finally available to the public; here’s the lowdown Everyone has it. Food that languishes at the back of the cupboard for years because you can’t be bothered to throw it out. A jar of some gooseberry jam from 2008; the redcurrant jelly you bought
31 Jul 2015
Sony turns a profit thanks to PS4, but Xperia looks in deep trouble
Sony turns a profit thanks to PS4, but Xperia looks in deep trouble Sony has started to turn around its troublesome technology empire, but its Xperia smartphones are still haemorrhaging cash Sony’s first quarterly earnings of 2015 show a threefold net profit increase, to ¥82.4 billion (£425m), thanks mostly to the PlayStation 4. However,
31 Jul 2015
Best laptops of 2015: The 21 best laptops your money can buy
Best laptops of 2015: The 21 best laptops your money can buy These are the very best laptops of 2015: Get the low-down with our buyer’s guide, detailed reviews and definitive chart From low-cost Windows with Bing machines to high-end Ultrabooks, and the explosion of diverse, different-shaped Windows devices, there’s a dizzying amount of