BY DAVID AVERBACH When Apple announced the iPhone X, many had sticker shock over the price tag. Not only is this the most expensive iPhone that Apple has ever created, but it’s also one of six different iPhones the company now sells. Building such a large (some would argue fragmented) product line is one of … Read more
4/5 VERDICT A great smartphone with a 4K screen, but there are better devices for less YOU HAVE TO hand it to Sony – no matter what the competition has come up with in recent years, it has stuck to its design guns. While Samsung has added curved edges to its phones, and HTC has … Read more
FINDING AN AFFORDABLE iPhone is practically impossible if you stick to the main series of handsets. Even the iPhone 6, which is now two generations old (having been replaced by the iPhone 6s and, most recently, the iPhone 7), goes for about SIM-free. And that’s if you can actually find it new, among the far … Read more
The ‘S’ verion of the iPhone 6 has a few extra bells and whistles compared with its year-old predecessor. But are they enough to tempt current iPhone users to upgrade? Is it that time again already? Every September for the past few years, Apple has chosen to hold an event which focuses around the launch … Read more
Denon re-imagines home theatre for the HEOS faithful. Steve May wonders if there are strings attached… HEOS AVR starts an AV cable cull With the HEOS AVR, Denon has taken everything you think you know about AV receiver design, and filtered it through a multiroom prism. Pointless legacy inputs and 1990s design chic are traded … Read more
When solid-state drives first arrived, there was much rejoicing. Surely, the PC had crossed the final frontier. All mechanical devices could finally be banished, and with them any performance bottlenecks. The PC’s work was done. But it hasn’t quite worked out like that. The first consumer SSDs had some serious performance flaws. Once those were … Read more
John McCann’s hands look positively tiny holding this mobile monster! The OnePlus 6 is the most polished, premium smartphone the firm has made in its short existence. It boasts an all-glass design, bringing it in line with big-name flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy S9 and iPhone X, a large 6.28-inch display complete with the … Read more
For a long time, Motorola’s Moto G was our favourite budget phone. Then the G5 let us down, and despite attempts to revive the franchise by launching several alternative versions, including the somewhat more successful G5S, it never quite recovered. Read our Motorola Moto G6 Review. [content-egg module=Amazon template=custom/gallery_images next=1] You may also like: Motorola Moto X4 … Read more
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Review – Samsung sets a new benchmark for super-sized Android phones, despite making only modest changes from last year’s model To look at the S9+, you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference from last year’s S8+, except for the new twin-camera setup on the back and the better fingerprint sensor position. Yes, … Read more
Intel core i7-8700K review – While Intel’s Core i7-7800X offers an overdockable and affordable way to get six cores and 12 threads, all eyes have been on the mainstream Core i7-8700K instead, and for several reasons. Firstly, the 7800X’s quad-channel memory support isn’t a feature that will benefit gaming-focused enthusiasts, or even most content … Read more
Dell offers a flexible mini tower design to interest business customers DETAILS • Price: £289 ex. VAT and shipping • Manufacturer: Dell • Website: www.dell.co.uk There is something delightfully retro about the Dell Vostro 3900 Mini Tower. The designers placed the PSU at the top of the case where they all once resided, and a mini bay … Read more
PC Specialist Vulcan X 02 – Illogically capable, Captain How much do you need to spend for a good PC? It sometimes feels like one of those unanswerable questions, like how long is a piece of string or why do people still watch Big Brother. If we had to give a number, though, based on nearly … Read more