Latest Peripherals Articles
- 11 October 2013
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News: What 3D printing really offers artists and designers
3D printing guru Professor Richard Hague discusses what the real possibilities for makers are – and what he's researching for the future.
- 09 October 2013
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News: Amazon Matchmaker mashes cheap Audible audiobooks with Kindle ebooks
If you have a big library of Kindle books, Amazon is hoping you'll spend a little extra for the audio versions.
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News: Apple rules, Android drools for responsive tablet touchscreens
The results are in and gamers and musicians take heed: if you want a responsive tablet for data intensive gaming or music apps like Garage Band, then your best bet is the iPad. For everyone else, there's Android, but tablets running Google's open-source operating system aren't as finger-friendly as Microsoft's own Surface RT.
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News: Nice curves! Samsung introduces the Galaxy Round, a phone with a curved screen
Today, the barrier between smartphone and Pringles chip has become slightly thinner. Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Round, a 5.7-inch AMOLED display'd handset with a slight lengthwise curve. The phone will go on sale in South Korea beginning next week. There's no official word on availability for any other markets.
- 08 October 2013
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News: Ultimate guide to the paperless office
You have no excuse for being buried under paper these days. The tools to digitize most or all of your pile are readily at hand and very affordable. We're not exactly a paperless society yet, but this guide will help you get to less paper, and that's a step in several right directions: increased efficiency, better security, and a reduced environmental footprint. We've also added a few ways to eliminate paper from your workflow, the better to declutter your office--and your mind.
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News: Canon Australia launches new division
Canon Australia has launched a new services business to take advantage of the $1 billion business process market.
- 07 October 2013
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News: As the digital revolution kills jobs, social unrest will rise
Gartner is forecasting some major changes in technology, especially in areas like 3D printing, machine learning and voice recognition. They are all powerful trends that will reduce the need for workers, and, as a consequence, bring social unrest, the analyst firm said.
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News: LG's making curved, 'bendable and unbreakable' smartphone displays
Not to be outdone by Samsung, LG says it's ready to mass produce its first flexible OLED display panel for smartphones.
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News: 5 Wi-Fi security myths you must abandon now
Wi-Fi has evolved over the years, and so have the techniques for securing your wireless network. An Internet search could unearth information that's outdated and no longer secure or relevant, or that's simply a myth.
- 04 October 2013
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News: Facebook networking chief: No more secret ASIC commands
Facebook's head of network operations has great expectations for software defined networking (SDN), though he may not be relying on commercial hardware vendors to bring SDN to the social networking giant's own infrastructure.
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News: Kindle Paperwhite review: Ebook reader gets warmer, faster
Last year the Kindle Paperwhite finally gave ebook readers what they'd been asking Amazon about for years: A Kindle that could be read in the dark without clipping on a book light. It was a good product, but early adopters complained that the screen lighting was a bit uneven. With the 2013 model, Amazon has fixed that problem, improved the lighting, and thrown in a bunch of nifty software updates.
- 03 October 2013
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Test Centre: Group test: what's the best display?
PC Advisor reviews the best 5 LCD monitors on sale in the UK today.
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Test Centre: Group test: what's the best budget LCD display?
PC Advisor reviews the best 5 LCD monitors on sale for less than £200 in the UK today.
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Test Centre: Group test: what's the best graphics card?
PC Advisor reviews and ranks the Top 5 graphics cards you can buy in the UK right now.
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Test Centre: Group test: what's the best budget graphics card?
PC Advisor selects and reviews the best five graphics cards available for less than £150 in the UK right now.
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News: 3D printers to become cheaper as shipments grow
Worldwide shipments of 3D printers will nearly double by 2015, driving down the cost of the technology, according to analyst firm Gartner.
- 02 October 2013
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Test Centre: Group test: what's the best desktop hard drive?
PC Advisor reviews the best desktop hard drives you can buy in the UK right now.
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Test Centre: Group test: what's the best NAS device?
PC Advisor picks out the best five home-entertainment, media-streaming devices available in the UK right now.
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Test Centre: Group test: what's the best budget printer?
PC Advisor reviews the Top 5 printers you can buy in the UK right now for less than £150.
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Test Centre: Group test: what's the best wireless router?
PC Advisor reviews the best five wireless routers you can buy in the UK right now.
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iPad mini vs Tesco Hudl tablet comparison review: should you buy a Tesco Hudl tablet or an iPad mini?
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14 best smartphones: The best phone you can buy in 2013
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How to close running apps in iOS 7: iPhone now works like Android
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Apple iPhone 5C vs iPhone 5 comparison review: What’s the difference between the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5?
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Apple iPad 5 release date, price and specs rumours
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iPhone 6 release date: When will the iPhone 6 be launched?
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iPad mini 2 release date, specs and price in the UK 2013
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Google Nexus 5 release date, price, photos and specs rumours
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PS4 release date, specs and its backwards compatibility issues: What you need to know about the PlayStation 4
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Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 to launch in September
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iPad mini vs Tesco Hudl tablet comparison review: should you buy a Tesco Hudl tablet or an iPad mini?
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Apple iPhone 5C vs iPhone 5 comparison review: What’s the difference between the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5?
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Kindle Fire HD vs Tesco Hudl vs Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablet comparison review
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LG G2 review: The best smartphone you can buy
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HTC One review: great high-end Android matches, but can't beat the best. A good deal
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How to close running apps in iOS 7: iPhone now works like Android
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How to set a song on your iPhone as a ringtone
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How to format a write-protected USB flash drive or memory card
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How to transfer photos from computer to iPhone the easy way: use Photo Stream
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How to transfer files and apps from Android phone, Android tablet to SD card
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