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OnlineMiiPC: The Android-powered PC that lets parents monitor what the kids are doing
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GamingNew FIFA 13 video starring Joe Hart, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Messi (obviously)
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Reviews & hands-on
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TabletsDell XPS 18 pictures and hands-on
If the current supersize trend is anything to go by then we're in for plenty more giant tablet-meet-desktop-PC concepts this year. Dell's thrown its hat in the ring with the announcement of the XPS 18 - an 18.4-inch Windows 8 tablet meets desktop combination...
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Laptops 4 out of 5Apple Mac mini (Late 2012) review
Sitting here looking at our Windows-based desktop and, next to it, the Mac Mini, we're starting to wonder if the full-sized desktop is running toward the end of its lifespan. Sure, gamers want a big powerful machine with loads of cooling and a super-powerful...
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Laptops 5 out of 5Apple iMac 27-inch (2012) review
There are two iMac sizes available in the newly refreshed late-2012 line with the 27-inch positioning itself as the powerful big daddy of the two. While the 21.5-inch model we've recently played with suggested itself as a kitchen computer, to be shared...
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OnlineTurtle Beach Ear Force Sierra pictures and hands-on
Turtle Beach has quite a reputation among gamers for being the go-to guy when it comes to headsets. They aren't cheap, but for serious game fanatics, the payout is usually worth it. With Call of Duty: Black Ops II now hitting the shelves, Turtle Beach...
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OnlineHP Spectre One all-in-one PC pictures and hands-on
There's a lot of good to say about the way HP's latest range of laptops and PCs look, and the HP Spectre One all-in-one PC is no exception. At HP's Connected Music launch all the latest HP models were on display to have a tinker with, and the Spectre...
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OnlineApple iMac (2012) pictures and hands-on
Apple has revealed a new, thinner, sleeker iMac for those who still like to sit at a desk. Pocket-lint was at the San Jose Special Event to have a gander at the new computer first hand, along with only a handful of other journalists from the UK. From...
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Gaming 5 out of 5Borderlands 2 review
The original Borderlands was a game that shone with potential but in reality turned out to be more brown and boring than its in-game environments. Guilty on so many levels of simply underachieving for rather easily fixed reasons, has Borderlands 2 done...
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Gaming 4 out of 5F1 2012 review
Every year Codemaster’s F1 games get better. If F1 2010 was the spark that started it all, then 2011 was definitely the vroom after the ignition. But with F1 2012 have we finally got moving? Or are we still doomed to a stall and an 8th place finish?...
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OnlineDell XPS One 27 touch screen pictures and hands-on
Remember a while ago Dell promised that it would make a touch screen version of its huge XPS One 27 all-in-one computer? Well, looks like they came good on that promise, unveiling what has to be one of the biggest touch screen computers we have seen....
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Laptops 4 out of 5Windows 8 review
It's fair to say that Windows 8 is just about the most controversial operating system for some time. The strange thing is, everyone knows what Microsoft is trying to do, and most people agree that it's actually heading in the right direction. The only...
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OnlineLenovo IdeaCentre A720 all-in-one PC pictures and hands-on
The Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 all-in-one desktop PC we fiddled with at the PC World/Currys Christmas in July event was running Windows 7, but we're reliably informed that it's really been designed to work best with Windows 8. To begin with, it comes with...
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Online 3.5 out of 5Seagate Backup Plus USB 3 portable hard drive review
Cloud this, cloud that, if it’s not in the cloud these days, well, that’s bad news isn’t it? Of course, local storage can’t really be in the cloud, and we’re a while off replacing all our hard drives with a direct line to a server on the internet....
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OnlineDell XPS One 27 pictures and hands-on
While Dell has been busy upgrading its XPS laptop range, it's also managed to add an all-in-one, sexy desktop computer to its line-up. The Dell XPS One 27 boasts the manufacturer's largest screen to date with an impressive 27-inch display, which Dell...
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LaptopsAsus Zenbook Prime UX31A pictures and hands-on
The sequel to Asus's flagship Ultrabook is just around the corner and we have had a play. It's quite a thing to behold, with a 1080p screen that boasts deeper blacks than even the new MacBook Pro. The first time we saw it, in fact ,we didn't realise the...
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Laptops 3 out of 5Samsung XE 300M Chromebox review
Samsung's new Chromebox is essentially a desktop version of its Chromebook. It's a little bit cheaper at £280, instead of £380 for the Chromebook Series 5 550. It lacks the display, but has a lot more connectivity - especially in terms of video output....