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Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 review: premium in the right ways

The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 is beautiful, bold, and totally functional. Samsung’s flagship Chromebook is less expensive and better than before I’ll spare you the suspense: the battery life is good. It’s not incredible. The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 is far from the longest-lasting Chromebook I’ve ever tested. But after last year’s Samsung Galaxy Chromebook… Read more

MSI GP66 Leopard Review: Subtle Powerhouse

Our Verdict The MSI GP66 Leopard is a powerhouse gaming notebook housed in a fairly subtle shell that also boasts a comfortable keyboard. It also offers plenty to upgrade or repair, but it’s a chore getting inside. For Strong gaming performance Comfortable keyboard Replaceable components Subtle design for a gaming notebook Against Difficult to open… Read more

Tacx Neo 2T Smart turbo trainer review: Indoor training revelation

(Pocket-lint) – After a pretty nasty ice-related incident over the winter, it became clear that to get back on the bike it was wisest to invest in an indoor trainer. Cue a moment of contemplating whether to go low-end or all-out in that investment – and after using a noisy, non-dynamic wheel-on roller for a… Read more

My PS5 is now matte black thanks to Dbrand’s Darkplates

A stealthy look for the elusive console Maybe you like the PlayStation 5’s distinctive white-and-black look. Maybe you don’t. Maybe you’d settle for a Zune-brown and orange model as long as you could find it in stock. But wherever you come down on the PS5’s color, one thing’s for sure: there’s a lot of demand… Read more

Sony A9 48-inch OLED TV review (KD-48A9): Big pictures on a smaller scale

(Pocket-lint) – Despite the overall TV trend being towards ever bigger screens, when it comes to OLED technology there’s actually been a growing clamour for something smaller. Not everyone can fit a 55-inch screen in their living room – yet that size has traditionally been as small as OLED TVs get. Happily there are finally… Read more

What Is a FALD Backlight? A Basic Definition

Home News (Image credit: VESA) FALD stands for full-array local dimming and is an expensive, as well as the most premium, type of backlight technology found in LCD displays, including PC monitors and TVs. It’s especially beneficial for viewing HDR content and is found in some of the best gaming monitors. A monitor with FALD… Read more

Spotify adds new filters to your ‘Liked Songs’ playlist

Home News (Image credit: Spotify) It’s been a busy week for Spotify. In addition to news of a forthcoming HiFi tier, and an appearance at a parliamentary inquiry, the streaming giant has also found time to release new features to help listeners curate their sprawling libraries of ‘Liked Songs’. From today, Spotify is offering free… Read more

Sennheiser CX 400BT

Our Verdict While slightly compromised in the features department, the CX 400BT are sonic marvels – and, at this price, hugely appealing For Lively, detailed sound Lightweight fit Excellent value for money Against Battery life below the best Not waterproof Such is the popularity of true wireless earbuds today that you can go to the… Read more

Nvidia Intros Resizable BAR Support with RTX 3060 Cards and 30 Series Laptops

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Nvidia today announced that Resizable Base Address Register (BAR) support is now available for RTX 3060 graphics cards and RTX 30 Series laptops. That’s earlier than the company anticipated, but it comes with a caveat, because its other desktop GPUs aren’t expected to receive drivers that support the technology until… Read more

DS Audio is sharing its optical phono cartridge secrets for free

Home News (Image credit: DS Audio) DS Audio has decided to share its niche expertise in optical phono cartridge technology with the world for free. Why? The Japanese company has pioneered what has largely been an eight-year solo effort in implementing optical tech in its development of phono cartridges. Now, it wants others to join… Read more

Zotac GeForce RTX 3060 AMP White Edition Review

Introduction NVIDIA today launched the GeForce RTX 3060 “Ampere” graphics card, and Zotac sent us their most premium product based on this chip, the Zotac RTX 3060 AMP White Edition. This card retains the compact essential design of Zotac’s RTX 3060-series, but has a few premium bits, such as a most elaborate aluminium fin-stack heatsink,… Read more

Best workout headphones 2021: The best exercise earphones to buy

(Pocket-lint) – When looking for the best running headphones or for the gym, priorities are slightly different to when you’re searching out the best headphones for casual listening. Headphones for exercise need to be comfortable and secure fitting as well as being sweat resistant. This is important as sweat is really bad for electronics. Best… Read more

Apple Music will never get a free tier, Apple music publishing head confirms

Home News (Image credit: Apple Music) Hoping for a free Apple Music tier in light of Spotify’s recently-voiced concerns over people turning to music piracy should streaming giants raise their prices? It may come as no surprise to learn that Apple’s senior director of music publishing, Elena Segal, has confirmed that there will never be… Read more

Disney Plus

Our Verdict A well-stocked, easy-to-navigate catalogue of new and original content that Disney fans are bound to enjoy For Huge, intuitive catalogue 4K, HDR10 and Dolby Atmos/Vision Vast device support Against Poor 4K HDR discovery Once upon a time, a man called Walt Disney founded Walt Disney Studios with his brother and became one of… Read more

RTX 3060 Listings Flood U.S. Retailers, With Prices Up to $629

Home News GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (Image credit: Gigabyte) Only a few hours are left before the GeForce RTX 3060 goes up for purchase at retailers around the world. Given Nvidia’s recent launch history, the mid-range Ampere graphics card’s stock might be equally limited so legit customers will likely have to fend off… Read more