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The Nintendo Switch launched all the way back in 2017 to rapturous applause. While the Wii U had been somewhat ill-received due to its clunky controller (with pretty poor battery life to boot), the Switch felt like a realisation of all the tantalising ideas the Wii U had pioneered. After all, it’s a hybrid console … Read more
It can sometimes feel like we haven’t had enough time to get to grips with a new technology before its successor arrives. As we get older, this will happen more and more; although there are many who say Moore’s Law doesn’t apply to modern technology anymore, it’s certainly still moving quickly enough to potentially leave … Read more
VR may technically still be in its infancy, but the tech is building up a surprisingly comprehensive suite of must-play games. Major gaming companies and developers are putting all of their eggs in the VR basket; there are huge, tentpole instalments of core franchises that you’re going to need a VR headset to play. Whether … Read more
When you’re thinking about buying a new console, one of the most important things to take into consideration is what exclusives you can pick up. Exclusives are games that are only available on that console; you either can’t buy them for any other platform or can only find them on PC, meaning if you want … Read more
Tablets have become an essential part of our daily lives, whether for researching facts for a presentation or downloading your favorite TV show to watch offline. If you are looking for a reliable tablet, we have put together a list of the best options arriving in 2022: TCL 10 Pro Manufactured by TCL, this Android-based … Read more
It’s fair to say that Alexa has pretty much taken over the world. A huge amount of people now have smart speakers or other smart home devices that have Alexa built in, and with just a simple voice command, they can tell Alexa to do anything from turning the lights on through to playing music … Read more
Mobile phone apps, including Android apps, are quickly becoming a source for money-making activities. You do not necessarily need to have a retail store or an online website to find the source of your earnings, rather you can also do that through Android apps, which is what we will be exploring in this guide. Electronic … Read more
TikTok is one of the biggest and most influential social media sites around right now. If something is going to become a trend, you’ll almost certainly hear about it on TikTok first, and celebrities and influencers alike are lining up to be the next person to start a major craze. With such prominence and popularity, … Read more
Thanks to offerings from Samsung, Apple, and other companies, we’re that little bit closer to the futuristic sci-fi world many filmmakers and storytellers imagined many years ago. Smartphones now look very similar to the devices wielded by classic sci-fi heroes; their screens are huge, their capabilities are enormous, and their performance is zippy. They can’t … Read more
The gaming scene today looks very different to how it did back in the 90s. At that time, Nintendo and Sega were riding high, with Sony’s PlayStation a new and unproven unknown. Microsoft had yet to release its Xbox, although that console would debut with the next generation, and although PC gaming was still a … Read more
Recently, Samsung announced a raft of new tablet devices, as many had been predicting they would. Though they’re rather uncreatively named, the Tab S8 lineup looks to consolidate Samsung’s dominance in the Android tablet space. The new devices are aimed at providing a premium tablet experience for those who don’t want to buy into the … Read more
We’ve finally gotten our first look at Samsung’s new range of flagship smartphones for 2022, and we’re impressed. While the fundamental design hasn’t changed too much from last year’s offerings, the S22 range brings with it some fun new features and smart updates that should make these phones a worthy upgrade for anyone rocking an … Read more
When people talk about instant messenger apps, there are two that pretty much always spring to mind. The first is, of course, the inimitable MSN Messenger, which accompanied many of our childhoods and was a mainstay for our social relationships. The second is AIM, or AOL Instant Messenger, which relatively fewer of us used but … Read more
The PS5 is currently doing incredibly well. Sales for the console have been impressive, doubling those of Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S. Despite this success, it’s unlikely Sony is resting on its laurels. Fresh updates to the PS5 could well be on the way, and if they are, Sony’s planning department is almost … Read more
While many people were using MSN Messenger in the late 90s and early 2000s, there was another messenger app that was capturing the imaginations of millions worldwide. AIM – which stood for AOL Instant Messenger – may have closed down back in 2017, but it got its start a lot earlier than that, and there … Read more
Pretty much anyone who had the internet back in the 1990s and 2000s will likely remember MSN Messenger, AOL Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and others. MSN Messenger was the Facebook Messenger of its day, only it didn’t have an entire social network attached to it; instead, it was simply a program you downloaded on your PC, … Read more
If you’ve been following the gaming news recently, you’ll know that Microsoft has purchased Activision Blizzard. This incredible buyout is bound to have serious ramifications throughout the gaming industry; it’s not just a matter of one massive corporation purchasing another. Instead, this is the culmination of years of Microsoft’s strategy, as well as a highly … Read more
For many people, Windows 3.0 (and its more popular successor, Windows 3.1) is a matter of the distant past. It existed in that strange time before people actually used computers en masse; computers were a hobbyist proposition first and foremost, and the general population either didn’t understand them or felt they didn’t have any use … Read more