EnGenius ECS2512FP & ECS2512 affordable multi-gig POE switches announced with 2.5Gbps & 10GbE SFP+
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EnGenius ECS2512FP & ECS2512 affordable multi-gig POE switches announced with 2.5Gbps & 10GbE SFP+

This new bypassed me a couple of days ago, but EnGenius has recently announced two new multi-gig switches that they claim will be affordable. With EnGenius being a business focussed company, the definition of affordable may be different from what home and SOHO users class as affordable, so we will have to wait and see….

Kygo Life Xenon Bluetooth Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Review
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Kygo Life Xenon Bluetooth Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Review

Showing my complete lack of knowledge about modern musicians, I had absolutely no idea who Kygo was until I started writing this review, assuming it was just some random brand I had not heard of. Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo, famed for his Firestone song, has turned his hand to the hardware side of…

Acer Swift 5 Review (2020)  – A Dell XPS 13 alternative that is lighter & cheaper with the Intel Core i5-1035G1
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Acer Swift 5 Review (2020) – A Dell XPS 13 alternative that is lighter & cheaper with the Intel Core i5-1035G1

I reviewed the Acer Swift 5 back in 2018, so this review is much the same but with upgraded hardware and a new lower price point. The Acer Swift 5 remains one of the lightest laptops on the market with a listed weight of just 990g up a touch since my last review. The last…

The Best Power Deliver Power Banks on Amazon – Portable charges for your laptop, iPad and other tablets.
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The Best Power Deliver Power Banks on Amazon – Portable charges for your laptop, iPad and other tablets.

Power banks have been a mainstay for mobile users for years, allowing us to go out for the day without worrying about our phones dying on us. They come in all shapes and sizes including ultra-portable 5000mAh options like the Anker Astro, 20,000 mAh options which are not pocket-friendly but can keep a couple of…

Realme C3 will be first phone to feature MediaTek Helio G70 budget gaming chipset and a significant upgrade vs Realme C2
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Realme C3 will be first phone to feature MediaTek Helio G70 budget gaming chipset and a significant upgrade vs Realme C2

An entry-level gaming orientated chipset seems to be a contradiction in terms, but recently MediaTek unveiled the Helio G70, which is technically the same as the Helio P65 previously released. Realme will be the first company to use this chipset with the Realme C3 which is set to arrive on the 6th of February, launching…

TerraMaster F2-210 NAS Review – A cheap NAS, but is it good? How does it compare vs Synology DS218j
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TerraMaster F2-210 NAS Review – A cheap NAS, but is it good? How does it compare vs Synology DS218j

I have not used a NAS in years, instead opting with building my own servers, but they are big, ugly and use up lots of electricity. With a growing number of old hard-drives, I wanted something that was small, lower-powered and cheap enough for me to justify using my old smaller 4TB drives in it….

TP-Link Archer AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router Review – Finally achieving multi-gig Wi-Fi
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TP-Link Archer AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router Review – Finally achieving multi-gig Wi-Fi

With the launch of Wi-Fi 6 and we have seen many big claims about its performance but in my previous, I have been impressed but not necessarily blown away about this next-gen Wi-Fi technology. A handful of routers are equipped to show off the full potential of Wi-Fi 6 and the TP-Link Archer AX11000 is…

Huawei MateBook D Series updated for 2020 with AMD Ryzen 5 3500U in 14 & 15-inch models from £599.99
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Huawei MateBook D Series updated for 2020 with AMD Ryzen 5 3500U in 14 & 15-inch models from £599.99

I was very impressed with the Huawei Matebook X Pro when I reviewed it back in 2018. Huawei also has a more affordable range of laptops with their D series which are powered by AMD CPUs. Like many other laptop brands, this has received its yearly update moving it from an AMD Ryzen 5 2500U…

Motorola Edge+ shows up on Geekbench with SD865 and 12GB RAM & is the first flagship device since the 2018 Moto Z3
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Motorola Edge+ shows up on Geekbench with SD865 and 12GB RAM & is the first flagship device since the 2018 Moto Z3

Motorola has not had a good time in recent years, what was once one of the dominant phone companies, they saw a sharp decline in market share leading to years of loses and the eventual sale to Lenovo. Things started to look up last year, Lenovo revealed that its mobile business group – which houses…

Avast Antivirus will harvest & sell everything you do on the Web including the specific porn videos you watched.
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Avast Antivirus will harvest & sell everything you do on the Web including the specific porn videos you watched.

A new report by Vice/Motherboard has revealed how much data Avast will collect on you if you opt-in on their data collection services. This is a perfect example of the privacy concerns we face in the modern era, and why freeware can be so bad. Avast is used by hundreds of millions of people around…