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How to turn your iPad into a full computer
Apple’s iPad tablet is insanely popular – easily the best-selling tablet device on the market – and while Apple’s expanded the range with the likes...
Best laptops for high school
Long gone are the days when the back-to-school list comprised purely of a bunch of pens and a hefty chunk of exercise books. These days,...
Best tablets for kids
There are some big advantages to kids using tablets rather than full computers. The locked-down nature of a tablet’s operating system means that it’s rather...
6 tips to make the most of wireless charging
Many phones, some headphones and plenty of other gadgets no longer require a wire connected to a power point to get power to your device....
Top consumer tech trends for 2022
Crystal ball gazing into the future of technology is always a tricky matter. For every right pick, there’ll be a dozen more flash-in-pan ideas that...
Google Nest Cam Review: Can Google bring its smarts to home security?
Security cameras used to be the stuff of warehouses and businesses only. Very few homes bothered setting up cameras and recording decks and endless wiring....
7 tips to extend battery life
There’s nothing worse than when your phone, tablet or laptop goes flat. That’s true whether you’re working on a vital business document, personal document, or...
5 tips to improve your internet browsing skills
Think you’re an expert of surfing the world wide web? Here’s how to take your searches to the next level. Internet browsers were at one...
How to reformat a USB drive (and why you might want to)
USB drives are a really handy way to store and share documents, whether that’s your precious family photos, spreadsheets for your business or music that...
Five cool things you didn’t know you could do with your smartphone
Smartphones have lots of additional features that could make them even smarter, but some are hidden behind menus you never open. Here’s five of our...
Apple MacBook Pro 16 Inch Review: Powerful, flexible… and expensive
Apple’s recently refreshed MacBook Pro 16 certainly lives up to its Pro suffix, but that’s both a blessing and a curse if you’re after an...
The Geeks2U review of popular computer monitors
Early computers used CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors, the same technology as colour televisions when they were introduced in 1954 (the TV, that is). It...
Apple says hello to new MacBook Pros – and goodbye to the Touch Bar
Apple recently announced a new range of MacBook Pro 14 inch and 16 inch laptops. Not that the MacBook Pro is a new laptop per...
Fitness band, fitness watch or smartwatch: Which is right for you?
Smart wearables are still a relatively new category of technology for most consumers, with less than a decade of on-shelf availability. A smart wearable can...
Windows 11 launches with surprisingly few gremlins
It used to be the case that when a new version of Windows launched, it came with a whole host of bugs, incompatibilities, and problems....
Apple’s iPhone 13: To upgrade or not to upgrade?
Apple recently announced its annual iPhone upgrades, with the iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max now available for...
Microsoft expands its Surface range of devices and jumps back into the phone game
For nearly a decade now, Microsoft has produced its own line of (mostly) laptops under the Surface branding. Recently, Microsoft announced new Surface devices, which...
Apple makes expected iPhone 13 upgrades, but also a surprise iPad Mini upgrade
Apple recently announced a slew of new hardware to tempt consumers with at a “virtual” streamed launch event it called “California Streaming”. The headline act...
The Ultimate Guide to Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows and MAC
Do you ever get tired of rolling your mouse, fiddling with your trackpad and running through tabs in order to switch between apps, jump into...
Apple and Epic Games lawsuit could change your app payment options
A recent US court ruling could lead to some significant changes in the way that you pay for apps and subscriptions on mobile devices, tablets,...
Microsoft sets October 5th Windows 11 release date (but don’t get too excited yet)
It was no secret that Microsoft was going to release the next version of Windows later this year. I’ve already written up my early impressions...
