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The Moto G is Motorola's biggest and best effort yet in conquering the entry-level market. It's not a handset meant to break records but offers fantastic performance and great value for the money.
The tiny Vision HT 420D has plenty of HTPC-friendly features including Blu-ray support, a remote control, Asrock's spin on MHL and Intel's Haswell architecture. At $660 without OS, is it worth it?
The Asus Transformer Book T100 is a full Windows 8.1 10-inch tablet, sporting Intel ‘Bay Trail' internals, and a keyboard dock all for under $500 (some retailers now have it for $400).
AMD really is focused on gaming performance with Kaveri and believes this is where its latest APUs have a serious advantage over the competition.
The typical two-bay NAS tower design has been thrown out in favor of a set-top. Lying flat QNAP offers a unique fanless set-top design as well as a more refined user interface and software setup...
Chucking in all this top-end hardware isn't a simple key to success, though, as it has to be complemented by a well-integrated software suite. Will this flagship Windows Phone be able to deliver?
No stranger to the business of high-end displays, Dell has lunged into the UHD market. Today we'll be taking a look at Dell's monstrous 32-inch flagship, the UltraSharp UP3214Q.
When solid state drives first started replacing HDDs, they had to fit into computer chassis or laptop drive bays built for HDDs, however that's not a requirement and that's becoming more evident today
AMD's Radeon R9 290 and 290X made a strong case against Nvidia's GTX 780 and Titan, but in reality they are fetching much more than AMD intended. How good of a deal are they, then? Let's find out.
Asrock's new Z87 Extreme11/ac may very well be the most extreme motherboard we've handled: 4-way GPU support, over 20(!) SATA ports, premium onboard audio, dual gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi...
High resolution 1080p displays started to rival real paper, quad-core processors dominated, and smartphone cameras packed more megapixels than a professional DSLR. So what will 2014 bring?
Many companies have tried to make a large, note-friendly smartphone, but none have succeeded quite as well as Samsung. The new Galaxy Note 3 further refines the line and for the first time...
Check out TechSpot's picks for the best tech products of 2013 across 14 categories. From smartphones and tablets to laptops, SSDs, graphics cards and cases. There are 75 product picks total.
When we compared the best CPU air coolers recently we wondered how these would fare against a water cooling setup. Closed loop systems are simple to install, perform great and are inexpensive.
I've been using the Nest for nearly two months now and without jumping right to the conclusion, I can say it is an excellent and well-rounded product in terms of hardware as well as software.
Over the years many have felt compelled to follow Intel co-founder Gordon Moore (of Moore's Law) in bringing their observations about the industry into the public eye… with varying degrees of success.
Buying a sound card has always felt more like a gamble than an investment to me. But just how much better can music, movies and games sound? Enough to prevent buyer's remorse?
The Black2 crams both solid state and disk drive technologies into one drive. Similar to a desktop config, the Black2 makes the flash portion a primary boot drive with the HDD serving as bulk storage.
The Erazer X700 touts a “helmet inspired” black exterior full of sharp lines further accented by blue lighting and silver gray elements. The resulting aesthetic is somewhat futuristic, sleek and...
A few days ago I set out to create a script that would monitor a folder within Windows so whenever a movie file was dropped into it, AHK would automatically open said file with the Subtitles app.
Apart from the performance, the key improvement over the first-generation iPad mini is the display, which packs 3.1 million pixels into a 7.9-inch 4:3 panel. The crispness is certainly eye-catching...
There's really not a one-size-fits-all answer to the question of “why are users uninstalling my app?” But there do seem to be a few common factors that can contribute to this happening.
Google has once again managed to deliver an astonishing package for an unbelievable price tag. The Snapdragon 800 SoC, 5" IPS display and LTE could be well suited to a handset nearly twice the price.
The Android market is crowded and Sony has found the US market to be particularly challenging. Will a 20MP camera provide them with enough of a talking point? Have they addressed all the issues...
As if it wasn't already fast enough, Gigabyte has armed its GTX 780 Ti with a massive air cooler that allows its variant of Nvidia's newcomer with a 17% overclock and totally silent operation...
With some of the most anticipated PC game releases delayed until 2014, we have put together a list of the hottest PC titles that have and will become available this holiday season.
The Vector 150 is an evolutionary step forward for OCZ's enthusiast series, improving the original Vector's endurance and security. Performance-wise, this isn't a big step forward, however.
Before Nvidia can strike back, it'll have to eat another blow. At $400, the R9 290 offers fantastic value when you consider it still packs much of what made the R9 290X a GeForce killer.
I had a tough time benchmarking Battlefield 4, but not because it's a bad game. On the contrary, I couldn't focus on my job because I wanted to keep playing. And that's saying something...
While Apple has showed openness to run a rival OS on its hardware, it's a different story the other way around. OS X remains mostly locked down to Apple hardware -- mostly being the keyword here.
What's particularly impressive is the R9 290X's shockingly low price of $550. That's 15% less than the GTX 780 despite being 10% faster, in addition to costing 45% less than the GTX Titan.
With many hot PC game releases scheduled over the coming months, it seems like a fine opportunity to step up your game with a new mouse this holiday season...
Built upon iPhone 5's solid hardware foundation, the 5s adds next-gen processing chops and a totally usable fingerprint reader. iOS 7 brings Apple up to par with Android, and you get access to...
With Windows 8.1 nearing its release, here's our take on the free update, including what's been improved and what we believe it still sorely missing from Microsoft's latest operating system.
Let's start with the most interesting aspect of the LG G2's design: the strangely-positioned rear buttons. Rather than having the power and volume buttons in their usual positions around the edge...
The most obvious advantage in the Fortress FT04's design is improved GPU cooling. Once everything was installed the case performed well. We set the fans to medium and they were almost silent.
With the 2013 Nexus 7, my opinion has completely changed. The device is wonderfully constructed, and gives no indication of its affordability. It's thin, it's comfortable, it's light, and...
Bohemia Interactive is offering Arma 3 exclusively for PC, and the studio has no doubt been working tirelessly to ensure a smooth launch. As part of its development...
To be clear, the SSD 840 Evo is still aimed at performance buffs, while the older SSD 840 Pro series is largely aimed at enthusiasts willing to pay for the best performance.