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Five ways to revive your old netbook  

Tuesday 07 May at 10:49am

Five ways to revive your old netbook

by The Gadget Show

The days of the netbook are over – it’s all about the tablets now. But what if you’ve still got an Eee PC or a Dell Mini gathering dust somewhere? There’s no need to let them rot just because…

Secretly streaming TV at work? You’re not alone  

Wednesday 01 May at 11:23am

Secretly streaming TV at work? You’re not alone

by The Gadget Show

Been covertly catching up on your soaps at work? You’d be surprised just how many Brits are doing likewise. According to a new survey, more than one in four of you have been sneakily streaming TV at…

Toshiba's insanely sharp Ultrabook unleashed!  

Monday 22 April at 9:45am

Toshiba's insanely sharp Ultrabook unleashed!

by The Gadget Show

Apple had better watch its back, as Toshiba has a brand new high-res Ultrabook that looks like it can hang out with both the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. Say hello to Toshiba’s 13.3-inch Kirabook…

MSI's new gaming rig is a serious iMac rival  

Friday 19 April at 3:22pm

MSI's new gaming rig is a serious iMac rival

by The Gadget Show

There’s a new 27-inch behemoth on the block, and it’s not an aluminium slab with an Apple logo on it. Nope, it’s MSI’s brand new Windows 8 gaming all-in-one PC that doubles up as a monitor for your…

MiiPC: Super cheap family computer Kickstarts its way to success  

Tuesday 26 March at 3:27pm

MiiPC: Super cheap family computer Kickstarts its way to success

by The Gadget Show

If you’ve ever found your younger kids, siblings or cousins hogging the computer for their Facebook, YouTube or FarmVille needs when they’ve still got homework to do, the MiiPC will let you take…

How to make your own Steam Box today!  

Tuesday 26 March at 11:54am

How to make your own Steam Box today!

by The Gadget Show

Valve’s made no secret of its plans to create a whole new type of PC with the Steam Box, one you can hook up and play in the living room, just like a games console. The first unofficial Steam Box is…

Windows Blue: Microsoft’s next-gen OS leaks out early  

Monday 25 March at 8:26am

Windows Blue: Microsoft’s next-gen OS leaks out early

by The Gadget Show

Windows 8 was released late last year, but Microsoft is already hard at work at an update to its revamped, touch friendly desktop operating system. Now, “Windows Blue” has leaked out online well…

Steam Early Access Games: Play brand new PC games before release!  

Thursday 21 March at 11:40am

Steam Early Access Games: Play brand new PC games before release!

by The Gadget Show

Games giant Valve has rolled out a new category on its massive Steam download store that lets you buy and play games before they’re even finished and released. Is this a forward step into testing…

Google Keep: New free note taking app arrives, but not for iPhone  

Thursday 21 March at 10:41am

Google Keep: New free note taking app arrives, but not for iPhone

by The Gadget Show

Watch out, Evernote: there’s a new service in town, and it won’t cost you a penny. Google Keep is a new service from the search giant that works in harmony with Google Drive, and lets you save…

Twitter Windows 8 app unleashed at last!  

Thursday 14 March at 9:55am

Twitter Windows 8 app unleashed at last!

by The Gadget Show

About time. Fresh out of the birdcage, Twitter has unveiled its brand new Windows 8 app that brings all the Live Tile style to the 140-character social network complete with all the Windows 8 bells…

Dell XPS 18 revealed: A giant PC that’s also a tablet  

Wednesday 13 March at 10:35am

Dell XPS 18 revealed: A giant PC that’s also a tablet

by The Gadget Show

There’s a new tablet in town, but it’s not quite what you’d expect. Meet the Dell XPS 18 All-in-One, a desktop computer with an 18.4-inch screen – that you can carry around, slate style!

Anno…

SimCity review  

Tuesday 12 March at 10:50am

SimCity review

by The Gadget Show

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