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HANDS-ON REVIEW: Acer Liquid S2

Landing just a few months after the original Acer Liquid S1 launched, we have to admit the Liquid S2's appearance at this year's IFA 2013 conference took us a little bit by surprise. But with headlining features such as laying...

Parallels Access: Remotely access Mac and Windows apps on iPad, as if they were made for it

The iPad is a great tablet, no question about it, but anyone who argues you can get just as much work done on it as you could a Windows PC or a Mac is either a) mad, or b) an...

HANDS-ON: KidzPlay PlayStation 3 Wireless Adventure Game Pad – for kids!

We're used to seeing unusual gaming controllers ship alongside big game launches and commercial tie-ins, but it's been a while since we've seen one put together solely aimed at kids. With the PlayStation 3 entering its twilight years, and Sony...

HANDS-ON REVIEW: Sol Republic Deck Bluetooth speaker

Enjoying the rare summer heatwave that Britain is currently luxuriating in, my pals and I have decamped more or less entirely to London's great parks, picnic baskets in hand, summer playlists carefully prepared. However, even the most carefully curated of...

EYES-ON PREVIEW: LG 55EA9800 Curved OLED TV

A pint-sized IMAX in your living room? That's the plan behind LG's 55EA9800 Curved OLED TV. Hitting British shores for the first time at yesterday's Currys / PC World showcase, we went eye on with a screen quite unlike any...

HANDS-ON: Mad Catz M.O.J.O Android games console preview

Ouya excited. Ouya launched. Ouya failed, with critics and owners complaining over stuttering performance and shocking controller input lag. Does that mark the untimely death of the newborn Android games console scene? Hardly - Mad Catz are ready to pick...

PREVIEW: Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)

We've had bikes, we've had tag-team karts, we've even had hangliders. Inevitably, for Wii U's Mario Kart 8 the only way is up. And under. And over. And around. Mario Kart's manic racing action just got even crazier, as this...

PREVIEW: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo 3DS)

Nintendo have not one, but two Legend of Zelda games heading out to their consoles this year, but neither is entirely new. For Wii U owners, there's the HD remake of Gamecube classic The Wind Waker, while Nintendo 3DS...

PREVIEW: Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)

Nothing sells a Nintendo games console like a new Mario title, and there's nothing Nintendo need more now than to sell more Wii U consoles. But rather than playing it safe and putting together a "Super Mario Galaxy 3" title,...