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Patrick Pilcher

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Kiwi Stories

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Gaming

Hands-on Review: Rapoo V500 RGB Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

In short, the V500 RGB is a fantastic choice for gamers and old-school typists who are fed up with their laptop keyboards.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Tue, 24th May 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: 2016 Apple Macbook

The Macbook is a real looker. Like most supermodels, its svelte chassis is ultra thin, even when placed next to the original Macbook Air.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd May 2016

Digital Entertainment

Wheldon's departure throws TV future into sharp relief

While there's little doubt that Wheldon's legacy to NZ TV for the foreseeable future will continue, little is said about the digital onslaught.

By Patrick Pilcher • 5 min read • Thu, 5th May 2016

Gaming

Product preview: Teclast X10 3G Phablet

It wasn't so long ago that you'd pay serious money for a cellular/wifi tablet - this one retails at around just $175.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Mar 2016

Global Stories

Written by Patrick

Digital Signage

Huawei launch P9 in New Zealand

Huawei claim that the P9 & P9 Plus can capture 300% more light than conventional smartphone cameras which makes for impressive low-light performance.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Wed, 18th May 2016

Endpoint Protection

Security hole in Symantec antivirus exposes Windows, Linux and Macs

A major security vulnerability has been uncovered by UK white hat hacker and Google Project Zero developer, Tavis Ormandy.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Wed, 18th May 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Instax Sharer Printer

Like many, I take several bazillion metric tonnes of photos using my phone and the sheer convenience of whipping it out is just too easy.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Wed, 18th May 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet

If Darth Vader owned a laptop, I'd wager that it'd be a Lenovo. They're built like brick you-know-what houses.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Tue, 17th May 2016

Storage

Hands-on Review: QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP Network Attached Storage

With this NAS, you can save, load and share files seamlessly over the company LAN. Lost USB keys and business downtime will be a thing of the past.

By Patrick Pilcher • 4 min read • Wed, 11th May 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: TomTom Bandit Action Cam

You'd be forgiven for thinking the action cam market was sewn up. The latest arrival, the TomTom Bandit, shows there's still scope for innovation.

By Patrick Pilcher • 4 min read • Fri, 6th May 2016

Intel

Intel launch 6th generation CPUs and business-friendly apps

The engineers at Intel must have been putting in some serious overtime as the chip making giant has just launched their 6th generation Core vPro CPUs.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Apr 2016

Semiconductors

More affordable AND more powerful PCs on the horizon

Intel's vPro CPUs have garnered some serious media coverage, but details around Intel's next generation budget CPUs are also surfacing.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Apr 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: HP ZBook Studio G3 Mobile Workstation

The HP's ZBook Studio is a fully fledged no compromise mobile workstation that redefines the previous parameters.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Apr 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: iPhone SE

While many smartphone makers bet big on super-sized phablets, Apple has chosen to go smaller, launching the iPhone SE.

By Patrick Pilcher • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Apr 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: AirDroid app

Sometimes an app proves to be so insanely useful that you wonder how you coped without it - is this the handiest Android app ever?.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Mar 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Samsung Gear VR

Samsung's Gear VR dazzles with an expansive app library and impressive wearability, setting it apart in the booming VR landscape.

By Patrick Pilcher • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Mar 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Rapoo E9090P Wireless Keyboard

Intended for use with the home theatre PC, Rapoo's E9090P keyboard ticks a lot of boxes - when asked if I wanted to review one, I leapt at the chance.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Mar 2016