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Street Fighter V Review: Fun game but with little content so far
Gaming

Street Fighter V Review: Fun game but with little content so far

Street Fighter V is out right now and it's as fun as it can be. However, the little content that is being offered so far is disappointing.

By Damian Seeto • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Feb 2016
Hands-on Review: HP Pavilion X2 Detachable laptop
Gaming

Hands-on Review: HP Pavilion X2 Detachable laptop

What HP has done in its most recent laptop is incredibly clever and solves many issues for a consumer in an elegant and compact package.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Feb 2016
Kiwi launches online tutoring portal
Uber

Kiwi launches online tutoring portal

New online portal, Tutorly, connects parents and students with local private tutors, aiming to simplify the process.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Feb 2016

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Hands-on Review: Microsoft Surface Book
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Microsoft Surface Book

Microsoft's Surface Book is a sleek, responsive and intuitive, albeit slightly expensive, laptop/tablet hybrid.

By James Fraser • 4 min read • Thu, 3rd Mar 2016
Far Cry Primal Review: Life as a caveman
Gaming

Far Cry Primal Review: Life as a caveman

Far Cry Primal is a unique game where you are assume the role of a caveman. There are no guns or any type of technology featured here.

By Damian Seeto • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016
Hands-on Review: QNAP TS-453A NAS Drive
Storage

Hands-on Review: QNAP TS-453A NAS Drive

As the next addition to QNAP's range, the TS-453A is a 4-bay NAS drive with a quad-core Intel Celeron N3150 processor. What makes this one different?.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
Hands-on Review: ASUS Transformer Book
Gaming

Hands-on Review: ASUS Transformer Book

Asus's Transformer Book: an 11 convertible with robust battery life and versatile hinge, good for travellers on a budget.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
Unravel: a yarn with a difference
Gaming

Unravel: a yarn with a difference

Unravel weaves a unique tale as Yarny's charming platform adventure tugs at the heartstrings, offering a fresh spin on the genre.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Sun, 21st Feb 2016
Virtual tramping in Firewatch
Gaming

Virtual tramping in Firewatch

Virtual tramping reaches new heights in Firewatch, an interactive narrative that blurs the line between gaming and storytelling.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Sat, 20th Feb 2016
Review: Rocket League on Xbox One is so much fun
Gaming

Review: Rocket League on Xbox One is so much fun

Rocket League came out last year on PC and PS4 and took the world by storm. The popular game now releases on Xbox One and it's as fun as ever.

By Damian Seeto • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Feb 2016
Remember Reynolds in the Green Lantern? Deadpool could be his redeemer
Film review

Remember Reynolds in the Green Lantern? Deadpool could be his redeemer

Ryan Reynolds triumphs with Deadpool, silencing critics of his Green Lantern past, delivering razor-sharp wit in a superhero comeback.

By Ben Frere • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Feb 2016
Transgender prostitutes, iPhones and bitches: Tangerine film review
Gaming

Transgender prostitutes, iPhones and bitches: Tangerine film review

Tangerine introduces you to two transgender prostitutes and an Armenian man and proceeds to lead you into the fringes of West Hollywood.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Feb 2016
Eyes-on review: The Boy and the Beast
Gaming

Eyes-on review: The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast is a coming-of-age Japanese animation film that is proving popular world-wide after a July 2015 release in Japan.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2016
Hands-on Review: APC Back-UPS 950/1400
Gaming

Hands-on Review: APC Back-UPS 950/1400

A few years ago, I lost the best VCR I'd ever owned. The APC Back-UPS would have saved my beloved VCR and any other device attached to it.

By Owen McCarthy • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2016
PC gamers strike back with XCOM 2
Gaming

PC gamers strike back with XCOM 2

XCOM 2 ignites epic resistance in a high-stakes guerrilla war against alien oppressors, testing gamers' strategic mettle to its limits.

By Darren Price • 6 min read • Mon, 8th Feb 2016
Hands-on Review: ASUS RT-AC5300 Wireless Tri-Band Gigabit Router
Gaming

Hands-on Review: ASUS RT-AC5300 Wireless Tri-Band Gigabit Router

This router looks like the belly of a spider that can conjure up a portal to another world. And that's not far from the truth.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Feb 2016
Hands-on Review: HP Color Laser-Jet Pro MFP M477fdw
Gaming

Hands-on Review: HP Color Laser-Jet Pro MFP M477fdw

This article is hard to write. Once it's submitted, I'll have no reason not to return this printer back to the NetGuide offices.

By Owen McCarthy • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Feb 2016
Rise of the Tomb Raider comes to PC
Gaming

Rise of the Tomb Raider comes to PC

PC owners finally get to play what can only be described as the definitive version of Lara Croft's latest adventure, Rise of the Tomb Raider.

By Darren Price • 6 min read • Wed, 3rd Feb 2016