UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping

Desktops

Blogs

Review: Norton 360

Back in the day, when I previously used the Norton Anti-Virus suite for my home computer, it gave me the hump. There were a few reasons I got narked with it, the main one being that the hit on system performance was pretty high for an AV suite, and for a chap who liked to play the odd online FPS, it was a bit of a pain. Secondly, once you installed it, it was installed. Every facet of your computers being was wormed into and monitored by Norton, and it felt stifling, and ominous. And if you wanted to get rid of it, you would have been lucky to remove all of its various components and registry entries without a team of Microsoft computer scientists, and a man with a hammer in reserve.

Read More »

Review: LG Flatron W2486L LED Monitor

In this review, I will be looking at the LG W2486L. A wide screen LED monitor. The LED backlight is more energy efficient, and another advantage is that the monitor can be thinner than your bob-a-job TFT, a mere 2 CM give or take. So, does this monitor deserve a spot on your desk, or should it be left on the shelf, all thin, and unused, like an old Kate Moss?

Read More »

Touchscreens to Push Sales?

Touchscreens, touchscreens, and more touchscreens. That seems to be what CES has been all about this year. As compelling, and useful as touchscreens are, it remains to be seen if they will be enough of a draw to make some of the devices on offer a success. Devices such as Sony’s Dash, a tablet shaped device with 7″ touchscreen, or IDC’s Vega, a 15″ touchscreen tablet device, are very capable, but will the form factor be a hit?

Read More »
An absolute tech junky, I graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Computing and now live on the outskirts of Leeds working with you guessed it, Computers. I love all things gadgety but really dislike wires. For those of you who haven’t worked it out the name of the site is a combination of my nickname (Gaj) and the pronunciation ‘Gadget’.
UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.