Articles by Alan Dexter

TomTom Hands Free Car Kit for Android review

By Alan Dexter published 4 October 12

Why buy a sat nav when you can change your phone into one? Here's why...

TomTom Via 135 review

By Alan Dexter published 11 July 12

The TomTom Via 135 boasts voice recognition and maps for the UK and Ireland, but does it offer truly hands-free sat nav?

Trendnet TPL-401E review

By Alan Dexter published 9 July 12

The TPL-401E is one of the latest editions to Trendnet's powerline range, boasting support for the latest 500Mbps connection standard.

Cisco debuts 802.11ac routers

By Alan Dexter published 3 July 12

The world and his dog is releasing, or at least talking about releasing, 802.11ac routers right now.

Navman Panoramic review

By Alan Dexter published 14 February 12

With smartphones growing more capable for navigation, can a 7-inch touchscreen sat nav persuade us to fork out for its services?

10 New Year's resolutions for your PC

By Alan Dexter published 3 January 12

Tutorial The New Year is a great time to start using your computer in a safer, more efficient and more exciting way. Get 2012 off to a flying start with these quick tips.

Sony SRS-BTV25 review

By Alan Dexter published 16 December 11

The perfect speaker for your Bluetooth media devices?

TomTom Go Live Top Gear Edition review

By Alan Dexter published 26 October 11

Excellent navigation functionality - if you can bear Jeremy Clarkson's jokes

Archos 101 G9 review

By Alan Dexter published 26 October 11

Archos waves its magic media wand yet again, this time producing a full Honeycomb tablet

Microsoft Touch Mouse review

By Alan Dexter published 7 September 11

Microsoft's 'me too' gesture-controlled mouse isn't its finest hour

Acer Iconia Tab W500 review

By Alan Dexter published 24 March 11

Exclusive Can a Windows 7 tablet with keyboard replace the humble netbook?

Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMP! review

By Alan Dexter published 15 March 11

Save your pennies, this isn't the card you're looking for

AMD Radeon HD 6850 review

By Alan Dexter published 22 October 10

It's not woefully out-matched, but those that can afford the shift up to a 1GB GTX 460 will reap the benefits, whilst a £20 saving and plumping for the 768 version produces similar performance.

AMD Radeon HD 6870 review

By Alan Dexter published 22 October 10

AMD needs something special - can it manage it?

Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB SATA 3Gb/s review

By Alan Dexter published 21 October 10

If you're looking for a large drive with a ridiculous amount of capacity (formatted you're looking at 2.72TB), and don't mind paying a little bit over the odds for it, this is the drive for you.