Articles by Dave James

Deezer expands to offer more than 20,000 podcasts and radio shows

By Dave James published 19 May 15

Offering words as well as music could be the key to pushing the streaming site forward in 2015.

Sharing is caring: 11% of US Netflix users aren't necessarily paying

By Dave James published 18 May 15

There's a whole lot of account sharing going on out there. How long will the providers put up with it?

Samsung set to deliver free HDR movies very soon

By Dave James published 15 May 15

Beating Netflix and Amazon to the punch delivering HDR goodies from June.

Get over here! Next-gen releases boost the games market

By Dave James published 15 May 15

Game sales up, hardware sales up and E3 2015 on the way.

Bring a bit of the Ministry of Sound into your home

By Dave James published 14 May 15

The classic club and indie label launches a whole new audio range.

Sony's on the naughty step after its 20th Anniversary competition

By Dave James published 13 May 15

Advertising Standards Authority ticks off the console maker for causing 'unnecessary disappointment'.

4K Blu-ray spec confirmed, get your shiny Ultra HD discs this year

By Dave James published 12 May 15

UHD, HDR, HFR and digital bridging. The new standard is all there for 4K Blu-rays.

Freeview notches over 100 million devices as Play looms on the horizon

By Dave James published 12 May 15

Almost half the country has Freeview as its sole TV provider. Can Play match that?

Intel SSD 750 Series 1.2TB review

By Dave James published 2 April 15

The first NVMe-based SSD is here. Can the new protocol finally deliver on the promise of solid state storage?

XMG Prime Overclocked Nvidia Edition review

By Dave James published 3 March 15

A gaming behemoth beautifully constructed into a micro machine chassis. But you're going to have to pay big for it.

Woojer review

By Dave James published 2 March 15

The silent sub woofer is aiming to bring your body into the game, but do you really want to wire into a wobbling strap-on?

Asus STRIX GTX 960 OC Edition review

By Dave James published 28 February 15

Super-cool, super-quiet - is Asus' version of Nvidia's mid-range Maxwell card the best of the whole bunch?

AMD FX-8320E review

By Dave James published 27 February 15

A budget-priced, lower-powered, eight-threaded CPU from AMD's FX range. Can it compete against the quad-core i5s?

Viewsonic VX2363Smhl review

By Dave James published 31 January 15

Avoid the usual budget TN screens and bag yourself a decent IPS panel for a bargain-basement price.

Creative Sound Blaster E5 review

By Dave James published 30 January 15

Creative's ultra-versatile mini-amp is just as at home in your coat pocket as plugged into your gaming PC.

Best joystick: The top flightsticks for your home cockpit

By Dave James published 16 December 14

Buying Guide With the launch of the excellent Elite: Dangerous you'll need a decent joystick to survive its violent frontiers.

Intel Core i7-5960X review

By Dave James published 13 December 14

The first full eight-core consumer-class processor from Intel is just about the most powerful CPU we've ever jammed in our test rig.

Core M benchmarks: Why this CPU is the perfect candidate for the Surface Pro 4

By Dave James published 22 September 14

Analysis And why this first 14nm Broadwell chip will make Surface Pro 3 obsolete already

Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 review

By Dave James published 19 September 14

The super-efficient GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 cards are here.

Game developers have to start thinking differently, says Intel

By Dave James published 16 September 14

Analysis It's about how much you can process at a time rather than how fast your machine can overclock to.

Will Intel's Skylake processor sink Broadwell before it can swim?

By Dave James published 15 September 14

Analysis Broadwell could well be the Intel CPU family with the shortest lifespan ever.

Palicomp Hydro-780 review

By Dave James published 29 June 14

The Palicomp Hydro-780 has it all: great speeds, good looks and a little future proofing.

Wired2Fire Diablo Z3 review

By Dave James published 29 June 14

The Wired2Fire Diablo Z3 is a 1080p gaming PC for now, with an easy upgrade path for the future.

EVGA GTX 750 Ti FTW review

By Dave James published 29 June 14

This EVGA graphics card has been overclocked by 16% but comes with a high price tag.

Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti OC review

By Dave James published 28 June 14

Gigabyte might have proclaimed this as overclocked, but does it really provide enough extra power?

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