As we said in our Surface Pro 3 vs iPad Air comparison the only facet the Surface shares with an iPad is that both are tablets. The iPad is great at many things, but a great productivity tool it is not. There’s a reason why people switch to a laptop or PC to work on spreadsheets and other ‘real work’, and that’s where the Surface Pro 3 shines. Attach the keyboard and it’s a powerful laptop running full Windows 8....

Es lo que le puede haber sucedido al nuevo Surface Pro 9, que se siente un equipo cómodo dentro de su área dominante de la línea de Microsoft, que no solo ha engullido a algunas de las características del Surface Pro X, sino que ahora lo ha absorbido por completo. Intel o ARM 5G: Elige tu preferencia de procesador De esta forma, de ahora en adelante tan solo encontrarás una Surface Pro a la venta, y podrás elegir entre una configuración con tenerla con agallas Intel de 12ª generación o con el chip SQ3 hecho a medida de Qualcomm....

The headline feature is the claimed 867 Mb/s figure for its performance on the 5 GHz frequency band, when using an 11ac router. This is listed because the theoretical maximum for a single antenna transmitting using the AC specification is 433Mb/s. The W900U contains two antennae and therefore its maximum theoretical bandwidth is 867Mb/s (not 866Mb/s as the numbers are rounded to the nearest integer). See also Group test: what’s the best wireless router?...

Tesco Hudl review: Hudl 2 now on sale Before you head on into our review of the Tesco Hudl, we want to point out that the Hudl 2# is now launched and on sale. It comes with an 8.3in screen, Intel processor, new design and new software. It comes in at £129 which is still very cheap but its arrival has prompted a price cut for the original Hudl. Tesco has knocked it down to just £79 while stocks last so it’s well worth a look....

With all the ports and finger print scanner accessible, this is an excellent choice for a basic way to protect your LG G5. The best LG G5 cases: VRS bumper Available in four bumper colours, the clear back allows you to still show off the colour of your LG G5 whilst protecting it from drops and dinks. It’s made of two pieces, with a polycarbonate bumper and clear plastic back....

In fact, we’d go as far as to say that it looks like your standard 2021 flagship smartphone, but without compromising on key features that make the Black Shark series stand out from a sea of gaming phones. Let’s start by discussing the similarities between the Black Shark 4 and Black Shark 4 Pro because, on the surface, it doesn’t appear that there are huge differences between the two. For example, both sport the same 6....

They’re all free of course, so try them all. Ubuntu Download Ubuntu 17.04 Canonical has the most prevalent Linux distribution available, and Ubuntu’s popularity belies the polish and elegance of their kernel, platform and GUI combination. Version 16.10 or “Yakkety Yak” was released in October 2016 and the latest version is 17.04 “Zesty Zapus”. It’ll be interesting to see what the next version is called now the whole alphabet is used up....

Microsoft’s new attitude to the Store wasn’t one of the headline announcements at its Windows 11 event, but it could prove significant. The company is making it easier for third-party developers to distribute their apps on the Microsoft Store, by removing the previous UWP (Universal Windows Platform) requirement and allowing software that uses Win32 installers. However, that’s not all. Microsoft will not make any money from these apps being on the Store, as well as leaving all development and updating to the companies themselves....

The game was announced yesterday, and since then a cinematic trailer has appeared on YouTube as well. Here is our round up of everything we know about the upcoming title. All aboard the hype train! When will Total War: Three Kingdoms be released? The release date is set for the autumn of 2018, so we don’t have long to wait! Creative Assembly have a fantastic track record when it comes to firm release dates and their games being up to scratch when they arrive....

The Pixel is a refinement and upgrade from TrackR’s Bravo, a keyring-sized device that I’ve been testing and using for over a year now. One of the attractions of the Bravo was that – unlike its major rival, the Tile Mate– it had a replaceable battery. However, I found the Bravo unreliable and that batteries would last mere weeks rather than the year or so promised. TrackR assured me the Pixel was an all-new device that had no such reliability issues....

The slower paced second season did not impress as much as Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson’s outing did and was widely panned. But lo and behold, True Detective is officially back for a third season. Here are all the details on this exciting new show. When does True Detective season 3 start? HBO announced that the third season will premiere on 13 January 2019, though if you’re in the UK like us, you’ll probably have to wait until the next day....

The difference is that Apple and Google’s model processes potential contact matches on individual phones, whereas the centralised system the UK started with processed matches on a remote server. The new system makes it far more difficult for potential hackers to deanonymise sensitive personal data. The BBC reported that the old system was particularly bad at measuring distance between users via Bluetooth, with a test in the Isle of Wight only registering 4% of nearby iPhones compared to 75% of Android phones....

Vector for PS4 rumours: What is Vector? So, what exactly is Vector? It was one of a flurry of games that Sony announced during its press conference at Paris Games Week in October 2015, and is described by developers Hello There as “a new kind of multiplayer music game with a fusion between gameplay, graphics and music” and will feature exclusive song remixes from artists like AVICII to keep the game and its music interesting and unique....

This makes it £3 per month cheaper than BT’s Home Essentials Broadband. Both plans are available to eligible customers, which means you’ll need to show that you’re receiving benefits as part of the sign-up process. Vodafone’s plan is called Essentials Broadband, and you can get the service if you receive: Jobseeker’s AllowanceUniversal CreditEmployment and Support AllowancDisability Living AllowancePersonal Independence Payment Also, if you’re an existing Vodafone customer who has already been identified as financially vulnerable, you can also get Essentials Broadband....

What is HTML 5? For a long time, Adobe’s Flash was the technology that most websites used for playing media and interactive content on websites. This plug-in had many uses, from playing video, audio, and an ever-expanding range of simple games. Stick Cricket anyone? Then in 2010 Steve Jobs wrote a letter entitled ‘Thoughts on Flash’ that explained why Apple had made the decision that its iPhones, iPads, and iPods would not support Flash, and that HTML 5 was the technology for the future....

In order to stay impartial, we’ve also done a ‘6 reasons why you should buy the iPhone over the Galaxy S7’ on our sister site Macworld UK, so check out that article before flaming us in the comments! This article is also written by someone who uses both Android and iOS on a daily basis. Why the S7 is better than iPhone: Price Price to us is always going to matter and for those on a tighter budget will opt for the Samsung Galaxy S7 over the iPhone 6s....

Windows 8 vs 10: UK price and availability Buy a new PC or laptop and it will come pre-installed with Windows 10 so the situation is more likely to be whether you should upgrade from Windows 8 (actually Windows 8.1 if you want to be pedantic) or an earlier version. As an end user you will not know the cost of Windows to your PC’s manufacturer, but if you pay for an upgrade or to buy a licence outright you will have to shell out....

We explain how to make a monitor look good when in use with both a Windows PC and a Mac. QUESTION I recently bought a 27in ViewSonic monitor, which I use primarily on my Windows PC, but occasionally on my MacBook Pro. I’ve been really pleased with the picture quality under Windows. Text is sharp and readable, but without any jagged edges. Unfortunately, the same display looks horrible on my Mac....

Google offers the facility to view your documents offline via the Google Docs app in the Chrome App store (easily found by launching Chrome and clicking on the Web Store icon) but this is restricted to your more recent creations and doesn’t allow editing. A more traditional way around this problem is to download the files you wish to work on and then open them in an office suite such as Microsoft Office or the free LibreOffice (www....

A3 may have started to catch on in medium-range printers, but scanners at this size are still fairly hard to come by. Like the majority of affordable flatbeds, the 4700 doesn’t come with an ADF (Auto Document Feeder), so you won’t be able to print large volumes of A3 scans out of the box. However, Xerox has a potentially rather useful little answer to this. Hook it up to a compatible ADF-equipped model from Xerox’s DocuMate range, and you can use the ADF on that device to fuel the 4700....