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How to change the ringtones on your iPhone

How to change the ringtones on your iPhone

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 09.12.2019
One of the ways to customize your iPhone is to change its default ringtone. That means that whenever you get a call on your iPhone, it doesn't sound like all the other iPhones from the pockets of the people surrounding you. It is a nice...
Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 4 review: It offers a lot for little money

Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 4 review: It offers a lot for little money

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 28.11.2019
The Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 4 is an affordable health and fitness device that does not empty your pockets and doesn't let you down on hardware specifications. Featuring a color RGB AMOLED screen, a battery that can theoretically last for up to twenty days, water...
Review ADATA XPG Gammix S50: Lightning-fast SSD for gamers!

Review ADATA XPG Gammix S50: Lightning-fast SSD for gamers!

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 27.11.2019
ADATA XPG Gammix S50 is a new SSD that uses the latest PCI Express 4.0 interface. That's exciting because it can theoretically reach unprecedented speeds in the world of SSD drives for consumers: read speeds of 5000 MB per second and write speeds of 4400...
Review ASUS ROG Strix Impact II: Lightweight, fast and accurate

Review ASUS ROG Strix Impact II: Lightweight, fast and accurate

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 18.11.2019
A few years ago, we reviewed a small gaming mouse from ASUS called the ROG Strix Impact and found it to be a good device. Its descendant - ASUS ROG Strix Impact II - has recently been launched, so we decided to test it and...
What is IPS, VA, or TN when it comes to displays?

What is IPS, VA, or TN when it comes to displays?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 06.11.2019
The last time when you searched the market for a TV or a computer monitor, did you encounter the terms TN, IPS, or VA? Did you wonder what those names mean and whether they matter? If you did, or if you just want to know...
ASUS Designo Curve MX38VC review: Meet the beautiful giant!

ASUS Designo Curve MX38VC review: Meet the beautiful giant!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 30.10.2019
ASUS Designo Curve MX38VC is a large computer display, with an elegant design, that aims to impress users. It surely impressed us from the moment we saw its huge box on our doorstep. Seeing this monster on our desk, and turning it on for the...
Mercku M2 Hive review: The modular mesh Wi-Fi system!

Mercku M2 Hive review: The modular mesh Wi-Fi system!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 28.10.2019
Mercku is a startup that has successfully run a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to launch what they call "the world's most powerful MESH Wi-Fi router." The product is named M2 Hive, and it is made out of five devices: an M2 wireless router, and four...
The performance impact of Precision Boost for AMD Ryzen processors

The performance impact of Precision Boost for AMD Ryzen processors

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 25.10.2019
Modern processors come with two stock frequencies, or clocks if you prefer, which tell us their base speed and their boost speed. To be able to adjust their speed on-the-fly, processors need algorithms that tell them when to do that. For AMD's Ryzen processors, those...
Does AMD's PBO, and AutoOC increase performance?

Does AMD's PBO, and AutoOC increase performance?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 22.10.2019
One of the features that increases the performance of AMD Ryzen processors is Precision Boost, which raises the frequency of the processor's cores when the workload increases, while keeping both the energy consumption and the temperature in check. If you look into the BIOS of...
What does TDP mean? How should you interpret this term?

What does TDP mean? How should you interpret this term?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 16.10.2019
You may have come across the term TDP when looking to buy a computer processor, a new laptop, or even a new motherboard. If you read reviews on the internet, you've probably seen some writers mention TDP values as either good or bad. Did you...
ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo review: Beautiful innovation!

ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo review: Beautiful innovation!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 09.10.2019
I haven't been this excited to test a laptop in a long-time, and when ASUS told us that they wanted to ship their new ZenBook Pro Duo for review, I immediately said yes. That's because ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo is a laptop which innovates in...