Amazon, like most other online retailers, has struggled with fake product reviews for years. The company has strict guidelines against fake reviews, which block sellers and product manufacturers from paying people to publish reviews for a given product, but many sellers are able to skirt under the radar. Multiple tech brands have now been pulled from Amazon, seemingly as part … [Read more...] about Amazon’s latest crackdown on fake reviews hits popular tech accessory brands
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Google Product Reviews Update: A New Search Engine Algorithm Update
Google continuously works to improve the user experience with Google Search results. In line with that, the search engine giant has announced a new search ranking algorithm update in relation to product reviews. The Google product reviews ranking update is now live in search results to show the most useful and helpful information possible on the internet based on reviews with … [Read more...] about Google Product Reviews Update: A New Search Engine Algorithm Update
Apple M1 Mac Reviews Show Intel and AMD’s Game is Almost Over [Review Roundup]
Apple, last week, announced new Macs with its own in-house ARM-based Apple M1 chips and claimed significant improvements, in terms of both the battery life and performance, over the current Intel-based MacBooks. Publications like The Verge, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, and YouTubers like MKBHD and Dave Lee (Dave2D) got hands-on the new devices a week early before the public … [Read more...] about Apple M1 Mac Reviews Show Intel and AMD’s Game is Almost Over [Review Roundup]
Best Chromebooks of 2020 – comparisons, reviews and buying guide
Chromebooks are snappy, easy to use, and inexpensive computers designed for everyday use and Internet-based activities such as browsing, email, text-editing, Youtube, Netflix, light gaming, and the likes. Many options start at under $300 these days and for that kind of money you’ll get a fully functional computer able to handle the activities mentioned above, which makes … [Read more...] about Best Chromebooks of 2020 – comparisons, reviews and buying guide
How to Spot Fake Reviews on Amazon
Amazon is an online shopping giant and, like many other people, you as well as your friends and family probably count on Amazon to be a source for most of your purchases. That also means that you trust the information the platform offers about the products. Nobody wants to order one thing and receive something completely different. The problem is that Amazon is cluttered … [Read more...] about How to Spot Fake Reviews on Amazon
AMD Vega FE reviews disappoint fans with humdrum gaming performance
The first reviews and benchmarks have arrived for the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition—the first graphics card based on AMD's Vega architecture—and the results are mixed to say the least. In professional application benchmarks like SPECviewperf and Cinebench R15 OpenGL, the £1000/$1000 Vega FE (buy here) comes out ahead of Nvidia's flagship Titan Xp. In games, it's often barely … [Read more...] about AMD Vega FE reviews disappoint fans with humdrum gaming performance
10 best gaming laptops 2017: top gaming notebook reviews
You want a powerful computer, but you don’t have the time or means necessary to build your own. On the opposite end of the spectrum, even the best gaming PC doesn’t quite match the portability and all-in-one practicality of a laptop. A gaming laptop gives you just want you want when you want it. You don’t have to replace parts individually when one is acting up; in fact, you … [Read more...] about 10 best gaming laptops 2017: top gaming notebook reviews
The ASRock B450 Gaming ITX/ac and B450 Gaming K4 Motherboard Reviews
With the launch of the new AMD B450 budget focused chipset, we’re taking a look at two Fatal1ty gaming branded ASRock motherboards; the B450 Gaming ITX/ac and the Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4. Both models look to offer good value for money to gamers on a strict budget but don't need features such as NVIDIA SLI multi-graphics card support. Analyzing B450 for AMD Ryzen: A Quick Look … [Read more...] about The ASRock B450 Gaming ITX/ac and B450 Gaming K4 Motherboard Reviews
Best wireless routers: Reviews and buying advice
A great wireless router is an essential element of tech life, whether you’re building out a smart home or you just want the best experience streaming music and video at home. We pick the best models here, because even those of us fortunate enough to have ethernet drops in every room have devices—smartphones and tablets, for instance—that depend on Wi-Fi to connect to the home … [Read more...] about Best wireless routers: Reviews and buying advice
Best VPN services: Reviews and buying advice
Choosing the right virtual private network (VPN) service is no simple task. A VPN should keep your internet usage private and secure, but not every service handles your data in the same way. Just look at the critiques of notable computer security experts and online pundits to understand the challenge. Even supposed experts in the field can turn out to be frauds, as was … [Read more...] about Best VPN services: Reviews and buying advice