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US to Join EU With New Mandated USB-C Charging Standard?!
Earlier this month the European Union officially voted to bring in a new law that would officially require all portable tech products sold in the region to offer a mandated USB-C charging standard. – In other words, if it had a battery that could be charged, it had to be…
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UK Government Has No Plans to Join EU in Mandating New USB-C Charging Standard
Earlier this week, and after months of speculation, the European Union finally confirmed that it was going to make it a legal requirement (as of late 2024) that all tech products sold within the region should include support for the USB-C charging cable. Whether this came by a standard port…
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European Union Mandates the USB-C Charging Standard!
Over the last few years, the European Union has made more than a few overtures toward looking to standardise (as much as possible) charging systems within portable tech devices. Primarily driven by a wish to reduce overall electronic waste, back in April things in this regard took a big step…
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Apple to Finally Dump Lightning Port in Favour of USB-C by Late 2023?!
While Apple has continued to press forward with its proprietary Lightning charger connection port, the writing has been on the wall for more than a little while now that, sooner or later, and by either choice or mandate, they would eventually have to transition or at least offer out of…
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EU Votes to Make USB-C the New Connection Standard (Bad News For Apple?)
By and large these days, USB-C has, pretty much, become the new unofficial standard of charging cables for the vast majority of smart devices and general technology products. It should be noted though that while this type of connection is widely used, it’s certainly not yet mandated that this is…
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AOC Launches 4 New Professional QHD Monitors
Display specialist AOC has announced the expansion of its professional P2 line-up of business monitors with four new displays in 27″ (68.6 cm) and 32″ (80 cm) sizes. Each of the new monitors employs USB-C connectivity for a single cable connection to laptops, tablets, and mobile devices to simultaneously transfer…
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Creative T60 Hi-Fi 2.0 Desktop Speakers Review
Creative is one of the oldest and best-known brands in the world when it comes to PC audio. Sure, they’ve got plenty of great products for home cinema, mobile, and beyond, but really, PC is their true home. I’ve been a long time fan and user of Creative products, from…
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TerraMaster Reveal the D5-300 RAID 5 Storage
TerraMaster is one of my favourite storage brands, as they offer a great range of home, businesses and enterprises solutions but also seem to keep things clean and simple. We’ve actually reviewed one of their 5-bay NAS last year, and it was awesome. However, today they’re introducing their new 5-bay…
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SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Super Light Mouse Review
It seems every mouse that comes into the office these days is the latest and greatest ultralight. There’s no exception today, as I have the SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless! It’s not been that long since I reviewed the wired model, and it was genuinely one of the best mice I’ve…
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AOC 16T2 15.6″ Portable Touch Screen Monitor Review
I’ve tested many monitors over the years, from modest 1080p budget models, up to super-sized ultra-wide monitors that cost thousands. Actually, quite a few of those monitors were from AOC too, actually. However, I don’t think I’ve ever reviewed a portable monitor! The AOC 16T2 looks set to offer you…
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ASUS ROG Delta S Gaming Headset Review
Picking a good quality headset is pretty easy these days, in the £50-100 area, it seems that every brand has something very competitive. Of course, if you want a few more features and better sound quality, you can expect to spend more in the region of £80-150, and you’ll find…
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Creative Pebble V3 2.0 Speakers Review
Creative are the masters of desktop audio, and in recent years, they’ve even begun to dominate the mobile audio market, and console audio markets too. Their SXFI technology is endlessly winning awards and fans, their soundbars are turning up in more living rooms, and the list of success goes on.…
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HyperX SoloCast Pro Audio USB Microphone Review
Working from home, gaming at home, streaming on YouTube/Twitch, recording voice-overs for a project, the list goes on. There’s a growing demand for a good quality microphone to be a part of your desktop setup. Sure, you likely have a set of headphones or a gaming headset with a microphone…
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AOC Unveils the 16T2 Portable USB-C Touchscreen Monitor
Display specialist AOC has announced the launch of its brand new AOC 16T2, a new portable touchscreen monitor with USB-C connectivity. The 39.6 cm (15.6″) IPS display 16T2 comes with Full HD resolution and can be connected to a laptop, desktop/server, or smartphone through its two USB-C ports (utilizing DisplayPort…
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Creative SXFI Gamer Headset Review
Creative has really taken audio to the next level with their SXFI range. I have yet to meet someone who has used it and gone back to what they were using before. I include myself in that too, I used the Creative Aurvana headphones with the Type-C mobile SXFI amp…
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