What is Intel Optane Memory and when is it coming out? “Every gamer will want 3D Xpoint. Every single gamer.” These were the bold word of Intel’s CEO at a recent investor conference. He may well be right, too. 3D Xpoint is the storage technology behind Intel Optane, a new super-fast storage device which works with Intel’sKaby Lake processors. What is Intel Optane? Put simply, Optane is an even faster ‘SSD’ which plugs into your motherboard’s M....

Acer Swift 3 review Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Acer Swift 3 is a near-perfect laptop for those who want an ultraportable, but don’t want to fork out £1000+. Build quality is great, battery life very good, and performance a match for much more expensive laptops. There are just two areas where the low price shows. First, it’s a little thicker and heavier than some ultrabooks. It looks good enough, but limited maximum brightness and fairly poor colour reproduction limits its usefulness in certain situations....

Best gadgets for skiers and snowboarders Have you even wondered how fast you ski or wanted to check a piste map without freezing your hands off by getting a paper one out of your pocket? Well these are the goggles for you. The Oakley Airwave 1.5 googles have that stylish design you’d expect on the outside but it’s what’s tucked inside that’s really interesting. They have a Snow2 HUD built-in which is essentially like a Google Glass for skiing....

Brother MFC-J5330DW review Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict It’s not the most elegant printer we’ve ever come across, but its strong performance, low running costs, and that handy option for A3 printing combine to make the MFC-J5330DW a good workhorse printer that will really earn its keep in any small office. Best Prices Today: Brother MFC-J5330DW Brother’s newMFC-J5330DWis a bit of a beast of a multi-function inkjet printer, but this is because – unlike most – it can print on A3 paper as well as A4....

How to create a Nintendo Account and join MyNintendo Nintendo’s account system has undergone a few major revisions over the years as it tries to to figure out how exactly it’s handling online functionality, but with the launch of theSwitch, it seems to have settled on the Nintendo Account. Still, that means that anyone with an old account needs to set up a new Nintendo Account, and Nintendo Account ID, even if you’ve had an account for your 3DS or Wii U in the past....