Schenker XMG C504 gaming laptop review Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict The XMG C504 isn’t the fastest gaming laptop we’ve seen recently, but it provides strong performance at a competitive mid-range price. Its screen is well suited to gaming, web browsing and streaming video, and it’s good to see a gaming laptop that delivers truly portable design for a change. TheSchenker gaming laptopswe’ve reviewed in the past have provided good performance and value for money, but they haven’t been particularly elegant....

BT Home Hub 5: How to get maximum speed BT’s Home Hub 5 is a surprisingly good bundled router. It’s more attractive than most, supports BT Infinity (VSDL) fibre broadband without needing a separate modem and also has 802.11ac Wi-Fi – the latest standard. We gave it a recommended award in ourHome Hub 5 review. However, you should make a couple of changes to its settings to get the best from it....

How to get 2560×1440 or 2560×1600 via HDMI A reader wrote to PC Advisor asking how he could connect a standard laptop to a monitor with a resolution higher than HDMI can support. Here’s how we fixed his problem. Also see:How to use multiple monitors with one laptop Q “I want to take advantage of the full resolution of a WQHD monitor (2560×1440) by connecting a laptop via DVI or HDMI....

HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1 ultraportable laptop review Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Most ultraportables we test are dumbed-down MacBook Air clones with cheap Construction and low-grade components. That’s why it makes a particularly refreshing change to find a Windows laptop that not just matches but surpasses Apple’s popular ultraportable in a key area like screen quality. The price is much higher than even the Retina-display 13-inch MacBook but if you must have a laptop built for Windows that can make a statement in build quality and top-class components, check out EliteBook Folio 1040 G1....

Kinetik Energy Fitness Tracker review Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict At £70, the EFT1 isn’t the cheapest Bluetooth heart rate monitor, but if you can’t or won’t wear a chest strap-style monitor, it will do the job. We’d like to see those annoying alert tones changed, too. Mostactivity trackersmonitor your steps and estimate calories burned and distance travelled. Some even take your heart rate on demand so you can check at various intervals how you’re doing....