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K.G. Orphanides

Recent articles by K.G. Orphanides

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse review
Gaming

A sound plot, excellent voice acting and great dialogue all help make this mystery one of our favourite recent adventure games

£15 inc VAT
Leap Motion: Lotus
Leap Motion gesture controls turn your life into Minority Report
Technology

Use gestures to control your PC and shift between screens with a sweep of your hand. Precognitive mutants not included

Asus RT-AC68U
Asus RT-AC68U review
Home office Wireless routers

This high-end router’s price is justified by its astonishingly fast wireless performance

£170 inc VAT
Linksys EA6900
Linksys EA6900 review
Home office Wireless routers

Plenty of features and a good hardware specification are let down by poor performance in our wireless transfer speed tests

£125 inc VAT
D-Link DSL-3580L
D-Link DSL-3580L review
Home office Wireless routers

Plenty of options, but a slightly unfriendly interface and poor 2.4GHz performance at distance means that there are better alternatives

£100 inc VAT
Asus RT-AC56U
Asus RT-AC56U review
Home office Wireless routers

Excellent 5GHz performance and lots of features, but we’d have liked better 2.4GHz performance

£112 inc VAT
Tenda W300D
Tenda W300D review
Home office Wireless routers

If you just need to get online at little cost, this budget ADSL modem router is exactly what you need

Tenda W1800R
Tenda W1800R review
Home office Wireless routers

The cheapest 802.11ac router we’ve yet seen was also one of the most consistent performers in our challenging test environment

£76 inc VAT
Windows 8.1 split apps
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Operating systems

Many fixes and improved features, but the return of the Start button is more a sop than a turn-around

£75 inc VAT
Vibox Tempest
Vibox Tempest review
PCs

A powerful graphic card tips this over the line as one of the best gaming PCs you can get at this price

£825 inc VAT