Review

With all the hoopla surrounding Windows 10, you may not have noticed that Apple also released a new version of its PC operating system this fall. OS X 10.11 (better known as El Capitan) was available as a free download starting September 30. I’ve been test driving OS X El Capitan for the past few weeks. Here’s the scoop on the latest OS for Macs.

It’s time to let loose your creative flair in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer for Nintendo 3DS. As the newest employee of Nook’s Homes, it’s your job to design the perfect homes—inside and out—for all your favourite Animal Crossing friends!

Portable wireless speakers are taking over home entertainment. It’s just too easy to move them around and play your favourite music, podcasts, or web streaming services anywhere.  One of the big complaints about this kind of speaker has been audio quality, but thanks to audio giant Bose, there’s now an entire line of high end portable Wi-Fi speakers available to choose from.  What’s the difference in the different speakers in their line, and how well do they work? Read the review.

When I was growing up in the 80s there were all sorts of toys, action figures, board games, video games and more. Always something else for our parents to buy us if we pleaded long and hard enough. Some of the most amazing, and still to this day coveted, toys, are the Transformers. Now, finally after all these years of waiting, true fans have a video game worthy of the name Transformers, that game being Transformers Devastation.

It’s not hard to find a Bluetooth speaker these days. It seems like almost every manufacturer is taking a stab at making one, or two, or three of them. With the greater level of choice comes a greater need to qualify which one is best for you. The Fugoo Tough XL is denoted by the suffix at the end that makes it seem like it’s huge. It is big compared to its predecessor, but its rugged design and booming sound are worth a listen.

From Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Avalanche Studios comes Mad Max, an exhilarating, white-knuckle action-adventure video game set in the same post-apocalyptic world of this year’s blockbuster film Mad Max: Fury Road. After a surprise attack en route to the fabled “Plains of Silence” leaves Max bruised and battered in the Wasteland, without his prized Interceptor car, he sets out to build the ultimate death ride—the Magnum Opus—to seek out and retaliate against those who wronged him.

Meet the Sphero SPRK Edition App-Controlled Robot—the unique, interactive toy ball with the motto, “PLAY IS A POWERFUL TEACHER.” It may not look like it, but there’s actually a whole lot going on with this seemingly simple sphere, and it’s all unleashed by the special SPRK App. Join me inside as I unlock the secrets of how learning meets fun with the Sphero SPRK Edition. I think you’ll be impressed!

There have been a number of accessories made for the iPhone and for Android phones that haven’t always made sense; some cases are just too big to handle, and other accessories seem incredibly niche. That’s why I’m always hesitant to cast judgement on a new accessory; it might be frivolous, or it might be the next must-have widget.   In the case of the GameBarz and BowBlade accessories, one of these two fits the “interesting” category, and one does not. Read out to find which is which and why.

FIFA 16 enters the fray this year with one of the most diverse rosters in video game sports. From your favourite Premier League pro’s to a dozen Women’s National Teams to hallowed football legends and more, everybody is prepared to take to the pitch, so get ready to take control with EA Sports’ latest take on “The Beautiful Game”.

  Say hello to the mini robotic marvel who’s loyal, friendly, and a whole lot of fun! He’s the new Meccano Meccanoid G15 Personal Robot, and he wants to be your friend. If you’re ready for a robotic companion that will tell you jokes, keep you company, and obey your every command (or at least several pre-programmed ones), then click on through and read all about the Meccanoid G15.