Articles by Alex Roth

Astro A50 Gaming Headset review

By Alex Roth last updated 15 November 19

The Astro A50 is ready to play with every device in your home theater. Does its bass boom big enough for its $300 price?

Hands on: Olloclip 4-in-1 iPhone lens review

By Alex Roth published 9 March 14

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If you don't mind the extra carry, Olloclip is an upgrade to the iPhone camera

Sony talks PlayStation data 'Matrix' at SXSW Interactive

By Alex Roth published 7 March 14

Sony Computer Entertainment is sitting on a mountain of data. The problem is how to mine it.

Beats Music vs Spotify

By Alex Roth published 24 January 14

Early view Beats and Spotify Premium are equally priced, so this battle will come down to service and selection

iPad Air vs Nexus 10 vs Xperia Tablet Z vs Kindle Fire HDX 8.9

By Alex Roth published 23 October 13

Early view It's a show down of 10-inch tablets as Apple ups the ante with its iPad Air.

iTunes Radio review

By Alex Roth published 2 October 13

Apple's iTunes Radio is finally here. Will its massive library unseat the current streaming kings?

IDF 2013: highlights from the conference

By Alex Roth, Michelle Fitzsimmons published 14 September 13

Updated Intel's annual developer conference was focused on some key themes and plenty of product announcements.

Hands on: ThinkPad T440 review

By Alex Roth published 11 September 13

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IDF 2013 The T440 is a long-lasting Haswell ultrabook starting at $899

Ouya review

By Alex Roth published 4 July 13

Updated This Android console is not ready for primetime players

Lenovo Thinkpad Helix review

By Alex Roth published 27 June 13

Updated If only Lenovo's latest convertible ultrabook had Haswell

Sony at E3 2013: our top 5 moments

By Alex Roth published 18 June 13

Updated Finally pulling the PS4 into the light and twisting the knife in the Xbox One.

E3 2013: our top 10 moments from gaming's arms race

By Alex Roth, Michelle Fitzsimmons published 18 June 13

Updated Brace for the coming console wars and the PC gaming revolution at E3 2013.

Microsoft at E3 2013: our top 5 moments

By Michelle Fitzsimmons, Alex Roth published 14 June 13

Updated Microsoft has 13 new next-gen titles for Xbox One and a treat for Xbox 360 gamers, but what E3 moments take the cake?

Hands on: Mad Catz Mojo Android console review

By Alex Roth published 13 June 13

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E3 2013 We check out the Mojo, a stock Android console with full Google Play access

Ashton Kutcher on the trouble with Twitter, Facebook as the 'new religion'

By Alex Roth published 23 May 13

CTIA 2013 The "That 70's Show" actor gave a talk worth listening to on the Sands Expo stage.

HTC explains why there's no MicroSD slot in the HTC One

By Alex Roth published 22 May 13

Exclusive HTC isn't playing favourites, there's a method to the madness that sees a MicroSD slot in the Chinese version of the One

Hands on: Cat B15 review

By Alex Roth published 21 May 13

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CTIA 2013 The B15 looks to be yet another construction-friendly Cat product.

Google IO: top 5 moments

By William O'Neal, Michelle Fitzsimmons, Alex Roth published 19 May 13

Updated We highlight the five best moments from Google's annual developers' conference.

Hands on: Nvidia Shield review

By Alex Roth, Matt Swider published 15 May 13

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Updated The Nvidia Shield tech specs are ambitious and it plays without lag, but can it really shake up the gaming market?

HTC First review

By Alex Roth published 10 May 13

Updated Affordable, reasonably sized and LTE equipped, the Facebook phone would be the perfect mid-range Android if not for all that Facebook

Razer Edge review

By Alex Roth published 11 April 13

It's not a value purchase, but that doesn't stop this tablet from being a blast.

Hands on: Moga Pro controller review

By Alex Roth published 2 April 13

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PAX East Power A's second crack at an Android controller is less compact but more satisfying.

GDC 2013: Top 10 moments from the conference

By Alex Roth, Michelle Fitzsimmons published 30 March 13

Updated Indie games get the spotlight, but this year it will be hard to ignore the looming presence of Sony's PS4 and Microsoft's Xbox 720.

You mad, Zynga? Facebook gaming is a $2B industry

By Alex Roth published 26 March 13

GDC 2013 Facebook wants to be the "connective tissue" between mobile and desktop gaming.

PAX East 2013: our top 5 moments from the show

By Alex Roth published 25 March 13

PAX East The Penny Arcade expo returns to Boston for three days of all things gaming.