Max Slater-Robins

Max Slater-Robins has been writing about technology for nearly a decade at various outlets, covering the rise of the technology giants, trends in enterprise and SaaS companies, and much more besides. Originally from Suffolk, he currently lives in London and likes a good night out and walks in the countryside.

Articles by: Max Slater-Robins

Plugable

Safer than cloud storage, cheaper than file sync: Plugable promises seamless file transfer product using affordable USB cable solution

By Max Slater-Robins published

Plugable is well known for its air-tight file transfer cables, and the USBC-TRAN is no exception.

A Dell S3221QS, our pick for the best 4K monitor, against a techradar background

Philips unveils new line of 4K monitors aimed at increasing productivity — display quartet delivers bare necessities as they launch in an ultra competitive market

By Max Slater-Robins published

Philips is a mainstay in the professional monitor space, and it's new models show why

Two busy ethernet switches side by side

Finally! Super cheap, super fast 5Gbps Ethernet adapters are flooding the market — but is it too little, too late for gigabit wired connectivity away from business use cases

By Max Slater-Robins published

Your ideal workstations gets a step closer with RealTek's cheap, super fast 5Gbps Ethernet adapters

Western Digital unit on table

WD quietly add uninspiring, entry-level SSD to its line up — available with a 4TB capacity, the Blue SN5000 is as bland as it can be but at least it is affordable

By Max Slater-Robins published

Western Digital has a new SSD that offers good speeds at a great price – with $10 off right now.

Gigabyte

And so it begins: Gigabyte quietly launched an AI motherboard with built in surge protection and support for four dual-slot GPUs — so could AI generate the same sort of frenzy as Bitcoin mining?

By Max Slater-Robins published

Gigabyte's new TRX50 motherboard has everything you need to start training your own AI models

Sony 4K projectors

Sharp unveils surprisingly affordable, high brightness 4K projectors aimed at businesses — but will it be enough to fend off Optoma new unbelievable powerhouse

By Max Slater-Robins published

Sharp's new 4K UHD projectors are aimed at anyone looking to project in museums and other venues.

Alogic

Forget about dual monitors — this gorgeous 28-inch square screen has a webcam, speakers, plenty of ports and can even charge your laptop

By Max Slater-Robins published

Alogic unveils new range of high-end monitors for every occasion.

Yandex

Russia's largest tech company just released a free AI tool that could save Microsoft, Google and Facebook tens of millions of dollars

By Max Slater-Robins published

Yandex unveils open source LLM training tool offering major savings in GPU resources.

ASUS

Asus releases a dual-screen OLED monitor that can be rotated 360 degrees — shame that the ZenScreen Duo OLED MQ149CD doesn't offer the only feature we really, really care about

By Max Slater-Robins published

ZenScreen Duo OLED MQ149CD from Asus offers flexibility, but no touchscreen

IDX

IDX data removal service review

By Max Slater-Robins published

IDX is one of the best-established brands in the online privacy and safety space, and for good reason

Phison

More affordable 31TB SSD to land sooner than expected to compete more aggressively with HDD — Phison's X100P could be this summer's surprise hit but won't be compatible with your PC

By Max Slater-Robins published

Phison is one of the biggest names making the best SSDs

Intel Xeon 6

Intel unveils Xeon 6 series CPUs with a clear focussed on high density, scale-out paradigm — but will the up-to-144-core parts be enough to take on AMD, Ampere and others?

By Max Slater-Robins published

Computex 2024 Intel is fighting for its life in the data center and AI markets, but the Xeon 6 might help steady the ship

Panasonic Let’s Note

It's June 2024 and Panasonic wants you to buy an ultraportable laptop with a round touchpad — Let's Note has a 14th gen Intel Core Ultra CPU, 5G connectivity but also a VGA from 1987 and a LAN port

By Max Slater-Robins published

Panasonic's iconic Let's Note laptops are extremely popular in Japan, and just got a major update.

Mozilla

Mozilla Monitor Plus data removal service review

By Max Slater-Robins published

Mozilla Monitor and Mozilla Monitor Plus offer comprehensive tools to keep your data safe across the internet.

Nextiva

Nextiva VoIP service review

By Katy Ward last updated

In our Nextiva review, we look at the main features, usability, customer support, and its competitors for best VoIP service

Zoom

Zoom video conferencing service review

By Christian Rigg, Nikshep Myle last updated

Updated Zoom gives you a smooth video conferencing experience, lots of business-oriented features, and has bolstered its security for safer meetings.

GoToConnect

GoTo Connect VoIP review

By Michael Graw last updated

Review We review GoTo Connect to find out whether this VoIP and video conferencing platform will help take your business to the next level.

8x8 X

8x8 X Series review

By Kieron Moore last updated

Review We analyze all the main features and qualities of the popular 8x8 X Series VoIP provider.

8x8 Virtual Office Pro VoIP service review

By Gabe Carey, Barclay Ballard last updated

8x8 offers a comprehensive VoIP system with call recording, internet faxing, web conferencing, and more

RingCentral

RingCentral Phone review

By Kieron Allen last updated

We put industry-leading business phone service RingCentral Phone through its paces to help you decide if it’s the right product for your business.

Hubspot

HubSpot social media management review

By Rob Clymo last updated

With some careful planning, HubSpot can be used to great effect in your social media marketing strategy

Loomly social media

Loomly review

By Max Slater-Robins published

Recommended

Schedule your posts in moments across a huge number of platforms

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Circleboom review

By Max Slater-Robins published

Recommended

Circleboom lets users create AI social media posts and manager all of the major platforms in one app

iPad Pro

How much does project management software cost in 2026?

By Max Slater-Robins published

Knowing the cost of the best project management software is the first step to making the right choice

meeting

5 reasons why businesses should use project management software

By Max Slater-Robins published

Helping a business achieve its potential means being on top of everything, including the best project management software.

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