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PC Game Review: EarthFall

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You may have already heard Earthfall called “Left 4 Dead with aliens,” and there really is no better way to quickly describe it. Almost everything—from the enemy design and behavior, the pacing of the missions, to the gunplay—so closely mirrors Valve’s zombie shooter that you could be forgiven for thinking it was a mod. For the most part, that’s not a bad thing. Stepping into the mud-caked sneakers of one of four quippy, ragtag, unmemorable survivors, Earthfall’s 10 story-driven missions task you with blasting through waves of creepy-looking aliens to complete a variety of objectives. One level has you infiltrating a claustrophobic underground facility to recover data needed by the human resistance. Another involves activating a hydroelectric dam to draw attention away from an off-map cell of allies launching a surgical strike against the extraterrestrial hive. The narrative thread running through the post-apocalyptic fight for survival is entertaining and tense, though a

Infinix Note 5 Review

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Key Features OS: Android 8.1 Oreo with Android One SIM Type: Dual SIM (Micro) 4G LTE: YES, LTE Screen Size : 6.0 FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Screen Resolution: 2160 x 1080 pixels (~403 PPI) Processor Type: Octa-core 2.0 GHz RAM: 3GB Internal Storage: 32GB External Storage: microSD, up to 128GB Back / Rear Camera: 12MP camera & LED Flash Front Camera: 16MP Battery: 4500 mAh (non-removable) Display The Infinix Note 5 has a display size of 6.0 inches with Full HD+ resolution of 2160 pixels by 1080 pixels which now left it’s PPI (pixels per-square inch) at 403 pixels. The 18:9 screen aspect ratio is thrown into the mix to spice things up a little. Operating System Infinix Note 5 features the latest Android 8.1 Oreo with the Android One program that brings the latest AI powered innovations and security protections to the new device. No XOS or XUI this time around, just the basic Android one stock ROM. Camera The front panel of the de

Acer Swift 7 review

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Acer has held the title of the ‘world’s thinnest laptop’ for a while now, and it continues this trend into 2018 with the new Acer Swift 7. This time around, though, Acer has beefed up the display to 14 inches without increasing the device’s overall footprint, and has introduced a fingerprint sensor for added security. In order to maintain its ‘thin laptop’ crown, though, Acer had to remove the clicking functionality from the touchpad. Now, this is a change that we can live with, but it’s sure to be controversial with some users. Price and availability The Acer Swift 7 launched earlier this year in the US for $1,699 (£1,599, about AU$2,159) to start, which is certainly nothing to sneeze at for even an hyper-premium Ultrabook. What that steep price nets you is a 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor backed by 8GB of DDR3 memory and a 256GB solid-state drive (SSD). All of these guts sit underneath a newly-widened, 14-inch Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) display that can bend back