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Smart speakers are all the rage these days but what if you want a single speaker you can use in the home and on the go? JBL has you covered with its Link line of speakers, which combine both smart and Bluetooth speakers into one product.  At the low-end of JBL's Link line stands the entry-level JBL Link 10, a speaker that seems capable of doing everything on paper, but in practice has some issues. For the money, however, the $99 (£150, AU$230) JBL Link 10 offers plenty of bang for its buck: You get Google Assistant, Bluetooth, waterproofing and the ability to use at home and on the go. It can't rise above the competition in terms of battery life, but its convenience and audio performance make it a solid smart speaker and likely a better pick for most people than the original Google Home. Design The JBL Link 10 features the company’s iconic cloth housing and cylindrical design. The Link 10 only comes in two colors: black and white, which JBL probably limited the speaker to s...

Bitdefender Total Security 2019 is a top-of-the-range security suite which includes just about everything you need to protect Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices. Installing the Windows build, for instance, gets you antivirus, a firewall, spam filter, malicious website blocking, online banking protection, parental controls, a password manager, file encryption, secure file deletion, PC cleanup and optimization, and more. Other platforms aren't as powerful, but still deliver all the functionality you might expect. For example, the Android app filters dangerous websites, locks apps, includes privacy tools and anti-theft features, and usage can be monitored and secured remotely via Bitdefender's Parental Controls. Total Security 2019 also comes with the Hotspot Shield-powered 'Bitdefender VPN'. The free edition only gives you 200MB of data per device per day, making it useless for anything beyond email and very light browsing. Upgrading is good value, though, with th...

Editor's Note: What immediately follows is a rundown of the latest changes and additions since this review was last updated .   Locations increased to 30+ (June 2018) Refund duration is now 30 days. Changes in pricing. 1-month $9.99, 6-months $8.99 and 1-year $5.99. The service now offers a 7-day free trial. New protocols have been added and also, OpenVPN is now supported. The service introduced Zenmate VPN for business. (July 2018) ZenMate is a straightforward free VPN designed for non-technical users who want an easier way to protect their online privacy. This simpler approach is obvious from the moment you look at the website. There's no jargon, no complicated feature lists, just a quick explanation of VPN technology and some example benefits. One reason ZenMate doesn't spell out its features is probably that it doesn't have very many, and even the core technologies may not be what you expect. Just about every VPN provider supports the speedy and secure ...

Editor's Note: What immediately follows is a rundown of the latest changes and additions since this review was last updated .   Pricing has changed. There is no lifetime option anymore, but, 2-year and 3-year plans were added. Server locations increased to 25. (June 2018) Extensions for Chrome and Firefox are now available. Kindle isn't supported anymore. The service introduced Hotspot Shield for businesses, called simply Hotspot Shield Business.  Refund duration increased from 30 to 45-days. New pricing changes. Three plans available, 1-month $12.99, 1-year $5.99 per month and 2-years $2.99 per month. (July 2018) AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield is a very popular VPN service, best known for its free account - it's an easy choice for a place in the rundown of best free VPNs . Hotspot Shield Elite is the £18.95 ($25, AU$33) per year extended edition (£63.95 lifetime plan – that's $84, AU$112) which drops the ads, supports private browsing, virtual locations, ...

Having conquered the world of adult fitness trackers, Fitbit has now turned its attention to its next target: children.  The Fitbit Ace is the first product from the company to focus solely on youngsters, a market that has grown significantly over the past few years. It doesn't compromise on core features – it offers water resistance, activity tracking, decent stamina and robust connectivity with the core Fitbit smartphone app. Fitbit Ace release date and price Released around the world in June 2018, the tracker is now ready to buy in the US, UK, Australia and various other countries around the world. The Fitbit Ace price is set at $99 / £79.99 / AU$129.95, which is on the expensive end of fitness trackers for children with a lot of the competition being a lot cheaper. Design and comfort Waterproof casing Strap can be changed as your child grows  While the Fitbit Ace is the first fitness band in the line to be aimed squarely at kids, it's not an all-new product – it...

[ Editor's Note: What immediately follows is a rundown of the latest developments and features Microsoft has added to Office 365 since this review was last updated .] July 2018 Microsoft introduced a new Workplace Analytics solution, which draws data from Office 365 and facilitates analysis to identify collaboration patterns and boost productivity among staff. MyAnalytics nudges were introduced to Outlook, giving users intelligent reminders including ones which help balance the time spent in meetings with actual work, so the former doesn’t dominate. Microsoft Teams became available in a free version which supports up to 300 people, and is available globally in 40 different languages. You get 10GB of team file storage. Microsoft announced that its Whiteboard app, a freeform digital canvas allowing for collaboration in real-time, is now generally available for Windows 10 (and will arrive soon on iOS). June 2018 Microsoft announced that Office 365 will get a new updated, si...