Ian Evenden

Ian Evenden

Ian Evenden has been a journalist for over 20 years, starting in the days of QuarkXpress 4 and Photoshop 5. He now mainly works in Creative Cloud and Google Docs, but can always find a use for a powerful laptop or two. When not sweating over page layout or photo editing, you can find him peering at the stars or growing vegetables.

Latest articles by Ian Evenden

A black Acer Swift Edge 16 laptop sitting on a garden wall

Acer Swift Edge 16 review: exceptionally light laptop is a pro performer

By Ian Evenden published

Laptops Outside of the heaviest graphic processing tasks, the Acer Swift Edge 16 is a great choice for creative pros.

Laptops
A Duex Lite laptop monitor sitting on a wooden table

Mobile Pixels Duex Lite review: is a portable laptop monitor a must-have?

By Ian Evenden published

Laptop monitors It's not without its shortcomings, but the Duex Lite laptop monitor can help screen-hungry laptop users on the move.

Laptop monitors
An Oppo Reno 8 Pro smartphone sitting on a rustic table

Oppo Reno 8 Pro review: midrange camera beast punches above its weight

By Ian Evenden published

Phones The dangerously reflective Oppo Reno 8 Pro shines brightest when it comes to the camera.

Phones
A black AOC Gaming 25G3ZM/BK monitor with red detail sitting on a desk

AOC Gaming 25G3ZM/BK review: gaming thrills without the frills

By Ian Evenden published

Monitors The AOC Gaming 25G3ZM/BK is a highly affordable gaming and creative option with nice features, if not world-beating graphics.

Monitors
A black Sony Xperia 5 IV being held above and laid on a stony surface

Sony Xperia 5 IV review: a camera and screen (almost) as mighty as its price tag

By Ian Evenden published

Smartphones The Sony Xperia 5 IV is a near-top-spec phone, but the price may prove too premium

Smartphones
A Sony Xperia 10 IV smartphone on a wooden table

Sony Xperia 10 IV review: A decent budget offering that doesn’t quite do enough

By Ian Evenden published

Smartphones The Sony Xperia 10 IV takes on a competitive market niche, but is outgunned by the competition.

Smartphones
A metallic green Honor 70 smartphone on a table

Honor 70 review: The camera and screen easily outperform its price point

By Ian Evenden published

Smartphones The Honor 70 knows what its users want, and offers it for a very attractive price.

Smartphones
A blue Huawei MateBook X Pro laptop

Huawei MateBook X Pro (2022) review

By Ian Evenden published

Laptops Huawei’s ultrabook is sleek, powerful, but expensive.

Laptops
Nothing Phone 1 standing on a wooden table

Nothing Phone 1 review: Finally, an Android phone that looks good

By Ian Evenden published

The Nothing Phone 1 is a midrange option that breaks the mould.

Phones & Tablets
A black Philips 276B9H monitor sitting on a desk

Philips 276B9H review: For all your second-screen needs

By Ian Evenden published

With USB-C connectivity and a neat pop-up webcam, the Philips 276B9H is a great, if unexciting, screen to pair with a laptop.

Laptops
Black Philips 329P1H monitor standing on a desk

Philips 329P1H review: Big, bright and (almost) brilliant

By Ian Evenden published

The Philips 329P1H monitor is good for work and play... as long as you don't need it for sound.

Monitors
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