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TechLife is a tech mag with a difference. It focuses on how technology can help you rather than on product specs. In an era when the tablet and smartphone have joined the personal computer as essential devices in our lives, TechLife shows you how to get the most from them.

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Alienware Aurora R11 • Meet the ‘benchmark bruiser’.

Amazon Echo speakers can now play Spotify podcasts through Alexa

Amazfit reveals a pair of cheap new temperature-sensing smartwatches

We must be streaming: Chromecast will finally work with Apple TV Plus

Windows 10’s next update could pop up earlier in 2021 – but you might be disappointed • RTM build is reportedly about to be finalised.

This new Google Photos feature turns your snaps into 3D cinematic images • And they don’t need to be Portrait mode shots, either.

5 things I learned in my first Apple Fitness Plus workout • Gareth Beavis puts Apple’s workout subscription service to the test.

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV • A powerful little stills camera for beginners...

‘Starman’ passes Mars in decaying Tesla Roadster • Starman, the dummy riding a cherry-red Tesla Roadster through space, has made his closest approach ever to Mars.

Physicists clock the fastest possible speed of sound • Interstellar mysteries solved.

Ice melt is changing Greenland’s coastline shape.

Apple AirPods Max • The Apple AirPods Max sound great, but is that enough?

Can I use an OLED TV as a monitor? • Eliot Wise

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus • Bitdefender’s popular consumer antivirus range is packed with high-end features in 2021.

Bleeding edge: the best of emergingtech • TechLife’s practical monthly roundup of emerging tech experiences with Joel Burgess, including all the latest virtual and augmented reality apps, alongside AI apps and other useful tools.

Best new apps • Hope Corrigan reviews the most interesting new apps for iOS and Android.

WEAPONS FOR THE 21st CENTURY • FROM MICROWAVE GUNS TO CYBERWARFARE, A GLIMPSE INTO THE STRANGE NEW WORLD OF TODAY’S BATTLEFIELD.

5 FACTS ABOUT QUIRKS OF WEAPON DEVELOPMENT

Minecraft and Doom are Spotify’s most popular game soundtracks for 2020

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla quietly adds better PS5 haptic support in new update

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure launches on consoles Autumn 2021 • The team behind Monument Valley and Handle with Care are back with another chillout game.

Mass Effect team reunite as several BioWare veterans join development of new game • Project director reveals which original devs have rejoined the team.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be getting new content and features in 2021 • 343 Industries also looks back on the development of the collection in 2020.

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 • ADDS MORE DEPTH TO AN ALREADY WINNING FORMULA.

Cyberpunk 2077 • What it lacks in length, it makes up in soul.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands • Shadowlands might not spark a new golden age for WoW, but it’s still pretty fun.

Wingspan • WINGSPAN’S DIGITAL RELEASE SOARS OVER THE COMPETITION.

Mobile games • James Pinnell reviews the latest games for android & iOS smartphones & tablets.

Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (2020) • Dell’s premium 2-in-1 XPS is one of the best Windows laptops around.

HP Omen Vector • Great performance meets long battery life.

Oppo A53 • An unremarkable but dependable budget phone.

Nokia 3.4 • Low price. Long battery Life. One big problem.

Realme 7 5G • Another fine budget phone from Realme.

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