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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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Well, here we are... • Again.

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Razer Blade 14 • Portability and performance together at last.

Google Chrome is making a small but vital change in how it keeps you secure

Chromebooks set to suffer at the hands of Windows 11 laptops

New Logitech wireless & wired earbuds want to make work calls more stylish

Microsoft Edge update will make Android users sit up and take notice • Microsoft Edge for Android now benefits from handy tab-sharing facility.

Facebook wants to put your eyes on VR headsets and it’s truly frightening • Facebook Reality Labs has some tricks up its sleeve.

Google Pixel 6: everything we know so far • The Google Pixel 6 officially revealed with later 2021 release.

ViewSonic VG3456 • An ultrawide display built for office productivity.

Free divers’ heart rates drop to 11 beats per minute • Free divers, those without breathing gear, can hold their breath for more than four minutes and descend to ocean depths of more than 100 metres.

Elusive glass octopus spotted in remote Pacific • How many see-through animals are there?

Most Americans think intelligent aliens exist

Elgato Facecam • A streamers new best friend.

Gadget Guru • Our tame tech expert lets us into his shed of knowledge.

Logitech C920 • The original Jack-Of-All-Trades.

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

Best new apps • James Pinnell reviews the most interesting new apps for iOS and Android.

PSVR PS5 headset sounds “even better” with supposedly leaked specs • Digital Foundry has apparently heard details of the upcoming headset.

Former Elder Scrolls devs reveal The Wayward Realms , a new fantasy RPG “on a scale never attempted” • How big? Positively grand.

The Halo Infinite beta makes one hell of a first impression • 343 Industries had everything to prove with the first Halo Infinite hands-on opportunity and it absolutely nailed it.

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector • A strategy game that gives its space marines personality.

Chernobylite • Chernobylite is a rare game that makes you feel the weight of your decisions.

The Ascent • A GREAT GAME… UNTIL YOU MOVE.

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

Nvidia Shield TV Pro • Still the best streaming box on the market.

HP Omen 30L • Sleek and powerful gaming.

HP Envy x360 15 (2021) • Powerful performance, ungracefully balanced in your hands.

Huawei MateView • Funky, if a little flawed.

Sony Xperia 10 III • Small, but not that mighty.

NuraTrue • Personalised audio goes true wireless

Sennheiser CX True Wireless • A host of upgrades without a hefty price hike.

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay HX • Slightly less turns out to be quite a bit more.

Oppo Enco Air • Respectable budget-priced AirPods-alternatives.

Cooler Master SK622 • The wireless feature-rich contender.

Dyson V12 Detect Slim • The underrated yet powerful Dyson V15 Detect sibling.

TP-Link Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Power Strip KP303 • A power strip that offers three smart plug sockets plus USB ports in one...