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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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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2021) • Once again the best ereading experience for most people.

Siri slip-up may have leaked Apple’s plans for a HomePod 2 with a screen • Could a new HomePod with a display be in the works?

Google Pixel Fold could land in October alongside the Pixel 7

Emergency Google Chrome update fixes nasty security bug

Windows 11 Settings app to get even better with Sun Valley 2 • Settings turned up to 11.

You shouldn’t install the latest Windows 11 beta update • Not yet anyway.

Onyx Boox Note Air 2 • An excellent digital note-taker.

Probe ‘touches’ the Sun for the first time • A NASA probe has entered the Sun’s atmosphere and ‘touched’ the blazing corona in a first for solar science.

Super-carnivorous ichthyosaur discovered

Comet Leonard’s meteor shower on Venus

Sony A7 IV • A worthy successor to a mirrorless classic.

CRAVE • The gear we’re lusting after

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 • Luxury headphones done right.

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

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

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

Halo TV show renewed for season 2 ahead of season 1 premiere • The first season of the Halo series premieres next month.

Nintendo has no plans to pursue the metaverse any time soon

GoldenEye 007 HD remaster may be officially confirmed “soon”

Horizon Forbidden West Lego set transforms Aloy and a Tallneck into blocky creations • It’ll launch in May for US$79.99.

Battlefield 2042 refund petition gains over 100,000 signatures • That’s a lot of players wanting their money back.

Horizon Forbidden West • A phenomenal second effort.

Sifu • More nuanced and intuitive hand to hand combat.

Dying Light 2 • A BIG AND MOSTLY GOOD GAME.

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

MSI Raider GE76 2022 • The gaming laptop you get when you won’t compromise.

Acer Chromebook R11 • 360-degree flips all day long.

Anbernic RG552 • An excellent way to play five generations of video games on the go.

HP Z27k G3 • A seriously slick 27-inch 4K productivity monitor with USB-C connectivity.

Razer Iskur Fabric • The best fabric gaming chair ever made.

AndaSeat Navi Edition • Colour and comfort turned up to 11.

Leica M11 • The retro rangefinder has evolved, with mixed results.

Netgear Orbi Quad-Band WiFi 6E • High-end Wi-Fi 6E performance, high-end price.

Chord Mojo 2 • Chord’s done it again with the Mojo 2.

Bose SoundLink Flex • Just flexing and finessing.

Garmin Fenix 7 • Garmin’s top-tier sports watch smashes its personal best.

iPHONE 13 • A round-up of the most essential features and secret settings that every iPhone user needs to know.

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