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Welcome

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not that

HOT STAUFF

When Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel confidently demonstrated

MAKE AMERICA GRATE AGAIN

Fleetwood, whisky, rain, Bernie, Big – competition

APPS

This month’s mobile must-downloads

GAMES E3 SPECIAL

Four pages of the best new titles from the LA expo

HOT STUFF

You’re going to be wrestling over the remote with this vampire-infested selection of comedy, drama and comedy-drama

Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato YOU RALLY GOT ME

Has the World Rally Championship opened a supercar

YOUR MONTH AUG

WIN 1 OF 2 ORBITSOUND DOCK E30 MUSIC SYSTEMS WORTH

Power tower

It’s mighty tall (or wide, depending on how you’re holding it)… but can the Xperia 1 lift Sony into the elite phone club at last?

The alternatives: 3 more big-screen phones

These widescreen wonders are designed for eager content consumers

Shrunk rock

Promising refined hi-fi sound in a titchy and fully wireless package, are Cambridge Audio’s bargainy Melomania 1 earbuds the AirPod killers you need?

End of doze

Stuff’s No1 snooze-hound tries to get out of bed on time for the first time in his life, with help from the world’s cleverest alarm clock

Blast action heroes

Muc-Off’s debut pressure washer has been designed for use on delicate bicycles and motorcycles…but can it out-gun the king of jet washing, Kärcher?

Touch in the void

With iTunes on the way out and everyone seemingly streaming on phones, do portable music players (with added gaming) have a purpose in 2019?

Easy (on the eye) rider

Steampunk styling meets modern tech in the Cruzer, an e-bike that looks gorgeous on the road and can do 30mph off it

Cam and have a go

DJI thinks it’s hard enough to take on GoPro’s mighty Hero7 Black… and with the help of the Osmo Action’s incredible stabilisation trickery, it just might be

Never svelte better

Laptops just keep getting slimmer, so maybe it’s time to take the load off with a deceptively slinky processing powerhouse. We’ve tested five of the best…

Boom resurrection

Louder, bassier and ready for stereo if you get two, UE’s revamped Wonderboom is an all-night party in a grenade-sized box

Judgment

If the Yakuza 0 prequel turned you on to the joys of Japanese thug life, this thoughtful spin-off might be just the thing to ease you in to the wider series

Super Mario Maker 2

This design-your-own-levels sequel has the potential to become a bottomless treasure trove of Mario goodness

HOCUS FOCUS

Don’t let smartphone trickery deceive you – proper cameras still have the magic to show your handset who’s in charge. Professional snapper Matt Golowczynski is your guide…

MACRO MAGIC

If you’re ready for your close-up, one of the cheapest full-frame cameras out there is also a macro marvel once you partner it up with the right lens

FIND OUT WTF IS GOING ON

Terrified by the rise of fake news? Want headlines beamed into your eyes? Check out Stuff’s reliably-sourced dossier of apps for keeping you in the loop…

UPVOTED BACKPACKS

In search of a rucksack to have and to haul, Chris Rowlands saddles up to find nine with carriage potential, whatever your final destination

SEGA DREAMCAST

Shouldn’t we call this the Sega Swansong, as it was

SMARTPHONES

Huawei’s latest superphone sets a stratospheric benchmark

IN-EARS ON/OVER-EARS

Wireless in-ears usually come with compromises. Great

LAPTOPS

While the Touch Bar versions of the MacBook Pro have

TVs

As 4K TV prices continue to tumble, there’s been a

HOME CINEMA CONSOLES

Sky Q works flawlessly and could change the way you

TECH TOYS ELECTRIC CARS

Building Lego models is already ridiculously good fun

SMART HOME

It might not be as pretty as the Nest 3.0, but Tado

SYSTEM CAMERAS

It’s really hard to find anything bad to say about

HOW TO BUY NOISE-KILLING HEADPHONES

Noise-cancelling headphones cleverly snuff out the outside world when it all gets a bit too much… but the choice can be just as overwhelming