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ALL THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM PLANET TECH

BOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE 3D KIND

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones £450 / bose.com

XIAOMI WATCH 2 PRO

Wear, everybody knows your name

HP ENVY MOVE

Pockety calculator

STREAM

You could sit on a bench in a silly hat eating a burger, or you could head home and cue up one of these new-to-streaming highlights…

NIKON Z F

£2299 (body only) / nikon.co.uk

AMAZON ECHO HUB

You can touch this

EUFY CLEAN X8 PRO

Hair’s where the story ends

FIRST PLAY FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH PS5

OUT 29FEB As far as remakes of old

FIRST LOOK PEACH OUT, I’LL BE THERE

PRINCESS PEACH: SHOWTIME!

BEST OF GREAT GAMES GETTING A NEW LEASE OF LIFE

RESIDENT EVIL 4 PSVR2 MODE PSVR2 This free

STRAD BUT TRUE

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

LEICA SOFORT 2

Instant, calmer

GARMIN TACTIX 7AMOLED EDITION

Light up the spy

Nick Garfias

OAKLEY’S VICE PRESIDENT OF DESIGN ON INNOVATION AND KEEPING HIS CARS ANALOGUE

WIN A BOWERS & WILKINS ZEPPELIN SPEAKER AND Px7 S2e HEADPHONES!

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Max to prove it

Apple refines its flagship with a better snapper, a slightly dinkier form factor and, finally, USB-C. But can it really be more ‘pro’ than the Pro?

Next big zing

With its dazzling screen and bags of power, iPad Pro alternatives don’t get much better (or bigger) than Samsung’s sprawling Galaxy S9 Ultra

LET IT GLOW WITH NEXT GEN AMBILIGHT

The new generation of television tech is here: get ready to enjoy the ultimate TV experience courtesy of Philips’ latest Ambilight magic

Immersed be love

Meta’s Quest 3 VR headset lets you play games, get fit and even send WhatsApp messages. Is the metaverse finally here?

Simple twist of great

Canon’s new entry-level mirrorless model takes ace photos with minimal twiddles. The perfect first ‘not a phone’ camera?

All along the watch power

Our beloved Apple Watch SE doesn’t get a refresh this year, but the two high-end options do – and both are packing the potent S9 chip

INSTANT UPGRADES SAMSUNG Z FLIP5

FIRST ADD THESE… ONE ANKER NANO POWER

THERE’S NOTHING HOLDIN’ ME VAC

We visited Dyson’s robotics labs to get an insight into the process behind designing the 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum

In-ear wildest dreams

Welcome to the golden age of true wireless buds… but which of these six pairs is the best option for transmitting sweet music into your brain?

Honky tonk swimmin’

Portable audio doesn’t get much richer than UE’s latest – even after you’ve tossed it in the pool

Coffee machines

Three manual bean-to-cup wonders for home baristas… but which will be the caffeine-pushing queen of your kitchen?

Up around the spend

With pricing no longer on its side, Tom Morgan-Freelander takes a fortnight to find out if Google’s latest Pro-grade Pixel phone still deserves its flagship billing

BOWERS & WILKINS Px7 S2e: NOW YOU HEAR IT

The British luxury audio brand’s latest premium headphones give you the music exactly as the artist wanted it to sound

Lies of P

A classic cautionary tale for disobedient tykes is retold as a hard-as-nails Soulslike. But does it move the genre forward, or is this just another wooden imitation?

EA Sports FC 24

The football game formerly known as FIFA enters its Snickers era with a new name but a largely familiar feel – so is it good enough to thrive without the official tie-in?

Assassin’s Creed Mirage

One of Ubisoft’s most beloved series goes back beloved series back to its stealthy roots… which means, yes, this one’s actually about assassins and their creed

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

The first (and only planned) expansion to Cyberpunk 2077 makes returning to Night City a hugely appealing proposition

The alternatives: More new iPhones

As with last year’s iPhone 14 series, there are three other options in case you don’t fancy spending to the Max

UPVOTED FLASKS

Some like it hot – especially when it’s coffee or soup and things are getting a bit autumnal out there – so Chris Rowlands picks the best heat-keepers

MAKE IT EASY ON YOUR ELF

Sure, you could ask a tiny Arctic being to make all your Christmas presents out of wood… but don’t you think they’re busy enough? And whether you’re after ideas for loved ones or compiling your own wishlist, you might find that, when it comes to tech-based products, consulting the annual Stuff Gift Guide yields better results. Well, have you ever seen an elf use a soldering iron? 

FIGHT FOR YOUR WRITE

If you’ve always thought you had a book in you, these free apps will coax it out for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, also known as November)

iPadOS & macOS

Craig Grannell delves into the latest system updates for Apple devices with bigger screens, to unearth the best new features of iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma

TECH TITANS XBOX

Microsoft’s consoles ranked from best to… not so best

Nokia N-Gage

Call me maybe not Nokiaputthemic/earpiece on the long

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