WELCOME

In Britain, we spend an average of 24 hours a week

HOT STUFF

20 PAGES OF THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM PLANET TECH

VITAL STATS

SLICE OF THE ACTION

ICON

JARRE AEROFRAME HD1

GAMES

Ghost Recon games typically arm players with the best

APPS

This month’s mobile must-downloads

STREAM

Nostalgia fans are in for a treat this month, with plenty of spin- offs and hark-backs among the new crop of streaming shows and films

START MENU

The latest startups, crowdfunded projects and plain crazy ideas

WHEELS

Citroen 19_19 BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG SETTEE

JULY

Ah, it’ll probably rain every day

Pro-ing up in public

It’s built its name on sub-£500 phones with flagship specs, but OnePlus’s new 7 Pro raises the stakes with a price to match its enhanced skillset

Fore the win

Is it a fitness tracker? Is it a smartwatch? Garmin’s latest Forerunner is both and more, which is just as well considering how much it costs…

A brighter Dre

Beats finally has its own fully wireless buds, complete with fancy AirPods tech… and this time it’s not all about that bass

Tech specs

Bose has launched sunnies that double up as wireless headphones. Do the Frames deserve a place on your discerning nose this summer?

Blinded by the Lites

Who needs to spend a grand on a phone when these stripped-back, affordable versions of flagships can do (almost) the same stunning jobs?

TWO WEEKS WITH APPLE’S 5K 27IN iMAC: Mac of all trades

Apple’s newest, largest iMac looks a lot like the old one… but as Craig Grannell finds out over a two-week trial, lots of shiny new innards – some more affordable than others – make it a machine fit for 2019

Rage 2

We’ve been anticipating this lovechild of Avalanche Studios and id Software for ages, but can it pull off the awkward combination of close-quarters combat and epic scenery?

Blood & Truth

With gorgeous visuals and a fully immersive, jam-packed storyline, is this the system-selling blockbuster PSVR has been waiting for?

Everybody’s Golf VR

If real-life golf is a good walk spoiled, the long-running PlayStation series’ debut on PSVR is a good walk avoided entirely – and we love it for that

LET’S TALK ABOUT SETS

Whether you’re after a TV that blends in with the furniture, prefer something more cinematic or want to maximise the bang for your relatively meagre buck, there’s a 4K (or 8K) telly out there for you

Mini meme: FEED YOUR EARS SOME ROUGHAGE

Streaming music is great, but how about some fiction, comedy, news or sport for a change? Use these audio apps to get a more balanced aural diet…

UPVOTED RAZORS

From sensitive slicers to one-blade wonders, Chris Rowlands says there’s a better shaver for every jaw – and it needn’t cost the earth

PACK TO THE FUTURE

There’s no avoiding it: summer’s coming, and at some point you’re going to have to go on holiday. Luckily, these travel-friendly gadgets can ease the pain of being separated from your Spider-Man duvet cover…

INSTANT UPGRADES NIKON Z7

Already a Nikon convert? Your expensive F-Mount lenses

BETA YOURSELF: PRIMEPHONIC

Fed up of filling your ears with pop? Fancy going symphonic but don’t know where to start? Craig Grannell delves into the vital bits of the dedicated classical music streaming service…

Next-gen shoe fittings\

From a different decade to the one you’re living in

SMARTPHONES

● Use Huawei’s OneHop tech for quick wireless file

TABLETS

The latest iPad Pro isn’t cheap, but it’s a mobile

MOBILE GAMES

This game starts off as if Asteroids had a baby with

IN-EARS

Wireless in-ears usually come with compromises. Great

ON/OVER-EARS

Sony’s WH-1000 series was already a top performer,

SMARTWATCHES

The Apple Watch Series 4 has everything going for it

FITNESS TRACKERS

Slow and steady wins the race, and the Now has gone

LAPTOPS

Who needs a Touch Bar? You can log into your Mac with

HI-FI SPEAKERS

With iPhones and Android devices, you can control your

TVs

Pick one of the expert preset modes and you won’t have

SOUNDBARS

Sonos’s home cinema gear has always been a little expensive

SMART SPEAKERS

Making an amazing speaker was an easy job for the multiroom

HOME CINEMA

Sky Q works flawlessly and could change the way you

CONSOLES

As a gaming platform, PlayStation 4 is the best around

GAMES

●Make sure you talk to strangers more than once – you

TECH TOYS

Building Lego models is already ridiculously good fun

ELECTRIC CARS

Not content with simply making an electric vehicle

VR HEADSETS

The Quest offers all manner of fully interactive, roamable

VR GAMES

Superhot has found its home in VR – just watch those

SMART HOME

●Check out the app’s Energy Savings Report to see how

DRONES

The Mavic 2 Pro keeps all the good bits of the old

COMPACT CAMERAS

We wouldn’t recommend buying this camera if you already

SYSTEM CAMERAS

●Pre-shot ES mode starts taking photos and adding them

BUDGET BUYS

●Chickens killed you in Zelda again? You can rewind

HOW TO BUY

HOW TO BUY A SMARTWATCH