Hello and welcome! This issue is a bit special because we’ve got a double bill in terms of cover features: as well as a supertest of cutting-edge phones launched over recent weeks (including a Leica-branded model with a real zoom ring around the...
Fill the world with music (as long as it’s not Coldplay) Sonos Play Sonos has been pretty quiet for the past couple of years, but at HQ it’s possibly never been noisier. A botched app update back in 2024 caused the company to take pelters from...
Iwas a bit concerned about how I was going to approach this review. For the last few months I’ve been using a 2025 Macbook Pro and, well, I’ve been spoiled. How do you judge a budget Mac in comparison to that? And I’m in no way the target...
The slow but steady evolution of the modern handset continues apace – but which of these 11 ace newcomers will make your ancient (circa 2025) phone weep with shame? Has the once-spangly smartphone in your pocket now lost its lustre? There’s...
Win pizza oven, make pizza, eat pizza, become pizza There’s nothing like cooking real pizzas to bring friends and family together. It’s exciting and quick… and this month one lucky reader will be taking their pizza cheffing to the next level...
Unlike actual mice, these handy peripherals are specifically designed to be non-squeaky 1 Polling rate This is how many times per second a mouse reports its position. Expect 125-500Hz for work, 1000Hz-plus for low-latency gaming, or higher for...
The brand’s greatest hits, ranked by cantankerous nerds (that’s us) Is a Switch 2 better than an Atari 2600? Is Spotify better than a Sony Walkman? Depends. Objectively, it’s absurd to argue that ancient tech outclasses what we have today –...
