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December 2014 / 4.99

The Gadget Magazine

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ContentsDecember 2014 / Issue 236

ON THE COVER

iPhone 6 vs Galaxy Alpha 54Its the fight we all wanted to see

Apples middleweight vs Samsungs

new all-metal challenger

Droning on 71Grab your pilot wings and aim for

the skies with four of the finest drones

your money can buy

Compact clash 102Want pro photography without the

bulky kit bag? We go compact system

Screen warriors 105Want a 4K-capable TV for under

2k? We seek out the best and put

them to the test

Apple Watch 130Ten ways it will rock your wrist,

and your world

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ContentsDecember 2014 / Issue 236

Editors letter 11

RADARMost Wanted 15

HTC takes the selfie craze to a new level

with the Desire Eye its got big front pixels

Need List 18This months essential tech is wearable

mad, featuring two GoPro-beaters, a

smart tennis sensor and a French BulldogBags of power 24

Keep your tech going while youre onthe move with charging-ready luggageSuspending disbelief 26

Canyon unveils its bonkers road bike

concept, with intelligent liquid suspensionThumb wars! 28

Four of the best smart rings who willbe the lord of the rings?Spend 31

Record the entirety of TV, possibly, with

Tivos MEGA the ultimate set-top boxIcon: Marc Newson 32

Fresh to the Cupertino floors, Newsonbrings with him his smartwatch knowhowStuff 34

Cheap and cheerful (quality) techThe Buzz 36

Bendy phones, essential stats, and goats...Incoming 38

Must-remember dates for your digital diary

PLAYThe Essential: COD: Advanced Warfare 41

The online shoot-em-up franchise getsa serious lick of paint and a future slantGames 42

Scale Parisian rooftops inAssassins

Creed: Unity, plusFar Cry 4 and moreMusic 44

Dark and soulful thats Keles TrickFilms 44

The superior, and now Blu-ray steelbook

better The Texas Chainsaw MassacreApps, websites and ebooks 46

Journey through space with Star Walk 2

OPINIONWindows 10 for the win 49

Insight by Mark SkiltonAmericas epic next-gen sporting venues 50

Stateside by Chris SmithThe tech giant everyone loves to hate 51

Truth by Duncan Bell

Middle East vs Middle Ages police 51Finally by The Secret Policeman

FEATURESApple iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha 54

2014s smartphone giants battle it out for the

top spot. We tell you which premium handset

deserves a place in your pocket

Take control of the skies 71

Not all drones have bad intentions; here are

four of the best remote-control fliers to own

your local airspace with

TECH LIFEGadget of the month 77Off to a flying start with the RAFssuper-tough G-SHOCK timepieceHow to... 78

Take explosive shots, but dont drink emObsession: kit yourself out like a soldier 79

Military-spec tech thatll help you unleash

your inner Private PyleTech Dad 80

Dont be a slave to robots, control them

before they control you!Test: posh toasters 81

Never burn another slice of bread, probably

Upgrade: winter warmers 82Stay warm, dry and look cool with our pick

of the best coats for the cold seasonPulse 83

Full-suspension meets full-electric with

Lapierres supercharged mountain bike,

plus conquer the great outdoorsHome 87

Turn your pad into your local booze hauntDrive 90

Toyotas two-seater bike-esque i-Road, and

the incredible tech inside Fords latest Focus

RATED360 review: Samsung Note 4 95

Another Sammy smartphone this month,

this time its one for those with big hands...Review: Moto 360 100

Motorolas stunning smartwatch might

be your next wrist companion

Review: Drift Stealth 2 101Sleeker than a GoPro, but does it have

what it takes to unsettle the top dog?Review: LG 34UM95 21:9 101

Super-wide, super-pricey, super-screenGroup test: compact system cameras 102

Small cameras with small price tags and

big skills. Discover your perfect pocket proSupertest: 4K TVs under 2K 105

Ultra-high-definition TVs neednt put

you out of house and home you can

afford to jump on the next-gen homeentertainment bandwagonReview: Nocs NS2 Air Monitors v2 114

Sweet speakers to pump your wireless

sounds through

THE GUIDESmartphones 118

Tablets 119

Cameras 120

Televisions 121

Laptops 122

Gaming 123

Home audio 124

Home entertainment 125

Headphones 126

Accessories 128

ON THE COVERAMANDA @ SAPPHIRES

PHOTOGRAPHED BY PHILIP SOWELS

STYLING BY DEAN HAU

HAIR AND MAKE-UP BY AMI PENFOLD

RETOUCHING BY GARY STUCKEY

MODEL WEARS JUMPSUIT: QUIZ

NECKLACE: PEBBLE LONDON

BRACELET: PEBBLE LONDON


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Editors letterDecember 2014 / Issue 236

Good things are said to come in threes.I am a man of empirical nature possessinga healthy distrust for hex and wives tale.Yet even I checked the chicken boneswhen three monumentally good thingsappeared in a ten-day whammy:

(1) As I write, hours from sending my first issue of this

magazine to the printers, Im mere weeks into a job that

Ive always hankered after. (2) A fortnight ago we played

hosts at the T3 Awards, drenching the finest tech releases

of the year in a Champagne-and-posh-dinner-swathed

spotlight. (3) Five days ago I became a father. To misquotethe venerable De La Soul, three is the magic number.

Its certainly magic for Sony. They hauled away three

trophies at the T3 Awards. As well as the Gaming awardand Gadget of the Year for the insurmountable PS4,

the original PlayStation was announced as the inauguralT3 Hall of Fame inductee.

Is it an obvious choice for a Hall of Fame entrant?

Yes but shouldnt a legends award be obvious?

Launching this prestigious showcase with anything

other than PlayStation would be like the Rock and Roll

Hall of Fame roster omitting Elvis. PlayStation was as

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identifiable as a part of mid-90s home style as La-Z-Boy

chairs and yucca plants. 155 million living room carpets

were strewn with controllers bearing four sacred symbols

like Ankh hieroglyphics. I remember thinking of it as agrown-up console, with one laser-focused purpose: pure,

unadulterated gaming. Today I carry a single device that

does a multitude of things. Some of those things it does

very well indeed; some not so well. PlayStation did one

thing brilliantly. There were consoles before, but when

that perfect meld of style, substance and performance falls

from the cast like it did for Sony in 1994, classics are made.This magazines not about future-gazing fantasy,

concepts, rumour or scurrilous leak (nor is it about

dwelling on the significance of a digit, but bear with

me). Its about seeking out those products that strike

perfection. The bits of kit that, like PlayStation, redefine

an area of lifestyle tech to become the new standardagainst which its challengers will be held.

Informed, entertaining discovery and opinion is

what were about. I dont know who, in three years time,

well be welcoming in to the Hall of Fame. I have no idea

what this magazines Gadget of the Year 2017 will be. AndI have absolutely no clue as to which clown-puke-coated

YouTube presenter my toddler will watch on repeat and

I shall want to stove-in with a shovel. These things are

three years away but I bet you all the money in mypocket that the process of getting to each of them is going

to be a lot of fun in the making.

Threes. Good things come in them. But waiting forthem isnt what this magazine is about. We bring you

Tomorrows Technology Today T3.

Tom Dennis, editor

Twitter: @tomdennis / Email: [email protected]

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1GARETH BEAVIS

As TechRadar.comsPhones and Tabletseditor, Gareth handlesmore handsets thanCarphone Warehouse.He makes the call ofthe year between theAlpha and iPhone 6on p54.

2ROB TEMPLE

Few developmentsin Tech Land escapethe attention of T3stalwart, Rob. Thismonth he turns hisattention to ApplesWatch, and speculateson how life changingit may be on p130.

3JAMES RIVINGTON

If watching TV werea profession, Jameswould be its MrBigshot. In fact,watching TV is Jamesprofession. So hisopinions on the latest4K TVs is well worthlistening to. See p105.


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Radar

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A green 4x4 and more top tech p18

Microsoft gets its mojo back p22

Bags that pack some power p24

Rings that, well, ring p28

The ultimate telly taper from TiVop31Marc Newsons style file p32

E S S E N T I A L N E W S F R O M T E C H S F R O N T L I N E

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SELFIE-OBSESSEDHTC plonks a ridiculously specced camera on the front

of its Desire Eye smartphone and changes the way wetake photos of ourselves forever

With front and backcameras that shootsimultaneously, you cancapture both yourselfand your surroundings


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TAKE ONE LOOK AT FACEBOOK,

Twitter or Instagram and one thing becomesclear: we love taking photos of ourselves.

Its not hard to see why selfies have become

the most common way to take snaps these

days: they show that weve physically been

somewhere, and front-facing cameras meanthat we can line up shots to perfectly capture

our noggins in any exotic locale we choose.HTCs new phone, the Desire Eye, is a

smartphone explicitly targeted at the vainest

generation of all time. At first glance it may

look like any run-of-the-mill handset, but your

eye is immediately drawn to the freakishly

large front-facing camera above the centreof the screen. Within it lurks a 13-megapixel

sensor complete with a dual-LED flash

and 1080p video recording, which is pretty

much the same as the smartphones more

conventional rear-facing snapper.

As well as the super-specced shooter, theDesire Eye includes specialist selfie software.A Split Capture mode snaps forward and

backward-facing pics at the same time so

you can record your position in time and

space. Face tracking will zoom in on thefaces of up to four people, which is handy

for conference calls, and voice selfie triggers

the camera with phrases such as cheese,

smile or please acknowledge me because

Ive just spent a fortune on make-up.

It would be easy to dismiss the Desire Eye

as a novelty smartphone for the narcissistic,but its actually pretty good in its own right.

It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p display, a 2400mAh

battery and an IPX7 rating, which makes itkind of waterproof. The processor, memory

and wireless connectivity are identical to

HTCs top-of-the-line One (M8), which werecently named our Phone of the Year.

In fact, the only thing that lets it down

slightly is its plastic build, but its soft-touch

finish does mean it feels a notch above your

average polycarbonate smartphone. HTC

is attempting to target the upper end of the

budget smartphone market think along thesub-300 price tags of the Nexus 5 or the

One Plus One. HTC appears to be going

against the grain of Apple and Samsungs

new premium iPhone and Alpha handsets,but its likely prepping its One (M8) follow-

up for release in spring of next year.

The Desire Eye could become the must-

have phone for the self-obsessed, or it could

flop into the same realm of forgotten novelty

products as HTCs Facebook-specific First

phone. Either way, theres no denying thatthe ante for selfies has been upped, and were

expecting future front-facing cameras from

other manufacturers to follow suit.

TBC ( EXCLUSIVELY AT THREE), HTC.COM/UK, OUT EARLY NOVEMBER

1 REAR VIEW

The Desire Eyes rearcamera eschews the

Ultrapixel technology foundon the One (M8) in favour ofa more conventional sensor.It boasts an f/2 28mm lens,

which makes it easier toachieve pro effects.

2 THE FRONT LINE

Round the front youll find af/2.2 22mm lens, which

gives a wider angle of viewso you can show a littlemore background and

squeeze in more of yourbig-faced friends.

3 SLIMMED DOWN

At 8.5mm, the Desire Eyeis almost a full millimetre

slimmer than the One (M8),but still not quite as slim as

the iPhone 6 (6.9mm) or

Samsung Galaxy Alpha(6.7mm) see p54.

It weighs in at 154g, morethan both Apple and

Samsungs handsets.

4 SIXTH SENSE

Like the majority of HTCphones, the Desire Eye runsAndroid 4.4 with the Sense

6 UI over the top. Itsspecialist selfie camera

features will be rolled out toother HTC phones in the

near future, too.

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NEWS BLIP APPLE TARGETS THE FASHION PACK: THE APPLE WATCH WILL FEATURE ON THE COVER OF VOGUE CHINA

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Techradars Gareth Beavissays megapixels dont matt

Weve finally reachedthe point of too manymegapixels. The DesireEye has two 13MPsnappers, meaningthe camera on the frontis finally as good asthe one on the back.Awesome, right? Wellall get great selfies!Well, sadly not.

This isnt abouttaking great pics, itsa simple land grab toattract the selfie-obsessed market thatsrippling throughoutsocial media. In anattempt to impress

with more megapixels,the actual outputquality is diminished.We dont need a highermegapixel count here.

The selfie is justa close-up photo ofyourself at an event to

prove youre living life,so what we need is abetter camera for that one thats got greatlow-light capabilities,for instance. TheiPhone 6 (and theHTC One (M8)) areboth better for selfiesin darker scenes thanthe Eye thanks tomore powerful sensorsIm all for improvedcameras, but forgetabout megapixels.Make them faster,brighter, wider...

The Desire Eyeis a good phone that

doesnt need to rely onan attention-grabbingspec. Lets hope therest of the competitiondoesnt follow suit...

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Self life: more gadgets that can capture your best angle

NIXIE

Designed expressly forselfies, this micro hovering

camera straps to your wrist,but can also be set free,

transforming into aquadcopter that takes

aerial shots beforereturning to recharge.

OLYMPUS PEN LITE E-PL7

A classically-styled camerawith a 21st-century twist literally. The PEN Lite

E-PL7s screen flips down,so you can frame theperfect selfie, while a

bundled flash captures youin the best possible light.

NOKIA LUMIA 735

Dubbed the smartphonemade for selfies by Nokia,this Windows 8.1-powered

phone has a 5MP frontcamera and wide lens.

Itll likely be overshadowedby HTCs ber sensor,but costs just 230.

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NEEDLISTThe cool stuff wedblow our cash on, if wehad the cash to blow...


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WATERAND PEACE

Kobo Aura H2O

One of the things we miss most

about reading paperbacks is

being able to take them intothe bath, dropping them in

the water and being left with a

useless pile of pulp. Kobos Aura

H20 brings this experience into

the 21st century, but thanks to

its IP67 certification it wont

suffer should it be submerged.

It can also be used in dusty

environments, and thanks to its

Carta E Ink touchscreen pages

looks bright and natural in

any light. Perfect for reading

bedtime stories to dolphins.

140, KOBO.COM, OUT NOW

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LIGHT,

ACTION,CAMERASony Action Cam Mini

GoPros domination of the actioncam market could be nearing

an end thanks to this AZ1VR

Action Cam Mini. Its one of

the smallest and lightest action

cams, at just 63g, and its slimline

design makes it ideal for low-keymounting to helmets. Theres

no 4K instead, youll have to

make do with 1080p though

the Exmor R lens promises great

results in low light. You also get

Wi-Fi uploading and a stereo

mic, and its splashproof too(waterproof shroud available).279, SONY.CO.UK, OUT NOW

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CAR PHONEBlackberry P9983

Blackberrys current business plan appears to

be abandoning the cheap smartphone market

and making up for it by selling handfuls of

overpriced handsets. Case in point: the P9983.

Its co-designed by German fast car company

Porsche, as it constantly reminds you with its

unsubtle Porsche Design logo above the screen.

Theres still a lot to love here, though, such as

a 3.1-inch touchscreen, 64GB of storage and

Blackberrys secure BBM messenger and still-

great physical keyboard. And were guessing

that if you can afford to buy a Porsche, you can

afford the phone to go with it.

2,000, UK.BLACKBERRY.COM, OUT NOW

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ELECTRIC AVENUEPeugeot Quartz Concept

Theres always been a bit of friction between

experiencing the countryside in an off-road

vehicle and the fact that they burn as muchfossil fuel as a small power station. Peugeots

Quartz gives wannabe-greenies a little

less to worry about by marrying a 270HP

conventional engine with two 114HP electric

motors, the latter of which deliver 31 miles of

driving powered by nothing but marvellous

electro-juice. Its merely a concept car, so it

might never see light of day, but we just love

the thought of churning up a national park

with this petro-electro behemoth.

TBC, PEUGEOT.COM/EN, OUT TBC


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NEWS BLIP STAFF AT EDINBURGH AIRPORT TRIAL GOOGLE GLASS TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH CUSTOMER ENQUIRIES Radar

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HIVE MINDLazer Wasp

Lazers cycling helmet is said to be the

most aerodynamic on the market, thanks

to lots of wind tunnel testing and complex

mathematical models. It also features an

integrated visor, which can be moved to

create a gap for airflow, so you dont end

up with sweaty bonce syndrome. Probablynot one for cycling to the shops, but if

youre serious about victorious velodromeventures its well worth considering.300, LAZERSPORT.CO.UK, OUT NOW

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LIKE A LEICAFujifilm X100T

It may look like something your granny

used, but Fujifilms latest compact snapper

is packed with innovation and photographic

loveliness. Its best feature is its Hybrid

Viewfinder, which augments an old-schooloptical view with digital information, so you

wont end up with shots that look sharp on

the viewfinder but blurry on your computer.999, FUJIFILM.EU, OUT NOW

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SOUNDBAALibratone Diva

Danish company Libratones alreadymade a name for itself among audiophiles,

and its Diva soundbar is sure to please

all but the pickiest of lugholes. Ratherthan projecting sound forwards like

traditional soundbars, it angles it upwards

so the waves are about the same height

as the content on your flatscreen. Its alsofinished with an Italian wool speaker

cover, which is said to have superior

acoustic properties. Because everyone

knows Italian sheep are so much cooler

than other sheep.649, LIBRATONE.COM, OUT NOW

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WI-FI HI-FIHarman KardonOmni 10

Bluetooth is brill for cheap,

portable wireless speakers,

but it can lack audio clarity,

and its prone to cutting out

when you move around.

These use Wi-Fi to transmit

sounds, and the greaterbandwidth means that

audio can be delivered infar greater clarity topping

out at a 24-bit/96kHz

resolution. As well as

releasing the good-lookingspeakers, the companys

also come up with the

Adapt, which bridges

the gap between your

smartphone and your Hi-Fi.FROM 180, HARMANKARDON.CO.UK, OUT TBC

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MAKE A RACQUETSony Smart Tennis Sensor

Tennis player analysis usually involves paying Boris Becker a five-figure fee

to cast his thundering Teutonic opinion on your terrible form and limp-wristedracquet skills. Thankfully, then, Sony has removed the need for paying Baron

von Slam by releasing its Smart Tennis Sensor, which cleverly plugs into a

compatible racquet and records your swing speed, ball speed and topspin.

Once youve finished your match you can view full analysis of your playing style

on your smartphone. Ace.

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HOME SCREENLogitech HarmonyUltimate Home

This remote can control your TV, games

console and CD player. Whats new though

is that it can also control home automation

if youve got it set up with Nest, August, Peq

and Lutron support, so you can raise blinds,set the temperature and dim the lights too.

Theres also a smartphone app, which

kinda negates the need for the remote...TBC, MYHARMONY.COM, OUT TBC

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Radar NEWS BLIP MICROSOFT PIPS SONY TO LAUNCH XBOX ONE IN POTENTIALLY LUCRATIVE CHINA

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CHECK M8HTC One (M8) for Windows

If the HTC One (M8) for Windows looks

familiar, its because its pretty much

identical to the T3 Award-winning HTC One

(M8) for Android. The Taiwanese company

could be onto a winner here, though rather

than encountering the huge costs of creatinga whole new phone, its simply repurposed

the Android-centric One (M8)s design

and technology and stuck Windows on it.

Were expecting Apple to go down the same

route pretty soon

357, HTC.COM/UK, OUT NOW

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ALFREDHITCHCOCKERSPANIELGoPro Fetch Dog

GoPros latest mount allows you to fit

its cameras to the back of your canine

compadres, so you can record the world

from their perspective. It makes sense,

as pretty much everything a dog does is

as exciting to them as an extreme sport.

Expect YouTube to be deluged with first-person or first-poodle vids of pooches

dry humping inappropriate objects.

59.99, GOPRO.COM, OUT NOW

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DEATH STARDISCOOm/One levitating speaker

There isnt enough levitating stuff, butOm/One fixes this ever so slightly with

its floating orb-shaped speaker, whichuses evil forces (OK, electromagnetism)

to provide a clear sound unimpeded by

inconvenient things like flat surfaces and

gravity. The result is a battery-poweredBluetooth speaker that looks more suited

to Darth Vaders throne room than your

living room, but one which is sure to start

conversations and confuse the elderly.

122, OMONE.COM/OM-ONE, OUT FEBRUARY 2015

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NON-HEAVY METALIndustry/Ti Cycles Solid

Titanium is the ideal material for bikes, but its hard to work with, requiring an inert

argon or helium environment for welding. So design consultancy Industry has teamedup with Ti Cycles to create Solid, which 3D prints the bits and bobs that are then welded

together by a specialist. The result is a beautiful, brutalist bike with dynamo-powered

GPS that looks like something Robocop would use to crack the hour on his days off.

TBC, INDUSTRYPDX.COM, OUT TBC

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WHEN IN ROAMContour Roam 3

After a troubled couple of years,

Contour is back with a bang. Its latest

action camera sticks to the simple

design and straightforward operation

that made it a go-to if you didnt want

a GoPro, and theres no change toits maximum 30fps 1080p video

recording. It is, however, far more

resilient, and able to survive a 30-

foot plunge underwater, without the

need for bulky housing. For a pretty

reasonable $199 you get an 8GB SDcard and a couple of mounts, too.

$199, CONTOUR.COM, OUT NOW

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Radar NEWS BLIP TRANSPORT FOR LONDON UNVEILS DESIGNS FOR DRIVERLESS TUBE TRAINS

THE NEWS ATWINDOWS 10

Microsoft has found its mojo again withWindows 10. Wondering what you canexpect from the new OS? Wonder no more...

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1WHERE TO START

10 brings the much-missedStart menu back, and its

not the compromise foundin the Windows 8.1 update.

5DOUBLE DESKTOPS

Task view also adds theability to create a more

virtual desktop one forbusiness, one for pleasure.

2ACTUAL WINDOWS

The new OS treats appslike desktop programs,

with menu bars, taskbaricons and proper resizing.

6UPWARDLY MOBILE

Microsoft says Windows 10will look just as good on

your phone as it will on an80-inch flatscreen.

3QUARTERED SCREEN

You can have Word in onequarter, whatever youre

plagiarising in another, andstill see movies and music.

7FLAT AS A PANCAKE

8s bolder, flatter designremains, but gradients

make empty spaces lookbetter on big screens.

4TASK LIST

Alt and tab lets you switchbetween open programs.The task view button lets

touchscreen users do it too.

8FIND FILES FASTER

Youll now find recent filesand oft-visited folders inFile Explorer, so you can

dive straight back in.

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Radar NEWS BLIPGOPRO UNVEILS A CHEAPER, ENTRY-LEVEL ACTION CAM CALLED THE HERO

PACKING SOME POWER

BIRKSUN BOOST SOLAR

Despite what you might think on first look, that big panel on the backof the Birksun Boost isnt a built-in IPS screen for watching HD movies on

your travels. Instead, its a solar panel thats perfect for charging yourgadgets as you go without having to worry about running out of precious

juice. Just one hour of the big yellow thing in the sky provides 20%of charge for your smartphone, and the USB outlet means you can top

up almost any device youre carrying.100 (61), BIRKSUN.COM

TIMBUK2 POWER COMMUTE

Perfect for frequent travellers wanting to carry multiple gadgets at all times,the Power Commute has space for your 15-inch laptop, tablet and more.

Another pocket houses the Joey T1 battery, which offers up to two fullsmartphone charges. Its TSA-compliant, so you neednt remove it when going

through airport security, plus a handy access port on the side allows you topass the charging cable through to the back tablet pocket without removing it.

$100 (61), TIMBUK2.COM

Keep gadgets brimmed on your travels with this charging-ready luggage

NORTH FACE SURGE II CHARGED

North Face knows a thing or two about backpacks, but its latest the Surge II charged backpack takes things to another level. This 32-litre

daypack has a small Joey T1 battery pack nestled inside that chargesgadgets over USB, with enough capacity to fully charge a smartphone twice not mind-blowing, but the batterys small size keeps weight down. Theresalso a variety of pockets for carrying phones, a tablet and a 17-inch laptop.

180, THENORTHFACE.CO.UK

PHORCE PRO

On the outside the Phorce Pro looks like a conventional laptop bag,but the lofty price tag hints that something else is going on. That something

is an integrated 26,000 mAh battery, which can fully charge a laptop or revivea smartphone many times over, and its three USB ports enable you to charge

all your gadgets at once. The really clever bit is that the battery cancommunicate with your iPhone or Android phone over Bluetooth, giving

you the skinny on its charging status in the palm of your hand.549 (432) PC/599 (472) MAC, PHORCE.COM


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I N N O V A T I O N

THE ONBOARD UNIT

As well as controlling the bikessuspension, the onboard computertracks the bike, and your performance,via GPS, and even places emergencycalls in the event of impact.

KEEPING YOUIN SUSPENSE

Canyons concept cycle intelligently adjuststo the surface youre riding on, resulting ina faster, more comfortable ride

ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS FOR

suspension never finding its way into road

bikes is that you waste a lot of energy to the

bicycles inherent sponginess. Add to this thecomparative weight and heft of suspension

units and youre worlds away from the carbon

fibre lightness of modern racers.

With Projekt MRSC Connected, however,

German company Canyon believes its finally

integrated that all-important bounciness

into a desirable road bike, thanks to a liberalapplication of cool tech. The suspension

units use Magneto-Rheological fluid, which

changes consistency when its exposed toa computer-controlled magnetic field.

When youre on a smooth road itll stiffenup, so none of your energy is lost, but hit a

more rugged path and it loosens, resulting in

a more comfortable ride and better handling.

It may sound a bit pie-in-the-sky, but Canyon

has a great track record in bike innovation

in 2005 it was the first company to create

a road bike with hydraulic disc brakes.CANYON.COM, OUT TBC

THE CHAINSTAYS

A big problem with full-suspension bikesis that forces from pedalling can causethe frame to concertina slightly, resultingin rider bob. The MRSC solves this withanti-squat chainstays, which mean thebike only flexes where it really needs to.


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RadarNEWS BLIPPREMIER INNS NEW SMART HOTEL WILL LET YOU USE AN APP TO BOOK, CHECK IN AND SETTLE DOWN

THE HANDLEBARS

Sensors built into the handlebarsdetect if the riders hands are on thehoods or the drops and adjust the bikefor comfort or speed respectively. On thedrops youll find a switch that can be usedto lock out the suspension completely.

THE SUSPENSION

Held in place by carbon leaf springs,

suspension units on the front forks andseat tube instantly harden when exposedto a magnetic field. When at theirfloppiest, they provide up to 15mm oftravel, which is enough, Canyon reckons,for 90% of riding conditions.

Sonys electric bicycletakes completely the

opposite design directionto Canyons, replacing

subtle fine lines andprecise aerodynamicswith tractor tyres and

chest-expandingly widehandlebars. There is a

point to it, though plugin one of Sonys Xperia

Z3 rugged smartphonesand you can access

video feeds from thefore-and-aft mounted

180 cameras, and playyour tunes throughspeakers embedded

in the handlebars.Its only a concept atthe moment, and its

probably been createdto promote Sonys newhandsets rather thanas a serious venture

into eco-friendlytransportation, but Sony

still deserves credit forbuilding the single most

obnoxious bike ever.SONY.CO.UK, OUT TBC

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Radar NEWS BLIPHTC UNVEILS THE RE, A NEW PERISCOPE-STYLE ACTION CAMERA

Smarty RingThis may sound like something youdfind at a kids party, but its actually

packed with tech a clock, emailnotifications, phone tracking, a remotecontrol and 24 hours of battery life via

Qi charging. Sounds amazing, but weresceptical about how so much tech can

be packed into such a tiny thing.$275, SMARTYRING.COM

NFC RingContains an NFC chip, like the one

found in an Oyster card. This can beprogrammed to contain a small

amount of data, which can in turntrigger real-world interactions such asopening an NFC-enabled door lock. Itsa beautifully simple idea, as it doesnt

rely on batteries or Bluetooth.29.99, STORE.NFCRING.COM

MOTA SmartRingEssentially a touchscreen for your

finger. Thanks to the scrolling displayit can show snippets of text, such asemails, tweets and Facebook alerts.

This ones actually been seen in actionat IFA in Berlin, but the prototype

included a clunky external battery, anda flat screen rather than a curved one.

FROM $60, MOTA.COM

RinglyLooks like a normal ring, but illuminates

a subtle notification LED embeddedin its side and gently vibrates. Alertsfrom different apps trigger different

colours and vibrations, so youll knowif youve received a Tinder notificationfrom Captain Hunk while youre dining

with Professor Boring.FROM $195, RINGLY.COM

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DONT LOSE IT, USE IT!

Being killed or seriouslyinjured are real concernswhen you take part inextreme sports, butneither compare to thefire and brimstone wrathyoull encounter shouldyou lose your weddingring. At the same time,

not wearing your ringcould attract someunwanted attention.

QALO has a solution,with its (non-smart) ring,which has been designedspecifically for extremesports, as well as morestrenuous professions

such as firefighting,the armed forces andbeing a bad-ass (buthappily married) ninja.

The ring is made frommedical-grade silicone,so itll stretch with yourdigits and wont rip yourfinger off should it get

caught on something.This isnt the kind of thingyou should present tothe love of your life at thealtar, but it is a disposablereplacement for thosetimes when you mightmisplace the real deal.$20, QALORING.COM, OUT NOW

BE A RING LEADERThumb wars! We compare four pieces of tech you can wrap around your finger


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RadarNEWS BLIPPIONEER UPDATES SOME STEREOS TO SUPPORT APPLE CARPLAY

WHAT IS IT?

Put simply, its a huge

TiVo with an epic 24TBof storage thats spreadacross ten hot-swappable

hard disk drives. Thepackage also includes six

tuners, free TiVo service untilthe end of time and, of

course, a remote control.

DO I NEED 24TB OF SPACE?

Maybe. The switch to

high-def and ultra-high-defmedia has resulted in adramatic increase in the

amount of space required tostore TV shows and movies.

This TiVo gives you 4,000hours in HD, which could be

filled surprisingly quickly.

ISNT IT A BIT INDUSTRIAL?

Yeah, youre not really

going to be sliding this neatlyunder your fancy flatscreentelly. Instead its designed tobe rack-mounted alongside

your other computing orAV equipment. What do

you mean you dont havea rack unit?

HOW DO I ACCESS VIDEOS?

TiVo has released an app

so that you can watchrecorded content on bothsmartphones and tablets.

And with 26,000 hours or three non-stop years of standard definition

content, youll need to bewatching wherever you go.

WHATS THE DAMAGE?

TiVos set the price at

$5,000, or about 3,000.Its a lot to drop on what isessentially a glorified HDR,but as storage prices comedown and ultra-HD content

ramps up it could reallycome into its own in the

next few years.

MEGA DRIVETiVo introduces MEGA, a telly taper that takes on the terabytes

$5,000, CUSTOM.TIVO.COM/PRODUCTS, COMING SOON

38 million eBooks 4.8 million three-minute pop songs 52,000 SD soap opera episodes2,000 two-hour HD movies20 hours of uncompressed 4K footage

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Radar NEWS BLIPTESCO LAUNCHES THE BIGGER, BETTER AND FASTER HUDL2

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#9

While the name MarcNewson may be new tothe general public andmainstream media, he is

an established designer of singulartalent. He rose to fame in the 80s,when he designed and made theLockheed Lounge, a curvaceouschaise longue made from handbeaten aluminium panels rivetedtogether over a fibreglass body. It

was used by Madonna in the videofor Rain, and later became the firstcontemporary design object to sellfor over 1m at auction in 2009.

Newson has designed conceptcars for Ford, doorstops for Magis,furniture for Cappellini, T-shirtsfor G-Star RAW and now watchesfor Apple. Common to all thesedesigns are a bold visual flair,expressive use of sculptural formand technical brilliance. His recentarrangement with Apple seemslike a good fit for all parties.

{ S P EAK }

Design MuseumsAlex Newsonon Marcs legacy

MARCNEWSONWATCH THI S SPACE

The retro-obsessedfuturist and his journeyfrom Australia to Apple

PENTAX K-01 2012MARC APPLIED HIS CLEAN LINESTO THIS INTERCHANGEABLE LENSCAMERA, WHICH IS AS ATTRACTIVEAS THE PHOTOS IT TAKES.

HEINEKEN/KRUPS THE SUB2013THE SUB CHILLS A SPECIALLY-DESIGNED CANISTER OF LAGERTO 2C AND POURS THE PERFECTPINT. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHINGFROM A BOND VILLAINS BAR.

BIOMEGA MN1999THIS EYE-CATCHING BIKEJOINS THE DOTS AS SIMPLY ASPOSSIBLE, WITH THE MAIN FRAMECONSTRUCTED FROM TWO

SUPERPLASTIC ALUMINIUMHALVES EPOXY GLUED TOGETHER.

RIVA AQUARIVA2010

RIVAS LUXURY YACHT WAS A KEYPART OF 1960S MEDITERRANEANGLAMOUR. MARCS UPDATERETAINS THE SEDUCTIVE LINESAND HYDRODYNAMICS OF THECLASSICS, WHILE ADDINGPLAYFUL NEON COLOURS.

QANTAS FIRST-CLASSLOUNGES 2007

QANTAS SUMPTUOUS FIRST-CLASS LOUNGES AT MELBOURNEAND SYDNEY AIRPORTS EMBRACETHE GOLDEN AGE OF FLIGHT,

WITH WOOD PANELLING ANDLEATHER SEATS, WHILE ADDINGNEW TECH SUCH AS PLASMASCREENS AND GAMES CONSOLES.

EMBRYO CHAIR1988

THE EMBRYO FOLLOWS THEDESIGN LANGUAGE OF MARCSLEGENDARY LOCKHEED LOUNGE,BUT COMES WITH A FARLOWER PRICE TAG AND LESSOSTENTATIOUS DESIGN .

IKEPOD SOLARIS2008

HAS A FACE ON EACH SIDE, SOYOU CAN FLIP IT OVER WHEN YOUENTER A DIFFERENT TIME ZONE,AND BACK WHEN YOU RETURN.

ITS RARE TO FIND A DESIGNER WHO CAN TURN HIS HAND

to just about anything, but Marc Newson is exactly that. After aturbulent childhood in Australia, he splashed onto the design scene

with his Lockheed Lounge in 1986. Its choice of materials,

biomorphic design and space-age looks soon became his trademark.

From this auspicious start, Newson has come to apply his retro-

futurist style to everything from aircraft and shoes to concept cars

and pepper grinders. His recent appointment at Apple will bring

interesting things to the Cupertino company, too, and his watchknow-how is sure to be applied to its functional but fashionable

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STUFFThe kind of tech

youd find wrappedin black plastic on the

top shelf at McColls.Not that wed know...

U N D E R T H E R A D A R

NOKE PADLOCKTHE CONTENTS OF YOURPOCKETS ARE SLOWLY BEING MOVED OVER TO

YOUR SMARTPHONE FIRST YOUR CREDIT CARDS,

NOW YOUR KEYS. NOKES PADLOCK IS BLUETOOTH-

ACTIVATED, SO YOU JUST NEED TO BE IN THE VICINITY

TO UNLOCK IT WITH YOUR IOS OR ANDROID DEVICE.

$59.99, FUZDESIGNS.COM, OUT FEBRUARY 2015

DOIY FIXIE PIZZA CUTTEROFFSET THE GREASY

CALORIES IN YOUR PIZZA BY PRETENDING TO BE A

TINY HIPSTER RIDING THIS FIXED-WHEEL BIKE ACROSS

ITS MOLTEN CHEESE EXPANSE.

17.95, DOIYDESIGN.COM, OUT NOW

POPPY 3DA 3D CAMERA AND 3D VIEWER IN ONE, THE

POPPY USES MIRRORS TO CAPTURE AND REPRODUCE

STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES FROM AN IPHONES SINGLE

LENS AND SCREEN. ITS LO-FI, BUT CLEVER.

$59.95, POPPY3D.COM, OUT NOW

OPEN MIXSMOOTHLY MIX BETWEEN TWO PHONESWITH THIS TINY CROSSFADER. OR COMPLETELY

MESS UP THE BEAT MATCHING, GET THE KEY WRONG,

AND MAKE EVERYONE HATE YOU FOREVER.

$60, MYOPENMIX.COM, OUT JANUARY 2015

ASICS FALL 2014 GLOW IN THE DARK PACK

ASICS HAS APPLIED A LICK OF GLOW-IN-THE-

DARK PAINT TO THE MOST IMPORTANT BITS OF

ITS ICONIC TRAINERS. SO YOULL NEVER LOSE

THEM DURING A POWER CUT, WHICH IS A BONUS.

99, ASICS.CO.UK, OUT NOW

ZIPBUDSTHE AVERAGE PERSON SPENDS A TOTALOF 17 YEARS UNTANGLING THEIR HEADPHONES. WELL

PROBABLY... ZIPBUDS HAS FOUND A NEAT SOLUTION

BY ADDING A FUNKY ZIPPER TO THE CORDS. SIMPLE,

BUT SURPRISINGLY EFFECTIVE.

25, ZIPBUDS.COM, OUT NOW

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THEBUZZ

Been in a news-freebubble? Fear not,heres (almost) all

you need to know...

YOUR MAILS,TWEETS AND POSTS

Everyone loves goatsWhat started as a gag at the

expense of increasingly-niche

simulator games has become

a franchise unto itself.

Originally released on thePC, Goat Simulatoris now

available on Android and iOS,

and its set to trot onto

Xbox One too.

We did go to the moonConspiracy theorists have long

argued that the lighting in

NASAs photograph of Buzz

Aldrin on the surface of the

moon is all wrong, because hes

well-lit despite standing in theshadow of the moon lander.

Graphics card company Nvidia

has staged a virtual recreationof the shot, and proved that the

lighting is actually spot on.

SEND MAIL, WIN THIS

A Gioteck EX-06 Wired headsetwith excellent sound qualityand removable mic boom.Foldable and fantastic.34.99, GIOTECK.COM

{ M O B I L E S }

Gullible is not inthe dictionary

Then: A fake advert convinced

iPhone owners that the

iOS 7 update made theirphones waterproof. It didnt.

Now: A fake advert convinced

iPhone owners that the iOS 8

update meant they could chargetheir phones in a microwave.

They couldnt.

{ C O N N E C T I V I T Y }

USB 3.1 is gettingeven better

Then: The new data transfer

standard will effectively double

the speed of USB 3.0, achieving amaximum throughput of 10GB/s.

Now: The VESA has announced

that USB 3.1 will be capable of

carrying ultra-high-def video,potentially piping 4K content from

your smartphone to your TV.

{ G A M I N G }

Minecraft is the newGoogle Maps

Then: Joseph Braybrook

(above), an intern at the

Ordnance Survey, recreatedthe entirety of the British Isles

in the block-building game.

Now: The maps fidelity has

been upgraded so players shouldnow be able to find their own

house on it.

Email [email protected]@t3dotcomFacebook/T3magLettersT3, Future Publishing, Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1

3 6 T3 DECEMBE R 2 0 14

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?From house hunting to microwave charging...

WHAT WEVELEARNED THIS

MONTH

Smartwatch or dumbwatch?Am I the only one who doesnt see the

point or the appeal of smartwatches?

Honestly, whos life isso hecticand their

timeso crucialthat they require a 100+

smartwatch to negate the seconds it takes

to get out their phone and check it? To me

it seems as pointless as putting a camera

with a wireless video feed in your oven so

you can check how cooked your dinner is

without actually having to open the door.

WILL JEWSON, VIA FACEBOOK

Thanks for your post, Will. Would a Gioteck

headset impress you more? (Sent from our

smartwatch.)

Bendy iPhones: flaw or feature?Dont see the problem, people have been

going on about curved and bendy phones

for ages. Now theyre here.JOHN PICKETT, VIA FACEBOOK

Look after your phone, its a piece of metal

and glass. What do you expect if you sit on

it for a number of hours.

GLEN WRATTEN, VIA FACEBOOK

I suppose it had to happen sometime, with

all phones getting narrower and narrower.

This will cost Apple millions in recalls.

MICHAEL LEACH-FLANAGAN, VIA FACEBOOK

Apple vs AndroidWho cares which one is better? Its all

personal preference anyway. However, it

is funny to listen to people argue the toss.

GPLEZ91, VIA YOUTUBE

Enjoy whatever phone and ecosystem

you prefer, thats my motto. I dont see thepoint of all the immature pissing contests

some people seem to enjoy.

LOKI JOTUNN, VIA YOUTUBE

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Radar

Ello

The new social network promises to bead-free forever, so you can rest assured

your posts and personal info wont be

mined by marketing companies.

Ed VaizeyThe minister for Culture and the Digital

Economy is behind a new program to

get 16 to 18-year-olds into the games,

animation and visual effects industry.

BTThe UK telecommunications

company has found a way to squeeze

gigabit internet connections intocopper cables, so superfast internet

could finally reach rural areas.

FacebookEllo has seen an influx of users as a result

of Facebooks real name policy, which has

angered many transgender performers.

The BritishPhonographic Industry

The litigation-happy musical trade body

has sent 100m take-down notices to

Google for linking to dodgy download

sites. The words shooting and

messenger spring to mind.

Oculus RiftAn executive at the VR company has

dismissed OR as a niche product that

wont sell. Stop being a negative ninny

and give us our virtual sharks already.

WINNING

FAILING

THE MONTH IN NUMBERSCan you digit? Yes you can!

PIN PAIN

34PER CENTof Brits hate having to

remember PIN numbersand passwords. 53% of us

hope that technology will

save us time queuing*PAYPAL

WEBSTATS

499Ferrari 458 Spiders wil l

be made, retailing ataround 230,000 each.

*HONEST JOHN

The top speed of Japans

latest electric-powered,

non-contact Maglev train.

It begins at a reasonable

160kph, before accelerating

to a speed faster than anytrain before it.

*GIZMODO

OYSTERLESS

1MILLIONNumber of transactions

that took place in the nine

days following Transport

for Londons introductionof contactless payments.

*TFL

The amount Applesshares fell by as a result

of Bendgate and the

recent iOS 8 glitches

an amount equal to nearly

$23 billion.*THE INDEPENDENT

WEMBLEY-

WIDE WEB400MBPSThe 4G internet speed

mobile operator EE will

demonstrate at Londons

Wembley Stadium, with

a wider launch tippedfor 2016.

*EE

APPLE DROP

The very point at which

Nirvanas grunge anthem

Smells Like Teen Spirit

reaches its most dramatic

level, according to Spotify

music analyser Where isthe Drama? If youre a fan,

youll know this already.*SPOTIFY

DRAMATIC ARTS

2MINUTES

33SECONDSMEGAMARK-UPS

CHOO-CHOOWOO-WOO

The cost of the raw

components required

to build iPhones.

iPhone 6 PlusiPhone 6

iPhone 5S

130139149

AIR MAIL

7KMThe length of the North

Sea isle of Juist, near

Germany, where DHL istrialling an automated

parcel delivery drone.*DHL

500KPH

7.22BILLION

7.20BILLION

Internet-connected

devices on the planet

Human beings

on the planet

OUTNUMBERED1IN

3IPHONEUSERS

have cracked their screens.

7% of users carry onusing them regardless

*SQUARE TRADE

3PERCENT

*TEARDOWN


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Months away Months away Months away

Far Cryhas kept us entertained with its sunnyapproach to single-handedly decimating thelocal population of far-flung countries. In thefourth instalment well be able to slaughtergun-totin men from the back of an elephant.

Love Lego? The analogue Minecraft companywill be taking over Londons ExCel centreat the end of the month for BRICK 2014.Expect to see demonstrations, amazingmodels, and many, many tiny plastic bricks.

The Christmas shopping season officiallybegins with Black Friday, which began in theUS but is creeping into UK calendars. Greatonline, but avoid real stores or be trampledto death by someone after a 1 USB charger.

NEWS BLIPHONEYWELLS 229 VOICE-ACTIVATED THERMOSTAT COMES TO THE UK

3 6 9FILM

Fantastic Four Reboot

The success of TheAvengersand X-Menfilmsmean that studios arenow hugely interested inensemble comic bookflicks. This reboot tells thetale of the titular foursome,helmed by Chronicledirector Josh Trank.

GAME

Tomb Raider rises

Crystal Dynamics upset

about 50% of the worldby announcing that Rise ofthe Tomb Raiderwould beXbox-only. But Microsoftfanboys are in for a treat asthe rebooted story of theworlds clumsiest actionheroine continues.

GAME

Dead Island 2

Dead Islandwas a zombie

shooter that took a prettypo-faced approach to therising of the undead. Itssequel of the same nametakes place on the westcoast of America and addsDead Rising-style comicalzombie kills to the mix.

FILM

Tomorrowland

Brad Bird made a name forhimself with animatedadventuresThe Iron Giantand The Incredibles. NowforTomorrowland, whichis based on the Disney ride,and sees George Clooneyhead to a transcendentalplace in time and space.

FILM

Blackhat

Heatdirector MichaelMann turns his attention tocybercrime with this actionthriller. Chris Hemsworthstars as an improbablygood-looking computergenius hired by the US andChinese authorities to hunta slippery hacker.

TECH

Windows Phone 10

Launching alongsideMicrosofts latest desktopand tablet OS is its mobileversion, which has steadilygot better and better. Couldthe new version finally

bring it in line with Androidand iOS? Well find outwhen it launches next year.

TECH

OnePlus Two

We loved the idea ofthe OnePlus One phone,which matched powerfulcomponents with a 230price tag. But, by god, it washuge. The OnePlus Two will

reduce the size so youwont have to invest in asmall trailer to transport it.

TECH

fps1000

This dedicated slow-motioncamera can record at aludicrous maximum of18,500 frames per second.Slo-mo is usually hugelyexpensive, but the fps1000

will cost from just 299,plus whatever crockery yousmash in front of it.

EVENT

London Film Festival

This festival is always ahotbed of cool new flicks,and recently its embracedmainstream Hollywoodalongside more avant-gardeofferings. 2015s event tiesin with the expected releasedate of a certain Mr Bonds

24th cinematic adventure

EVENT

EVE Fanfest

With its tales of epic spacebattles frequently hittingthe headlines, EVE Online isone of the more interestingMMOs. The games festivalties in with a solar eclipsein developer CCP Gamesnative Iceland. Possibly

the biggest PR stunt ever.

EVENT

Glastonbury Festival

Tickets for next yearsfestival sold out in a record26 minutes. Its not hard tosee why: its the worldsbiggest greenfield festival,and rumoured headlinersFleetwood Mac and Queencould be the icing on this

particular mud pie.

GAME

Final Fantasy Type-0

Not to be confused with

Fine Fancy: Typo, FinalFantasy Type-0hit thePlayStation Portable inJapan in 2011. Its proved tobe such a success that itsearned an HD remake andinternational release on theXbox One and PlayStation 4.

WHATS ON YOUR RADAR?OnePlus One makes Two, EVE Online eclipses the competition, Fantastic Four reboots

Radar

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BRUTAL,ELEGANT, FAST

How Sledgehammer Gamesplans to revitalise Activisionspremier shooter by adding

verticality to the multiplayer

Play

This monthStart a (French) revolution / See Keles dark side /Revisit a 40-year-old video nasty / Take a journey through space

T H E E S S E N T I A L

T H E C O N T E N T F O R Y O U R K I T

Glen Schofield and Michael Condryare gamings perennial odd couple.

Schofield is easy going, tall and

built like a truck. Gondry is shorter, wirier,

but his eyes and smile burn with a slight

intensity. The pair trade jovial quips and

have a tendency to finish one anothers

sentences. Its good that they get on. Asthe co-founders of Sledgehammer Games

theyve been tasked with reviving the

Call Of Duty(COD) franchises fortunes

with Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

Last years iteration, Call Of Duty:Ghostsmarked a dip in sales for the

franchise. There was no real cause for

worry it racked up $1bn worth of sales in

the first 24 hours but critically it was less

well received than any other instalment in

the last five years. Sledgehammer has to

reverse the sliding trends in both sales andreview scores, and as any developer that

has presided over the series knows, COD

brings with it huge expectations from its

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The secret war between the Assassins

and the Templars arrives in Parison the eve of the French Revolution.

The famed city of love has become a hive

of conflict; fights spill out into the streets,

the city guards arrest and kill insurgents

and above it all, Assassins prowl the citys

rooftops in search of their prey.The open world ofAssassins Creed:

Unityis bigger than any other game of

this franchise, packed to the rafters with

activities and bursting at the seams with

collectibles and now players can tackle

it with up to three friends in tow.

Stealth plays a bigger part in Unity

than in previousAssassins Creedtitles.This is due in part to the fact that the AI

is tougher and combat is more difficult.

In past games, players could spam defence

moves and take out legions of foes. Now,

when theyre surrounded, theyre advised

to run. Second, most missions are open-ended; like the early Hitmangames, players

have myriad approaches to each target,

ensuring that each play through of Unity

is unique. Vive la diffrence!

FROM 44.99, ASSASSINSCREED.UBI.COM, OUT NOV 14

ON PS4, X1 AND PC

The game has a huge fanbase and we have

a responsibility not just to innovate, but not

to alienate, says Condry. Were not about

to change what makes CODthe best in class

the speed, the framerate, the weapon balance,

the controls every core to CODthat makesit one of the best FPS franchises, he says.

You cant just throw all that out in the name

of innovation. But the fans were loud and clearafter MW3 they wanted a new experience,

and thats where the Exo comes in.

The Exo is the exo-skeleton, a hi-techframe strapped to the body of each soldier

in the game, which allows players to choose

between cloaking powers, speed boosts and

the ability to hover in mid-air. It also gives

players a bigger and faster range of movement;

they can power slide, sprint and even jetpack

(or boost-jump) up to higher ground.

Advanced Warfarealso includes a new

range of firearms, based on what the gamesadvisors say weapons of the future may look

and sound like. Players can choose from laser

rifles, high-powered rocket launchers and one-

shot-one-kill hand-cannons. Pull the trigger

and the player feels like theyre firing a tank.

Finding a balance was important, says

Schofield. But we looked at it and realistically

weapons are gonna be far more powerful.We want to make you feel like a true

tier-1 soldier of the future, a real badass soldier

of tomorrow, Condry adds. So everything

from the XO, to the new weapons, to the newmovement has to be brutal, elegant and fast.

Advanced Warfareis as Condry describes

it, and while it doesnt reinvent the wheel for

the franchise, it should certainly ensure that

CODveterans will have to put in the hours if

they hope to survive on its virtual battlefield.

FROM 40, CALLOFDUTY.COM, OUT NOV 4, X1, X360, PS3, PS4, PC

THE FANS WERELOUD AND CLEAR THEY WANTED ANEW EXPERIENCE

Far Cry 4PS4, PS3, X1, X360, PC

Ubisofts open worldshooter trades tropicalislands for the Himalayas.Play switches from visceralgunplay, to stealth, totripped out dream states.FROM 38.49, FAR-CRY.UBI.COM,

OUT NOV 18

Sunset OverdriveX1 ONLY

Mixes the style-basedshooting ofBulletstormwithCrackdowns free-wheeling open world playand ties it all together withlaugh-out-loud hilarity.44, INSOMNIACGAMES.COM,

OUT OCT 31

The CrewPS4, X1, X360, PC

Four mates on a series ofmissions in a persistentworld. The games map isgargantuan, on-road actionis tight and customisationoptions border on fetishistFROM 39.85, THECREW-GAME.

UBI.COM, OUT NOV 11

LittleBigPlanet 3PS4, PS3

Sonys creator-generatedplatform game introducesnew adorable playmateswith unique powers thatincrease the varietyplayers can implement.FROM 35, PLAYSTATION.COM,

OUT NOV 18

{ B E S T O F T H E R E S T }

Exciting gameplay on every level

Fed up of solo play?Get some help from

your friends

ASSASSINS CREED: UNITYExperience the revolution like never before as Ubisoft

dumps its North American setting and heads to France

{ F O C U S }

Many of Unitys missions are designedwith more than one player in mind,and while the game can be finishedsolo, some quests can be eye-wateringlydifficult to play alone

PlayG A M E S

Theres new movementand futuristic weaponryto satisfy die-hard fans


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Now apparently so famous that, like

Elvis, Bowie or Thatcher, he no longer

requires two names, Kele Okereke

goes in a more trip-hoppy direction on hisfollow-up to The Boxer. Some fans of Bloc

Party found the retro dance beats of that

album a bit much, so lord knows what theyll

make of Tricks darker and more soulful vibe.

Those looking for something satisfyingly

messed up should head this way, however.

11 CD, 8 MP3, OUT NOW

KELEBloc Partys front man keeps it

electronic on his second solo joint

{ B E S T O F T H E R E S T }Dont worry, be happy

SLIPKNOT

.5: The Gray ChapterContinuing this months rather lessthan jolly theme, the mask-wearingmetallers crawl out of their cryptsfor two CDs of pulverising racket13 2CD, 11 CD, 10 MP3, OUT NOW

ONE DIRECTION

FourThough ironically these pop poppets themselves allegedly going edgieron this have fans scarier than all ofthe above combined. Strange, but true.11 CD, 9 MP3, OUT NOVEMBER 17

HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT

Urge for OffalThe 80s indie heroes return! Songtitles such as Old Age Killed myTeenage Bridesuggest that age hasnot mellowed them significantly11 CD, OUT NOW

SCOTT WALKER + SUNN O)))

SousedSlipknot, however, are like Chasand Dave compared to avant gardetroubadour Walker and doom rockersSunn O))). Heaviest album ever...?11 CD, OUT NOW

M U S I C

This months other great monster movie has some things

in common with Godzilla (right). It holds back its monstertill relatively late in the movie. Theres a fair bit of running

around whilst screaming. OK, to be fair, thats pretty much it.

Dismissed as a sadistic waste of celluloid on its release, Tobe

Hoopers masterpiece is now seen as among the most influentialmovies ever made. Dubious 70s fashion aside, it never seems to date,

with a leisurely opening sequence building an air of queasy menace,

before an hour of non-stop chainsaw-related terror kicks off.The gothic set design, naturalistic camera work and the

unremitting nature of the threat turn it into more a work of art than

a mere slasher flick, while the fact that theres actually almost no

gore on show only serves to make it more effective.

15 BD, OUT NOVEMBER 17

{ H D M O M E N T }

The filmsremastering isso good that it

actually lookstooclean.

Ugly peopleand furniture

made ofbones dontneed suchresolution!

NIGHT OF THE COMET

BLU-RAY

This underrated, no-budgetzombies-versus-like-totally-awesome-girls curiohas so much going for it.Its funny, eerie, outrightscary in places, and alsothemost 80s film ever.24 BD, OUT NOW

X-MEN: DAYS OF

FUTURE PAST

BLU-RAY, HD DOWNLOAD

A film that makes the notunreasonable point thatprejudice and killing arebad, veryspectacularly.Picard, Gandalf and BobbySands add actorly heft.15 BD, 10 DL, OUT NOW

TRANSFORMERS:

AGE OF EXTINCTION


Imagine being in a spindrier with a load of sharp-edged, metal toys for threehours. Thats what this filmis like, but stupider.14 BD, 18 3D BD, 14 DL

OUT NOVEMBER 17

{ B E S T O F T H E R E S T }

Want blockbusters? We got em!

Come back, its justa power tool...

THE HOBBIT: THE

DESOLATION OF SMAUG

EXTENDED EDITION


Did you think this was abit short in its originalrelease? Then just feel thewidth of this 186-minutecut. So longses, precious!21 BD, 14 DL, OUT NOVEMBER 3

F I L M S

THE TEXASCHAINSAW MASSACRE

Forty years on, the original video nasty isnow a deluxe, double Blu-ray steelbook nasty


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GODZILLA SPEAKS!Or his director, Gareth Edwards, does anyway

The latest reboot of Godzillastands alongside

Pacific Rimas an intelligent monster movie,

and a grade A exemplar of what you can do with

CGI today. We interviewed director Gareth Edwards

back in 2010 when he madeMonsters. That looked

pretty good and cost about 3.50, so imagine whathe could achieve with a $160m budget. With a sequel alreadyunderway, and the 2014 original now available to pre-order, here he

tells us how the money was spent.

The look

We used classic anamorphic lenses on this film the C Series. Theyre

very rare; if you look up their serial numbers, you can actually findout what theyve been used on. They were in such demand; the second

we finished they got shipped straight on toStar Wars Episode 7.

On my first film,Monsters, I did the effects myself on a laptop

using Adobe After Effects. On Godzilla, most of the 3D was done

using Autodesks Maya. To put this in perspective, if you rendered

Godzillaon that laptop, it would take something like 450 years.

Another massive change was that inMonsterswe used locations,then stripped in the FX afterwards you dont actually need

green screen for that; all that really does is makes it quicker

to cut around the actors. On Godzillawe built sets.

Owen Paterson, our production designer, did The

Matrix,and he said we built more sets for this than

any film hed ever worked on. We used greenscreen a bit, but we tried to be in real places.

The sound

We got to use Dolby Atmos, which

was new at the time. Instead of

saying a sound is in this speaker or that speaker, it actually createsa 3D computer model of the room. When you mix the sound, you see

it like objects flying round the room. So if a plane flies you see the

sound as a ball that flies across the cinema seats. The cinema or room

can be in any shape or size, and have a different number of speakers,

but the Atmos computer interpolates the sound data to suit that space.The monster noises were done using scientific microphones that

record in very high fidelity at very high speeds. Its like doing slow-mo

on a camera. The sound designer Erik Aadahl and his team recorded

hundreds of really mundane and obscure sounds and slowed them

down, and some of them were really phenomenal.

The effect

Sometimes I would just look around at what we were goingthrough, and weve got 400 crew, helicopters, trucks, 200 soldiers...

Sally Hawkins (who played Vivienne) would come up to me and say,

This is crazy!, and Id be like, Welcome to my world.

When you make a $160m film, you want it to be a success. On a

small arthouse movie, if out of 100 people in the room only ten people

like it, some people can say, Screw you, this is what Im making, dealwith it. Well, Im not that kind of person. Even

when I didMonsters, every time someone said

on the internet that it was rubbish, it felt like a

knife in the stomach. You want [your work] to

hit that sweet spot, likeJaws, whichI think is a masterpiece, and just happened to

be the most popular film ever made at the time.

Theres a fan base when you do a Godzilla

movie. Youre trying to make a film for fans, but

equally youve got to try and make a movie that

will appeal to people who couldnt care less.

YOU WANT YOURWORK TO HIT THATSWEET SPOT, LIKE

JAWS, WHICH I THINKIS A MASTERPIECE

Take the first right,Bryan, then turn leftat the... MONSTER!

13 BD/20 3D BD, 14 DL

OUT OCTOBER 27


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App of the month

STAR WALK 2The first Star Walk was a multi-award winner,so you can expect big things from its successor

For those who dont know,Star Walk 2

is a stargazing tool that follows hoton the heels of the originalStar Walk,

which won an Apple Design Award and

was voted one of the App Stores finest in

2012. It uses the GPS and gyroscope in yoursmartphone and combines that with masses

of astronomical data to give you a pictureof the night sky above you.

Just point your phone at the sky for

a real-time astronomical map. Point your

phone down, andStar Walk 2 will show

you the sky in the opposite hemisphere.

But go beyond the sky, and the app will take

you on a journey through space to show

you everything from Earth to the farthestreaches of the known universe.

And it does so with incredible beauty.

The new version has 3D models of planetary

nebulae, satellites, comets, asteroids andmore the first space exploration program

to do so. Developer Vito has also added

some nice polygraphic artwork to illustratethe constellations you find, and a suitably

spacey soundtrack to accompany your

journeys. Whether youre a space nut or not,

this is an essential download.

1.99, VITOTECHNOLOGY.COM, IOS & ANDROID

{ I O S }

Apples little bundles of joy

They Need to be Fed 3IOS 5.0+: IPAD, IPHONE, TOUCH

Travel into seven new worlds, collectdiamonds and feed yourself to themonster at the end. Bigger, betterand smoother than the original.1.49, BITATEBIT.COM

TinkerIOS 7.0+: IPAD, IPHONE, TOUCH

Set a goal and when you want tocomplete it, and Tinkergives you littlecircular timers for everything. Just tapto pause. Beautiful, minimalist design0.99, LEEF.IO

SideChefIOS 6.0+: IPAD, IPHONE, TOUCH

Like a Siri for the kitchen, SideChefgives you audible instructions andeven pictures demonstrating eachstep of its 1,000+ recipes.FREE, SIDECHEF.COM

Hyperlapse from InstagramIOS 7.0+: IPAD, IPHONE, TOUCH

Create timelapses from your phone,thanks to Instagrams clever imagestabilisation tech, which compensates

for your shaky hands.FREE, HYPERLAPSE.INSTAGRAM.COM

Google SlidesIOS 7.0+: IPAD, IPHONE, TOUCH

You can use Slidesto edit all your

PowerPoint presentations, as wellas creating your own and auto-savingthem to Google Drive.FREE, GOOGLE.COM/SLIDES

SportyIOS 7.0+: IPAD, IPHONE, TOUCH

Find people to play sports with. Saywhere and when youre playing, andother users nearby will be notifiedand can get in touch for a game.FREE, SPORTYAPP.COM

Endomondo LifeIOS 7.1+: IPHONE 5S ONLY

Something new from Endomondo,which uses the M8 co-processorand motion sensor in the iPhone 5Sto monitor your daily activity.FREE, ENDOMONDO.COM

THREE SITES

FOR THEFASHION

CONSCIOUS

thread.comFOR THE LAZY

Takes the drudgery out ofhigh-street shopping. Signup and Thread will match

you with a stylist who willrecommend outfits. If youlike anything, buy it fromThread and return anything

you dont like for free.

mrporter.comFOR TREND-SPOTTERS

The mecca of luxury mensfashion, Mr Porter shouldbe stop numero uno for infoon the latest trends. Theyhave regular how-to guides,features on well-dressedpersonalities, and theyregreat on social media too.

wolfandbadger.comFOR TREND-SETTERS

A platform for the UKsup-and-coming designtalent, Wolf & Badger hasbeen championing smallerdesigners for years. Wantsomething a bit moreunique, or the next bigthing? This is the place.

Addison Lee, Europesleading minicabcompany, is revampingits iOS and Android appthis month, adding awhole load of newfeatures as well as adesign overhaul. Thenew app lets you trackevery car in AddisonLees 4,800-car fleet much like the Uberapp to see whats nearby,

and is better than everat locating commonlandmarks, restaurants,nightclubs and the likewithout needing anexact address.

The update offersmore for accountholders too, withsupport for multipleaccounts and instantpayment via card,cash or even PayPal.

{ UPDATE }

Hail no more.

Theres an app for that!


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The latest album from Mercury Prize-winning indierockers alt-J drops this month, along with an app that lets

you stream the album for free. If only it was that simple...You can only stream the album from certain locations

chosen by the band. Not a problem if youre a Londoner theyre everywhere but if you live in Grimsby yournearest spot is in Hull. The app will at least notify youwhen youre near a listening spot, and once youre there

you can read and leave messages for other fans. Neat.FREE, BLAST-APP.COM

Android in-depth

This is All YoursANDROID 4.0+

{ A N D R O I D }

Googles great and good

FragmentANDROID 4.0.3+

Transform photos into prismatic art.Choose from a collage of frames,shapes and patterns. Edits happen inreal time, so you can play indefinitely.1.20, FRAGMENTAPP.COM

WakieANDROID 4.0+

Wakies like a personal alarmcall. Except youre not in a hotel another Wakie user will call you at

your desired time to halt your sleep.FREE, WAKIE.COM

Modern Combat 5: BlackoutVARIES WITH DEVICE

Gamelofts mobile shooter returns,with Battlefield-esque squad-on-squad combat. Pushes mobilegraphics to jaw-dropping limits.4.99, GAMELOFT.COM

ALONEANDROID 2.3.3+

Test your survival skills in space,from navigating caves to dodging

comets. Bonus: the game prototypeis hidden in the main game.1.49, LASERDOG.CO.UK

ZapperANDROID 2.3+

Waiting around for the bill is such abuzz kill, but Zapperlets you pay for

your meal instantly and itll workout split bills and such too.FREE, ZAPPER.COM

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EBOOKS

TO READ

Yes PleaseAMY POEHLER

Amy Poehler serves up atasty dish of funny personalanecdotes, detailing herexperiences with sex, love,friendship and showbiz.7.74, OUT NOVEMBER 6

The Best in the WorldCHRIS JERICHO

Chris Jericho recalls thebest three years of hiscareer in the WWE. Expecttales of bodyslamming,corporate wrangling andtours with his vanity band.5.69, OUT NOVEMBER 20

Devils PlaygroundSIMON CHAMBERS

Former British ParatrooperSimon Chambers hasworked as contractor in theprivate security sector withBlackwater in Iraq. What away to earn a payday!2.88, OUT OCTOBER 26

InvincibleAMY LAWRENCE

ThisGuardiancolumnistrecalls how Arsenals2003/04 squad becamethe first in 100 years to go awhole season undefeated.6.99, OUT OCTOBER 23

{ W I N D O W S P H O N E }

Feeling the live tile love{ B L A C K B E R R Y }

BB kings and queens

List Them AllBLACKBERRY 10.0.0+

Organise your shopping lists andnever come home without the milkagain. You can even track yourspending if you feel the need.1.50, APPWORLD.BLACKBERRY.COM

OneStartWINDOWS PHONE 8+

Choose from a kaleidoscope ofdesigns for your Start screen, andcustomise tiles and backgrounds,all in native high resolution.FREE, WINDOWSPHONE.COM

Angry Birds StellaBLACKBERRY 10.0.0+

Join Stella and her flock of friendsas together they fight to protecttheir island from an evil princessand her pesky piggies.FREE, APPWORLD.BLACKBERRY.COM

6cretWINDOWS PHONE 8+

Rudy Huyn continues to createbrilliant clients for popular Android/iOS apps. Secretis the latest in line share anything you like anonymously.FREE, RUDYHUYN.COM

PaperPusher ScannerBLACKBERRY 10.0.0+

Scan photos and documentsdirectly onto your phone. No need toperfectly align the image because itautomatically corrects it for you.1.50, APPWORLD.BLACKBERRY.COM

SongboxWINDOWS PHONE 8+

Record your favourite part of a songand share it around the world forothers to see, or connect and listento other peoples favourite clips.FREE, AREON-DEVELOPMENT.DE

Voice CypherBLACKBERRY 10.0.0+

Protect your calls and messageswith government-grade security,with end-to-end encryption acrossdifferent networks.FREE, APPWORLD.BLACKBERRY.COM

Hyper CellWINDOWS PHONE 8+

A minimalist but addictive 3Dsurvival platformer. Evade laserbeams and cannons to escapea psychedelic maze.FREE, DANGLINGCONCEPTS.COM

bQuietBLACKBERRY 10.0.0+

Do you always nap around 3pm? Settimes for your phone to be quiet anditll switch to silent automatically,

and return to normal afterwards.0.75, APPWORLD.BLACKBERRY.COM

ProShotWINDOWS PHONE 8+

If youre using a Nokia Lumia, itll havea quality snapper. ProShotmakes themost of that, with adjustable shutter

speed, white balance and self-timer.1.99, RISEUPGAMES.COM

CloudvertBLACKBERRY 10.0.0+

Convert any file into your desired

format in the cloud. You get 25conversion minutes with your freeaccount, so its worth a dabble.1.50, APPWORLD.BLACKBERRY.COM

Appy WeatherWINDOWS PHONE 8+

Customisable weekly weatherforecasts for any region in simplelanguage or charts. Complete withminute-to-minute rain predictions.2.40, WINDOWSPHONE.COM

PanoRIMioBLACKBERRY 10.0.0+

Gain access to tens of millionsof Panoramio pictures from aroundthe world and customise yourown gallery.1.50, APPWORLD.BLACKBERRY.COM

Run Rabbit RunWINDOWS PHONE 8+

Adopt a rabbit to keep fit. Walk a

minimum number of steps a dayto buy it carrots or costumes,or earn lives to escape the foxes.FREE, WINDOWSPHONE.COM

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USIC&MOVIES:DUNCAN

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M

icrosofts hope that all the problems

of Windows 8 will be forgotten about

by missing out 9 and implementing ageneration shift to 10 might be a tad optimistic,

but the details they have revealed at least show

theyre back on the right track.Lets not beat about the bush: Windows

8 was a complete misfire. Microsoft treated

desktops like they were tablets, and just ended

up confusing the user. It swung too far to the

tablet and left desktop users the majorityof its customers, despite what it might wish

out in the cold, like resizing tiles by touch,

but it was clumsy when using a mouse.

The way Microsoft mixed up the tiles for

applications and newsfeeds was very difficult

to customise for the user. The Charm bar wasdesigned to allow you to change settings, butwas just too complicated. These were basic

user design mistakes; it was a compromise,

as if designed by committee.

Teenagers at school learn that design is

based around the user experience. That is

where it starts and Microsoft forgot that basicprinciple. Windows 8 was out of touch with

its users. It needed to re-focus its creativity.

Well the good news is, from what we have

seen so far, I think Microsoft has re-focused

FLATTERTHANEVER

BACK TO

THE START

NEW&

IMPROVED

{ I N S I G H T }

WIN-WINSITUATION

Microsoft messed up royally withWindows 8. Now, 30-year tech-consultancy vet Mark tells us whatWin 10 needs to do to turn it around


{ T H I S M O N T H }

Mark Skiltons steamy Windows

Chris Smiths future stadia

Duncan Bells Apple hate

The Secret Policemans tech beat

Edited by Duncan Bell

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