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Nanoleaf Shapes Hexagon

Colourful, configurable panels that will light up your home

PreSonus ioStation 24c £258 PC MAC

Fancy an interface and controller for any DAW in one smart box for a bargain price? Time to take the train arriving at this ioStation…

iPad Air (2020)

Apple’s best iPad is now even better

Huawei 5G CPE Pro

Mobile router with super-fast 5G support

Edifier S880DB

A versatile, high-quality stereo system for your desktop

The 100 Greatest Mobile Music App

Mobile music making is big business, with iOS and Android devices easily capable of producing as pro-sounding tunes as desktop counterparts. Over the following pages we round up 100 essential apps for all aspects of music production…

Smart speakers: the next generation

Things have changed in the smart speaker world – and not just on the outside

iPhone 12 Pro

Say hello to iPhone 12! Find out why this year’s Pro model is a must-have upgrade

iPhone 12

A brilliant balance of form and function – and well priced too

iPadOS 14 SECOND TO NONE

Last year, the iPad came of age and got its own operating system. This year, it’s ready to party

Echo Also

Echo Also

The Future Of Wireless Charging

Apple wants a wireless future. Here’s what that might mean for your next device…

Live stream from your Linux deskop

Nick Peers reveals how to create a multi-screen live streaming video with the help of OBS Studio.

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Collaborate on office docs with NextCloud

If you’re seeking a secure and effective way of document editing within your Nextcloud instance, Kseniya Fedoruk has the right solution for you.

Manjaro 20.1.1

The distribution that brought Arch to the masses continues to amass new features and win over Jonni Bidwell, who’s never easily pleased.

Mind Control Delete

Management loves a bit of mindless repetition, so Natalie Clayton dances slow-motion rings around them while playing the latest Superhot expansion.

Enos OS 0.4

Swapping out Xfce’s window manager for elementary OS’s proves most pleasing to hybrid fan Jonni Bidwell.

Nvidia GeForce NOW

Nvidia offers stream gaming to all. Neil Mohr activates Suspicious Mode…

ZULIP ECONOMY

Jonni Bidwell talks to Tim Abbott about how a printer notification protocol combined with a kernel patching  mechanism led to the Zulip chat program.

BUILD THE ULTIMATE MEDIA SERVER

Winter is coming and Jonni Bidwell wants   you to enjoy it the right way – with a blanket  and a Linux-powered home media server to warm your heart.

Develop RAW Photo-Editing Skills

In the first of a two-part series, Alexander Tolstoy shows how to edit RAW files as he explores open source alternatives to Adobe Lightroom.

Logitech Rugged Folio

Super-tough protection for your iPad

Apple Watch Series 6

Not as radical as the Series 5, but a welcome update

Apple Watch SE

A super smartwatch at a sensible price – where do we Apple Pay?

The Music Technology Show

Virtual show for music production enthusiasts this October!

Roland A-88MKII £879

Finding the right controller keyboard is very personal, but Roland’s latest is both feature-packed and potentially future proof…

THE PROFESSIONALS Luis Guerra

Welcome to another in our series of features focussing on composers making money with their computer music making, and not always in ways you might imagine. This time around we feature Luis Guerra who writes music for an incredibly diverse range of media…

YELLE

Jean-Francois Perrier tells us how the French act came to top charts on both sides of ‘le pond’ , how napping is key to any workflow and shares some timeless advice from Phillipe Zdar

IK Multimedia T-RackS 5 Space Delay €120

Classic tape delays add character in weird and wonderful ways. Let’s see how this latest Roland emulation from IK Multimedia shapes up