Google I/O 2021

Google’s annual developer conference around everything the company does. While a lot of the technologies announced just fade into the background of what makes every Google service work, and therefore too boring for the everyman to read about, here are the top three that we’d love to see become reality.

Xiaomi Mi 11 - The Affordable Flagship

The Xiaomi Mi 11 has all the core features of what Xiaomi wants to offer in a 2021 flagship, without some of its over-the-top features from the Mi 11 Ultra. For instance, Mi 11 doesn’t have the secondary AMOLED display, multi-point direct ToF laser focusing, or IP-rated water resistance, all of which is available on the Mi 11 Ultra.

Apple Airtag

Find my… everything

Resident Evil Village

A carnival of horrors

Arlo Essential Video Doorbell Wire-Free

Connecting Door To Phone

No Rest For The Wicked

With not one, not two, but three Diablo games in the pipeline and well on their way to release, I don’t think I can stress this enough: it’s a fantastic time to be a fan of Blizzard’s beloved dungeon-crawler franchise. On our end, we’ve already thrown a few punches at both Immortal and D2R’s Technical Alpha sessions, and so far, we’re quite satisfied with what they’ve got on the menu.

Ashwalkers: A Survival Journey

A Surprisingly Complex Apocalypse

Apple 12.9-Inch iPad Pro (2021) - Ridiculously Powerful

M1 was Apple’s first custom processor, and never in my years of writing about notebooks have I seen a processor that’s so powerful and efficient. In my review, I said it rewrote the notebook rulebook. So what did Apple do next? Naturally, it took the M1 chip and put it in the iPad Pro.

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A Mid-Range Hero

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

A Relaxing Thrill Ride

Monster Hunter: Rise

Affordable On-The-Go

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go

Artistic And Multi-Faceted Gameplay

Fantasian is an all-new fantasy role-playing game developed for the Apple Arcade and published by independent Japanese studio Mistwalker. If that doesn’t ring a bell, the studio is led by one Hironobu Sakaguchi, or as many gamers know him, the creator of Final Fantasy.

Leading The Charge For 2021 Gaming Notebooks

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (G533)

Closing The Gender Gap In Today's Tech Industry

Although gender discrimination is illegal today, the gender gap still persists, ranging from subtle to obvious in every industry. The tech industry is no exception.

An Ode To LG Mobile

In April 2016, the cover story for the month’s issue of HWM was Samsung vs LG. It was an in-depth look at the two Korean electronics giants. Samsung had just launched the Galaxy S7 and LG, the modular G5. In just a few months after that story was published, Samsung’s follow up Note 7 devices would suffer battery failures and meltdowns. The entire line had to be recalled. It was undoubtedly a PR disaster and Samsung’s reputation took a major hit that many thought would take years to rebuild.

A Piece Of Charging Art

Belkin Boost Charge Pro 3-in-1 Wireless Charger with MagSafe

A Big Ol' JRPG Throwback

Bravely Default 2

This Monitor Does (Almost) Everything LG UltraGear 27GN950

LG’s UltraGear 27GN950 is a 4K gaming monitor that has pulled out all the stops to deliver a premium screen for gaming, content creation, and media consumption. And it has pretty much succeeded.

Truly Lightweight And Powerful

Dyson Digital Slim

Building Fantasian For Apple Arcade

A chat with Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi about his latest gaming opus.

Breaking The Glass Ceiling

How women in tech succeed in a male-dominated industry

Thinking Of Joining Clubhouse? The Membership Fee Could Be Your Privacy

With leading media and business influencers such as Oprah Winfrey, Kanye West, Drake and Elon Musk enthusing about Clubhouse, the invitation-only ‘drop-in audio’ app has created massive awareness and interest globally, even though it’s still in beta mode. It claims to have 10 million users, up from 2 million in January 2021, and its US$1 billion valuation makes it a tech unicorn ranking alongside the likes of Uber and AirBnb.

What Should You Know About Cloud Security Solutions?

First, let’s explain exactly what the cloud is, and how it relates to digital security. Intuitively, some people believe that “cloud” storage means your data is being held in the air somehow, but this isn’t really the case. Instead, most cloud applications store data on physical servers, in datacentres around the globe. Your data is stored remotely, and provided to you upon request.

Almost Too Basic

Logitech G203 LightSync

The Power Of BAMF

Glorious Model O Wireless

A Classic Respawned

Cooler Master MM720

Spooky, Not Scary

The Medium

The Road Less Travelled

Raji: An Ancient Epic

Where The Old Becomes The New

Stories from BlizzConline 2021 of Burning Crusades, Diablo’s second coming and the time when Blizzard wasn’t Blizzard yet.