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CONTENTS REGULARS FEATURES Upgrade Australia wrap Our big night went off, see the photos and hear about what went down ...................................................... 24 Best free apps All of them are on the DVD! ....................... 28 Automate your life How to set automated rules to make life easier and work more productive .............. 38 TECHDESK News IoT under attack, Apple’s next MacPro and streaming music stats .....................................8 Game news A look at trends in gaming we don’t necessarily love ............................................... 12 Chip news A huge month as all the players release interesting new products! ............................ 14 FUTURES Technology and medicine How tech is changing health care .............84 REAL WORLD COMPUTING Jon Honeyball Jon explores the advantages of Apple’s new file system, before explaining why we all need to sit up and listen when it comes to surround sound for VR .................................................100 Paul Ockenden Paul finds the new Raspberry Pi Zero W is an excellent platform for creating a “thing”, and a tip for Netgear Orbi owners ................................... 103 Smart cities Dr Larissa Suzuki shares insights from her PhD thesis, which now forms the basis of London’s city data strategy. ..........................................................106 Davey Winder Davey delves deep into the world of encryption. First, remembering how PGP began, and then through a service that promises to secure your email ................ 108 Steve Cassidy Robot cheerleaders fail to excite Steve on a visit to trade show CeBIT, but a plea for more open standards in IoT does set his pulse racing .................110 ALIST AND KITLOG The best of the best ..................................92 DVD CONTENTS Installation and features guide ........... 98 EPILOG Spies amongst us Jon Honeyball on government spying and what can be done about it ........................ 114 4 July 2017 www.pcandtechauthority.com.au
CONTENTS VALUE SMARTPHONES Group test 64 REVIEWS PCS & LAPTOPS HP Pavillion Wave .................................................53 Gigabyte Aero 15 ....................................................54 Asus VC66R ............................................................55 Pioneer Dreamvision 32” AIO PC7X ................58 Asus FGX533 ..........................................................59 HANDHELDS Apple iPhone SE ................................................... 68 Google Nexus 5X.................................................. 69 LG G4 ........................................................................70 Motorola Moto G4 ................................................ 72 Motorola Moto G5 ................................................ 73 Motorola Moto Z Play .......................................... 74 Oneplus 3T..............................................................76 Samsung Galaxy A5 ............................................ 77 Samsung Galaxy A6 ............................................78 Samsung Galaxy S7 .............................................79 Sony Xperia X Compact .................................... 80 PERIPHERALS Netgear AD7200 ...................................................56 Netgear AC5300 ................................................... 57 Netgear S8000 media switch ......................... 60 Oculus Touch Controller ......................................61 COMPONENTS Intel Optane ........................................................... 50 GAMES Prey ........................................................................... 88 Endless Space 2 ................................................... 90 SUBSCRIBE & SAVE! Get PC & Tech Authority delivered! For details on the latest subscription off see page 80. www.pcandtechauthority.com.au July 2017 5
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