August 2021 Archive
31st August
- China restricts children to just three hours per week of online gaming
- A brand new title for Game Boy Advance is on its way, thanks to a popular Kickstarter campaign
27th August
- What the Tech: Has the Fitbit Charge 5 made the Versa 3 pointless?
- YouTube Music finally arrives on Wear OS, but there are still big drawbacks
- Netflix has just given a preview of what its gaming expansion will look like
26th August
- Halo Infinite: The release date is finally confirmed, along with a trailer and cool custom kit
- Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Review
- Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 Review
- Apple AirPods Pro Review
25th August
- Forza Horizon 5: New gameplay trailer drops, alongside a swish special edition controller
- The Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer is a real blast from the past
- Future iPhones could borrow a fun feature from the Nintendo DS
24th August
- Sacré bleu! If you change your iPhone’s location to France, you might get faster performance
- The FitBit Charge 5 has been leaked, and it will be full of new fitness features
23rd August
- This Reddit user designed and 3D-printed a working model of the Simpsons’ TV
- Is this really what smartphones will look like in twenty years?
20th August
- What the Tech: The Google Pixel 5a is pretty much pointless
- Boston Dynamics has programmed two robots to do parkour, and it’s breathtaking to watch
19th August
- Samsung will finally stop filling its own smartphone apps with annoying adverts
- Losing its Edge? Windows 11 makes it harder to change your default browser
- These new Ned Flanders shoes from Adidas are fan-diddly-tastic
18th August
- Elon Musk claims that SpaceX can land humans on the moon “probably sooner” than 2024
- Skyrim’s iconic intro almost got borked because of a bothersome bee
- The Google Pixel 5a might not arrive in the UK, but we’re not missing out on much
17th August
- Tinder is introducing ID verification, so there will be fewer catfish in the sea
- How FIFA unexpectedly influenced the developers of Microsoft Flight Simulator
16th August
13th August
- What the Tech: The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is just another foldable flop
- Nestflix is a neat tribute to all your favourite films within a film
- Honor Magic 3 series: Google apps are back, along with an IMAX-enhanced camera
12th August
11th August
- Idris Elba cast as Knuckles in the upcoming Sonic sequel
- Samsung unveils new folding phones, smartwatches, and true wireless headphones
- Samsung Galaxy Unpacked August 2021: All the latest announcements, and how to watch it live
- Is the new Xiaomi Cyber Dog actually a copycat?
10th August
- Pokémon Go developers have responded to fans’ safety concerns, but it’s not all over yet
- Vodafone will bring back EU roaming charges for UK customers in January
9th August
- The Google Pixel 6’s fancy new “custom” processor might just be a rebadged Samsung Exynos chip
- It’s official: the Steam Deck boasts better battery life than the Nintendo Switch
- Tesla Cybertruck, the ugliest car ever made, won’t hit the roads until 2022 at the earliest
6th August
- What the Tech: Oppo’s under-screen selfie camera is the best smartphone innovation in years
- Vodafone launches Pro Broadband with Alexa, and it can even bring the family together for dinner
- LEGO launches a show-stopping Harry Potter display set, just in time for the new term at Hogwarts
5th August
- PSVR2: Everything you need to know about Sony’s new Virtual Reality headset
- James Gunn is a massive hypocrite for calling Scorsese an attention seeker, but he’s still got a point
- Oppo reveals a new under-display selfie camera that doesn’t compromise on screen quality
4th August
- WhatsApp has become even more like Snapchat with this new feature
- Spotify is testing whether it can get away with playing adverts to paid-up subscribers
- All the latest news and rumours for Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Realme announces the world’s fastest magnetic wireless charging pad, and here’s how it works
3rd August
- Sony Xperia 1 III Review
- Sony spoilsports have nixed this terrifically tasteless McDonald’s PS5 controller
- Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series has an official premiere date and a first-look image, but still no title