What’s your favourite app? Apple keeps snapping up mine. First it was the song identification service Shazam, and then the intuitive weather forecaster Dark Sky. If that trend continues and they take over Sky Go, WhatsApp and, er, Go Green Taxis, we really will have a story on our hands.
Anyway, the fact is smartphones, smart watches and tablets are amazing things that can open up a whole world of possibilities, yet we rarely unlock their real potential. The easiest and often cheapest way to do this is by downloading excellent apps and games. So in this issue, app expert Craig Grannell (with a wee bit of Wear OS assistance from Andrew Williams) has amassed a comprehensive list of 100 of them – covering all the main platforms – to take your interactive life to the next level, along with some recommended gadget add-ons. And if it’s WhatsApp that you use most often, be sure to check out new messaging app Honk on p19 too.
Elsewhere in this issue we’ve carefully weighed up the Covid-19 restrictions to bring you a winter fitness feature for working out indoors, outdoors or on the ski slopes. We also welcome back the Futurist, who’s been to Tokyo on his holidays… without setting foot outside his living room. Think Total Recall minus the icky nasal trackers. Enjoy.

James Day, Editor-in-Chief / @James_A_Day

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