Computeractive

Computeractive is the UK’s best-selling computer magazine and your friendly guide to PCs, gadgets and the web! It includes regular news updates, project ideas, help and advice on popular reader queries, articles on anti-virus software, features on consumer rights, and a whole lot more to help you get the very best out of your computer. Get PC advice in plain English today – get Computeractive!

Computeractive

From the Editor

Slimmest ever Fire Stick frees up space around TV • The top stories in the world of technology

Manhattan releases first Freesat TV recorders since 2020

Amazon to axe ‘Send to Kindle’ file-transfer feature on older devices

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

New Zorin suggests more Linux software as Windows alternatives

Phonely offers free calls to other users

Microsoft hikes Surface laptop prices by up to 28%

Vive Linux! French govt to switch from Windows

Why are UK’s cyber chiefs urging us to ditch passwords? • They now want us to use passkeys, having held back last year

Fake Booking.com holiday-reservation emails • Scams and threats to avoid, plus new security tools

New tools • Firefox blocks malware accessing your devices

National Rail’s ‘earbuds prize’

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Forget Facebook – let’s see the return of web forums

Amazon says sorry for threatening to axe reader’s account

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

IJT Direct sent me refurbished laptop and £14 credit

Read what’s on graves and memorials • Genealogy sites have transcribed thousands of inscriptions carved in stone. Follow Richard Holt’s advice to…

Your Genealogy Problems Solved • A relative of mine thinks that a shared cousin of ours wrote a diary while fighting in Gallipoli during World War 1. They think this may have been digitised and is now available to read online. Are they right?

Best Free Software • Robert Irvine recommends new programs that won’t cost you a thing

SHOULD I PAY FOR…? • Choose the right version of software

What should I download? • We advise you which software and apps to use

Named & Shamed • Keumars Afifi-Sabet puts the boot into tech villains, jargon-spouting companies and software trying to trick you

The Zuckerbot

MSI Prestige 13 AI+ • Leading light

Geekom A5 Pro • Small world

Asus Zenbook A16 • Shoots from the chip

Xiaomi 17 • Upsets the Apple cart?

Android tablets under £300

TP-Link Deco BE68 • Home stretch

What’s the best Windows alternative to the MacBook Neo? • We solve your buying dilemmas

Reolink Solar Floodlight Cam • Night watch

AGM Legion Pro • Face value

KTC M27T6 • Game changer

An arty TV?

Buy It • Our pick of products that have won the Buy It award

Win an ACEMAGIC LX15 Pro laptop

HOW TO… Back up for free without any catches

Make your photos look retro for free

Readers’ Tips • Handy hints and tips from your fellow readers

Browser Tips • Secret settings and the best extensions

AI Tips • Clever new tools and tweaks

Phone and Tablet Tips • Brilliant things to do on your device

Make Windows Better • Expert tips for every version

Make Office Better • Top tips for the best office programs

In The Club • Run a club or society? Here’s how your tech can make it easier

Claude Mythos • Experts fear Anthropic’s new AI tool could lead to banking armageddon

UPGRADE YOUR PC FOR FREE! • Don’t pay ridiculous prices for PC components....