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

Save Clipchamp videos to OneDrive to edit them • The top stories in the world of technology

Amazon releases first 4K battery video doorbells

Three million customers have now switched to digital phones

Samsung stops TVs spying on viewers – but only in Texas

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Google didn’t remove malicious extension for four months

Ofcom doubles speed of Openreach’s price cap to 80Mbps

‘Misleading’ rain icons in weather apps ‘cost attractions millions’

Amazon ditches 4K in cheapest Prime Video tier

Will Microsoft’s ‘improvement plan’ rescue Windows 11? • It promises less Copilot, a movable taskbar and faster File Explorer

Protect your tech • Scams and threats to avoid, plus new security tools

New tools • Stop accidentally deleting your passwords in Edge

ScamWatch • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Make everyone pay licence fee? People would come to resent the BBC

PayPal rejects reader’s appeal due to no new evidence

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Bresser sent me new base unit for weather station

Grow Your Family Tree • If your ancestor was married to a British soldier and outlived him, follow Richard Holt’s advice to…

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

Apple MacBook Neo • Core value

Acer Aspire C24-195ES • Pale limitation

Honor MagicPad4 • Doesn’t miss a trick

Nothing Phone 4a • Transparently good

iPads under £300

Arlo Pro 6 • Watch this space

What’s the best discreet security camera? • We solve your buying dilemmas

UPerfect UFree V • Take it away

D-Link D501 • Net gains

Xiaomi TV F Pro 65 • The bigger picture

A ‘crystal mountain’ router?

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

Win a Beelink ME Pro mini PC

HOW TO… Hide apps, files and folders so nobody sees them

Create a personalised birthday card using layers

Readers’ Tips

Browser Tips • Secret settings and the best extensions

AI Tips • Clever new tools and tweaks

BEST NEW APPS • What you should install this fortnight

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

BEST APPS FOR… • Improving map data

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

Alexa+ • Amazon’s voice assistant is getting smarter, chattier – and creepier

NAS DRIVES • Network-attached storage has several advantages over cloud services. Robert Irvine reveals why and how you should set up a NAS and which one to buy

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