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PC Pro is the UK’s number one IT monthly magazine and offers readers a healthy variety of tech news updates, tests, reviews, best buys and even bonus software in every issue. The editorial team are experts in their field and they’re dedicated to creating the most authoritative reviews and keeping you up to speed on the latest technology developments.

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The slow death of social media • Research shows Britons are tiring of the online abuse and the negative effects on mental health

PC sales spike is false flag • Q1 bump in sales is “not genuine demand”

Making IT admin easier Jen Larson, Intel • Intel’s GM for Commercial Client Segments reveals a host of new vPro features

The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors

Introducing my learned friend, Claude • As people turn to AI chatbots for health and emotional advice, it’s time to define exactly where they sit in our friendship culture

Amazon needs to read the room • Consigning old but working e-readers to landfill isn’t winning Amazon any fans, but there are things it can do to make book lovers happy

There’s no place like home • Much like moving house, switching to a new laptop is a discombobulating experience until you make everything just so

Readers’ comments • Your views and feedback from email and the web

Readers’ poll • Which of the following most plagues your life when it comes to providing IT support to friends, family and the place you actually work?

BE YOUR OWN IT DEPARTMENT • WHETHER FOR A SMALL BUSINESS OR IN YOUR OWN HOME, BARRY COLLINS EXPLAINS HOW TO KEEP YOUR IT IN ORDER

Bag a software bargain • Don’t pay full price for software when we can offer you huge reductions on genuine products

Inside the INTERNET ARCHIVE • Iain Thomson tours the archive of a trillion web pages, which some copyright holders are trying to drive out of existence

RECYCLE AN OLD PC AS A HOME BACKUP HUB • The free UrBackup platform lets you run your own fully featured home backup server. Nik Rawlinson finds out how

THE BEST WAY TO SANDBOX SOFTWARE AND IT ISN’T ALWAYS VIRTUALISATION • Virtualisation isn’t the only way to compartmentalise software: Darien Graham-Smith explores how sandboxing and containerisation could save you a lot of memory and disk space

Asus Zenbook A16 • Blistering debut for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite range, with superb battery life and far better 3D acceleration

How we test

HP EliteBoard G1a (wireless) • A brilliant piece of design that should meet the needs of most businesses – but at what price?

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, Core Ultra 7 270K Plus • Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh delivers two bulked-up chips that are refreshingly cheap and great for creators

HP Omen Max 45L (2026) • The new Omen Max 45L extracts the most from its components with minimum noise – and a high price

CyberPowerPC Infinity Ultra 7 Plus • Intel’s new Core Ultra 7 270K Plus proves an excellent partner for a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti card

Acer Aspire C27-2 • A lack of all-round quality means that only those on the tightest of budgets should consider this 27in all-in-one

Medion Akoya Signium 27 S1 • So long as you don’t want to play games, this is a great value all-in-one PC that chews up everyday tasks

Dell XPS 16 (2026) • Not a gaming laptop, but a superb 16in choice due to the quality of the screen, strong battery life and slim design

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro • Its striking design and useful Glyph Matrix serve as a welcome reminder that phones can still be fun

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max • The long-lasting battery is the star of this affordable phone, backed up by fast...