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!

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From the Editor

Freely arrives on cheapest TVs yet – just £230

Man sentenced for selling hacked Amazon Fire TV sticks

EBay to stop accepting American Express card payments

IN BRIEF

Sony removes Netflix from over 40 of its older TV sets

Russian hackers targeting Olympics, Microsoft warns

YouTube ‘mutes and skips’ videos if you use ad-blockers

Microsoft’s weather forecasts are the ‘most accurate’ in the world

Is Microsoft’s new Recall tool a ‘security disaster’? • Experts warn that hackers can use it to steal your data

Fake Google Play Store updates

ScamWatch • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

The sooner vulnerable people switch to digital the better

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

New law lets you cancel subscriptions with one email

Hughes sent me £10 after I forgot discount voucher

Search records from lunatic asylums • There are plenty of records of people who were institutionalised due to mental illness. Follow Judith Batchelor’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 misbehaving software

Russian ‘influencer’ Mellstroy

GMKtec NUCbox K8

Huawei MateBook 14

Apple iPad Air (13in)

Google Pixel 8a

Colour ebook screens

Logitech Signature AI Edition M750

Roberts Revival Petite 2

Majority MP3 Music Player

RCA Roku TV

A USB stick that lasts 100 years?

NEXT ISSUE • On Sale Weds 3 July

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

Win 1 of 3 Twelve South HiRise 3 Wireless Charging Stands

Computeractive 2023 Back Issue CD & USB Stick • Both the CD and Stick contain all 26 issues from 2023

HOW TO… Shoot composite photos using your phone

How I use composite images

Try Windows 11 free for an unlimited time

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

Browser Tips • Secret settings and the best extensions

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

Disappearing web pages • Millions of links no longer work, leading to ‘digital decay’

Ditch Google for… BRAVE • Stop being tracked online by switching to a browser and search engine that respect and protect your privacy. Robert Irvine explains everything you need to know about Brave

Should you pay for Brave’s VPN?

Browse privately on your phone and tablet

Will Google stop Brave blocking ads?

NEXT ISSUE • On sale Wednesday 3 July

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