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NASA patches probes a solar system away • Space agency provides exceedingly long-distance tech support

The smart meter switch-off • 3G’s decline is bad news for the nation’s smart meters

Musk’s AI mind games

What did the Bletchley AI summit actually achieve? • The big names of AI and government were there, but will it make a difference? James O’Malley explores the impact of the first AI Safety Summit

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

My other computer is an Android • Ignore the naysayers: there are compelling arguments for Android becoming a huge hit on laptops and PCs just as much as on phones

Google’s forced smiles are family deepfakes • The latest Pixel phone can borrow a smile from another photo, but real memories are better than AI-perfected ones

GPT hits the spot for me–and could do for you, too • Highly tailored AI assistants are making a genuine difference to my work life, and even making me less miserable in the process

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

HOT HARDWARE OF THE YEAR • We pick 22 of the hottest bits of kit and software from this year’s PC Pro podcast – and add eight great gift ideas

How you’re most likely to be HACKED/SCAMMED/INFECTED in 2024 • Nik Rawlinson explores how to protect yourself from the most common attacks and exploits

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RASPBERRY PI 5 Your next desktop PC for £59 • The lightweight, British-made Pi is perfect for everyday desktop duties. Nik Rawlinson explains how to get started

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How fast is fast?

Run Windows on your Apple Silicon Mac for free • Boot Camp may have got the boot, but it’s still possible to run Windows applications on macOS. Darien Graham-Smith finds out how

How long can you use Windows 11 Insider Preview for?

What next for Windows on ARM?

Apple MacBook Pro (M3) • The M3 chips give the already brilliant MacBook Pro series a boost in games, with no sacrifices elsewhere

Need to know: Apple M3 family

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Apple iMac 24in (2023) • Even speedier thanks to its M3 chip, and while the design stays the same there’s still much to admire

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Cyberpower Infinity X147 GRE Gaming PC • Intel’s 14th generation Core i7 shows its power well in combination with a speedy AMD graphics card

Lenovo Legion Go • A handheld PC designed for gaming on the move and, while not perfect, it delivers for speed and quality

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HP Dragonfly G4 • A fantastic business laptop from its design to its battery life, and ideal for execs always on the move

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 4 • An eye-catching laptop with a twistable screen – one side OLED, the other E Ink – but a high price counts against it

Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 (AMD, 2023) • It won’t amaze you with premium build quality, but this is a solid convertible for an attractive price

Bag a software bargain • Don’t pay full price for software when we can offer you huge reductions on everything from Norton 360 to Windows 11 Pro

Mobile Pixels Geminos • An intriguing “stacked” monitor that works far better than you might imagine, albeit for a price

Your bonus software • We scour the globe to negotiate the best software deals for our readers, from extended licences to full programs you don’t need to pay a penny...