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Is Google dodging App Store scrutiny? • Google halts app submissions as Apple exposes what information apps are collecting
News in brief • Tesla buys Bitcoin respectability
How Nottingham’s pandemic habits changed
Revealed: what Britain’s Covid cameras saw • Cameras in Nottingham have been using AI to spot people breaking social-distancing rules. Are they a threat to people’s privacy? James O’Malley investigates
The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors
The tech titans aren’t too big to be given a spanking • Tech firms want to move from the online world to dominate the physical world too, but governments must be ready to extract a high price
Facebook doesn’t move fast, but it does break things • The social network has finally decided to remove anti-vaxxer claims – a full year into a pandemic
A spec-tacular failure in tech salesmanship • The websites of major computer manufacturers are making buying decisions harder, not easier
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Readers’ comments • Your views and feedback from email and the web
Readers’poll • In January, millions of users left WhatsApp for other messaging apps such as Signal, but what do PC Pro’s readers use on a frequent basis?
FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO REPAIR • Manufacturers are making it harder than ever to repair and reuse equipment. PC Pro’s very own repair guru, Lee Grant, explains why we need a legal right to repair
THE LAND FILLERS • There’s no denying that some manufacturers create sensational technology, but even the market leaders make questionable design decisions that are preventing R2R. Here are a few examples:
THE REPAIR HEROES • I’ve highlighted individuals and organisations that understand the importance of R2R in the main feature, but there are others:
BUILD YOUR OWN RASPBERRY PI HOME SECURITY SYSTEM • Want to know who’s knocking at your door? There’s no need to buy into a third-party smart doorbell platform–Nik Rawlinson explains how to set up your ownmotion-sensitive camera
WHAT’S EATING MY STORAGE? • Is your SSD getting dangerously full? Darien Graham-Smith explores where all your space has gone–and how to get it back
CLUSTER SIZE AND SLACK SPACE
Asus ROG Strix G17 • An awe-inspiring debut for both the AMD Ryzen 5000 Series and Nvidia’s mobile GeForce RTX 3070 graphics
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series for mobile:what you need to know
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Asus ROG Strix G15 (2021) • A colourful 15in gaming laptop that delivers in all areas; yet another fantastic outing for AMD and Nvidia
Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2021) • The styling won ’ t be to everyone ’ s taste, but this is a brilliant gaming laptop at an exceptional price
Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED XC • The glorious OLED screen is the star of this powerful 15in workstation, but you pay the battery-life price
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XC • This Intel-powered Nvidia Studio laptop packs a sublime 4K screen, but the price pushes it into a niche
Dynabook Portégé X30W-J • A ridiculously light convertible that gets everything right: screen quality, speed and battery life
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14in (Shadow Black) • The excellent 4K display and bass-boosting soundbar lift this convertible from the crowd, but it has flaws
Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EAA • A gorgeous convertible laptop that competes with the Dell XPS 13 but falls short in the end
Scan 3XS GWP-ME N1-32T • The perfect...