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DOES YOUR ANTI-VIRUS REALLY WORK?
Top security suites lab-tested with live t s
threats
Throw away your desktop,
So many products fail to laptop and tablet –
this really is the
live up to the hype or
even their own promise. ultimate hybrid
We find out why -
p126
Can BlackBerry’s
first Android
phone save
the company?
C@ntrol MSS
WELCOME PAGE
DID YOU KNOW
that
Windows 10 has a
built-in desktop
recording application?
That you don’t have to
use Bing to make
Cortana searches?
That you can use the Start menu to do
calculations and convert between units?
Neither did we, until we started putting
together this month’s feature. Starting on
page 98, we show you all our favourite
Windows 10 tips and tricks, so you can
use the operating system more efficiently
and make it work just the way you want.
Some products live up to the hype,
while others are over-hyped but still sell
by the bucket-load (here’s looking at you,
iPhone). Others, however, show promise
but for a variety of reasons fall by the
wayside. This month we look back at the
innovations that just didn’t make it, and
try to work out why they failed. Check
out the ones that got away on page 126.
Charles Holland Duell, commissioner
of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office in the late 19th century,
Welcome!
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is famous for apparently saying
“everything that can be invented has
been invented”. This quote is most likely
apocryphal, but suits this month’s feature
perfectly, where we show that everything
from the selfie stick to the electric car
was invented long, long before you
thought it was. Join us for a technology
history lesson from page 118.
There are many ways a malware
infection can spoil your day. From making
your PC unstable to locking out your files
and sending your personal data to
criminals, catching a virus really is
something to be avoided. Even if you pay
for a commercial security suite, can you
be sure it’s keeping you safe? In our
group test this month we’ve taken the
top free and commercial anti-virus
programs and subjected them to live
virus threats, to see which nasties were
neutralised and which were let through.
Find out if it’s time to upgrade your AV
on page 78.
Chris Finnamore,
Editor
chris@computershopper.co.uk
Our famously hard-to-please Product Editor
Tom is leaving after 60 issues. What product
has impressed you least in the past five years?
The disconnect between
hype and reality for Elite
Dangerous was devastating
Every single Apple product.
Just kidding!
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Chris Finnamore
David Ludlow
How Motorola and Google
conspired to make something
as mediocre as the Nexus 6
still baffles me
I have yet to be impressed
by a product
Seth Barton
Tom Morgan
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The Amazon Fire Phone.
Great in theory, but a terrible
mess in practice
No heart-rate monitor is big
enough for my chest
Katharine Byrne
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The GT Omega racing
cockpit because I couldn’t
fit it in my house
Michael Passingham
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Regulars
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Letters
Your regular missives of wit and wisdom
News
Our monthly round-up of the latest
technological events
16
Newsfile
10
Under Development
Windows 10 is certainly easier to use than
version 8, but there’s more to the new OS than
just a Start menu. Dig a little deeper and you’ll
find all kinds of features that can improve your
productivity and make life easier. This month
we’ve rounded up all our favourite Windows 10
tips, tricks and tweaks
98
Make Windows 10 Better
Sometimes divine intervention can stop you
becoming a scam victim, but don’t count
on it, says
David Robinson
22
InDepth
With an incredible 12 tuners inside, Sky’s new
Q set-top box is the most versatile PVR ever
12
Cybercop
The web may look like a massive free-for-all,
but it’s actually regulated – at least in
theory.
Gordon Holmes
isn’t convinced
that the regulators are doing their job
properly, however
Learn
136
Business Help
Our resident expert answers those persistent
software queries
TV viewers have never had it so good. There’s
an astounding amount of free content out
there, but it can be tricky to know how to
receive it. We pick through the mass of
free-to-air, satellite and internet-delivered
content to see which services are best for you
114
Free TV
118
History rewritten
14
Rants & Raves
Money makes the world go round, and it
also grinds the
Shopper
team’s gears, as
this month’s trio of financial rants shows
138
Helpfile
Step this way for all your hardware and
Windows problems
Drones, Instagram, the selfie stick: they’re all
modern inventions, right? Think again! These
and many other innovations all appeared over
100 years ago.
Mel Croucher
digs through the
archives to find the tech that is much, much
older than you think
There’s a chance your vacuum cleaner
manufacturer may be making a sucker out
of you, says
Zygote,
but at least the
Supreme Court is there to protect your
right to watch porn in your lunch break
146
Zygote
4K video is the future, so if you’re serious
about your video productions it’s time to get
ready. Our guide will help you on your way
140
Multimedia Expert
There’s no need for arguments over who can
watch what on TV over the Christmas period.
With a USB tuner plugged into your NAS, you
can record and stream TV all over the house
143
Advanced Projects
They promised to change the world – or at
least shake things up a bit. But for whatever
reason these heavily hyped products fell by the
wayside.
Mike Bedford
finds out why
126
Great technology failures
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Reviews
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This month’s hot product
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 is more than capable of
replacing your laptop, tablet and more besides
Group Test
st
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Security suites
It’s a sad fact that
everyone needs
security software to
keep them safe. But is
t
yours up to the job?
b?
We’ve tested all the latest
anti-virus applications against live
threats to find out
26
PCs & Laptops
A Retina 5K display reinforces the iMac’s
position as the best all-in-one computer
53
Storage
Western Digital targets gamers with its
‘Xbox-friendly’ external hard disk
32
Handhelds
Are the Priv’s slide-out keyboard and
Android OS (p36) enough to turn around
BlackBerry’s fortunes?
53
Networks
Synology turns its hand to wireless routers
with the RT1900ac (p54)
A fantastic fixed lens makes Sony’s RX10 II
perfect for stills, and it excels at video too
40
Photography
56
Components
Carizzo, AMD’s latest processor architecture,
shows promise for anyone after a budget PC
or laptop
If you want to get some serious work
done, or just want to make tinkering with
photos and videos easier, a 1080p screen
just won’t do. Instead, check out our pick
of 2,560x1,440 monitors
92
High-resolution monitors
44
Home Cinema
Thanks to OLED technology, a 4K resolution
screen and high dynamic range support, LG’s
55in EF950V TV has it all
58
Software
The latest version of ACDSee’s photo-editing
package fixes several long-standing issues,
and adds new features too
72
Your software*
Are your MP3 files a mess? Tagman will
fly to the rescue with his crowdsourced
tag-organising superpowers
47
Audio
Sonos updates the venerable Play:5 with a
fresh look and automatic audio calibration
59
Games
48
Video
We escape Vault 111 and explore the
irradiated Boston wasteland in the
sublime Fallout 4 (p60)
Humax is first out of the gate with a
Freeview Play set-top box, in the shape of
the FVP-4000T (p50)
61
How We Test
Our comprehensive tests, ratings and
awards explained
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FULL
PA
EDITION ONLY
CKAGES
52
Printers & Scanners
There are document scanners, then there’s the
Plustek eScan A150: a proper office workhorse
64
Best Buys
Looking for the best kit we’ve reviewed
recently? It’s all in our Best Buys section
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FREE SOFTWARE
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