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Laptops And Tablets Special ;
Android 4.4 VS IOS 7 ;
Tablet Buyers\' Guide ;
Laptops For Every Budget ;
What Lies Ahead In 2014 ? ;
Essential Accessories ;
Are Sound bars Worth The Bother?

Apple Pay Vs Android Pay - Who needs cash when you’ve got a mobile phone? That’s what both Apple and Google are hoping you’ll think when you try their payment systems. So which one is actually better?

The Rise Of Online Shopping - Aaron Birch looks at how online shopping rose to become the massive behemoth of retail that is is today.

Google Fact Checking - Can Google really fact-check the entire internet? Of course it can’t. Or maybe it can… You’ll just have to read this article if you want to find out and more...

Micro Mart is the ONLY IT consumer weekly in the UK and sells more copies over the month than ANY other response driven title - over 1 million issues sold every year

In this issue: Build a PC for the future-making sure your new build lasts longer, A Pc for the future, Pc gaming power, G suite and much more...

Podcast Round up - Get your fill of comic book related goodness.

History of Computing - We go from the tail end of the 80s into the 90s and more...

Black Friday It’s that time of year again. As well the odd fight or two in shopping centres across the land, there’s also the chance you might be able to find a bargain or two. Where are the best places to shop, though, and the deals all they’re cracked up to be?, Case Lighting Once you’ve filled your PC case with all the fancy components you can find and afford, what can you do to make your system stand out? Well, this possible answer to that question is entirely frivolous, but it sure does look good! Mark Pickavance looks at what you need to light your case up, and much more!!!

The Price Of Online Crime - As well as the problem of internet banking fraud, the internet is also beset with other forms of online crime. As Sarah Dobbs explains, this has far-reaching consequences, and the cost of it could be higher than we might imagine.

Charging Your Phone On The Move - Ever since the smartphone era arrived, we've had to get used to charging our handsets once or twice a day. if you're not anywhere near a plug socket, that's going to be difficult, though. Luckily, there are some viable solutions, and they don't all involve carrying extra batteries with you.

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In this issue: Multi-Gpu motherboards, Phone photos part2, Component watch: James hunt puts on his bargain-spotting hat again, Micro bit coding: david briddock returns with more fun things for you to try and much more...

Spotting Discounts 
By getting hardware that isn't completely brand new, you can save yourself a decent amount of cash. The trouble is knowing where to look to get the best discounts.  That's why we've put this guide together to help you find the best deals you can.

Pro de Cons Of Refurbished Hardware 
Of course, buying used or refurbished electronics isn't without its problems. So what exactly are the disadvantages of getting your hardware this way, and are they worth it for the savings you'll make? 

Refurb Your PC 
Rather than buying an old system that's been refurbished, you could simply take your own old system and refurbish that. James Hunt shows you what you need to consider and how to go about putting it in place.

Retro Gaming News - We go to the future for a bit of looting.

Component Watch - Want an upgrade that won’t break the bank?

Linux A To B - David Briddock continues his stroll though the alphabet and more...

Retro Gaming News - Dave Edwards checks out some new releases from Cronosoft.

Component Watch - PC speakers don’t have to cost the world, as these deals show.

Linux A To B - David Briddock finds his way up to the letter G and more...

Linux A to B - This issue, we find ourselves at the letter F.

Retro Gaming News - Dave Edwards begins a new series, looking at the latest retro releases.

Top 5 - A few ways that VR has been represented in the media and more...

In this issue: Graphics Card Buying Guide Are you finding that the latest games or HD videos look more like slideshows? If so, it’s probably time to think about getting a new graphics card. We take a look at what’s available and how you should go about picking out what’s best for you  Is eSATA Dead? At one point, the fastest way to connect an external hard drive to a PC was through eSATA, but improvements to USB means it can no longer claim that victory. What, then, does eSATA have to offer users today? Aaron Birch has been finding out, CrossFire Vs SLI Rather than upgrading to a more powerful graphics card, another option is to just buy the same one again and run it in a multi-card arrangement. At the heart of this are CrossFire and SLI technologies, but which one is right for you?, Overclock Your GPU Buy any decent, modern graphics card, and it should be able to run new games without any problems. If you don’t have the money to upgrade, though, you may be able to squeeze a bit more use out your old one by overclocking it and much more...

Component Watch - Make use of high-capacity discs with this week's look at Blu-ray drives.

Top 5 - Ever noticed how gaming mice have oddly macho names? We certainly have.

Linux A-B - Looking ever so slightly like a smily mouth on its side, this week's letter is D and more...

Can The Internet’s Abuse Problem Be Solved? - Sarah Dobbs looks into the ways various platforms are trying to combat trolls.

Technology's Biggest Reversals Of Fortune.

How To Avoid Buying Fake And Poor-quality Memory Cards and more...

Nikon CoolPix P900, ADAT Premier SP550 240 GB SSD and Zotace GeForce GTX 1060 AMP! Edition, ADATA XPG Dazzle DDR4 16 GB (2X8GB) Kit and more...

Mobile Accessories For Students - While there's a lot of mobile accessory tat out there, along the way we've come across several things that we now think are pretty-much essential for a life on-the-move.

8GB RAM Kits On Test - As this amount of memory becomes the norm, certainly in gaming and a/v-centric systems, we look at a range of DDR3 and DD4 kits that could present a useful upgrade and more...

Is America Really In Charge Of The Internet?

Mid-range Graphics cards Tried And Tested.

How The Future Of VR Could Be Shaped By One Thing and more...

Getting Cosy With Kodi - Kodi is associated with the illegal streaming of sports and films, but just what is it, and what else can it do?

Why Facebook Can't Stop the Internet's War with Adblock Plus - The tit-for-tat code war between sites and software has just stepped up a notch, as Caroline Preece and more...

How Safe Is Your Wi-Fi? - David Crookes looks at how you can make your home's wireless network more secure.

How to Calibrate Your Monitor - Get the most out of your display with a few simple steps and more...

20 Speed-up Tips - Computing should be all about speed, but if you’re finding yourself waiting for things to load more than you find yourself actually using your PC, then this guide is for you.

Performance Software Tools - Is your system running at its best? How does it compare to other people’s computers? If you want to find out, you’re going to need a few software tools on your side and more...

Yahoo Sale, Bluetooth 5, Windows 10 Anniversary Update, A3 Printers, Fully Delete Data, Computers And Random Numbers, Component Watch, Alphabet Pi, App Of The Week, Group Test, Canon Pixma iX6850, Ricoh Aficio SG 7100DN, Brother MFC-J6520DW, Xara Designer Pro 365, Linksys EA9500 Max- Stream AC5400 MU-MIMO Gigabit Router, Asus PL-AC56 AV2 1200 Wi-fi Powerline Adapter Kit, Linux Mart, Mobile Mart, Gaming Mart, IT Essentials and more...,

ARM Takeover, Linux In Space, Fix PCs Remotely, Mid-tower PC Cases, Free Up Phone Space, Alphabet Pi, Component Watch, Project Bloks, Aggregate, Delegate, Mixin And Decorate, App Of The Week, Experts, Specialists, Mobile Mart, Regulars, News and more...,

How To Deal With Duplicate Files On Your PC, Picking The Right Bluetooth Headphones, Delete Your Data, Budget SSDs, Dealing With Duplicate Files, Alphabet Pi, Component Watch, Python Generators, Crowdfunding Corner, Linux Mart, Mobile Mart, Toshiba Q300 120GB, Transcend MTS400 M.2 128GB, Dealing With Duplicate Files, Bluetooth Headsets and more...,

Refurbished PCs, Refurbished Tablets, 10 Uses for A Refurbished PC, What Happens to Recycled PCs?, Get you first job in IT, Fake social media Followers and more...

Illegal Streaming, Train Your Brain, Facebook ‘Like’ Farmers, Keyboards On Test, The Internet In China, Summer Apps, Alphabet Pi, Remembering, Component Watch, Crowdfunding Corner, Linux Mart, Mobile Mart and more...,

NVIDIA vs AMD Nividia's New GPUs and The Graphics Card Battle, Home Automation, Gaming Monitors Tested, Android and Chrome OS, Android and Chrome OS and more...

AMD’s Comeback, Sandboxing, Budget Computer Desks, Gaming Laptops Tried And Tested, AstroPi Update, Can The Web Replace Your TV?, Alphabet Pi, Crowdfunding Corner, App Of The Week, Specialists, Gaming Laptops Tested, AstroPi Update,

Home Security Hardware special, Security Accessories, Accessing the Dark web, Books and Apps for Coders and more...

Microsoft Hits Troubles, Has Microsoft Lost Its Way?, Google I/O 2016, Budget Laptop Bags, PC Sticks On Test, Social Media Buffer Apps, Things We’ve Stopped Doing and more...

How much is your computer worth?, Never download Junk again, Clean your PC deeper than ever and more...

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