PC Pro Magazine - August 2023

In this issue

TRASH TALK OF THE MONTH
Microsoft just can’t help itself from adding more stuff to Windows. Some of it is genuinely useful, but much seems to be there to annoy us. Or worse. Here’s how to take back control.

MUSKY READ OF THE MONTH
He reportedly thinks of himself as something of an Iron Man, but how exactly has Elon Musk changed the world? James O’Malley speaks to those who worked with him to find out.

THE LABS IN ONE NUMBER
Projectors have moved on from the whirring monsters still found in most meeting rooms. They’re mobile, they’re bright and they’re also smart. We review 13 contenders, including the clever Samsung Freestyle, which weighs a mere 800g..

What awaits with Windows 12?

The first clues of what's coming in the next version of Windows are beginning to emerge

3 mins

Britain left waiting for "real" 5G

The government has demanded standalone 5G for all by 2030. Is it a realistic deadline? James O'Malley investigates

5 mins

Only sticks and stones can break bones

Films about AI and technology are losing the plot when it comes to one vital factor: energy

3 mins

Explain yourselves, AI doomsayers

AI might end the world as we know it, or so the refrain so often goes. But what exactly does that mean?

3 mins

A welcome end to the softly, softly approach

Ignore the cries from supposedly wronged parties: the competition authorities were right to kibosh Microsoft's takeover of Activision

3 mins

WINDOWS 11 TAKE OUT THE TRASH

Microsoft is increasingly stuffing Windows 11 with cruft: tabloid news stories, AI assistants, needless apps. Barry Collins shows you how to streamline the operating system

9 mins

How Elon Musk changed the world

He's created two of the world's most disruptive tech companies and is tearing up Twitter. James O'Malley talks to the people who have worked with Elon Musk to find out what makes him tick

10+ mins

RUN GRAPHICAL LINUX APPLICATIONS IN WINDOWS

Why limit yourself to one software library? Nik Rawlinson finds out how to run Linux software natively on Windows

6 mins

OnePlus Pad

The OnePlus Pad sets a new standard for affordable Android tablets, with terrific battery life just one of its strengths

5 mins

Dell XPS Desktop 8960

As the unassuming XPS Desktop shows, you don't need RGB glitz to deliver a powerful gaming PC

2 mins

Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED (H7604)

A slick, powerful laptop that's well suited to creative tasks, but make sure you buy the version with a 3D screen

5 mins

Dell XPS 15 (2023)

Still a stylish, high-quality and speedy laptop, but we expected more from this annual update

3 mins

Brother ADS-4700W

An affordable desktop scanner with good speed, great output quality and a destination for every occasion

2 mins

Canon imageFormula RS40

This versatile scanner will appeal to home workers with lots of photos that need digitising and enhancing

2 mins

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