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Microsoft’s hassle-free integrated malware defences epitomise “if it ain’t’ broke, don’t fix it”. Read our MICROSOFT DEFENDER ANTIVIRUS Review. Free with Windows 10 and 11 Microsoft markets a whole range of personal and enterprise security products under the Defender brand. In this ...

Excellent malware defence and clear pricing make up for some creaky system optimisation tools. Read our G DATA TOTAL SECURITY Review. (5 devices) US$ | gdatasoftware.com The bright screen produces rich colours and sharp images. G Data is a long-established independent anti-malware ...

The best third-party free antivirus for Windows is also one of the most effective at crushing malware. Read our AVAST ONE ESSENTIAL Review. Free | from avast.com Avast One Essential has an integrated VPN on the front page. Avast is one of the best-known names in free antivirus, ...

It’s here—an OLED PC monitor that truly works! Read our Philips Evnia 34M2C8600 Review. Editor’s Pick Finally, this is OLED and HDR done right on the desktop. I give you the Philips Evnia 34M2C8600. Funnily enough, its core components and specs aren’t novel. It uses the same ...

Proof that a great gaming experience remains affordable. Read our ASRock Phantom PG34WQ15R2B Review. Thanks to a new breed of OLED panels, it’s easy to unload well over $ on a 34-inch ultrawide gaming monitor. Alienware, Samsung, MSI, and Philips will be happy to let you scratch that itch. ...

Last year, my son bought me a Netflix subscription for Christmas. I have a problem hearing and so rely on subtitles. While Netflix provides subtitles for its content, I find them too small to see clearly. Luckily, it’s easy to make them bigger. Log into your Netflix account ...

David Crookes looks at how you can identify system resource hogs and what can you do about them Can I Remove Windows Services? The short answer? Of course. There is a handy list at 7tutorials.com that shows you what you can disable without destroying the way you use your computer. ...

DUPLICATI - Suitable online storage. Duplicati supports most popular services as well as WebDAV, FTP, and SSH, and can store backups locally too. Read our DUPLICATI Review. The first rule of backups is that you can’t have too many backups. Better to have redundant copies of your data than a ...

Is it as good as it looks on paper? Read our ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 2023 Review. It’s a good machine, but not easy to justify for the price. it’s crazy how a GPU as powerful as the RTX 4090 can be condensed to fit within a laptop, let alone alongside the rest of the components. So ...

Going all-AMD definitely has its advantages. Read our Alienware M17 R5 Review. Ryzen 6900HX meets Radeon RX 6850M XT. we’re now at a place where it’s truly a competition in the laptop space. Instead of Intel and Nvidia ruling the gaming scene, AMD is making some serious noise and ...

Enhance the quality of your video calls During the Covid lockdowns, millions of us discovered the benefits of making video calls on our PCs. Software such as Zoom, Skype and Google Meet lets you have free face-to-face chats with friends and family anywhere in the world, so ...

13th Gen intel CPUs and 40 series Nvidia GPUs have landed on Lenovo's Legion Pro gaming rigs. Read our Lenovo Legion Pro 5i 16IRX8 Review. You probably know Lenovo for its flexible Yoga range, but the Legion brand has had a pretty solid gaming laptop offering over the last few ...