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Microsoft makes funeral plans for Windows 10 • Extended support tariff and nag screens are ready for the October deadline

Apple still making life hard for rival browsers • EU browser engine choice not working, says rival

Mobile merger turnaround • Why has the UK’s competition watchdog as good as rubber-stamped the Vodafone/Three merger, despite huge concerns? Barry Collins investigates

Virtual reality

The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors

In praise of the mighty PDF • The PDF is a brilliant format even after all these years, and a long search for the perfect app to read them on has finally paid off

Forget sci-fi: I want tech realism • Fitting believable technology into movies isn’t easy, but it’s high time we acknowledged the reality of our world

An even longer trip on the M1 • Apple silicon has completely ripped up my laptop replacement cycle, which is bad news for family members waiting for cast-offs

Readers’ comments • Your views and feedback from email and the web

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Readers’ poll • Looking ahead to 2025, do you feel positive, negative or “meh” about the next year in technology?

GIFTS FOR GEEKS 2024 • IN OUR ANNUAL ROUNDUP OF GIFT IDEAS FOR PEOPLE IMPOSSIBLE TO BUY FOR, WE COVER EVERYTHING FROM CHESS SETS TO PORTABLE BLUETOOTH TURNTABLES

BOOKS FOR GEEKS • OUR PICK OF FICTION AND NON-FICTION THAT MAY JUST BE OF INTEREST TO PC PRO READERS AND THEIR FELLOW TECH LOVERS

HOT HARDWARE OF 2024

INSTANT EXPERT PHOTOPEA • Touch up and transform images on any device, with nothing to install – Nik Rawlinson dives into the browser-based image editor

API AND SCRIPTING

AI IN PHOTOPEA

UPGRADE TO BUSINESS-CLASS WI-FI • A HOME OFFICE DESERVES A PROFESSIONAL NETWORK. DARIEN GRAHAM-SMITH MAKES THE SWITCH

Mac mini M4 • Half the size of its predecessor yet packing far more power, this is the biggest Mac upgrade of the year

Apple M4 series • Don’t expect revolution, but this is a notable all-round upgrade in performance for all members of the series

Apple iMac M4 • A minor and unexciting upgrade, but when so much was already right about the iMac it’s hard to complain

Apple MacBook Pro M4 • The difficult choice isn’t whether the M4 MacBook Pro is right for you, but which size and spec to choose

macOS Sequoia and Apple Intelligence

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 • A creative workstation that can take on almost any workload thanks to great cooling and pro graphics

Panasonic Toughbook 40 MK2 • The outside stays the same, but a welcome upgrade to Core Ultra chips means it keeps up with the times

LG gram SuperSlim 15.6in (15Z90ST) • The 512GB version of this 2024 update is great value, with a stunning screen, light weight and slim design

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Intel Core Ultra 200K series • AMD’s gaming chip is the clear winner of this battle, but don’t write off the 200K series just yet

HP Omen 35L • An elegant and quiet system packed with powerful components, but look out for discounts

CyberPowerPC Ultra BFD R57 • An Nvidia RTX 4060 PC that CyberPowerPC put together for Black Friday, and value is its biggest selling point

PCSpecialist Zircon Supreme R • An understated PC in...