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PC Pro is the UK’s number one IT monthly magazine and offers readers a healthy variety of tech news updates, tests, reviews, best buys and even bonus software in every issue. The editorial team are experts in their field and they’re dedicated to creating the most authoritative reviews and keeping you up to speed on the latest technology developments.

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Train connectivity hits the buffers • Ofcom study finds mobile broadband just doesn’t work on trains

Rebooting lives behind bars James Tweed, Coracle • We meet the man who’s giving prisoners Chromebooks

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

To be a bookworm or not to be, that is the question • The art of reading is being lost as people’s focus switches to video, but this column holds the answer – if you have a couple of million years to spare

The AI backlash is gaining pace – and the Pope • It’s no wonder people are annoyed by AI – it’s being built terribly by terrible people. So what are you going to do about it?

Spilling the truth about Apple repairs • An expensive mistake with a MacBook Pro exposes the best and worst of Apple

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

Readers’ poll • We asked on Facebook and Discord: how much do you expect you’ll pay for your next laptop or PC?

OPENCLAW Create your own AI • The free agentic AI platform can do amazing things, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted. Darien Graham-Smith explores how OpenClaw works, and how you can set it up as a genuinely useful personal assistant

WHERE DOES OPENCLAW COME FROM, AND IS IT SAFE?

HOW CHEAP IS TOO CHEAP? • IS BUYING BARGAIN-BASEMENT TECH REALLY A FALSE ECONOMY? BARRY COLLINS AND TIM DANTON GO SHOPPING TO FIND OUT

Smartphone photography shootout • How well can a £79 phone compare to one costing £1,200 more when it comes to photography? You can see for yourself

Bag a software bargain • Don’t pay full price for software when we can offer you huge reductions on genuine products

BEST OF COMPUTEX 2026 • We trod the halls of Computex in Taipei to unearth the outstanding new products – and tantalising signs of things to come

8 GEFORCE RTX SPARK LAPTOPS • Nvidia announced that RTX Spark laptops would be coming this autumn: here are the contenders

NVIDIA STEALS THE SHOW • Jensen Huang rocked the serene world of x86 Windows with the news of its RTX Spark mobile chips and a high-end processor for desktop AI workstations

JON HONEYBALL’S PICKS OF COMPUTEX 2026 • While Nvidia made by far the loudest noise at Computex 2026, two far quieter companies caught Jon’s eye

How we test

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen14 Aura Edition • A minor upgrade in performance as supplied, but there’s room for more power and the repairability is unmatched

Your bonus software • We scour the globe to negotiate the best software deals for our readers, from extended licences to full programs you don’t need to pay a penny for. Here’s this month’s lineup

PCSpecialist Vortex FE • A well-made and powerful system that’s ready for any task – and can be delivered to you tomorrow

Dell Pro 34 Plus P3425WE • A classy ultrawide monitor with good image quality and useful features, but you can find cheaper models

Dell UltraSharp U3226Q • A near-reference quality, self-calibrating QD-OLED monitor that’s perfect for colour-critical tasks

Brother HL-L8570CDW • Strong print quality, respectable speeds and fair running costs make this a contender for any office

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