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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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PC Pro • December 2024 Issue 363

Cracks appear in the walled gardens • Authorities on both sides of the Atlantic are chipping away at Android and iOS

Get ready for 6G… by 2030 • Industry to gear up for next-generation mobile standard

The Darktrace leading to government • British security firm Darktrace has been mired in controversy. Now its former CEO is a government minister. Rois Ni Thuama and Barry Collins investigate

Darktrace’s top table and its links to Autonomy

5 things we learned from Lenovo Tech World ’24 • In a landmark event where the CEOs of AMD, Intel and Nvidia all took to the stage, the theme of “smarter AI for all” was never far away, writes Tim Danton

Hard news

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

Art theft in the modern world • Whether it’s music or art, we’re entering an age where matters of ownership are almost as blurred as fluid art on Instagram

Ten years of WFH has taught me a lot • If you’re hoping for advice on standing desks and comfy chairs, then move along. But if you want to improve your life, you don’t need to wait ten years

Google’s lost: call off the search party • AI alternatives to search pose an enormous threat to Google and the entire web publishing model

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

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BRANDS YOU CAN TRUST • Whenever you buy something in the coming year, why not draw on the experience of thousands of discerning buyers?

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PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR • Out of the hundreds of products we reviewed in the past 12 months, these are the handful that stand out as the best – plus our choices for technology and sustainability innovation

RASPBERRY PI WHICH BOARD IS RIGHT FOR YOU? • THE POPULAR HOBBYIST BOARD COMES IN MANY VARIANTS. NIK RAWLINSON DEMYSTIFIES THE LINEUP

RASPBERRIES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT – INTRODUCING THE PIMORONI PICO PLUS 2 W

GETTING KITTED OUT

OUR TOP 5 RASPBERRY PI ADD-ONS

Bag a software bargain •  Don’t pay full price for software when we can offer you huge reductions on everything from security software to Windows 11 Pro

PICK THE PERFECT STYLUS • There’s nothing quite like the intuitive, tactile experience of a digital stylus. Darien Graham-Smith explores the technology, and how to pick the best stylus for your needs

Intel Xeon W-2500 workstation processors • A brilliant choice for video encoding, but it fails to land a knockout punch against tough Threadripper competition

PCSpecialist Torpedo Ultra R • A compact gaming or creator PC that packs one heck of a punch, and a great choice if space is limited

Dell Latitude 7455 • A solid if unexciting option for Dell-buying businesses that want to introduce Arm into their workplace

Samsung ViewFinity S80UD • A stylish...