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What awaits with Windows 12? • The first clues of what’s coming in the next version of Windows are beginning to emerge

Apple (mostly) wins Epic showdown • Apple triumphs in US battle with Fortnite maker, but it may prove a short-lived win

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

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

Only sticks and stones can break bones • Films about AI and technology are losing the plot when it comes to one vital factor: energy

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?

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

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

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

Lightweight Windows alternatives • Looking for the antidote to Windows’ ad stuffing? These might be worth a spin

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

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

GET THE RIGHT PASSWORD MANAGER • PASSWORD MANAGEMENT SERVICES DON’T HAVE TO BE FIDDLY OR EXPENSIVE. DARIEN GRAHAM-SMITH BUSTS THE MYTHS TO HELP YOU FIND THE FUSS-FREE TOOL THAT WILL PROTECT YOUR SECURITY FOR THE RIGHT PRICE

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

Dell XPS Desktop 8960 • As the unassuming XPS Desktop shows, you don’t need RGB glitz to deliver a powerful gaming PC

SAVE 90% ON Norton 360 for 2 years • We have negotiated this special deal for Norton 360 Deluxe, saving an astonishing 90% compared to the standard price

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

Dell XPS 15 (2023) • Still a stylish, high-quality and speedy laptop, but we expected more from this annual update

Framework Laptop 13 (2023) • The best laptop you can buy if you care about sustainability, upgradability and your right to repair

DJI Inspire 3 • Far beyond the needs of a casual user, this brilliant, powerful drone is aimed at professional filmmakers

Huawei Watch Ultimate • A smartwatch that lives up to its “ultimate” name: there’s nothing that this rugged offering can’t do

Pimoroni Inky Frame 7.3in • This programmable colour E Ink screen is slow to update, but the results are worth the wait

Poly Voyager Free 60+ UC • A clever solution for people who are constantly in video meetings and need to switch between phone and laptop

HP Smart Tank 5105 • An affordable way to join the ink tank printing revolution, even if it lacks frills and...