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Coming a year after the launch of the M4 MacBook Pro (see issue 364, p50), few people were surprised when Apple announced this year’s update to the M5. The big reveal was instead updates to the iPad P

The Triton 14 AI is not what I expected when Acer offered to send in its latest Predator laptop for review. That brand is all about gaming, about eye-zinging RGB and flashing logos, but the Acer Preda

Just in case you were in any doubt, AI has become as big a selling point for tablets as it is for laptop PCs and smartphones, with manufacturers falling over themselves to sell their AI features. Even

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Apple’s iPad remains near-synonymous with the whole tablet concept, and the go-to option for many buyers if they’re not splashing out on a higher-end device. The 2025 version won’t do anything to chan

Now we’ve survived the biggest software event of 2025 – Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 – it’s time to start looking to the future. And whether you’ve upgraded to Windows 11 or stayed with its