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Intel unveils Panther Lake as 18A process kicks into gear • Two landmark events lay out the path for laptops and data centres, yet the likely winners are no clearer than before

The £99 ‘Obsolete Computer’ goes on sale • BackMarket breathes new life into Windows 10 laptops

Is the AI bubble about to pop? • Fears are growing that the AI bubble might be on the brink of bursting. Barry Collins weighs up what could go wrong

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

Confessions of an audio dentist • Extracting troublesome Bluetooth headphones with the help of a soldering iron and a steady hand results in one much happier web call participant

The AI bust is going to break the economy • The social experiment known as artificial intelligence is being run on all of us, but what happens if it fails?

Home working isn’t a “benefit” • Draconian attitudes to working from home are a bigger problem than stay-at-home slackers

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

Readers’ poll • We asked readers across Discord, Facebook and X to name their favourite tech brand…

PC PRO TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2025 • Whether you want to buy a product today or next year, make sure you keep this reference to hand: the experience of over 5,000 people can’t be ignored

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 picks for the most innovative companies

COULD THIS £100 PI RUN YOUR OFFICE? •  Barry Collins spends a week working on a Raspberry Pi… and rather likes it

A FRESH SLICE OF PI

WHAT’S NEW IN MICROSOFT WORD • The latest features you might world’s best-known word processor just keeps on gaining new capabilities. Nik Rawlinson checks out the have missed

FIVE THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT QR CODES • There’s more to these little mosaics than meets the eye; Darien Graham-Smith discovers it’s hip to be square

Fairphone 6 • The only choice for environmentally minded people, but also a solid mid-range Android phone in its own right

Acer Swift Edge 14 AI • This is a stylish, well-built and long-lasting choice for anyone seeking a powerful, sub-1kg laptop

Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Gen 10 Aura Edition • This sleek 2-in-1 convertible is well suited to creative applications, but its quality comes at a price

HP OmniBook 5 NGAI 14in (Snapdragon) • This well-built Snapdragon laptop with an OLED panel has much to recommend it – at its discounted price

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 • Entry-level Blackwell card brings a much-needed performance boost, but not enough to justify its price

Philips Brilliance 27E3U7903/00 • A 5K resolution and Thunderbolt connectivity lift this 27in monitor to Applerivalling heights for less cash

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

Google Pixel Watch 4 • Class-leading battery life, a big, bright screen – and Gemini AI – make this the best Android smartwatch

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...