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The Mars Helicopter: 17 flight slater • We catch up with the team who have successfully piloted a Linux-powered drone on Mars
Artistic licence: Can you pirate an NFT? • It’s the craze that’s taking the internet by storm, but questions are being raised over the rights assigned to digital art
The waiting game
Could the internet cope if all TV is IP? • Sky is killing off the satellite dish, streaming is king. James O’Malley investigates whether the internet could handle all our television viewing
The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors
Don’t fight the AI might of Herbertsmithite • As 2021 came to a close, three breakthroughs across AI, astronomy and quantum computing caught Dick’s attention – but only one made him laugh
Online advertising can’t understand hate-clicks • Instagram can’t tell whether I really want a product in a marketing post or whether I’m mocking it
A serious surplus of band width • Nothing is yet available to exploit the multi-gigabit broadband era, but that doesn’t mean something amazing isn’t hiding around the corner
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Readers’comments • Your views and feedback from email and the web
Readers’ poll • Turn to p32 and you’ll find our feature about the things most likely to harm your PC in 2022. But what are our readers most afraid of?
10 EXPERT TIPS FOR WINDOWS 11 • The latest major release of Windows brings powerful new features and controls. Darien Graham-Smith reveal show to make the most of them
Full Windows11 licence • Want to upgrade to Windows 11 but don’t want to pay full price for the OS? Take advantage of our reader offer and you can save up to 59%
THE 10 BIGGEST THREATS TO YOUR PC IN 2022 • From malware to a man with a screwdriver called Steve, BarryCollins rounds up the biggest dangers to your Windows PC in the comingyear
THE SCIENCE OF KEYBOARDS • What lurks beneath the keycaps of yourkeyboard, and how does it affect its performance, comfort and feel? Stuart Andrews explains all
The problem with Qwerty
COMBINE YOUR CLOUDS • Overloaded with different cloud services? Nik Raw lins on finds out how to maximise your storage and simplify your management
HOSTING YOUR OWN CLOUD
HOW TO SETUP A KILLER WENSITE IN 2022 • Nik Rawlinson has been creating websites for almost two decades. Here, he shares advice on how to get started, from registering a domain to climbing the Google rankings
Host it yourself?
Acer Aspire Vero • The assured and easily upgradable Vero shows that green computing doesn’t have to cost the Earth
Framework Laptop DIY Edition • The future of laptops? Framework brings flexibility, repairability and upgradable performance to consumers
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 AW SE • A gaming laptop that’s packed with character and power throughout its compact 14in chassis
Asus Chromebook CX9 • Targeted at business users, the ultra-light and ultra-quick CX9 is expensive but arguably worth the price
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go • A well-built laptop that delivers a decent spec for the price–except for the dimly lit screen
Dell Mobile Precision 7560 • Explosive power and a beautiful 15.6in display even if you have to pay for it in the price and battery life
How we test
LaCie Portable SSD (2nd gen) • This premium drive struggles to justify the extra out lay over cheaper and faster SSDs
Kingston XS2000 • A blisteringly...