Q I want to buy a soundbar – such as the Saiyin DS6305 (£40 from www.snipca.com/53312, pictured) or the Creative Sound Blaster GS3 (£50 from www.snipca.com/52533) reviewed in Issue 696. The connections offered by these soundbars are USB-C, Bluetooth,

Dell’s Latitude 7455 is a pricey Copilot+ laptop, but for that you get a fast processor, an eye-catching screen and an exceptional battery life. It’s built around the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 chip, backed up by 16GB of RAM and a 512GB S

Google has said that tech companies like Apple and Mozilla should be able to offer several different search engines across their browsers and devices, giving users more choice than using only Google’s search tool. The proposal is in response to the U

The US government is considering a ban of TP-Link routers over concerns they pose a risk to national security. Investigations by three US Departments – Justice, Commerce and Defense – are ongoing, sources told the Wall Street Journal. At least one of

Most new routers from the past few years are Wi-Fi 6E models, which – as we explained on page 51 – means they’re able to support the 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz bands. The latter is comparatively uncongested and has almost twice as many high-bandwidth chan

What’s the threat? Scammers are delivering malware by hiding it inside ZIP files emailed as attachments. They’re using a technique called ‘concatenation’, in which they combine two ZIP files into a single archive. One contains malware, while the othe

Email us your problem and we’ll try to help: noproblem@computeractive.co.uk Q Is Microsoft’s OneDrive reliable for long-term storage? Recently, I powered up an old Windows 10 PC for the first time in three years to extract any useful files before scr

With an impressive 120W speaker and a built-in subwoofer, the Snowdon TV soundbar provides an audio experience that can’t be provided alone by your television. Tailor your audio between music, movie or dialogue and adjust treble and bass settings wit

Interpol has called for the media to stop referring to online dating and investment fraud as ‘pig butchering’ because it “dehumanizes and shames victims”. The term comes from the scammer’s tactic of ‘fattening up’ the victim, much like preparing a pi

OnlyOffice 8.2, released in late October, adds touchscreen support for every tool in the suite – documents, PDF forms, presentations and spreadsheets. It means you can edit on any device that has a touchscreen, including PCs and laptops, using your f

If you’re looking for a decent Android tablet, you’re spoiled for choice at the moment. In Issue 700, we reviewed the 12.3in Honor MagicPad2 (£400 from www.snipca.com/53150) and hailed it as our new favourite Android tablet. Here, we look at a subtly

Recent figures show one in 10 Brits own a smartphone with a cracked screen. They haven’t been juggling them while drunk (well, some may have). It’s more likely they’ve slipped through their fingers. That figure doesn’t surprise us because we’ve notic

One of my favourite annual traditions is the round-up of the most commonly used (and therefore weakest) passwords. Although this list always contains the same predictable entries, I’m still curious to see if there are any new trends. According to pas

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What you need: Gmail; OneDrive; Thunderbird Time required: One hour It’s easy to forget how novel it is to be online around the clock. For most of us, broadband has only been a reality for the last couple of decades, yet we now feel lost without an i

Your router is the gateway between the internet and all the devices connected to your home network – whether wirelessly or through Ethernet cables. This means it’s essential that your router is as fast, reliable and secure as possible, enabling you t

Over the past year, routers have frequently been targeted by hackers or found to contain security flaws that leave them vulnerable to attacks. In November, DrayTek fixed critical flaws in more than 700,000 of its routers (www.snipca.com/53268), and e

As we explained on page 51, older routers are less likely to receive security and software updates, which can render them unsafe and slow. But many refurbished models are still supported by their manufacturers, are in excellent condition and come wit

I’ve been extremely impressed by ChatGPT search and agree that it’s the biggest challenger to Google for years (‘Question of the Fortnight’, Issue 700, pictured right). I love how you can ‘talk’ with it to get what feels like human responses. But wha