10 amazing AI tools

WANT TO PUT AI TO PRACTICAL USE TODAY? BARRY COLLINS PICKS OUT TEN TOOLS THAT ARE READY TO GET TO WORK FOR YOU

Apple Vision Pro

The slickest mixed reality headset yet, from hardware to software, but it will need truly killer apps to justify the price

Canon imageFormula RS40

This versatile scanner will appeal to home workers with lots of photos that need digitising and enhancing

Brother ADS-4700W

An affordable desktop scanner with good speed, great output quality and a destination for every occasion

Is the future sustainable?

AI and robots will do our work, we'll get paid in cryptocurrency and cars will drive themselves - but each of these technologies is a massive energy hog. Nicole Kobie reveals the environmental costs of future tech

Dell XPS 15 (2023)

Still a stylish, high-quality and speedy laptop, but we expected more from this annual update

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 Desktop 8960

As the unassuming XPS Desktop shows, you don't need RGB glitz to deliver a powerful gaming PC

OnePlus Pad

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Only sticks and stones can break bones

Films about AI and technology are losing the plot when it comes to one vital factor: energy

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

What awaits with Windows 12?

The first clues of what's coming in the next version of Windows are beginning to emerge

Cyberpower Infinity X133 Gaming PC

If you can live with a Core i3, then this highly capable gaming system is incredible value for money

Wired2Fire Ultima WS Pro Home Office Workstation

A stonkingly fast computer with plenty of room to expand-if you're on a tight budget, it's a fine choice

WE'RE ALL GOING ON A BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY!

PC simulations are growing amazingly realistic. We ask four professionals to play games in their field to find out how accurate they really are

50 WAYS TO WORK FASTER

The best way to achieve more is to work smarter, which is why we've put together 50 productivity tips based on our editors' and readers' advice

A solution emerges from the Ether

Why do ISPs overlook the obvious wired solution to many home broadband problems? Barry thinks he knows the answer

Bad websites cause real-world accessibility woes

A plea to web designers: the real world is hard to navigate when you diverge from the norm, so let's not make things worse in the digital world, too

What happened when I had a chat with ChatGPT

As a lazy columnist, Dick gets ChatGPT to do the heavy lifting this month as he tries to understand what makes it tick

Tech Nation bytes the dust: what now for UK tech?

The unexpected termination of Tech Nation's government funding raises doubts over the UK's ability to incubate tech firms, finds James O'Malley

AI's battle (rap) begins

Rush for more data to define who wins the AI wars

The risks of the generative AI gold rush

Companies are rushing in to make money from generative AI chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, and people are embracing them, too. But we must factor in the risks, says Nicole Kobie

Jasper vs Writesonic

Al-writing tools have hugely increased in capability and features over the past year. We pitch two heavyweight contenders against one another

Identifying the problem: do we need digital ID?

What benefits would a digital ID system bring to Britain?

Apple set to make MR a reality

As rivals fall by the wayside, could Apple define a sector once more?