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Amazon to start drone deliveries for Prime members

A mazon has started testing deliveries by drone

Browse shows on revamped Fire TV phone app

A mazon will soon revamp its Fire TV

Sky Mobile hikes prices by £1.50, but you can cancel for free

S ky Mobile will increase its prices by

REMOVE SHORTS FROM YOUTUBE SEARCHES

YouTube now lets you remove Shorts videos from

BUY REFURBISHED SAMSUNG PHONES IN UK

Samsung has launched its refurbished scheme in the

TOMORROW’S WORLD

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LENOVO ANNOUNCES SMALLEST EVER MINI PC

Lenovo has announced its smallest ever mini PC,

HSBC BLOCKS SIDELOADED BITWARDEN

HSBC appears to have stopped people who have

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

This is Ami, an “AI soulmate” from Chinese

Pleio Freely TV box now costs 21% more than at launch

N etgem has increased the price of its

Windows Media Player stops adding CD information after ripping

W indows Media Player has stopped adding CD

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S pooks and Not Going Out are among

NordVPN denies it’s been hacked

N ordVPN has denied that a hacker infiltrated

BELKIN LAUNCHES 40m WIRELESS HDMI DONGLE

Belkin has announced an HDMI dongle that doesn’t

UPDATE SAMSUNG SSD SOFTWARE NOW

Samsung has updated its Magician software for managing

MICROSOFT AXES ‘SEND TO KINDLE’ IN WORD

Microsoft is axing the option to send Word

Are AI PCs a complete waste of money?

Dell says the public simply doesn’t care about them

VPNs that read what you tell ChatGPT

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Grow Your Family Tree

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SOFTWARE WARNING!

OneDrive’s cry-wolf scare tactics

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Microsoft 365 Copilot app

No, Office hasn’t been axed, but its days might still be numbered

GET YOUR BEST EVER Wi-Fi

You don’t need to upgrade to Wi-Fi 7 to boost your wireless-internet speed and coverage. Robert Irvine explains how to optimise your current home network

STOP YOUR TV SPYING ON YOU

When you watch your smart TV, you may not realise it’s also watching you . Robert Irvine reveals the hidden settings you must change to keep your viewing private

Master ChatGPT’s BEST FREE APPS

From creating playlists to summarising PDFs, ChatGPT’s free apps promise more than just conversation. Jonathan Parkyn explains which ones are worth using and which you can ignore – for now