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Elon Musk is a divisive figure within the tech industry and beyond, but what do those who have worked with him have to say about their former boss? James reveals all from p32. We wanted to take a fresh look at the projector market, so who better to p

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No, 2023 is probably not going to be the year of Linux on the desktop either. But if you’re sick of using operating systems that see you as the product, Linux Mint is worth considering. It comes in three Minty flavours: Cinnamon is the best-looking a

M2 Pro power from £2,699 from apple.com/uk All the upgrades to this 2023 model are within, as Apple’s M2 Pro and M2 Max processors take charge. Combine this power with the 16.2in mini-LED screen, superb sound system and phenomenal battery life, and y

Operating systems should just get out of the way. Increasingly, however, Windows 11 appears intent on getting in your face. Perhaps emboldened by a decade of largely being left to its own devices by the competition authorities, Microsoft is increasin

SCORE PRICE As reviewed, £2,166 (£2,599 inc VAT) from dell.co.uk The Dell XPS Desktop 8960 – called simply the New XPS Desktop on dell.co.uk – looks like a nondescript office computer, but in truth it’s a gaming PC. Beneath the unassuming exterior yo

SCORE PRICE £667 (£800 inc VAT) from consumer.huawei.com Huawei clearly has the Apple Watch Ultra (see issue 339, p76) in its sights with the Watch Ultimate, with design cues taken from that device and premium outdoor watches by Polar and Garmin. It

SCORE PRICE £150 (£180 inc VAT) from hp.com HP is a latecomer to refillable inkjets, with both Epson and Canon getting in first with their respective EcoTank and Megatank ranges. But first doesn’t always equal best, and HP’s Smart Tank 5105 hits all

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SCORE PRICE £416 (£499 inc VAT) from johnlewis.com Looking somewhat like a searchlight scanning the skies looking for enemy planes, the Samsung Freestyle is one of the smallest projectors around. Weighing a mere 800g, and with a body little bigger th

SCORE PRICE £624 (£749 inc VAT) from amazon.co.uk The 1.6kg XGIMI Halo+ sits at the border of what can be considered a portable projector. Measuring 172 x 145 x 114mm, it’s just about small enough to take in a bag, or even on longer trips on a flight

Driven by streaming media, we’ve seen the smart TV and smart display markets take off, integrating the apps that most of us use daily into a single box. Projectors, it seems, have been stuck in the dark ages: either bog-standard meeting-room types, o

As these are all smart projectors, largely designed to be carried around and used in different situations, we put them all through a set of tests designed specifically for the type. First, we tested how easy the projectors were to set up, testing the

If you already own a projector that you’re happy with, then it’s possible to make it “smart”, to a degree, by plugging a streaming media device into it. There are lots of choices out there, but the two common ones are the Apple TV 4K and the Amazon F