Competitions


Win one of six copies of 'The Myths of Security'

6 copies of John Viega's 'The Myths of Security' must be won

PC Advisor has six copies of John Viega's excellent book 'The Myths of Security' to give away. Enter the competition for your chance to win.

Closing date: Saturday 4 April 2020

Google Nexus OneWin a Google Nexus One smartphone!

The coveted "Google phone" is finally here, but and PC Advisor readers have the chance to win HTC's Google Nexus One - the much coveted Google superphone. Simply click the link below, and take part in the two-minute survey for your chance to win!

Click here for your chance to win a Google Nexus One smartphone!

PC Advisor’s reader photo competition – Winter 2009

Following the success of our reader photo competition in the summer, we're looking for your finest wintry photography.

Corel Digital StudioSend us your best winter photograph and be in with a chance of winning one of five copies of Corel Digital Studio 2010™.

To be in with a chance of winning simply email your best winter photo to letters@pcadvisor.co.uk, putting 'Winter photo competition' in the subject line. We're looking for an interesting, fun or beautiful image that says 'winter' - so get creative!

Click here for full competition rules, and more about the great prize.

Winners will be decided by a panel of judges from PC Advisor and notified by email. The judge's decision is final. Competition closes 31 January 2010 - COMPETITION NOW CLOSED.

PC Advisor Reader Awards Survey

This survey is now closed. Thank you for entering. We will be announcing the nominees for the first ever PC Advisor Awards imminently. You will also have a chance to vote for your favourite gadget of the year from the shortlist appearing on the PC Advisor website.

Winners of the prizes listed below will be announced in the March issue of PC Advisor, onsale from 7th January 2010. Winners will be notified by email in the first week of January.

Thank you to Adobe, Sony, TomTom, Quark, Roxio, Medion, Synology, Intempo, Cyberlink, Magix, Agnitum, Incipio and ESET for generously donating prizes.


PC Advisor Awards reader prizes

Kaspersky Lab Internet Security 2010 competition

PC Advisor teamed up with Kaspersky Lab to offer readers the chance to win one of 20 copies of its brand-new internet security suite.

This competition has now closed. Many thanks for entering.

The 20 recipients of a copy of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 were: Cecilia Allen; Ian Astley; Cathryn Bowen; Miles Brough; David Clarke; Julian Cowley;Mark Crosley; Nigel Ferris; Corinne Harvey; David Lawson; Jeffrey Lyons; Paul Maxwell; David Parmley; Len Pickston; Linda Rygielski; William Samson; Peter Tavendale; Rebecca Townsend; David Wickens; Khang Wong


PC Advisor Broadband Survey 2009 [NOW CLOSED]

This survey has now closed. Thank you for making it the most successful survey to date. See the November issue of PC Advisor for the results.

Survey closes 31 July 2009. Competition open only to UK and Ireland residents.

Congratulations to the following winners: Brian Southwell, Chris Mann, Robert William, Ben Kitching, Colin Bowling, Paul Ascroft, Keith Pengelly, Krishen Acharia, Peter Williams, CJ Harper, Mike Woolley, Andy Geddes, Jonathan Lewis, Jacqui McCarthy, Stuart Randall, Mike Thornton, Laurie Hasnip, Drew McDowell, Steve Franlyn, Kevin Brock, Rachel Tassell, Eric Attwell, R Bennett, Victor Moore, Robert Harvey, Angela Davis, Mark Stroud, Barry Lee, Alan Thomas, Rachel Stelmach, Ian Jamieson, Chris Powell, Loan Rann, Joanna Tolhurst, Terry Fowler.

Thank you to our sponsors Talk Talk, Broadband Genie, Navigon, Comtrend, Carbonite, Devolo, Magix, Tech Smith, Chargrilled and TuneUp.

WIN! A 500GB Linkys by Cisco Media Hub HD streaming box

LinkSys by Cisco Media Hub NMH305Write to us at letters@pcadvisor.co.uk and tell us your thoughts about the burning technology issues of the day and not only may you see your letter in print, but you could just win a high-definition media streaming drive worth £269.

The drive allows you to enjoy the video, music, photos and films stored on your PC or laptop and view them on your living room TV - or anywhere else around your home. And with 500GB of storage, it can be used as a central device to store all those photos and films or your entire iTunes collection.

We have four Linksys by Cisco Media Hubs up for grabs - one for the Star letter prize-winner for each of our next four issues.

To be in with a chance of winning a 500GB Linksys by Cisco Media Hub, give us your take on the latest PC and technology issues. Write to us at letters@pcadvisor.co.uk, ensuring you list 'Readers' writes' in the subject line.

PC Advisor's reader photo competition – Summer 2009 [NOW CLOSED]

Win one of five copies of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate, worth £77 each!

Send us your best summer photograph and be in with a chance of winning one of five star prizes, sponsored by Corel. The best five reader photos will be published on the PC Advisor site, and each winner will receive a copy of Corel Paint Shop Pro.

COMPETITION CLOSED: WINNERS ANNOUNCED SHORTLY

COMPETITION WINNERS

Congratulations to all our competition winners.

Readers' writes

Linksys by Cisco 500GB Media Hub
worth £269

  • December 2009 issue: Carl Hall
  • November 2009 issue: Terry Ashbridge
  • October 2009 issue: Johannes Ruckstuhl

Samsung PL50 10.2Mp digital camera
worth £119

  • September 2009 issue: Harry Leeming
  • August 2009 issue: Dave Voisey
  • July 2009 issue: WBA Ecclestone

Philips Streamium NP1100
worth £129

  • June 2009 issue: L Bradbury
  • May 2009 issue: Debbie Hurst
  • April 2009 issue: Mark Attwood

PC Advisor 2008 Broadband Survey

BT Total Broadband and BT Vision
Worth £250

  • David Graham


AM Micro/Wiebetech 500GB external hard drive
Wiebetech 500GB external hard drive

  • Tom Storr

Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro
20 copies worth a total of £2,000

  • Derrick Evans
  • Stuart Beadle
  • Carriean Woodcock
  • Alex Prichard
  • Sharon Gannon
  • Dennis Yarham
  • Chris Bingham
  • Winnie Yick
  • Martin Gerrard
  • D Anthony
  • Gerald Wright
  • Dave Heald
  • Robert Gallimore
  • Jason Spriggs
  • Lynz Rich
  • Elizabeth Mossman
  • Simon Sims
  • MN Abdul Karim
  • Philip Moore-Moreton
  • Rakesh Chenchery


Magix Rescue Your Videotapes

  • Nneka Okonta
  • Pamela Wilson
  • David Sweet
  • Alan Gregson
  • Kevin Scardifield
  • Richard Tanswell
  • David Houlgate
  • Paul Pattinson
  • Steven Anderson
  • George Robb


SAD Cyberghost
5 copies worth a total of £299

  • Paul Hatrey
  • Ann Voysey
  • Kevin Rivers
  • Roger McDowall
  • Derek Woolley


Reallusion Crazy Talk
5 copies worth a total of £299

  • Thomas Hessell
  • David Jack
  • Elizabeth Waldron
  • Denise Morton
  • Chris Hayes


SAD Format Converter 360
5 copies worth a total of £250

  • Douglas Arthur
  • Tim O'Connor
  • Mrs S Hamilton-Dyer
  • Jonathan Hurst
  • Jean Vasey


gear4 DUO iPod docking station
Worth £149

  • Roger A Munt


Sharp DKAP2 speaker dock
Worth £149

  • Shirley Kirkpatrick


Denon AH-C551 headphones

  • Clifford Brown


Webroot Secure Backup

  • Angus Brown
  • Frederick R Sorbie
  • Jamie Hampton
  • Michelle Clarke
  • Kelly Joiner
  • Neale Carter
  • Sandra Jordan
  • Paul R Frith
  • Becky Bryce-Matthews
  • Kevin Holland


Other prizes
Fon Wi-Fi routers
STM laptop bags
Belkin RockStar music sharing gadget
Geraint Ashcroft
Helen Rodwell
Julie Dalzell
Richard Marsh
Nathan Broadbent
James Leaburn

Thanks to everyone who completed the survey.

Dell laptop competition

Wayne Mackney from Plymouth is the winner of the Dell M1530 laptop.

August 2008 (Issue No. 157)

The lucky readers each receiving a PocketSurfer 2 are:

  • Usamah Ward from London
  • Irene Hunter from Arbroath
  • Adrian Price from Wigan
  • Keith Renicor from Harrogate
  • Jim Matthews from Liverpoo

PCADVISOR.CO.UK ONLINE READER SURVEY

The winners of a total of £175 of Amazon vouchers, were:

  • Phillip Nicholl, who won a £100 Amazon voucher
  • Meg Little, who won a £25 Amazon voucher
  • Andy Flavell, who won a £25 Amazon voucher
  • Bill Tweddle, who won a £25 Amazon voucher

Thanks to everyone who completed the survey.

June 2008 (Issue No. 155)

The winners of the Sony House of the Future Grand Designs Live competition are:

  • Mark Tucker from London
  • Ignacio Menendez from London
  • Richard Cairns from Buckinghamshire
  • Gerald Bradley from Norfolk
  • Peter Ryan from Manchester
  • Marie Jones from South Yorkshire
  • Alex Cook from West Sussex
  • Roman Bednarz from SE London
  • Lin Oliver from Chatham
  • Zhi Cao from Manchester

March 2008 (Issue No. 152)

The winner of the Panasonic laptop is:

  • Thomas Allinson

The winners of the D-Link Wi-Fi kits are:

  • A Hughes from Liverpool
  • Eileen Scotcher from Kyle in Scotland
  • Alias Lias from Stoke-on-Trent
  • Luke Bonnett from Essex
  • Anne-Marie Bibbey from Staffs
  • Helen Greenwood from Blackpool
  • Phil Mullarkey from Lichfield
  • Daniel Titley from Aberystwyth
  • Fred Gardiner from Glasgow
  • Norman Hudson from Aberystwyth

July 2007 (Issue No. 144)

The winners of the Total Broadband Experience, worth £1,000 each are:

  • Margaret Norton, Mansfield
  • Paul Nicholson, Hampton

June 2007 (Issue No. 143)

The winner of the Sony Vaio laptop plus a copy of Microsoft Office 2003 Pro, worth over £1,500 is:

  • Keith Abdey, Chatham