This month's issue

In the latest issue of PC Advisor we offer our Cloud Storage Superguide. We'll show you 20 online services that could in essence let you ditch your hard drive for the storage, synching and sharing of your music, movies and documents. But the move from desktop- to online computing isn't the only exciting change the not-so-distant future has in store… 

Until now, all interaction with a PC has been made possible by the humble keyboard and mouse; today, gesture-, eye-, voice- and mind-control are lining up for their turn in the spotlight. Look past prancing about in front of a Kinect or Wii console, though, and so-called 'out-of-body' computing has the power to change lives. We look at the sorts of technology that will allow a young adult paraplegic to take several steps and kick a football at the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Cup.

Of course, if you're more concerned with the technology that's available right now, we round up a range of gaming laptops, family PCs and smartphones, and offer our expert advice on which you should choose. As always, our Test Centre has also been busy readying reviews of tablets, printers, e-readers, TVs, accessories and more.

If you've spare time on your hands, our varied tutorials will enable you to add RAM to your laptop, back up your email, synchronise your calendar and contact data across devices, resize images for sharing, and set up free web filtering with OpenDNS. Plus, we explain how to build a website using 1&1 MyWebsite - if that software isn't to your taste, we also look in-depth at six alternative web-design packages.

All this and much, much more in the April issue of PC Advisor.

On this month's Cover Disc:

Check out the full version of Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2013  The ultimate suite for achieving optimum performance from your Windows PC.Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2013 helps you to free your system from unnecessary data and services that slow it down, and performs a complete system analysis.There's also the full six-month version of Panda Antivirus Pro 2013 Panda Antivirus Pro 2013 offers the easiest-to-use and most intuitive protection for your computer. Just install it and forget about viruses, spyware, rootkits, hackers and online fraud. Other lead programs include Steganos Privacy Suite 2012, alongside Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 6.0 and 1-abc.net Hard Drive Washer 6.0

Plus additional, trials and shareware programs

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Top Features

  • Gaming laptops round-up

    Gaming laptops round-up

    We look at six laptops that are capable of meeting all your everyday computing needs, plus the odd spot of framerate-pumping hardcore gaming.

  • Best smartphones

    Best smartphones

    Which smartphone goes into your pocket is an important choice. We review some of the best handsets on the market, running iOS, Android and Windows Phone.

  • Cloud storage superguide

    Cloud storage superguide

    We show you how you can ditch your hard drive and take advantage of the web for the storage, synching and sharing of your digital files. We look at 20 cloud-storage services, from Dropbox and iCloud to SkyDrive and more.

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