Tech Advisor

Every issue of Tech Advisor is packed with the latest news, reviews and features plus comprehensive and impartial buying advice as well as easy-to-understand tutorials and workshops to help you to get the most from your PC. Whether you want to buy the best value equipment or make the most out of equipment you already own, Tech Advisor delivers expert advice you can trust.

Apple’s new iPad mini gets A17 Pro and Apple Intelligence support • A small but significant upgrade. ANYRON COPEMAN, ARTUR TOMALA & CHRIS MARTIN report

These are the phones getting Android 15 first • Are you one of the lucky ones? ARTUR TOMALA reports

Android may soon be able to run Linux apps easily • Newly-spotted commits in Android’s open-source code point to an easy‑to-download Linux VM. MICHAEL CRIDER reports

Is Fitbit getting phased out? Google’s latest move suggests so • One more nail in the coffin? CHRIS MARTIN reports

Is LG about to start making phones again? • A new patent suggests it might happen. KRISTIAN KASK & ANYRON COPEMAN report

Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2

13-inch Apple iPad Air

Google Pixel 9 Pro

Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Samsung Galaxy Watch FE

7 questions to ask yourself before buying a dumb phone • Think it through well. ARTUR TOMALA reports

Best dumb phones • Your best smartphone alternatives. ANYRON COPEMAN reports

Windows 11’s 2024 Update: 7 big changes I really like (and more) • Windows 11’s annual update will be rolling out over the next few weeks. MARK HACHMAN reports