In this month’s magazine you’ll find:

Labs

Smartphones

It's a battle of heavyweights this month as the world's best smartphones go head to head. We've picked 13 of the latest handsets, putting them through our tough tests.

Features

Slash your smartphone bill

Do you flinch when your mobile bill arrives each month? We explain how to cut the cost of communicating.

Streaming music

Is Spotify still the king of online music? Our team rates the leading streaming, radio and cloud music services.

Wen coding becomes a crime

Looking for flaws in software can land you behind bars. Stewart Mitchell examines the confusing laws surrounding security research.

Sack your PA

You don't need a PA to keep on top of your work life. We reveal how to handle communications without paying for an assistant.

Reviews

There are 39 new reviews in this month's magazine, including the Microsoft Surface Pro, Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, and Intel Haswell.

In-Depth

24 top Microsoft PowerPoint tips

Making and delivering presentations needn't be a slog. Darien Graham-Smith shows you how to get the most from PowerPoint.

Organise your finances with budgeting software

Creating a personal budget isn't the arduous task you might think, and it can save you money from day one.

Perfect PC settings

We guide you through the settings and tweaks you need to get Windows working just the way you want.

Real World Computing

Business Clinic

Steve Cassidy helps a motorbike-parts retailer get its network up to speed with a LAN switch.

Careers

Stuart Andrews reveals how to pursue a career in the industry that protects companies from attack.

Feature

Steve Cassidy outlines the factors you should consider when choosing a VoIP package for your business - whatever its size.

Advanced Windows and Mac

Jon Honeyball is excited at the prospect of Microsoft's climbdown over Windows 8, but is frustrated by slow upgrades on Office 365

Mobile and Wireless

Paul Ockenden untangles Ofcom's rules on signal-boosting product, and gives the two main contenders a thorough test

Online Business

Kevin Partner reveals his tips for starting a successful e-publishing businsess and becomes frustrated with Adobe's online support

Security and Social Networking

Davey Winder names and shames two businesses with poor password-protection policies, and dismisses a couple of security flaws

Office Applications

Simon Jones makes light work of some serious aesthetic updates to an application, and sidesteps PowerPivot troubles thanks to Excel 2013

Web Apps & Design

Mark Newton despairs of lazy programmers who don't maintain their website's links, and looks into metered connections

Networks

Steve Cassidy discovers a confusing, irritating issue with the 127.0.0.1 network address, and explains a neat virtualisation trick

News

Adobe is pushing users to a subscription model: we reveal who will benefit from monthly payments and who will lose out by switching from standard licences. Plus, we examine the ongoing broadband advertising battle, hear from Intel's labs about Ultrabooks in business, and examine what mobile firms are doing with your data.