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Users of Microsoft's Windows 10 will now be getting used to the twice-yearly "feature" updates to the operating system. The next of these is due to be released very soon, so we're going to take a look at what new features you can expect to see once you've received the new update.

BT have recently revealed two new broadband packages - Ultrafast 1 & 2. The technology necessary to allow the speeds these new packages allow has not been installed in many locations yet, but this announcement provides the first indications of how much it will cost when it's available in your area.

We emailed our mailing list with an additional email last month covering the breaking news about a flaw found in almost all Intel chips (and others) that has huge security implications for pretty much everyone that uses any device - PC, Mac, phone or tablet. Now the dust has begun to settle following the initial disclosure, we take another look at this flaw and what it means for us all.

One request we get a lot is to work out why an email bounced back. This month's HowTo guide will explain how go about doing this, and will hopefully help you next time you receive a bounceback and want to know what has gone wrong.

Everyone knows how to do a basic Google search. Type in either a full question or just keywords, and it'll return the results it thinks are most relevant. However, you may not be aware there's a whole series of extra things you can add to your search to help refine your results.

After Netflix posted a message on Twitter about certain users watching the same Christmas film every day in December, some users seemed surprised that the company track users like this. In the latest in our occasional 3a-Analysis series, we explain the many ways you are being tracked online.

The latest development version of Windows 10 includes a new feature that will be familliar to users of Apple's "Airdrop" feature. Dubbed "Near Share", this new facility will allow users to share their files with people nearby without either of them having to be on the same network connection.

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