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When the nice lady replied in the affirmative, we'd shout: “Well you'd better get off, there's a train coming", then hang up, laughing, This shameful harassment of BT came to mind recently when | was browsing the web on a train and suddenly found myself distinctly been prepared for this breakdown in ‘communications. We've rounded up 20 of the best ways to keep using your favourite sites, services and apps even when your connection has gone - or been severed by a vengeful operator with a long memory. Also, eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that this is Issue 404 of Web User, 50 on page 50 you'll find some of our favourite 404 error messages. off (the) ine and reduced to reading a card about upcoming engineering works. 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ING Never miss another issue — subscribe at subscribe.webuser, co.uk (GB rae stn, tre 2015, 29485 copes per ve #share your knowledge at forum.webuser.co.uk 24 Aug - 6 Sept 2016 3ISSUE 404 BYWer ae © Access The Web OFFLINE Download and enjoy websites, music, films and more - whenever and wherever you want pg Google <5 Revealed -ciht ofthe Motorola's budget Moto so" hesterror pages! pSO —-Géreviewed = _:- o— —— Could you be breaking p20 ap thelaw online? p48 US) dod ‘ 36 FAQ New TV licence rules | 38 COVER FEATURE: ACCESS THE WEB OFFLINE Enjoy favourite sites and services at all times | 44 Torrent downloaders ‘The best software for downloading content | 46 Keep your face off the web How to regain control of your public image 48 Are you breaking the law online? ‘Seven ways in which you may be acting illegally 50 Error pages Eight amusing error pages 424 Aug - 6 Sept 2016 REVIEWS | Apps, sites and products on test 14 Best New Websites ‘We review the best new and relaunched sites | 20 Product Test + Motorola Moto G4 + AOC Q278IPQ monitor | 26 Best Free Software This fortnight's most useful free downloads 30 Best New Browser Tools |” Get more from Chrome, Firefox and Opera | 32 Best Free Apps Our favourite new phone and tablet appsContents tw www.webuser.co.uk Ei www.facebook.com/webusermagazine WH wntitercom/webusermagazine el ee eo 6 What's New Online 10 brilliant things to do on the web | 8 Need to Know This fortnight’s top tech news stories | a2 Stay Safe Online 1 Security advice for PC and mobile | 18 Build a Better Site Expert tips, tools and practical help | 24 Best Buys Our pick of the best new products | Si Take a Screen Break Find the apps in our wordsearch | 70 Broadband Deals Find the best-value package for you By Pacenor Fou! unknown errors? p74, 72 Inbox Tell us your views and opinions 74 Page 404 Barry is baffled by error messages =| Web Workshops, tips, projects and problem solving 52 Workshop 1 Give your Desktop a stylish makeover with Rainmeter 4 54 Workshop 2 Run Linux software in Windows 10 55 Workshop 3 Sean photos in Android 57 Workshop 4 Chat to anyone in Chrome 58 Weekend Project Erase everything from an old PC 64 Web User's Top Tips Windows troubleshooters 66 Ask the Expert All your technical questions answered 68 Readers’ Tips ‘The best tips from our readers 71 Readers’ Helpdesk Answers from our reader forums < Your guide to using Linux inWindows10 p54 How to erase everything fromanoldPC p58 Fsubscribe to web User at subscribe webuser.co.uk (et Do Spm acta serene ne Pert ‘ua recta Saree Naeewone dee oma Fase See. sa won ak tte ‘Sentaan neonate, Secon Negara (Sih aot Scuitedts ftesennete ese (sues Sy Te textdewatcaniuiztioee ‘evans cod Fr Ns or Ribena a ess sired ct tia ‘eprtingare mpat Pare Siegert rete Beqeam cota Ieee ae seein ae, fensecacsiehcogente te ‘aye err mena. ‘Bight dima etre Saeco ene won fe ater ‘Sin oisaromgmay re faachieomee an ai i Ro ete gametes serspastig it Comer nT ‘Dionyrese gatas, ‘Stes tude ‘enn os SSS ow St co 24 Aug -6 Sept 2016 5[3 What’s New Online Explore Indonesia underwater Images give you a stunning alimpse of life around the Indonesian island of Komodo. They hhave boon taken using Google's cutting-edge Street View panoramic camera system, which snaps '360-degree photos every three seconds while travelling at about 2.5 miles per hour. ‘Operated by a single diver, the Have a Vulcan chat with Spock in Skype worw.skype.com Bots are continuing to take over the web, and Skype is ensuring that its serviee is out-of this-world by letting you talk to Star Trek character Spock and learn about the rational ways of his poopie. ‘Although you'l find the chats are rather stilted and led by pre-scripted responses, they give you an idea of what many believe isthe future of online interaction. Spock is not alone, though: Skype also has a new IFTTT bot that sends ‘messages based on the triggers of your choice, and you can also book a late-summer holiday via the Skyscanner bot, 6 24 Aug - 6 Sept 2016 floxible camera was able to get up close to scores of vividly coloured reef fish, glant trevally, yellowstripe sad, garden eels and resting turties. You can also view gorgeous coral gardens and wonderful reefs, and the high-resolution images have been seamlessly stitched together. There isa serious side to the photos. By noting the geo-location of each Image and the direction of the cam Google hopes to go back and retake the pictures s0 they can be compared for changes. It's a mammoth, long-term monitoring project but it sglves you a chance to take the plunge: without the inconvenience of getting wet. If you want to take a virtual breather, you can also stroll around the dry land of Komodo village and search for the famous dragons. bit.y/indosoa Run classic Mac OS ina browser jamestriend.com. au/pce-js You're no doubt familiar with provious incarnations of ‘Windows, but may not have had the pleasure of | dabbling with classic versions of the Mac. This ‘new online tool from James Friend changes thet by letting you run System 7.0.1 directly in your browser, to get a feel for Apple life circa 1991 in all of its monochrome glory. The JavaScript demo allows you to click around the icons ang ‘open various programs, including Puzzle, Note Pad and, Calculator. You can also select the Macintosh HD icon to try MacPaint, MacDraw and KidP x. It'sa brillant piece of emulation steeped in nostalgia, but I you are new to the interface and want some on-screen ‘guidance, just click the question mark icon and select Show. Balloons. You can also try a Mac Plus emulator at bity/ ‘macplus404 and play some games.What's New Online [J We highlight 10 of the most amazing and amusing things you can do on the web this fortnight Use Google Maps’ Wi-Fi-only mode bit.ly/scoglemaps404 Google Maps has added a Wi-Fi-only mode tots Android app to save you wasting data while you're traveling. This switches to using offline maps until you connect to 2 WiFi network. You can also download ‘maps to your memory card. See page 28 for ‘more tips about accessing the web offline Build castles in the cloud scloncevsmagic.net/castios In medieval times, it would typically Learn to use a drum machine 2 large cube, Castles Made Of Castles lets you lay down a series of blocks, the twist being that each piece is the same as the whole. This lets you produce some complex looking structures that you can bring to life through a range of random noon colours. Once you've finished your castle, you can share the structure online by simply copying the link. lo808.com ‘Anyone with a sense of rhythm will Find this online drum machine impossible to beat. It reproduces the Roland TR-808, which was ‘2 programmable drum machine launched in 1980, Packed with knobs, controls and pads it certainly looks the business. But don't let that put you off if you've never used one before ~ ‘designer Vincent Riemer is well aware that the TR-B08 looks overwhelming, ‘50 has put togotnor an easy-to-follow tutorial. This takes you through the steps needed to produce your first bests and is both educational and fun, Explore the Himalayas bit iy/nimaoa ‘The adventures of Verne, 2 500-foot cartoon yati, across a 3D Google Map of the Himalayas are likely to warm your heart. Allowing you to explore the world's largest mountain range, this amazing game from Google's Creative Lab isa true voyage of discovery and will have you running, keting, hang-aliding and jet-Dacking ‘amid breathtaking scenery, while learning many fun facts. Foiscuss web news at forumwebuser.co.uk take more than a decade to construct 2 castle, but with this fun tool you can knock one up in seconds. Starting with TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER @evieaks Evan Blass tends to be spot ‘on in his reporting on the latest ‘smartphone leaks @eirlswhocode ‘Seo how women are using technology to make the world a better place @thingswork ‘An amazing series of GIFs and videos showing how things work @wellerstein ‘Academic Alex Wellerstein posts about the history of nuciear Delve deep into the ocean and. view close-ups of sea life iz ‘to music from games ‘www. spatify-gaming.com Spotify's new gaming portal is full of ‘original tunes trom the latest video ‘games, making it perfect for chiling to the stirring music of Uncharted 4 forthe drama of Call of Duty il Curated playlists are also available. ‘See Instagram for Windows 95 bitly/instadoa ‘There's currenty a trend for reimagining new apps on old tech, This series of GIFs is Russian ‘raphic desianer Misha Petrick’s {ake on how Instagram would lock itif was released for Windows 95, Design a football shirt bit.ly/adidas404 Adidas is asking fens of Manchester United to come up with designs for their thi kit next season. Setting site Paddy Power nas already come Lp with some ideas and we reckon rival fans wil do 50, too. 24 Aug - 6 Sept 2016 7EaNeed to Know Facebook faces off against ad blockers What happened? Facebook end ad blockers are locked Inn arms race over advertising on the social network. The battie between publishers and ad blockers is focused fn Facebook's News Feed, with the social network trying to stop people Using blocking tools by offering them dreater choice over what they see 6 the sito, Tho skirmish comes amis a host of publishers forcing visitors on their sites to turnoff adtblocking tools before they can browse content ‘The latest round in the war started when Facebook rolied out more controls for the way that its ads are displayed, saying thet some advertisements are actually useful but others “obscure the content we're trying to read” or slow ppace-loading times. To address that, the site will offer more granular a¢- preference settings, so users can say they don't want to see ads on certain topics or specific businesses. There's a trade-off. though. Alongside the ennanced ad controls, Facebook said it would start forcing adverts to display to people using blocking tools on its website, effectively ignoring users who dor't want to see any ads. ‘The most popular ad- blocking tool ‘Adblock Plus, quickly retaliated. within days, the company issued a workaround for Facebook's ad-blocker ban ¢bitIy/ adblockplusd04), meaning users could once again avoid seeing ads on the site Of course, Facebook's coders didnt sit by idly but worked to disable the latest ad-blocker efforts, saying the ad-blocker trick was removing posts You can tell Facebook the type of adverts that you want to soe B 24 Aug - 6 Sept 2016 from users' friends and families as well {8 ads. Adblock Plus responded with ‘another workaround and - no surprise = Facebook broke it. Ifa that’s too much to get your head around, here's the short version: ‘ag blockers want to remove ads from Facebook; Facebook doesn't want to let them. Expect this battle to rumble on. How will it affect you? Ifyou use Adblock Plus and youre a Facebook fan, you may notice that what you see dally changes on the site as tne Uitsorstat battle continues. Ads may show sometimes but not always, and posts you'd normally see might not ‘appear. That should settie down as the two companies run out of ammunition there are only so many ways to block fads, and Facebook can reduce the effectiveness of those methods with simple tweaks to its code. That suggests that ad blockers may not wark on Facebook In future. With that ia mind, it's worth editing your ed preferences so you don't see topics that irritate or bore you ~ head to www. facebook com/ads/oreferences when you're logged in. Even if youre not bothered about ads - or your ad-block tools continue to work it's interesting to see what Facebook thinks you want to see, and amusing to observe how wide of the mark its assumptions aro, What do we think? It's hard net to be cynical about this. If Facebook wants to give users ‘choices about advertising, then why is It blocking tools that remove ads? That sald, Facebook is a free service and some 96% of the social network's |§6.2on revenue in the second quarter of this year came via advertising - according to eMarketer - 50 no wonder it wants to koop thom. This problem isn't exclusive to Facebook - it's being faced by the entire ‘web. All that ree’ content needs ta be paid for somehow, but acs designed to ‘generate revenue from websites have become unwieldy and iritating. Some ‘ads can block content, crash pages, slow loading times, burn through mobile download caps and even deliver malware, so it’s no wonder people want to block thom. Redrossing that balance may not be ‘as easy as Facebook thinks; stepping back from bad acs wor't be enough to get people to turn off their ad blockers. New funding models need to be ‘created. What that means for Facebook remains to bo seen, but it could herald the end of the Trae! web.Need to Know What we think of this fortnight’s top tech news stories and rumours, and how they affect you Chrome finally says goodbye to Flash What happened? Google's Chrome browser will start blocking most Flach content trom next month as It shits away from the out-ot-date multimedia standard to the mare modern HTMLS. ‘As of Chrome 53, around 90% of Flash content wil no longer work. Two versions later, when Chrome 55s released in December, Flash will be blocked completaly Tne only exception is websites that have been designed using Fash, In such cases, vistors will have to click to play Flash content it won't run automaticaly. Mozila has already taken a similar stance in its Firefox browser How will it affect you? Most web pages already Use HTMLS or offer both Flash and HTMLS versions, so hopefully you shouldn't be left with unplayable videos or broken ads. For sitos that depend solely on Flash, you'll see a message saying that you need to click to affirm you want the Flash content to play, soyoucen choose whether for not te run. the plugin. Google's head LaForge, said ditching Flash would improve site responsiveness, cut page-load times and help save battery power on ‘mobile devices. tt will also Increase security because ‘yulnerabilties are often, found in Adobe Flash and users often fail to keep it patched and up to date. What do we think? Flash’s death throes {areas strung out and melodramaticas 2 Brlist actor in a cheesy Hollywood thriller ~ somebody just needs to put it out ofits misery. Most video and other ‘multimedia content we see online is already HTMLS, and any that isn't neods to got with the times as It's now years out of date. We applaud Google's move to block Flash by default and only allow tit there's no other option, because it means you can still see content, even if it's Inold-fashioned Flash. But ‘we'd prefer to see such sites modernise their systems and upgrade to the newer standara, Poiscuss web news at forumwebuserco.uk _QuadRooter bug hits Android phones What Android was hit by yet anothor zoro-day bug, with researchers from security firm Check Point (www. checknoint.com) hightighting a flaw in phones | happened? = leucine that run chipsets — The vulnerability 5 could give hackers the abity to access | your phone and steal dota, and even take § eontrol of the device. | How will it affect you? Don't panic: although the © bug is theoretically present in 900 millon handsets. as yet no criminal hackers | are making use of the flaw - though Check Point | experts predicted that may happen within the next few months, To affect you, hackers would need to write an exploit and trick you into 5 running it on your phone | Although 900 million phones use the vulnerable | chipset, many of those are older and out of use, | though some are newer ‘models, Those with the | flaw include the HTC One, M9 and 10: Blackphone | | and 2:L6 G4, GS and Vio; Google Noxus 5X, 6 and. | GP; Motorola Moto x; BlackBerry Priv and DtekS0, among others Qualcomm has already set to work creating patches for the flaw, but E made by roan | @ualcomm, wee Updates don't always reach phones that are already with customers. You can ccheck if your phone is, vulnerable or ifthe patch has boon installed using Check Point's QuacRooter Scanner app (bitly/ quad4o4y If your phone is affected, It doeshrt mean you've been hacked, it simoly means you need to be extra careful online and void downloading apps that aren't from the official Google Play store, What do we think? Kudos te Check Point For finding these fiaws and for responsibly reporting them to Qualcomm, aiving the chip maker time to build @ patch before the vulnerability was made public. But that good work could be for nothing. because It's so dificult to {get updates onto Android hones. With more hackers targeting smartphones, it's @ problem that needs ‘addressing - and soon ~if we're to stay safe con our mobiles. 24 Aug - 6 Sept 2016 9Need to Know Police slammed for still using Windows XP What happened? ‘The Metropolitan police i still running 27,000 out-of-date Windows XP Computers, more than two years after official support ended forthe ooerating tystem. Microsoft stopped issuing patches for Windows XP in April 2014, meaning newly discovered bugs or flaws are open for hackers to exoiott. The figures wore revealed by ‘Conservative Greater London Assembly member Andrew Boff, who said “The Met should have stopped using Windows XP in 2014 when extended support ended and to hear that 27,000 computers are still using its worrying “My major concern is the security of Londoners’ information on this dangerously out-of-date system, but | would also like to know how much ‘money the Met has wasted on bespoke security updates.” Public organisations who did not complete a migration from XP by the time support expired in April 2014 were able to arrange custom support deals with Microsoft, but at ahigh cost. The UK government paid €5.5m to do this as the cutoff date approached, but that arrangement ended in April 2016. Boff has called on Mayor of London ‘Sadia Khan to re-evaluate the Met's upgrade schadule, and wants reassurance that a better plan will be ut in place for future updates. FIRST LOOK / Samsung Galaxy Note 7 | www.samsung.com/note7 Back in 2011, Samsung looked | atthe mobile phone landscape fand decided that devices were too small and fiddly. The result was the Samsung Galaxy Note: a handset that almost single-handedly started | the phablet boom. Now five years on, | we have the Note 7 and it’s still a huge phone, sporting a whopping 5.7in, | 2560 x 1440 AMOLED screen. Despite packing a larger display, it's | actually smaller overall than the iPhone 6s Plus and looks extremely | sleek. Although the stylus has gone ‘ut of fashion since the decline of PDAS, the fourth iteration of the Note's'S Pen’ makes 2 compelling case for their return. indeed, it's more | of apleasure to use than ever before 10 24 Aug - 6 Sept 2016 How will it affect you? Ifyou lve in London, you'd be right to worry about the Met police storing your details on an unsafe PC. After all the police ere supposed to protect us from Eriminals, not make it easier for them to et hold of our personal data, Sadly. we woulent be surprisedif other aolice forces throughout the UX are also stil running Windows XP without much thought for the consequences ~ not to mention many hospitals and doctors’ surgeries 's true that newer operating systems aro alco at risk of cata thet, butt least they support up-to-date and reliable securty software, and for the first time feels like you're uniting on a page rather than cragging plastic across glass Bringing the Note series in line with the $7 (there was no Note 6) means the phabiet also gains some of the tstablished features ofits flagship stablemate. Most eye-catchingly, despite having to include a hole to store the S Pen. it gets an IP68 rating. meaning that it can be submerged in 1.5m of water for haif an hour. What do we think? Considering that Microsoft offered Windows 10 free for a whole yoar, the Mot police has no excuse for continuing to use the out-of-date anc unsecure Windows XP operating system, We can only assume its hardware can't cope ‘ith anything more modern, which is a worrying thought when you consider the sensitive nature of information stored on and shared by police machines. Hopefully. now the story is ‘out in the open, steps will be taken to romody the situation as soon as possible and reassure the public that such sensitive data is safe, Elsewhere, security gets a boost - the fingerprint scanner made its ebut in the Note 4, but this time It's ‘accempanied by iris scanning, too. Note phones have always been beasts when it comes to specifications and the Note 7 keeps this trend going. Like the $7, the Note 7 uses the 23GHz quad-core Exynos 8890 SOC in the Uk, backed up with 4GB of RAM, meaning I's likely to be among the fastest handsets around, What's more, the larger frame means there's space for a bigger 3,600mAh battory. ‘As standard, it comes with 6468 of storage builtin and you can also expand it with a microSD card. tall sounds very impressive on paper, but ‘unfortunately you'll ave to part with ‘a whopping £750 if you want to be ‘the proud owner of a Note 7,2kn Will Mozilla wipe out 404 error pages? Sick of stumbling across pointless 404 pages: when looking for something ontine? Mozilla's got it covered with the help of the Wayback Machine Garchiveorg/wob). The Firefox maker is testing an add-on that shows an archived version of 2 web page rather than a 404 error, Which is the message shown if a page has been deleted or is otherwise no longer available, but is stil being linked to from other sites or search engines. The archived pages will bbe sourced from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, which takes and saves snapshots of websites. “Tired of deed ends on the webs? Mozilla asked, "Wellllet you know when there's a saved version of what you're looking for on the Intornot Archive's Wayback Machine: If there's an archived page available, Firefox wil fag Up the option to view it, se you'll be aware that it's an old page that isn't showing up-to-date information. However, not all websites are archived by the Wayback Machine so youtl stil see some 404 pages. The system works via @ Firefox ‘add-on called 404 No More which scans the text on the page to see if’s, showing a 404, thon checks if the Ce eel UT might Me TD rey Ea rea} ele) EDs Internet Archive has a version to display. To test the system, you'l need to be running Mozilla's Test Pilot Version of Firefox, which trials experimental new features in the browser before deciding whether they should be rolled out to everyone else. Touse the add-on, you'll need to install the Test Pilot extension, and then install the 404 No More tril LIKELIHOOD RATING VASSS | Although some sites make their | 404 errors tun and creative - see our feature on page 50 - they're | mostly annoying, se we welcome | Mozilla's idea to do something useful with them. I's far better to see some content, even ifit's old, | rather than face a dead end. What’s new on Kickstarter Ota Carbon SUV e-bike bit ly/ebike404 | From £600 Pn aac um arene ns ‘Sturdior than a standard blko and more eco-frienclly than a ‘motorbike, the Carbon SUV is described as the “perfect package of design, engineering and art ina revolutionary way of transportation with a strong persenality". This lightweight electric bike is available in 250W and SOOW versions, both offering eight gears, carbon- aluminium builds and tough tyres that are ideal for use on gravel roads, in desert zones and through hish water. The bike has a top speed of IEmph and its battery lasts for 1,000 charges. The team hopes to raise £60,000 by Il September. Poiscuss web news at forumwebuserco.uk Need to Know Tt WEBOMETER ‘Android and, ike set up accounts. started issuing fp Snapchat racist” fiter ap Sane iaunches free WhatsApp, it ties to your phone number ‘and accesses your Pokémon Go developer bans cheats Niantic, tho lifetime bans to Users who exploit bots to unfairly gain an advantage over other users. The upsets users Snapchat was criticised tor Introducing a stereotypes about people of East Asian origin, The filter, dubbed “yellowface” by angry users, was quickly vvideo-calling app contacts ist Geveloper of hit Company is also pursuing legal controve removed by the socal network. Google Duo (cuo.ao0le.com) has launched on iOS ang ‘meaning there's no need for users to mobile game, Pokémon Go, has action against bot developers photo filter that promoted gp Android apps used to secretly track users Android apps can ‘access your phone's accelerometer, ‘gyroscrope and ‘compass without coxplictly asking for permission, according fo researchers who were able to se data from these sensors to Infer the possible routes taken between two points, 24 Aug - 6 Sept 2016 11EJ Stay Safe Online News about the latest threats and advice from security experts _ Volkswagen vehicles hit by security flaw Miions of Vollewogen cars manufactures Detwoon 995 ara 2016 canbe Unlocked by heckers ening ton vuersity in hee Keyless entry systems according to security researchers rom Birmingham Univer and Gorman Security fm Kaspar and Oswald Ine recently publaed popes Move D Cerca ond is feo revealed that most ears ronutoctured by the VW Group (netuding models trom the Auch Skoda and Seat brands) during this ped used the seme few global master keys By recovering the elgrthns and keys or tne electronic contre uns, the orcarchors wore thon able Sale TEs ei Stor oosropeng sate seeks Petonaieieypretay rom voKaogen tla ine BS Te mena Saerenore st doumepen croup eh ome ee senate ous doa enn eons voices hiatioa he Ok Toren a onece eet mest paiworaoe Hackers steal mers data om forum AN ‘online multi-player game - peed eter ee warana a Watareses urate anapoaer bane wooed Nearly two milion fans of The attack, which affects the Dota 2 message board, rather than the game itself, was reported by ‘reach-notification site LeakedSource. ‘According to a post on LeakedSource's blog, 1923,972 records wore stolen from the official Dota 2 forum, which is tun by gaming firm and Dota 2 crestor Vaive The attack occurred at the beginning (of July, although it has oniy just been disclosed. According to LeskedSource, the forum passwords were stored in Valve's servers using MDS hashing toenerypt them. However, while se of MDS | still quite common, itis also considerec to be severely compromised and vulnerable ‘to myriad attacks. Ths allewed LeakedSource to decrypt roughly {80% of the information stored in| the leaked database. bitiy/hackaoa Security Helpdesk | Your questions answered by security specialists ‘THIS ISSUE'S EXPERT: (rom the Goosle Play Now that because it's free or ‘already Mark James, Security store, Phones running Windows: installed’ that i's going to Specialist at ESET versions of Android from Defender has been give you good protection (wwwreset.co.uk) 4.2onwards (Jelly Bean) have a feature called Verity Apps, which scans apps from third-party sources for known malware and ratifies you before How worried in should Android users be about the threat of QuadRooter attacks (See story on page 9)? Joe! Bray. Twitter While the vulnerabilities are quite bad, the chances of it actually affecting you are currently very slim, and even less if you only download apps: 12 24 Aug - 6 Sept 2016, jation ita problem is ‘ound. f you're stil worried, ‘then download and i the Check Point QuadRooter Seanner app from the Play store (bit ly/quad404) and unit on your own device. This will tll you if you could be affected by the ‘vulnerabilities but even m ifyouare safe, you should rounds, some of which is always make sure you have installed a g006, reqularly updating internet security product, very destructive, you should evaluate a number of security products before you commit tocone. Don't assume that improved, do we really need other antivirus ‘software in Windows 107 Louise Jameson, Facebook Yes. While Microsoft offers. tree option for scanning tor malware, you should consider what paid-for programs offer you, If something goes ‘wrong, who an you turn to? Do you have access to good technical support and timoly product updates? With so malware doing the Are police departments putting our data at risk by continuing to use Windows XP? Ed Wright, via email A The problems that ritical dat infrastructure thet is not ‘being updated, then any currently known malware Is not blocked. That means the bad guys can do as they please. The operating system and your software should be updated and patched. Windows xP. should not be used. bemail us your security questions at webuser@dennis.co.ukNA ako ols ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE! Protect all family devices for less with =) Multi-Device Security Pack Now with Parental Control for Android aay Getty Images www.gettyimages.co.uk Ifa picture is worth a thousand words then the 200 million photos on view at GGotty Images cartainiy have some stories to tell. Acknowledging this, the stock- photo site has been revamped to appeal to consumers rather than just businesses that want to license its pictures. As such, ‘many beautiful photos have been curated Into eye-catching galleries, ranging from colobrity portraits and undorwatar soifies to landscapes and optical ilusions. Its now easier to explore Getty's vast brary ‘and we love the extra effort to reflect current events. The constant stream of Images from the Ro Olympics has een particularly outstanding. Our rating kA sfter mum and de @ Victoria www.victoria.co.uk ‘Aimed at women aged 50 and over, Vietora isan o Created by consumer-goods company Proctor & Gamble. Amid the many articios about fashion, culture, home, family and health are details of the company's products such as Fairy Non Bio and Lenor, complete with discount vouchers. Yet, for a corporate site, it's head and shoulders above standard fare. 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The Motorola Moto G4 has a55in display, ‘making it @ whole half-inch bigger than last year's Moto G Grd gen. Size-wise, it's now up there with the giants of the ‘smartphone world, such as the OnePius 2 and the iPhone 65 Plus. But Motorola hasn't simply increased the screen size without considering the consequences: it's also slimmed down the case, Which is now 2mm thinner than the previous model, and 20 24 Aug - 6 Sept 2016 G4 ‘ts softy curved metal frame feels sturdy and looks classy. It's appearance isa litle more staid than in previous years, bout ifthe plain black ang silver finish you see in the ‘photos here doesn't float your ‘boat, you can customise the jbhone's appearance via the Motorola Moto Maker website, which offers a selection of alternative colours, There are some negatives. Its no longer water-resistant, a the Moto G (3rd gen) was, ‘and although it's still splash- proof - courtesy of a special ‘chemical coating - It won't survivo a sustained dunking, ‘The phone also has no NEC cr fingerprint reader, so you won't be able to use Android Pay at contactless payment terminals. Stil, these are small ‘Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 complaints and, as ever with running at 15GHz, backed Motorola, the Moto Ga’s by 2GB of RAM and either specification isimpressive 16GB or 32GB of storage, for the money. Inside it depending on how much contains an octa-core you're prepared to spend. 6G the most noticeable gain is a larger screen, The Moto Gé’s 5.Sin display is a whole half-inch bigger than last year’s model i §} Performance and battery life This isa responsive smartphone, but we came ‘cross the occasional alten, \We found some lag while zooming in and out of images in Googie Photos, and scrolling quickly through Image-heavy websites Isnt ultra-smooth. In the ‘benchmarks, however, the Moto Ga is significantly faster than last year’s model, gaining2 score of 5107 In the multicore GeokSiench test and an average of 7ips (rames per second) in the gemes-based GFXBench Manhattan 3 test. OF its bbudgot smartphone rivals, conly the Honor $x and the £189 OnePius X come close. Battery life's even better When we ran the phone throush our standard video-rundown test, the Moto Ga lasted I3hrs 39mins, which is above average and almost three hours longer than the Honor 5x. = and camera quality The Mato Gé's display is, Motorola Moto G4 Product Test 0c ikon srendogen quite simply, magnificent ane IRmeacures sSimacross the Vauaeaal are SS eae ee The Moto G4 runs on a base of Excellent baltary fe 1080, and its performance ANdroid 6 Marshmallow, and it looks, largely, ESI isimpeccable as Google originally intended ‘Cantesionto 5 Moma ghtess ee ariel 33 = reaches S40cd/r. which s nearly twice as bright as its and a wide-angje lens, most of them are actually ca i Predecessor The contrast which means youdon'thave pretty useful. 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There's no laser There are, naturally, some. for chase-detect autofocus, of Motorola's own features, and you don't get optical but thay/re unobtrusive and Image stablisation, but the picture quality doesn't suffer and photos are packed with OUR VERDICT detail and well exnosed. Noise is kept uncer control Inall but the darkest of scenes and the HDR mode works well to equalse extremes of shadow and highlight (as long as you hold the phone steady). The only problem wo encountered was thet autofocus was sometimes litle slow to lock fon a subject and. occasionally ‘As an all-round package, © t's very hard to find fault with the Motorola Moto G4. It may be a touch more ‘expensive than last year’s Moto G, but its numerous Improvements make It worth the extra cost. There may be some who complain that the Moto Gis now too big, and for those somewhat jumpy and erratic. | with smaller hands and Even the front camera is ‘pockets, a 5.Sin phone may accomplished. it has 3 Indeed be a stretch too far, resolution of 5 megapheels es at Foiscuss this review at forum.webuser.co.uk a spocific way. For oxamolo, simply placing the phone face down ona flat surface triggers a ‘do not disturb! mode, while @ karate chop. lluminates the torch function, To launch the camera, you can sive the device a couple of twists and, if you get a call you dor't want to answer, you ‘con just pick up the phone and place it back down again tosilence the ringer. aS Oats OnePtus 2, from £249 FEATURES toil) > eee PERFORMANCE cic’: TSEORISE tote VALUE FOR MONEY obicick: ino matter how slim. 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