PC Pro Issue 371, August 2025

Inside PC Pro Issue 371

PC Pro’s August 2025 issue brings together the month’s most important developments in computing, from the ethics of AI-driven remembrance to the practical features hiding inside everyday tools. Issue 371 balances investigative features with hands-on reviews, making it a useful snapshot of where personal technology stands right now.

Features That Ask Bigger Questions 🧠

The cover feature examines AI griefbots and the growing business of digital immortality. It looks at how new services aim to preserve memories and create conversational facsimiles of lost loved ones, and it explores the ethical questions that follow. The issue also includes an exclusive interview with Philip Young of Garfield AI, discussing how AI is being used to handle small claims court paperwork without the cost and delay of traditional legal representation.

Practical Tech: Google Docs, Auracast and Displays

For readers who want to get more from the tools they already use, the issue unpacks hidden features in Google Docs and Sheets. A separate feature explains Auracast, the Bluetooth technology designed to improve audio sharing in public spaces and assistive listening. Another deep dive looks at display specifications, helping readers understand which panel details actually affect everyday viewing.

Laptop Labs and Hardware Reviews 💻

The Labs section puts a dozen budget-conscious laptops through their paces, covering Chromebooks, Chromebook Plus devices, and affordable Copilot+ PCs. Reviews include the Microsoft Surface Laptop 13-inch and Microsoft Surface Pro 12-inch, the Chillblast Poseidon Ryzen 9 RTX 5090 water-cooled gaming PC, the OnePlus Pad 3, Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+, Asus ProArt P16, Honor 400 and 400 Pro, and several Wi-Fi 7 routers. A cloud backup buyer’s guide rounds out the hardware coverage with practical advice on protecting data.

Opinion, Columns and Regular Sections

Regular voices include Dick Pountain on a newly discovered colour, Nicole Kobie on changing work patterns, and Barry Collins on Apple’s next CEO. Jon Honeyball, Davey Winder, Lee Grant, Steve Cassidy and Olivia Whitcroft also contribute columns on topics ranging from Vision Pro frustrations to ransomware attacks, IT support and party etiquette. The issue closes with Retro Futures, a look back at Dragon computers, and a column on AI’s struggle with idioms.

Who This Issue Is For

PC Pro Issue 371 suits readers who follow consumer technology closely and want more than headlines. It is relevant to PC builders, IT professionals, laptop shoppers, software users and anyone curious about how AI, security, networking and hardware are shaping daily computing.