The most recent Competitions from Incisive Media Personal Technology Magazines

Win an AVM router and USB adapter

Tim Smith — 2009-07-03T09:50:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Friday 3 July 2009 at 09:50:00

Five bundles containing a wireless router and USB key to be won

With the internet being used for watching television programs, listening to music and even telephone conversations, a good router is essential to keep everything running smoothly. Computeractive has teamed up with AVM to give five readers a versatile wireless router and USB key worth £1,300.

The Fritz!box Fon Wlan 7270 router connects to multiple PCs and laptop computers around your home. You can also use it to connect up to six cordless telephones, answering machines and faxes. Those worried about security will also be pleased to know that Fritz!box is secure straight out of the box thanks to its activated WPA/WPA2 encryption. Wlan communication can be switched on and off automatically or manually using a pushbutton, while the Wlan Eco Mode keeps power consumption to a minimum even when the device is in use.

For added security the router also comes with a firewall and a child lock that you can set to ensure children don't stumble upon sites that are not suitable.

The Fritz!wlan USB Stick N plugs straight into a USB port on a PC or laptop and claims to boost network speeds to up to 300Mbits/sec. Like the router, it scrambles information for security.

For your chance to win one of these bundles, answer the question by visiting our competition web page www.computeractive.co.uk/ competitions before 24 July 2009. For more information about AVM visit www.fritzbox.eu.

Four Linksys by Cisco Media Hubs to be won

Orestis Bastounis — 2009-06-18T16:30:00.000Z

Orestis Bastounis, Personal Computer World, Thursday 18 June 2009 at 16:30:00

Personal Computer World August competition

This month, PCW has teamed up with Cisco to offer readers a chance to win one of four Linksys by Cisco Media Hubs, each worth £269.

Designed to simplify access to and interaction with digital content, Media Hub gathers, organises and presents all the digital video, photos and music that users have spread across various devices in the home.

Easily enabled with just a few clicks of a button, remote access allows users to view, upload and download all their media through an easy-to-use interface accessible in the home and throughout the world via www.ciscomediahub.com.

Media Hub is the perfect solution for consumers with extensive digital media libraries who are looking to eliminate the complexity of managing their collections. Sharing media on multiple devices within the home is easy with the Media Hub’s media and iTunes server and the device automatically searches the network for other media devices to present all available digital media to the user in a single location.

Content accessible to the Media Hub is presented in a browser-based, simple-to-navigate user interface. Music albums are consolidated and presented together with the appropriate album art, regardless of where the tracks reside within the network, eliminating the need to know which device music is stored on. Photos and videos are presented using thumbnail images that are easily organised by date or name.

Automated backup software is also included with the Media Hub to help ensure that all your digital libraries are protected.

Linksys by Cisco Media Hub is available in three versions

NMH305 – Linksys by Cisco Media Hub (500GB hard drive) MSRP: £269
NMH405 – Linksys by Cisco Media Hub with LCD and 6-in-1 card reader (500GB hard drive) MSRP: £299.99
NMH410 – Linksys by Cisco Media Hub with LCD and 6-in-1 card reader (1TB hard drive) MSRP: £369.99

Win a copy of Norton 360 security software

Tim Smith — 2009-06-18T15:32:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeractive, Thursday 18 June 2009 at 15:32:00

Stay safe online without sacrificing performance

A problem with security software is that the demands made on the computer slow everything else down.

Computeractive has teamed up with Symantec to give 20 lucky readers a copy of Norton 360 version 3 each, worth £60. Version 3 has been improved to ease the load on a computer without leaving it vulnerable in any way.

Norton 360 includes many tools over and above the usual collection of anti-virus and firewall software. Safe Web warns of potentially dangerous websites when browsing the internet. It also provides a ratings score for online shops. Norton Identity Safe is a secure place to store all your online passwords and identities that accumulate and protects them from keyloggers.

Day-to-day computer maintenance is not forgotten either. Norton 360 can back up important documents to external disks, Blu-ray discs or online storage. The Smart Startup Manager and improved Diagnostic Report keep Windows running smoothly.

For your chance to win a copy of this great software, simply answer the question shown on the right before 9 July 2009.

For more information about Norton 360 visit the Symantec website.