Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0

An Android rival for the iPad mini 4

Some people say Samsung copies Apple’s products. Some of those people are even judges. But nobody can accuse Samsung of copying this tablet from the iPad mini 4. If it’s a copy of anything, it’s the iPad mini 3. It has a screen the same size and shape, with the same number of pixels; wide borders at the top and bottom, and narrow at the sides; and a Home button that doubles as a fingerprint sensor.

Sony Xperia Z3+

Not the phablet we were hoping for

Counting is harder than it looks. The French get to 69 without much trouble, then panic and say ‘sixty-ten’ before moving on to ‘four twenties’. Microsoft goes 1, 2, 3, 3.1, 95, 98, ME, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10. Apple prefers 1, 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S, 5, 5s and 5c, 6, 6s. Google just lists snacks (KitKat, Lollipop and so on).

What you must never click

Phishing is still hackers’ favoured method to get malware – including ransomware – into your PC. Jonathan Parkyn reveals their latest tricks

Poor Hillary Clinton. As if running for US President wasn’t stressful enough, Mrs Clinton has reportedly been plagued by phishing emails. These included fake notifications of parking violations containing malware that could have let hackers gain access to her precious PC.

Vibox Exile

All-round desktop PC that’s beyond the ordinary

Everyone in science fiction has a silly name. It’s always Grand Phage Zebulus Ka’alantis, Fourteenth Lymptus of the Bliquity of Strope – never Emma Hodgkins. There’s a lot of fun to be had in this, of course, but it can get confusing.

Amazon Fire tablets

Amazon’s latest own-brand Fire tablets look cheap, but are they any good?

When the iPad first came out, there were debates about whether it was intended for creation or consumption. All you could do with it was gawp at things and play silly games, said the doubters. But look at all the office software, music tools, photo- and video-editing, art, education and more, said its fans, as all of those apps began to appear. Once MPs, doctors and airline pilots were being equipped with iPads as standard, the argument was won. Tablets aren’t just for watching stuff on the internet.