Tom's HardwareTom's Hardware is an online publication owned by Future plc and focused on technology. It was founded in 1996 by Thomas Pabst. It provides articles, news, price comparisons, videos and reviews on computer hardware and high technology. The site features coverage on CPUs, motherboards, RAM, PC cases, graphics cards, display technology, power supplies and displays, storage, smartphones, tablets, gaming, consoles, and computer peripherals.
Future USFuture US, Inc. (formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA) is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, music, and technology markets. Headquartered in New York City, the corporation has offices in: Alexandria, Virginia; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Washington, D.C. Future US is owned by parent company, Future plc, a specialist media company based in Bath, Somerset, England.
Amstrad ActionAmstrad Action is a discontinued monthly magazine, which was published in the United Kingdom. It is about home computers from the Amstrad CPC range and later the GX4000 console. It is the first magazine published by Chris Anderson's Future Publishing, which with a varied line-up of computing and non-computing related releases has since become one of the foremost magazine publishers in the UK.
Pearson plcBritish education and assessment companyPearson is a British multinational education and assessment company headquartered in London. It provides learning materials, assessments, qualifications, virtual learning, English-language learning, higher-education products and enterprise learning and skills services.
PublishingPublishing is the process of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, whether in physical or digital form, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, zines, comic books, newspapers, and magazines, to the public.
Immediate Media CompanyImmediate Media Company Limited (with IMMEDIATE styled in all uppercase as its logo) is a British multinational publishing house that produces a wide range of magazine titles, including Radio Times, BBC Top Gear, Good Food and many others. In H1 2018, the company's titles reported a combined ABC circulation of 1.59 million, including 1.1M active subscribers. In 2018 it reported selling 70+ million magazines.Initial public offeringAn initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail investors. An IPO is typically underwritten by one or more investment banks, who also arrange for the shares to be listed on one or more stock exchanges. Through this process, colloquially known as floating or going public, a privately held company is transformed into a public company.Tom's GuideTom's Guide is an American and British technology news website that primarily reviews and reports on consumer technology, produces buying guides, and publishes how-to articles. It operates out of three main offices, one in Manhattan, New York City, one in London, United Kingdom, and the other in Bath, United Kingdom. Having launched as its own site in 2007, Tom's Guide is owned by UK-based Future plc.Marie ClaireMarie Claire (French: [maʁi klɛːʁ]; stylised in all lowercase), is a monthly women's fashion magazine. It has been published in France since 1937 and targets upper-income, educated women aged 25 to 49. Sister editions are published for children's fashion, DIY, food, interior design, runway collections, and wellness, alongside many foreign editions of the magazine.
Somerton, SomersetSomerton ( SUM-ər-tən) is a town and civil parish in the English county of Somerset, situated on the River Cary, approximately 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north-west of Yeovil. The parish, which includes the hamlets of Etsome, Hurcot, Catsgore, and Catcombe, had a population of 5,484 at the 2021 census. Residents are often referred to locally as Somertonians. Somerton gave its name to the county and was briefly the county town around the start of the 14th century.
Chris Anderson (entrepreneur)Chris Anderson (born 1957) is a British-American businessman who is the head of TED, a non-profit organization that provides idea-based talks and hosts an annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is also the founder of video game journalism website IGN. Early life and educationAnderson was born to British parents in Pakistan in 1957. His father was "an eye surgeon and evangelical Christian" and ran a mobile hospital in rural Pakistan.
London Stock ExchangeThe London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a global stock exchange based in Paternoster Square in the City of London, England. Founded in 1801, it is one of the world's oldest continuously operating stock exchanges. As of mid-2025, the exchange had a total market capitalisation of approximately US$5.9 trillion for all listed instruments.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.