Mr Royal joins Computeractive from Dennis Publishing where he was Labs editor on Computer Shopper.
Anthony Dhanendran, formerly staff writer on Computeractive, has been promoted to reviews editor, responsible for both print and online editions.
In addition, Tim Smith has been appointed to senior staff writer, largely responsible for the Computeractive website.
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