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Gigabyte apologises for ‘Made in China’ comment after losing $710 million

Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti GPU

Intel launches eight-core Tiger Lake-H processors • Higher power consumption, lower clocks.

Memory price hikes are coming • Get it while you can.

Microchip substrate shortage is expected to end by 2022 • AMD, Intel, and Nvidia are all desperate for more supply.

IBM unveils world’s first 2nm chip with nanosheet tech • Intel and Samsung to benefit.

Microsoft is killing Internet Explorer 11 • Microsoft Edge will take on all the duties.

AMD CEO Lisa Su not too worried about the chip shortage • It’s just a megacycle.

Switch saved handhelds, now Valve wants in on the action • Thought to be on the decline, handheld gaming seems to be undergoing a revival.

Apple’s ‘Golden Gate’ project delivers user data to the Chinese government • Apple has built a strong reputation on user privacy, but Joel Burgess wonders whether the company is having to backpedal on these ethics.

Budget SSDs are commodity items • Flash drives are probably sexier.

Nvidia’s Grace CPU • Another step towards ARM ending the x86 era?

Fitbit Sense • Fit for scheduled disassembly.

GADGETS • TECHY TOYS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INSPIRE JOY

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 • The fourth iteration of the Surface Laptop is focusing on the finer details of laptop design, but is this pretty product still a competitive offering?

Asus ExpertBook B9400CE • Asus has added a new premium professional portable to its executive lineup, but it is a little hot headed to run the business?

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Acer Nitro 5 • Acer’s budget range of gaming laptops gets a new component injection.

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QNAP QMiro-201W • A fast, tri-band mesh Wi-Fi router with business focused work from home features.

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Kingston NV1 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD • SATA killer?

Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX • A big expensive monitor from Asus that promises the world. Can it deliver?

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AOC U34G3X gaming monitor • Ultrawide and ultra capable without ultra pricing.

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Lian Li PC-O11-Dynamic • Bulky brilliance

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QNAP TS-130 • A simple home NAS with the performance to handle more than just backups.

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INTEL B560 MOBOS • Don’t ignore B series motherboards anymore. Chris Szewczyk explains why.

Asus ROG Strix B560-F Gaming Wi-Fi • A whole lot of board for the money.

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MSI MPG B560i Gaming Edge Wi-Fi • Wi-Fi 6E isn’t restricted to high end boards.

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Intel Core i5-11400F • Redefining the budget CPU market.

The best alternatives to Photoshop • Image editing options from beyond Adobe.

TextSniper • Incredibly fast image OCR.

Agenda 12 • An app that makes organising easy.

Dog Scanner – Dog Breed Identification • About as good as guessing.

3D Saxophone Fingering Chart •...