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For people who love technology, APC is unique: it's the world's longest-published monthly tech magazine. Launched in May 1980, we were there when Apple's Macintosh and IBM's PC were born, and have been at the forefront of tech ever since. With a combination of insights, testing and tutorials APC lets you stay up-to-date with tech as it changes the world.

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AMD’s Zen 4 Raphael CPUs will likely max out at 16 cores • More than enough.

Intel in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for US$30 billion • Buying its way in.

Now there’s a nuclear-powered crypto mining facility • That’s a whole lot of bitcoin that is going to be mined.

TSMC exploring on-chip integrated watercooling • Future chips may feature watercooling integrated into the silicon.

Steam Deck is more than just the Valve Switch • This is Valve’s second attempt to take over our living rooms, this time by stealth, writes Shaun Prescott.

The ugly truth about Facebook • Did Zuckerberg just sunset any hope of dismantling his giant Frankenstein social media enterprise?

3D stacking: GPU prices are falling • It’s about damn time.

Free performance • A DLSS competitor that works on any GPU.

iMac M1 24in • You can have this teardown in any colour you want, so long as it’s purple.

GADGETS • TECHY TOYS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INSPIRE JOY

Razer Blade 14 • Razer’s classic ultra-portable gaming laptop goes all AMD, but is it enough to balance the premium price tag?

SPECS

Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition • Does this all-AMD configuration actually provide the AMD Advantage?

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Alienware M15 R5 • Is Dell’s latest AMD gaming laptop out of this world or just space junk?

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Asus ROG Strix XG43UQ • Do you really want a monitor in the living room?

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Teamgroup Cardea A440 • A fast PCIe 4.0 SSD suitable for all systems.

Aorus FO48U gaming monitor • What a difference panel technology can make…

Aorus FI32U gaming monitor • Could this be the sweet spot of monitors?

Dahua LM28-F420 • Is 4K on a shoestring possible, or are the compromises too considerable?

Draytek Vigor2865ac • A performance focused multi-WAN VDSL2 router with a focus on versatile connectivity.

TP-Link Deco X20 • An affordable yet fast and easy to use mesh Wi-Fi router.

MSI MPG Coreliquid K240 • A capable and well-featured AIO that can handle the most demanding CPUs.

Synology DSM 7.0 • Synology’s biggest ever upgrade is finally, officially launched. Is it worth the wait?

Radeon Software vs. GeForce Experience • Battle of the, uh, utility software.

AweClone • A simple disk copy and backup that doesn’t deliver.

CARROT Weather • And the outlook is: totally essential.

Windows 11: Everything you need to know • It’s been a long wait between new Windows versions, and with Windows 11 now available in beta to Insiders, APC with Maurio Hucalak has gone in deep to understand the pros and cons of the OS you’ll likely be using before the year is out.

THE SCREENS OF TOMORROW • Move over gamers, it’s time for plain old productivity panels to get in on the upgrades, with Jeremy Laird.

MINI-LED VS. MICROLED • WHAT’S IN A NAME?

IS OLED REALLY ALL THAT? • THE TECH WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR...

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