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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.

Choices, choices… • Next-gen conundrums

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APC AWARDS

QUALCOMM BACKS ARM • How long can x86 continue?

WINDOWS 11 DEV BUILD ADDRESSES START MENU COMPLAINTS • Irksome niggles get the flick.

The empire strikes back • But AMD’s rebel alliance is ready for Intel’s Alder Lake.

Graphics duopoly all over • Rivals eye the lucrative GPU market.

HARD DISKS TO GO PCIE • Seagate begins move to faster data transfer.

THE NFT BAY DEBUTS TO SAVE YOU A RIGHT-CLICK • Precious digital art socialised.

HASWELL KILLS DX12 GAMES • Nine-year-old IGP fades away.

8K screens and the future of high-DPI computing • Why are computers the last in the evolution chain, after TVs and smartphones?

Remakes are great, but keep the originals, please • A spit and polish can make an old game sing for newer players, but they shouldn’t replace history, writes Shaun Prescott.

NFT culture clash: Who took the ‘fun’ out of fungibility? • Blockchain-based NFTs are proposed by some to be an important part of the future of the internet, but counter culture groups are trying to band against them.

The global semiconductor shortage is still biting hard • And there’s a China-sized elephant in the room.

Windows 11’s HVCI and VBS performance penalty • We’re stuck between the new UI and improved security, or sticking with the old and trusted Windows 10.

iPhone 13 Pro • Battery swap success!

GADGETS • NICE LITTLE THINGS

Microsoft Surface Pro 8 • Is the Surface Pro 8 the only detachable anyone needs or is it just the last 2-in-1 tablet left on the market?

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Huawei MateBook X Pro • A few years ago Huawei was a dark horse that looked like it could take the local Ultrabook space by storm, but has it done enough to keep the MateBook X Pro ahead of the pack?

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Alienware X17 • The X17 is hoping to offer big gaming performance in an extra thin package, but does this crash diet pay off in the long run?

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Huawei MateBook D14 • Is this sleek budget laptop a winning formula at mate’s rates, or does that ‘D’ really stand for disappointing?

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Nxzt H510 Flow • Compact brilliance.

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Corsair 5000X RGB • A majestic tower of glass opulence.

D-Link EXO AX3200 • D-Link has delivered too many underwhelming routers in recent times. How will this affordable model fare?

TP-Link Deco Voice AX1800 Mesh System • A Wi-Fi 6 mesh kit with Alexa speakers built-in? Sounds interesting.

Kingston KC3000 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD • As good an SSD as you can get right now.

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D-Link AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 USB Adapter • It’s been years since we’ve seen a USB Wi-Fi adapter. Is this Wi-Fi 6 model worth buying?

Sandisk G-DRIVE ArmorLock SSD • Rugged build plus tight app-controlled data makes for good data security.

Asus ROG Ryujin II 360 AIO • This is one smart all-in-one CPU cooler.

HyperX Cloud II Wireless •...