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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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APC AWARDS

AMD teases 5nm Zen 4 CPUs, unveils Ryzen 7 5800X3D with 96MB of L3 Cache • Firing back at Alder Lake.

NVIDIA ANNOUNCES GEFORCE RTX 3050, RTX 3090 TI AND LAPTOP 3070 TI AND 3080 TI • More GPUs you can’t buy.

Intel unveils 22 Alder Lake-S desktop CPUs • New Alder Lake SKUs, B660 boards, coolers and benchmarks

INTEL’S FULL 12TH-GEN ALDER LAKE MOBILE LINEUP • Up to 14 cores and 5.0GHz.

Pics of Apple M1 Max die hint at future chiplets • ‘M1 Max Duo’ or ‘M1 Max Quadra’ chips incoming?

Roblox is a huge creative sandbox for kids, but it may not be safe • Recent investigations paint a grim picture for the growing global phenomenon, writes Shaun Prescott.

HDMI Licensing Administrator says all HDMI 2.1 features are now optional • Oversight body is fine with your HDMI 2.1 port only having HDMI 2.0 capabilities.

A look back at the year in chip tech • And a peek at what’s to come in 2022.

Multi-Chiplet GPUs could be the future of graphics • Unlocking mega-GPU performance using CPU innovations.

Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch • Better than the last one.

The top six VR headsets

Google Chrome vs Brave • The battle of the desktop Chromium browsers.

GADGETS • NICE LITTLE THINGS

Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED K3500 • Asus’s everyday pro ultrabook offers step up graphics without a premium price tag… so what’s the catch?

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Alienware Aurora R13 • Dell’s top-of-the-line gaming desktop gets Intel 12th gen processors and a futuristic looking RGB watercooler.

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AOC Agon AG493UCX2 • 49-inch ultrawide gaming on an epic scale.

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Dell S3222DGM • Affordable 32-inch, 1440p gaming.

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Eizo FlexScan EV3895 • Epic but pricey productivity in a 38-inch package.

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AOC 24G2 • AOC makes high-refresh IPS gaming affordable.

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BenQ EW3880R • Just how desirable is this ultrawide wonder?

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Asrock Radeon RX 6900 XT Formula • Big Navi revs its engine.

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TP-Link Archer GX90 • The latest version of TP-Link’s gaming-enhanced router. It’s newer and less powerful, but is it faster?

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Draytek VigorAP 1060C • A professional level Wi-Fi 6 access point focused on performance and remote management.

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AverMedia PW513 • For professional use, streaming, or both?

SteelSeries Apex 3 TKL • Sane or insane in the membrane?

Asus Tinker Board 2S • This is the little board that couldn’t.

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Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless • Praiseworthy, especially for the price.

Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls • An underwhelming return to Dracula’s castle

Halide Mark II • Increase your iPhone’s shooting capabilities to include macro subjects.

Wombo Dream • AI meets...