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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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HOW WE DO IT Inside APC • Find out all about APC’s editorial policies, test practices, how to read the benchmark results, and more.

MICROSOFT TO WELCOME THIRD PARTY WIDGETS IN WINDOWS 11 • What third party widgets would you like to see?

AMD GAINS CPU SHARE AMID BIGGEST QUARTERLY DECLINE IN HISTORY • Riding the crashing wave.

Intel Arc desktop GPUs likely delayed • The hardware might be ready, but the rumour is that the software isn’t.

Biden administration doubles down on quantum computing strategy • Aiming to ensure quantum advantage and resilience.

MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES WINDOWS 11 ON ARM DEVELOPER KIT • Microsoft’s first ‘desktop’ PC arrives in the form of an ARM devkit.

NVIDIA OPEN-SOURCES LINUX DRIVERS • Data centre focus, with GeForce and Workstation “alpha quality” support.

FLY LIKE A SKILFUL MANIAC IN FLIGHT SIM’S TOP GUN TIE-IN • Escape the chains of airspace common sense.

Supermassive black hole image consumed 100 million CPU hours • The equivalent to 11,415 years of compute.

Computex 2022 • The biggest reveals from the most important PC show in the world.

Videogame crossovers have reached a terrible fever pitch • Fun at times, crossovers also destroy the worlds of the game’s they feature in, writes Shaun Prescott.

Let’s look at AMD’s Zen 4 CPUs and AM5 platform • What can we expect from AMD’s challengers?

The icing on top • AMD 3D V-Cache boosts gaming performance.

Clouding over • Before you buy into a cloud-based system, says Jon Honeyball, you must prepare for failure.

What Ukraine shows about the future of war • We’re used to guerrilla tactics when it comes to on-the-ground fighting, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the use of their modern equivalent. Nicole Kobie reports.

The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors.

The top five PC speaker systems • While there are plenty of headphone warriors out there, a good speaker system still has its place for gaming, music, or even just watching YouTube. There are loads of different options, from dual stereo speakers to complete surround systems, which is why we’ve tried to pick the best options across the various price points and categories here. But fear not, for no matter which option you choose, these systems all sound great.

OBS Studio vs. XSplit Broadcaster • Which live stream app is better?

Gadgets • Nice little things

MSI Creator Z17 • MSI’s new creative professional Ultrabook has a 3070 Ti, but can it handle this kind of power?

MSI Crosshair 15 • Is MSI’s new gaming laptop range a true marksman or just another mediocre laptop to cross off the potential list this year?

MSI Radeon RX 6750 XT Gaming X Trio • An overclocked 6700 XT?

MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT Gaming X • A faster and cheaper 6600 XT. Sounds good?

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6400 • AMDs entry level graphics card is weak, but there are strengths too.

DeepCool LS720 360mm • A premium 360mm AIO at 240mm prices.

TP-Link Deco X73 • New connectivity options and Wi-Fi 6...