APC

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.

Learning new things • And celebrating what we’ve forgotten.

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TECHNOTES • Everything you need to know from the month in tech

Desktop CPU shipments crater 20% amid high component costs • Intel floods laptop market with millions of CPUs, but AMD still sets all-time share records.

Nvidia’s RTX Spark N1X launches in October for laptops and desktops • 18 or 20 CPU cores, paired with 5,120 or 6,144 CUDA cores, up to 128GB of unified memory.

The AI bubble just hit graphics cards again, and it’s not pretty. • Mark Williams daydreams of years gone by, trying to ignore the pricing horror show that’s unfolding.

Save money insuring your kit • One of the few subscriptions you won’t mind paying, especially when it saves you money on insuring your kit.

GADGETS • Unnecessary but desirable things

REVIEWS • Expert reviews and recommendations to help you buy with confidence

HP EliteBoard G1a • A compact keyboard PC designed to make moving between shared workspaces quick and easy.

Alienware AW3926QW • OLED has finally arrived as a gaming screen that’s also better than the rest for productivity in an ultrawide size.

Gigabyte GO27Q24A • An affordable QD-OLED gaming monitor that’s got it where it counts.

Asus ProArt PA279CDV • If you need outstanding colour accuracy and good general purpose appeal, this is the one.

Insta360 X6 • A premium 360 camera with excellent image quality and standout low light performance.

D-Link DPN-BE7212GR BE7200 10G Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Router • D-Link is back with an affordable 10Gbps Wi-Fi 7 router. But all is not what it seems...

TP-Link Archer BE3600 • The new Wi-Fi 7 budget champion.

Google Pixel 11 Pro • Hard to recommend despite some fun new Gemini features.

Logitech Alto Keys K98M • The kind of keyboard Logitech should be making more of.

Google Pixel Watch 5 • Why launch a new smartwatch before features are ready?

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 • Can Samsung’s chunky Apple Watch Ultra 3 rival deliver the goods?

Files 4.1.1.0 • Because Windows’ File Explorer is lame-fu.

FLUENTCLEANER 26.05.15

UNIGETUI 2026.1.10

Should I pay for?

Moonlock • A Mac antivirus that offers a great interface and experience in use.

STOP USING ChatGPT! • Don’t limit yourself to OpenAI’s chatbot, just because it’s popular. Robert Irvine reveals which AI assistants perform your favourite tasks even better.

Why you should use DuckDuckGo • Ditch Google, Microsoft and Brave for a more private and innovative search engine, browser and AI assistant. Robert Irvine reveals DuckDuckGo’s best new tools you must try today.

THE BIG HOW-TO GUIDE • APC KNOWS THAT YOU WANT TO GET THE MOST FROM YOUR GEAR, AND THE WAY YOU USE IT. IN THIS ISSUE WE’VE WRITTEN GREAT GUIDES FOR TOPICS WE THINK YOU’LL LOVE.

Stop your phone spying on you • Your smartphone may be collecting more personal data than you realise. Robert Irvine reveals the settings you must change to maintain your privacy.

Stop your router spying on you • Don’t let your router compromise the privacy and security of your home network....