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.

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Intel’s new 14th Gen Core series for desktop • Core i9-14900K, i7-14700K & i5-14600K.

The slow road to self-driving cars • Drivers were meant to be redundant by now. But as James O’Malley discovers, self-driving technology is quietly improving.

The fate of Bandcamp is in the balance • The internet’s favourite music platform is being volleyed between greedy corps, and the story won’t end well, writes Shaun Prescott.

Troubleshooting your feet • PCs are complicated systems, but sometimes we might be making problems seem harder than they really are.

VRAM ramping up • Samsung GDDR7 heads for 32Gbps.

The right to repair movement has scored some big wins • If you own it, you should be able to fix it.

There’s no logic in these boards • Why does GPU pricing have to be so infuriating?

When hackers attack • Jon Honeyball tells the tale of a spy who came in with the cold.

Novelists deserve to be paid for training AI • Tech giants used pirated books to train their large-language models, but that doesn’t mean you can ask ChatGPT for your own personalised Margaret Atwood story, says Nicole Kobie.

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

VirtualBox vs VMware Workstation Player • Nick Peers asks what’s best for running virtual machines for free?

GADGETS • The gear we’re lusting after

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

HP Spectre X360 • HP’s new premium 2-in-1 is sporting an Intel Arc GPU, but is it powerful enough to haunt creatives into buying one.

HP Victus 16 (2023) • HP’s latest mid-range gaming laptop ticks all the boxes, but does it stack up to be something you’d want to game on?

Asus RT-AX1800S • Asus’ has shown us plenty of amazing, pricey routers, but how good is this cheap one?

Samsung M8 • This hybrid monitor-smart-TV could be your new best M8.

HyperX Vision S • A 4K webcam for those with a vision of going pro

Logitech G Yeti GX, Yeti Orb & Litra Beam LX • Solid offerings for streamers who use Logitech gear, but what about others?

Logitech G PRO X Superlight 2 • Hold it down or it’ll float away.

Logitech G PRO X TKL Lightspeed • Keyboard perfection.

Google Pixel Watch 2 • Google’s second-generation watch improves its formula enough to stand out from the crowd.

Vivaldi 6.2 • A better browser.

EarTrumpet 2.3

Wise Duplicate Finder 2.0.4

4K Video Downloader+ Personal

Final Cut Pro for iPad • Studio-quality editing comes to iPad.

Window Maker Live • Nate Drake gets into the frame of things with Window Maker – a desktop experience reminiscent of a ’90s Mac.

Portable Bluetooth speakers • Supersized sounds you can take anywhere.

Password managers • APC’s security experts consistently warn against using the password-saving feature of a browser – but which dedicated password manager should you choose instead?

Stop Wi-Fi hackers • Your home network is more vulnerable to hackers than you realise. Nik Rawlinson reveals the...