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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Privacy does not exist • And nobody cares

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

OpenAI claims GPT-6 Astra is an ethereal ‘Alien Mind’ with AGI-like qualities • Meanwhile, low-cost, intelligent-enough solutions are exploding in popularity.

How Intel uses its most expensive manufacturing to make its cheapest product • Chip deep dives get Mark Williams excited, even when it’s about the basic budget range.

Valve remembers it doesn’t care about Australia • The Steam operator’s new age verification system blocks nearly 80% of Aussies from R18+ games.

Apple AirPods are wonderful objects • Except when you have to clean someone else’s pair.

Shall we at least attempt to save a last bastion of privacy? • Jon Honeyball pokes one in the eye at current smart glasses, but may just have the solution.

GADGETS • Unnecessary but desirable things

The long history of the future – and what’s already here. • Nicole Kobie assesses her own predictions about future tech. Was she right more often than wrong?

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

Asus ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Pro • Asus delivers the first Wi-Fi 8 router.

Acer Swift Air 14 • Acer’s new Intel Wildcat Lake-based Swift Air is all about value and portability.

Acer Swift Go 16 AI • Acer’s popular, mainstream 16-incher has been significantly overhauled.

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14 Gen 11 • A very sleek laptop that gets excellent performance and long battery life thanks to the latest Snapdragon X2 Elite CPU.

Draytek VigorAP 1070C • Draytek networks finally get Wi-Fi 7.

Dell Pro 7 Rechargeable Compact Keyboard and Mouse KM746 • Welcome to the 5-second charging time era.

Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid • The new king of Logitech’s keyboard lineup.

Obsbot Meet Flip • A fold favourite.

JBL Live Beam 4 • A special case.

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 5 • Flawless design and music playback with a killer app, that’ll thrill any music lover.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 • This is the foldable we like best. So far.

WinDirStat 2.6.2 • Visualise your storage hogs.

WINHANCE 26.05.22

PICPICK 7.5.0

Should I pay for?

Iris Photos • Use AI-powered tools to browse photos and clips in new ways.

MAKE AI AGENTS DO REAL WORK • CLAUDE AND CHATGPT HAVE FOCUSED THEIR AI ON GETTING REAL WORK DONE. BARRY COLLINS REVEALS HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN SAFELY.

DON’T BIN YOUR OLD PHONES • Dust off your old Android phones and iPhones, and give them a new lease of life. Robert Irvine reveals the 10 best ways to reuse them.

WhatsApp STOP USING IT WRONG! • There’s so much more to WhatsApp than chats, calls and emojis. Robert Irvine reveals how to use the brilliant messaging app to its full potential.

IS CGNAT SCREWING UP YOUR INTERNET ACCESS? • An invisible ISP setting could be interfering with your broadband connection. Darien Graham-Smith looks at the problems that carrier-grade network address translation can cause – and what you can do about them.

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