In December, find out if the MacBook Air is really faster than 98% of PC laptops. We review the Ryzen 5000, the best consumer CPU ever. Plus, the best games of this console generation. Download the December issue today!

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Sorry, but the new MacBook Air is not faster than 98% of PC laptops • Let’s just say this out loud, OK? Apple is full of it.

How Google’s new policy affects your free storage in Photos and Drive • Google has eliminated the “free” loophole that allows you to store unlimited high-resolution images in Google Photos.

Intel’s Iris Xe Max brings graphics chops to thin-and-light laptops • An 11th-gen Core Tiger Lake CPU and an Iris Xe Max GPU could be a spec to look for in future laptops.

AMD’s notebook PC share soars to an all-time high • Ryzen 4000 helped AMD take some wind out of Intel’s sails.

Why Microsoft has blocked hundreds of sites in Internet Explorer • Microsoft is ‘encouraging’ users to abandon Microsoft’s legacy browser and adopt Edge instead.

The Porsche Design Acer Book RS brings sports-car flair to the laptop • With a name like that, it has a reputation to uphold.

The Raspberry Pi 400 is a ready-made $100 PC built into a keyboard • Not just for DIYers anymore.

Xbox Game Pass for PC gets even better in December with tons of free EA games • RIP your data cap, especially if you’re a fan of the Battlefield series.

Ryzen 5000: The best consumer CPU we’ve ever seen • AMD’s historically good Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 9 5950X desktop CPUs have trounced Intel’s Core i9.

Asus ZenBook Flip 13: A beautiful laptop with one thing missing • Good-bye headset jack, we hardly knew ye

Acer Nitro 5: This budget gaming laptop keeps getting better • With a revamped cooling system and a Ryzen 4000-series CPU on board, the affordable Nitro 5 should delight budget-minded gamers.

LG Ultra PC 17: A big, lightweight laptop with graphics pep • LG made a version of its ultra-light laptop that plays video games.

Google Pixel 4a 5G: Stuck somewhere in the middle • Google has made an easy decision more difficult with the oddly positioned Pixel 4a 5G.

Corsair HS60 Haptic tested: Make your PC games rumble! • You really feel the explosions!

THE BEST GAMES of this GENERATION • THE END OF A CONSOLE GENERATION IS ALSO THE PERFECT TIME FOR A RETROSPECTIVE.

SHOULD YOU UPGRADE YOUR OLD RYZEN TO A NEW RYZEN 5000? • GOT A RYZEN 1000, 2000, OR 3000 AND CONSIDERING AN UPGRADE? HERE’S WHAT WE THINK.

How the Xbox Series X (and xCloud) saved me from buying a gaming PC • Microsoft’s Xbox Series X console matches up well to a gaming PC in performance, visuals, and load times—for much less money.

Windows patch allows you to kill Flash now before the deadline • Be advised, though, that installing the patch is a one-way street.

Government warns of remote attack against Windows PCs editing iPhone video • If you’re an iPhone owner and use a Windows PC, go to the Windows Store and make sure you have the latest patch.

Can you build a PS5 or Xbox Series X PC for $800? • You can’t match a PS5 or Xbox Series X on price—not if you want similar performance. So how much more does it cost to build a comparable PC?

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