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Microsoft tests Windows 10 Feature Experience Packs • Not every feature will be tied to the OS.

Nzxt halts sale of case because it can catch on fire • H1 owners advised to power down until repair kit is sent out.

PC prices may rise next year • As COVID-19 vaccines make cargo space limited.

Apple M1 runs Windows 10 faster than Surface Pro X • Apple’s first CPU looks to be quite the performer.

You can now add shortcuts for shared folders to your OneDrive • Now easier than ever to manage shared files.

Slack can now compete with Microsoft • Thanks to $27.7 billion Salesforce buyout.

Hackers used crypto-mining software to avoid detection • Microsoft points out the threat potential of crypto coin miners.

AMD Precision Boost Overdrive 2 • Adaptive undervolting for Ryzen 5000 coming soon.

Backwards compatibility is the best thing about the PS5 and Xbox Series X • It looks like the big console companies have finally woken up to themselves, writes Shaun Prescott.

Facebook’s biggest growth factor is conspiracy theories • Fake news is more popular than the truth and Facebook can’t afford to ditch it entirely.

Why does AMD get flak for having poor GPU drivers? • Fact or fiction?

Infinity cache • Changing the VRAM paradigm.

Why you need some Pi • Satisfy that building itch.

FBI tracking device • We hope you didn’t expect this one would be easy...

GADGETS • NICE THINGS TO HAVE, FOR YOUR PC AND BEYOND

AMD Radeon RX 6800 & RX 6800 XT • AMD returns to the high-end GPU market at last.

SPECS AMD RADEON RX 6800

SPECS AMD RADEON RX 6800 XT

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go • Microsoft’s latest budget conscious Surface device pushes the envelope in price and performance to blur the line with premium laptops.

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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio • A more affordable Ampere.

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Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 • Has Asus’s new ZenBook 14 found inner peace, or is it distracted by finding the next big thing?

Synology DiskStation DS1621+ • Who should be buying Synology’s latest six-bay NAS?

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DrayTek VigorSwitch P2540x • A feature-rich PoE switch with comprehensive management options.

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Yubico YubiKey 5C NFC • A robust security key for both physical and software applications. But, who’s the target market?

Raspberry Pi 400 • Taking a leaf out of 80s computer design, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has put its latest Raspberry Pi inside a keyboard.

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Google Pixel 5 • A streamlined 5G flagship with firepower where it counts.

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Steam vs Epic Games Store • Digital storefronts battle it out for your money.

DEVONthink 3.5 • A universal inbox for every kind of data.

Noto – Elegant Note • An app that allows you to do so much more than just take notes.

DroidCam/X • Ditch your webcam.

Auto Photo Compress • smaller.jpeg.

PlantStory • Based on a true story.

Twister OS • Les Pounder has long used Raspberry Pi OS for...