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Why can't Apple make a good mouse?

The company that makes the best trackpads in the world hasn’t made a passable mouse in over 20 years.

WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT WE WISHED IT HAD MACBOOK AIR

WITH A FIXED KEYBOARD, IMPROVED CPU, & BETTER PRICE, THERE’S A LOT TO LIKE ABOUT THE NEW AIR.

PreSonus Eris E4.5 BT speakers: The convenience of Bluetooth, the accuracy of studio monitors

Aimed at home audio and video editors, these powered speakers are great for music, gaming, and general use, too.

Hot Stuff

What We’re Raving About This Month

Beats Solo Pro: Noise cancelling makes all the difference

Fantastic noise cancelling, the H1 chip, and very good sound quality make these the on-ear wireless headphones to beat—for iPhone users.

The changing nature of Apple product releases

The current situation has affected everything, including how Apple releases products.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra: Too much more for most

The influencer phone.

TCL bursts onto the Android scene with folding and rollable screens you'll flip over

But don’t expect to buy one anytime soon.

Microsoft begins blocking ‘unwanted applications' like adware, using Edge

The new anti-PUA feature must be manually toggled on, however.

If you're having graphics card problems, try a clean driver install

Many graphics card problems can be fixed by performing a clean install of your GPU drivers.

Samsung Galaxy S20: 10 tips and tricks that will make your new phone even better

Get the most out of your new phone.

This insightful Intel video explains how CPUs are made, in words you can actually understand

From the concept stages all the way to store shelves.

LG V60 ThinQ 5G with Dual Screen: An awfully long name for a phone short on innovation

For better or worse, LG has a formula, and it’s sticking to it.

HOW INTEL IS CHANGING THE FUTURE OF POWER SUPPLIES WITH ITS ATX12VO SPEC

A MAJOR CHANGE WILL REJIGGER THE BALANCE OF POWER IN PC POWER SUPPLIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS.

BIG-SCREEN PHONES ARE BECOMING A PROBLEM (& FOLDABLE DISPLAYS AREN'T THE SOLUTION)

IT’S NOT JUST THE GALAXY S20 ULTRA.

AMD talks PC GPU ray tracing as it looks to the future of Ryzen and Radeon

At long last, its next-generation RDNA 2 graphics architecture will include hardware ray tracing.

Machine of the Month: Commodore Amiga

THIS MONTH, WE CONTINUE the 16-bit battle between the Atari ST and the Commodore Amiga, where engineers from each company switched sides for one of the weirdest rivalries in computing history. This time, we’re focusing on Commodore.

MSI Prestige PS341WU

When 4K is not quite enough...

SPEED UP WINDOWS

ALL THE BEST TIPS, TRICKS, AND DARK INCANTATIONS TO MAKE YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM RUN FASTER

INTO THE DEEP

Introduced in Turing cards, DLSS promised better images via machine learning. PHIL IWANIUK plumbs its depths

Google Stadia vs. Nvidia GeForce Now

The launch of Stadia, Google’s push into the game-streaming arena, was troubled at best, and user numbers are already struggling, while other platforms have drawn comparisons with Google’s offering. So, we’re working out which one is best; Stadia’s primary competition here is Nvidia’s GeForce Now, originally designed for its Shield TV, but since expanded for PCs and mobile devices. Which is the superior service? Let’s take a look.

Enermax Liqmax III ARGB 360

Cooling in color at a bargain price

Dell XPS 13 2-in-1

Dell makes its flagship foldable even better

Corsair Vengeance 6182

You’d struggle to find a better all-around AMD build

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

Performance to shake up the mid-range market

Alienware Aurora R9

Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility

Razer Kraken Ultimate

Some iconic cans get the luxury treatment—and they’re worth the extra outlay

Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition

It’s time to get creative

Phoenix Point

It’s life, but not as we know it

TECH PORN

PERFORMANCE GEAR LAID BARE