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How to create and customize your Contact Poster in iOS 17

It's an all-new way to express yourself to those you call or message.

3 new Apple features I'd literally be lost without

iOS 17 and watchOS 10 get new features to help you find your way (and your remote).

watchOS 10 - CHANGING THE WAY YOU USE YOUR APPLE WATCH

LOCK SCREEN CUSTOMIZATION, AUDIO MESSAGE TRANSCRIPTS, SMART PDF EDITING, AND HEALTH APP ARE AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS

REVIEW: iPHONE 15 PRO MAX APPLE'S BEST, BORINGEST iPHONE

APPLE'S LATEST MAY BE IMPROVED IN SEVERAL USEFUL WAYS BUT FEELS UNINSPIRED.

BEST VALUE GAMING PC

The best new mid-range AMD system?

Intel's Raptor refresh

New world's fastest desktop processor. Possibly...

UPGRADING YOUR STEAM DECK STORAGE

2TB and 1TB M.2 2230 SSDs are readily available, and Jarred Walton shows you how to do it

ARM X86 VERSUS THE END OF AN ERA

Is it a case of when-not if-Arm chips replace x86 CPUs in our PCs? Jeremy Laird investigates, and wonders whether the very question is outdated in an age of Al and heterogeneous and open-source computing

GAME OVER FOR GAMING PCs?

If you're looking for the ultimate gaming experience, does it still make sense to invest heavily in hardware? We look at the alternatives

Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless

The best new gaming keyboard in years

UNITY TO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATIONS

New plan derided by developers

AMD'S V-CACHE CPU GOES MOBILE

New Asus ROG is a monster

Why does GPU pricing have to be so infuriating?

I NOTED A WHILE BACK that prices of pretty much everything had normalized with the pandemic receding and other supply chain abnormalities subsiding. The one exception were GPUs. Several months later, while graphics cards are cheaper, they still haven't returned to historical trends. But what's even more frustrating is that pricing just doesn't make sense.

GREEN PCs MISSION IMPOSSIBLE?

The world's biggest PC maker says it can achieve net-zero by 2050. Barry Collins visits Lenovo's US headquarters to get his hands on plant-based PCs, bamboo packaging, and vegan leather covers

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

The best $500 GPU around

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra

Watch out MacBook Pro; Samsung has you in its sights

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X

A creative laptop with a playful side

XGIMI Horizon Ultra

A truly outstanding 4K projector with Dolby Vision

OneXPlayer OneXFly

Lighter, smaller, faster, stronger

Samsung GDDR7 Heads for 32Gbps

DRAM IS AT THE HEART of many computing devices. Whether it's DDR4 and DDR5 in PCs, HBM2 and HBM3 in GPUs, or GDDR6 and GDDR6X in graphics cards, a lot of the building blocks remain the same. It's the signaling that get upgraded, and now GDDR7 is on its way, with Samsung modules in production and Micron's alternatives to arrive in 2024.

THE BEST GAMING MONITORS

PICTURE THE SCENE: you’ve bought the best CPU and GPU you can afford, and you’re kitted up with a game-winning keyboard and mouse.

Razer Cobra Pro

An excellent all-rounder that performs admirably

5 Compelling Reasons to Buy a Windows Laptop Instead of a MacBook

MacBooks are powerful and chic. That's also true of many Window Notebooks - And they have other advantages that MacBook can't counter.

Build Your Own Cloud Storage

Don't trust third parties with your data? Nick Peers has the answer...

Intel's messy roadmap

Three lakes, two sockets, and lots of confusion

Drop Lord of the Rings Dwarvish ENTR

As sturdy as a stout dwarf but basic under the skin

CHOOSE THE BEST VPN PROVIDER

Nate Drake gives you the rundown on how to select the very best VPN service for your needs

Corsair HS80 Max Wireless

Revised mid-tier headset from Corsair has plenty of features in its arsenal

Kingston XS1000

Good things come in small packages

AOKZOE A1 Pro

Definitely more than a Deck, but is it better than a ROG Ally?