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In the May issue, we benchmark the twice-as-fast Surface Laptop 4. 10 essential tools for PC building. Why graphics cards cost so much. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano, HP Envy 14 reviewed. Make Windows 10 more tolerable.

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Microsoft didn’t lie: The Surface Laptop 4 really is twice as fast • We expected AMD’s Zen 2–powered Ryzen chips inside the Surface Laptop 4 to overpower the Surface Laptop 3—but by this much?

AMD’s new Ryzen 5000G chips wield Radeon graphics— and double the cores • The “G” stands for “graphics.”

Google Photos finally lets PC users copy text from an image

Android loses a huge innovator as LG quits making phones • LG phones pushed the bleeding edge of innovation, but it wasn’t enough.

Looks like Nvidia’s RTX 4080 won’t launch this year • “Ampere Next” is coming in 2022.

Dell’s XPS 13 9310 just got a mesmerizing upgrade • Dell adds a 16:10 aspect ratio OLED panel to its thin-and-light laptop.

Oculus Quest 2 boosts PC VR with wireless streaming and virtual office upgrades • Level up.

Devastating chip shortages could also hit smartphones soon • Uh-oh.

ThinkPad X1 Nano: Lenovo drops the mic with its light, fast, and long-lasting ThinkPad • This ThinkPad hits the sweet spot between power and battery life.

HP Envy 14 (2021): This budget content-creation laptop does it all • While you can find laptops that outperform the Envy 14, it’s harder to find one that can do so for the same price.

OnePlus 9 Pro: Revolutionary display, evolutionary camera • These are the early days of the Hasselblad camera partnership with OnePlus—and it shows.

Crucial X6 USB SSD: Good price, good performance, good design • This USB SSD operates at SATA speeds and delivers a vast amount of storage in an affordable, compact, and comfortable design.

Corsair K65 RGB Mini: Hands-on with the 60 percent mechanical gaming keyboard • It’s just so small.

Tested: How the Epic Games Store can drain your laptop’s battery life • This gaming app demands a surprising amount of resources.

ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR PC BUILDING: DON’T GET CAUGHT WITHOUT THESE 10 ITEMS IN YOUR TOOLKIT • SOME ARE NO-BRAINERS, WHILE OTHERS YOU’LL BE GLAD TO HAVE ON HAND WHEN TROUBLE STRIKES.

A PERFECT STORM: WHY GRAPHICS CARDS COST SO MUCH NOW • IT’S COMPLICATED.

Another day, another data breach. Here’s how to see if you’ve been exposed • Use a password manager and two-factor authentication, and stay on guard against phishing attacks if your information gets publicly revealed.

How to avoid going over your broadband data cap • Stop paying data-overage charges with these data-saving tips for your digital devices.

How to make Windows 10 more tolerable with these six tricks • These eye-pleasing PC tweaks will make using Windows 10 a bit more pleasant.

Microsoft’s Find My Device is the PC management tool you didn’t know you needed • It’s a powerful utility service for remotely keeping tabs on PCs owned by you and your family.

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