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Computing is the foundation on which the rest of technology is built, but it’s also the lens through which we see the future. That’s why we take it seriously at Digital Trends. Our approach includes coverage of the hardware and software of PCs, but also the larger ecosystem of everything that plugs into them. Windows, Macs, laptops, graphics cards, CPUs, gaming monitors, and yes — even printers. And that’s just scratching the surface.
Through covering the latest news and performing the hands-on testing ourselves, we’re able to offer the best PC buying advice you’ll find on the internet. We do our own in-depth testing on everything from the battery life of laptops to monitor image quality. We even delve into the expanding world of the PC gaming tech with ReSpec, our biweekly deep-dive column on making your PC games look and play their best.
So, whether you’re shopping for your next laptop, reading up on the latest GPU news for your next upgrade, or just trying to take a screenshot on Mac, you’ve come to the right place.
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Apple refreshes the iMac with M6 chip, faster AI performance, and Wi-Fi 7
Apple’s refreshed iMac brings M6 power, faster AI, Wi-Fi 7, and improved connectivity, starting at $1,499.
Opera wants websites to run AI on your laptop instead of sending your data to the cloud
Opera’s WebAI preview lets websites and extensions use AI models running locally on supported computers, avoiding cloud processing and separate subscriptions while leaving access under the user’s control through site-specific permissions.
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) Review: Almost everything I want from a gaming laptop, except the price
The 2026 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 packs serious gaming performance, a gorgeous 2.8K OLED display, and surprisingly usable battery life into a 1.5kg chassis, but its Indian price and 8GB RTX 5070 hold it back.
Dictionary.com’s word of the year is one that you’re tired of seeing everywhere on the internet
Dictionary.com just crowned maxxing its 2026 word of the year. Here’s what the word means and how it went from gaming slang to everyday talk.
Ollama brings free, local text-to-speech to your Mac with natural-sounding AI voices
Ollama now lets Mac users turn text into natural-sounding speech locally with Phonon, a family of small text-to-speech models from Gradium. No subscription required.
Researchers develop a new forensic tool that can recover deleted AI chats from your phone’s memory
Think deleting an AI chat erases everything? Georgia Tech researchers developed a forensic tool that can recover deleted conversations from local AI apps and rebuild the information into a working session.
Apple’s “Pro and Tell” October 28 event: Everything we expect from touchscreen MacBooks to a new iMac
Two touchscreen MacBook Pro models are likely, but the price and the unchanged chip might disappoint a few buyers.
Those cute delivery robots could be the new Flock surveillance menace
Food delivery robots from Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics face lawsuits alleging they collected facial and hand measurements without consent, raising questions about biometric privacy and public surveillance.
OpenAI’s new GPT-6.1 Terra model gets Astra-like results for one-tenth the price
OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Terra can match Astra on Agents’ Last Exam while running more than three times faster and costing one-tenth as much per token.
ASUS is charging RTX 5090 money for Intel Arc, and your wallet may need a moment
ASUS has begun selling its UGen Intel Arc Pro B70 graphics card in parts of Europe for €1,799. The 32GB workstation GPU targets local AI inference and professional workloads.
As Anthropic goes public, it warns of AI’s catastrophic and existential risks to humanity
Anthropic’s IPO filing warns that increasingly capable AI systems could behave autonomously, enable cyberattacks, and create catastrophic or even existential risks.
New report confirms Anthropic’s Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia vote counts
Anthropic's Claude independently bypassed a paywall to access Georgia's aggregate vote counts, adding to growing concerns about AI agents taking unauthorized actions without human oversight.
Grok’s AI-generated Odyssey series is seven minutes of nothing happening beautifully
Grok Imagine’s first Odyssey episode can conjure ancient landscapes, but its interchangeable faces and robotic performances expose what AI filmmaking still can’t fake.
Windows 11 could get a serious performance boost, but there’s a catch
A hidden setting spotted in an experimental Windows 11 build suggests Microsoft is preparing to take advantage of Intel's latest CPU technology. But don't expect your PC to suddenly become faster after an update.
NVIDIA’s RTX Spark could be the best thing to happen to Qualcomm Snapdragon
NVIDIA RTX Spark could boost Windows on Arm with better AI tools, native apps, and gaming support. Here’s why Qualcomm Snapdragon could benefit.
3 Mac apps I discovered in 2026 that prove useful software doesn’t have to be boring
Useful apps don’t have to be boring. Here are three Mac apps I found in 2026 that hang your screenshots on a clothesline, make your screen feel like paper, and keep your cat off the keyboard.
The next MacBook Air could arrive early next year, but OLED will have to wait
Apple is reportedly planning a new MacBook Air for early 2027, with the M6 chip expected to headline the refresh while OLED remains off the table.
Apple wants touchscreens on Macs, but its MacBook lineup could get weird
Apple could soon have more MacBook tiers than ever, with entry-level Pros, high-end models, and OLED touchscreens complicating its laptop lineup.
Moonshot tells Kimi AI to code away, but leave the hacking alone
Moonshot AI is reducing the offensive cybersecurity capabilities of its Kimi K3.1 Pro model ahead of its open-weight release, as concerns grow over AI-powered cyberattacks.
Google changes its Workspace privacy promise on ads, and opting out limits Personal Intelligence
Google’s pledge to keep Gmail and Photos out of ad targeting now has an exception for connected AI search data.
OpenAI is locking its most advanced AI models offline after a string of security scares
After a model briefly reached the live web, OpenAI’s most advanced systems will now practice only on a simulated internet.
Your Windows touchpad is about to make scrolling long pages way less tiring
Microsoft is adding accelerated, edge, and single-finger scrolling to Windows touchpads, making it easier to move through long documents, webpages, and code with less effort.
This app turns the iPhone Duo into a pocket-sized Mac
Apple's iPhone Duo has barely arrived, and Headroom already has a clever trick for it: controlling a Mac from the foldable phone, complete with a keyboard that appears when the device folds
AI helped uncover a hidden PHP flaw. Now websites worldwide are facing millions of hacking attempts.
A critical PHP vulnerability has triggered millions of exploit attempts worldwide. AI tools helped researchers uncover the flaw, leaving governments and companies racing to patch vulnerable websites.
Microsoft has begun rolling out Copilot Code for building apps with natural language
Copilot Code is beginning to roll out through Microsoft’s Frontier program, letting users build workplace apps and workflows using natural language.
AI agents are acting like rogues and causing a huge headache for US banks
US banks are restricting third-party AI agents over concerns that automated tools could access accounts or initiate financial actions without clear customer control.
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