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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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The Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 laptop on a gray background.

This Lenovo ThinkPad is usually $1,739 — today it’s under $1,000

The reliable Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 with 16GB of RAM is available from Lenovo for only $980, which is 43% lower than its estimated value of $1,739.
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 top down view showing keyboard and touchpad.

I’m intrigued by Apple’s weird keyboard idea that could change how you use your MacBook

A Starlink dish next to an RV.

Save $349 on a 12-month Starlink subscription, but only if you’re in these states

The Yeston Sakura Atlantis RX 9070 XT graphics card on a blue background

AMD might have a better-priced RX 9070 on the way, with one compromise

GPU sag on an RTX 3070.

Asus’s new GPU droop solution is smart, but you don’t need it

Nvidia RTX 5080 render

Nvidia rolls out yet another Hotfix driver to tackle RTX 50-series issues

Amazon's KA-01 mission for Project Kuiper gets underway from the Space Coast.

Amazon launches its first internet satellites to rival SpaceX Starlink

The Dell Tower Plus Desktop on a white background.

Need a reliable PC? Get the Dell Tower Plus Desktop while it’s $400 off

The back view of the Gigabyte Aorus 17 gaming laptop.

Gamers, Gigabyte gaming laptops are on sale — up to 22% off

Deep Research option for ChatGPT.

OpenAI CEO admits ChatGPT’s personality is ‘too annoying’

GPMI connector

GPMI is way better than HDMI, but it may never be able to compete

Fans on the RTX 5080.

Nvidia’s upcoming GPUs could feature a massive VRAM upgrade

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Intel CPUs with CNC-machined heat-spreaders for waterbook cooling experiment

Watch this PC modder turn an Intel heatspreader into the coolest water block ever

The experiment transforms the heatspreader of an Intel Core i9 14900KS into a water block
Angled view of a person typing on the Satechi SM3 Slim mechanical keyboard.

I finally found the perfect mechanical keyboard to go with my Mac, and it’s a lot cheaper

Satechi's SM3 Slim comes in at nearly half the price of Apple's Magic Keyboard for Mac, but it serves a mechanical experience while filling plenty of gaps.
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 2025 front view showing display and keyboard.

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (2025) review: Blackwell and Arrow Lake make an impressive debut

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is the first gaming laptop I've reviewed with Intel's Arrow Lake-HX and Nvidia's Blackwell. It's a solid representative of both.
A screenshot of Spelunky 2.

I spent $3,000 on a PC only to play a $20 game. I have zero regrets

I'm a PC building enthusiast, but even with all that experience and knowledge, I still fell victim to spending "just a little more." I really didn't need to.
Depicting of the Maccy clipboard app for macOS on a laptop with letters inb the background.

I used a free app to fix my biggest problem with macOS

Apple hasn't baked a system-level clipboard into macOS. Maccy fills that gap beautifully, while remaining open-source, and totally free, if you want it to.
The Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Twin Edge 16GB graphics card

Why the RTX 5060 Ti might be the GPU your SFF has been waiting for

The RTX 5060 Ti proves to be a viable option for SFF builds
Phil Nickinson wearing the Apple AirPods Pro and Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

Meta’s display-toting AI smart glasses could spoil Apple’s party in 2025

Meta's next-gen AI smart glasses could add a display and run a customized build of Android. They are said to arrive in October, right around the iPhone season.
Asus Vivobook 16 X1607QA Copilot+ PC laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon X ARM 64 chip on a wooden surface.

Asus Vivobook 16 review: A cut above most budget laptops

The Snapdragon X-powered Asus Vivobook 16 strikes a good balance of value for money and practical utility, while cutting back on premium features.
A person pinches while wearing an Apple Vision Pro.

Apple’s low-cost Vision Pro headset could land sooner than expected

Apple's more affordable XR headset is reportedly eyeing less fancy display hardware, but could still serve the firepower of its upcoming M5-series silicon.
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses worn by Prakhar Khanna.

Ray-Ban Meta Glasses are my favorite AI gadget, and they keep getting better

Meta announced its Ray-Ban AI Glasses in October 2023, and while the company hasn’t launched a successor yet, it has steadily expanded the feature set, turning them into my favorite AI gadget. These are all quality-of-life upgrades that would ideally be released with the next-gen product. But Meta has announced the expansion of Ray-Ban Meta […]
Deep Research option for ChatGPT.

It’s not your imagination — ChatGPT models actually do hallucinate more now

According to internal tests, newer models like o3 and o4-mini hallucinate significantly more than older versions, and OpenAI doesn't know why.
The Windows Security app in Windows 11.

6 security settings I always change on a new Windows PC

These are the Windows 11 security settings I always change as soon as possible.
Opera browser on a laptop.

My favorite web browser is one you’ve probably ignored – and you shouldn’t

Opera browser is built atop the same foundations as Chrome, but it offers a slew of standout features that pushed my productivity into a whole another domain.
Kagi search bar in light mode.

I tried using a paid search engine for a week, and I don’t think I’ll go back

I tried using a paid search engine to see what it's like outside the world of Google -- and it's pretty good.
OpenAI's new typeface OpenAI Sans

OpenAI’s GPT-4 might be coming to an end. Here’s why that’s actually good news

OpenAI is streamlining its AI model lineup, retiring popular models like GPT-4 and GPT-4.5, all in anticipation of the launch of GPT-5 later this year.
YouTube App

YouTube’s AI Overviews want to make search results smarter

YouTube is experimenting with a new AI feature that could change how people find videos. Here’s the kicker: not everyone is going to love it. The platform has started rolling out AI-generated video summaries directly in search results, but only for a limited group of YouTube Premium subscribers in the U.S. For now, the AI […]
The HP OfficeJet Pro 9730e is a budget-friendly wide-format all-in-one.

HP OfficeJet Pro 9730e review: a wide-format 11×17 printer at a small price

Need a wide-format printer? I tested HP's fast, affordable OfficeJet Pro 9730e to find out if it's the right 11x17 printer for your office.
A Dell laptop connected to a hard drive on a couch.

Outlook typing lag will finally get a fix from Microsoft

Unfortunately, users might have to deal with the bug until next month.
A woman sits by a desk and plays a game on a laptop equipped with an AMD processor.

New AMD laptop GPUs have leaked, and Nvidia might be in trouble

A new leak tells us that AMD might have a whole lot of laptop GPUs in store, and there's an interesting model hidden among the rest.
Shot from a Microsoft advert.

Microsoft has revealed one of its recent ads uses gen AI — can you tell?

Microsoft has been experimenting with AI-generated imagery for its adverts -- and we didn't even notice.
A person using Google Gemini on the Google Pixel 9a.

Google Gemini among the top three AI services, with 350 million monthly users

Despite significant growth, it appears Google's Gemini chatbot lags behind rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Meta AI in terms of its monthly active user base.
Deep Research option for ChatGPT.

ChatGPT’s awesome Deep Research gets a light version and goes free for all

One of the best ChatGPT tools is Deep Research, but so far, it has required a subscription. OpenAI now offers a lighter version and expanded it to free users.

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