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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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Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon is built for complex coding and cybersecurity tasks
Google's Gemini 4 Carbon targets complex coding and cybersecurity tasks, with the company touting stronger secure coding, fewer AI mistakes, and impressive benchmark results.
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Firefox can now fill out boring forms and monitor websites for you
Firefox Smart Window can now fill out online forms using information from your open tabs and monitor websites for updates, thanks to two new AI features.
A mouse with a touchscreen just hit Kickstarter, and its feature list borders on insanity
The Arctic Fox Super Mouse has landed on Kickstarter, packing a 3.1-inch touchscreen with everything from app-specific shortcuts and swipe typing to gesture controls.
Apple’s next-gen OLED MacBook Pro could start at a steep $2,899
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says a Bloomberg.
M6 vs. M5 MacBook Pro (14-inch): Should M5 owners even bother?
The M6 keeps the same design but sneaks in real speed and modern wireless, courtesy of the new M6 chip that brings more CPU cores.
ChatGPT finally gets the iCloud Mail and Calendar plugins users have been waiting for
OpenAI has added iCloud Mail and Calendar integrations to ChatGPT, bringing email management and scheduling tools to all plans, including the free tier.
I’ve used enough touchscreen laptops for years, and I hope Apple gets one thing right
After years of using touchscreen Windows laptops like the Dell XPS 14 and Asus Zenbook Duo, I'm eager to see Apple's take, provided it keeps the MacBook experience intact.
The $1300 Acer Predator Atlas 8 handheld is finally US-bound, and its pre-orders are already sold out
Acer is bringing the high-end Predator Atlas 8 handheld with Intel Arc G3 Extreme hardware to the US, and Best Buy has already sold through its first batch of preorders.
Google’s Genie 4 lets you edit AI generated worlds in real time, complete with sound and dialogue
Google DeepMind wants to make AI-generated worlds feel more lifelike. Genie 4 brings real-time changes, interactive dialogue, and improved physics to virtual environments.
Apple just raised the ceiling for a Pro laptop to $2000, and I find the audacity impressive
Apple's new M6 MacBook Pro starts at $1,999, a far cry from the M5's $1,599 debut. The hardware is impressive, but the new price of admission deserves some scrutiny.
From budget PCs to AI workstations, ACEMAGIC has great deals worth checking out
ACEMAGIC is offering discounts across its mini PC lineup, including two exclusive Amazon coupon codes that lower the prices of the M5 and M1A PRO+.
How to pre-order Apple’s new M6 iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro
Apple’s new M6 iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro arrive in stores on November 6, with pre-orders opening October 28 at 10:10 AM PT.
Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro get major AI upgrades in Apple Creator Studio
Apple Creator Studio adds MotionVFX effects to Final Cut Pro, Generate Fill to Pixelmator Pro, and a smart assistant to Logic Pro.
Apple’s new 14-inch MacBook Pro gets M6 power and up to 24 hours of battery life
Apple’s new 14-inch MacBook Pro packs an M6 chip, faster AI performance, and up to 24 hours of battery life.
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.
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