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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 is rolling out a new "Select from screen" tool for Gemini in Chrome, while Gemini 3.5 Flash gains built-in computer-use capabilities.
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The Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE19000AI is a beastly Wi-Fi router that is loaded with meaningful features and skips the subscription hurdle, too. But at $899, you must really want it to get one.
NotebookLM is one of Google’s best products, and it just got a cool upgrade
NotebookLM flashcards are getting new controls for editing questions, changing answers, adding cards, and sharing decks, making Google's AI note-taker more useful for students working from their own source material.
Windows 11 is getting Copilot on Microsoft 365 Business accounts again, unless you’re in Europe
Microsoft is using Office's own update system to push Copilot onto commercial Windows 11 PCs, making it harder to block than a standard Microsoft Store install.
Timekettle’s new X1 Meeting Hub does real-time translation for 50 people and fits in your pocket
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Apple MacBook Air M5 review: Boring has never been this good
Quick Take The MacBook Air M5 is what happens when Apple keeps refining an already excellent laptop instead of reinventing it. On paper, the upgrades feel modest. The design is unchanged, the display is still 60Hz, and the M5 chip isn’t delivering the dramatic leap that makes last year’s model instantly obsolete. Yet after spending […]
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The Dell Pro Max 18 Plus wants to give you all the desktop-tier firepower in the world. In return, you must be ready to bear its sheer bulk and the cost burden.
Chrome is testing an Ask Gemini button that follows your text highlights around the web
Chrome Canary is testing a floating toolbar with Ask Gemini, Copy, and Share that appears whenever you select text on any webpage.
Intel Core 3 test shows it could give Windows laptops a fighting chance again MacBook Neo
Intel's upcoming Core 3 304 processor has appeared in new benchmarks, posting PassMark scores surprisingly close to Apple's A18 Pro-powered MacBook Neo.
Hackers leak facial recognition records tied to millions of Madison Square Garden visitors
A cybercriminal group has published what it claims are millions of records stolen from Madison Square Garden Entertainment. The leak is drawing attention not just because of its size, but because it includes facial recognition data, internal threat assessments, and detailed visitor profiles.
Windows 11’s modern Media Player is somehow worse than the version from 17 years ago
Microsoft’s modern Media Player for Windows 11 has received an Insider Preview update, but tests suggest it still uses more memory and opens videos more slowly than the classic Windows 7-era version.
If you have a Mac, you should try this free and beautifully-designed disk space tool
Radix is a free, open-source Mac app that scans folders or drives and shows storage usage through an interactive sunburst chart.
This free Mac app puts stunning glassy widgets on your lock screen
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The Sashimi robot is real and it doesn’t fumble at slicing and dicing
Sashimi-Bot is a three-armed robot trained in simulation to position, slice, and serve raw salmon using a GelSight sensor and a chopstick-equipped arm.
macOS 27 means the end of the Hackintosh Era, but does anyone still need one?
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Instacart is testing camera-ready AI shopping carts that sound convenient, but equally scary
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OpenAI wants an all-knowing personal AI agent for everyone on Earth
OpenAI is framing personal AGI as the mass-market endpoint of its AI race, but it still has to explain price, access, safeguards, and how an all-knowing assistant would work for everyone.
VocabOwl is the viral vocabulary test making word nerds question everything
VocabOwl’s viral vocabulary test turns 100 multiple-choice questions into a shareable estimate of your English word knowledge, but the clever scoring system still leaves room for guessing and uncertainty.
These new Alogic displays are basically a touchscreen Mac workaround
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After social media ban, AI bans could be next for school kids
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Asus just priced its RTX 5080 gaming laptop higher than a last-gen RTX 5090 model
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AI tools that help students cheat are multiplying, and the detectors can’t keep up
A wave of new apps is helping students slip AI written homework past teachers undetected. Even companies selling AI detection tools are tangled up in the same problem.
This monstrous ASUS gaming laptop costs as much as three new MacBook Pros
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ASUS fanboys can now spend $16,578 on its 20th anniversary gaming gear
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Gemini Live can finally remember what you told it in past conversations
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