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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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WhatsApp Plus is here, and you can safely ignore this subscription

WhatsApp Plus has arrived on iPhone, but when Telegram Premium offers functional upgrades, and Signal gives everything away free, does Meta's new subscription actually earn its keep?
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Google says AI is being abused at industrial scale for cyberattacks, and it just thwarted one

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You’ve heard of flip phones, but Logitech may be making a flip mouse

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Windows 11 is testing a low-latency mode and it visibly speeds up app launch

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Chuwi’s CoreBook Air wants to be the rare ultra-light Copilot+ laptop without an outrageous price

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Bots now account for over half of the internet traffic and they’re raising all kinds of hell

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Anthropic says it has fixed Claude AI’s evil behavior, but pins it on the internet

Muxcard

The size of a credit card: This fully functional computer even packs an e-ink screen

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If your router or drone maker is banned in the US, it will get an update lifeline until 2029

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AI-pilled graduates are not a big hit for finance jobs with their shallow ideas

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Canvas hack hit students at the worst time, and it’s a wake up call for schools everywhere

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Fake DDR5 RAM sticks are now using plastic chips to fool buyers

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macOS 27 to refine the Liquid Glass design approach, but nothing too dramatic

Apple is reportedly refining the Liquid Glass interface in macOS 27 to improve readability, transparency effects, and overall usability without major design changes.
Strix XG129C secondary display.

Asus reveals ROG Strix XG129C, a tiny secondary monitor chasing Elgato’s gamer lunch

The ROG Strix XG129C is a 12.3-inch, 24:9 IPS touchscreen that slots under your main monitor, tracking GPU temps, hosting stream controls, and managing chat windows via 10-point touch and a single USB-C cable.
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Intel’s turnaround is one for the ages, without having much to show for it

Intel’s stock has soared on foundry hopes, government backing, and big-name partnerships, but the company still needs to prove its comeback is built on more than investor confidence.
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Apple’s Continuity features are so good, they make Windows and Android feel incomplete

Apple's Continuity features are not just convenient, they are habit-forming. Once you start using them, going back to any other platform feels like giving up a superpower.
Officer K looking up at a neon-colored hologram in Blade Runner 2049.

Sci-fi got the gadgets right, but the vibes wrong

Sci-fi promised holograms, floating interfaces, and magic computers. Consumer tech delivered phones, video calls, smart speakers, and the boring version that actually ships.
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Apple could go back to Intel for chips, but not how you would expect (or dread)

Apple and Intel are reportedly exploring a manufacturing partnership that could reshape how future Apple chips are produced. But despite the headline, this does not mean Apple is abandoning Apple Silicon or returning to Intel-powered Macs. According to a new Wall Street Journal report, Apple and Intel have reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to […]
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Apple wants you to verify your identity before you get Education discount on products

Apple replaced its US Education Store honor system with mandatory UNiDAYS verification, requiring students and educators to confirm eligibility via academic portal login or valid documents.
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OpenAI’s Codex just moved into Chrome, where the useful work and the risks live

OpenAI’s Codex Chrome extension pushes the coding agent into signed-in browser work, making it more useful for real tasks while raising new questions about access, approvals, and agentic AI risk.
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MacBook Neo was such a smash hit for Apple that it might soon treat you to a price hike

A depleted supply of binned A18 Pro chips and the DRAM price surge mean Apple may increase the MacBook Neo’s $599 price or drop the base configuration entirely.
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Asus’ utterly sleek ExpertBook Ultra lands in the US with an utterly baffling price tag

Asus’ ExpertBook Ultra brings a 14-inch tandem OLED screen, Intel Core Ultra Series 3 power, and enterprise security to the US for an eye-watering $3,599.99 price tag.
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Perplexity’s Personal Computer can work autonomously on your Mac, and it’s now available to all

Perplexity's new Mac app brings Personal Computer to your desktop, letting AI agents work through your local files, native apps, and the web, so you don't have to.
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I built a Mac app to track my bad posture with AirPods. I didn’t write a line of code.

Thanks to Claude, I built an app without any knowledge of programming. Not too long ago, it would have been a pipe-dream for someone like me to even imagine building my own personal software.
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Fitbit is becoming Google Health, and it’s getting a bunch of wellness upgrades

The Fitbit app will automatically update to Google Health, bringing multimodal food logging, medical records integration, and Apple Health compatibility.
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Your coworker’s AI-built app might be leaking company secrets

New investigation has found thousands of AI-built web apps with weak or missing access controls, exposing medical records, company documents, chatbot logs, and financial data.
ChatGPT on a Mac.

A shocking study made me rethink how I use AI, and you should probably do that too

A new study finds that after just ten minutes of AI-assisted problem-solving, people performed worse and gave up more easily once the AI was gone. But the culprit isn't AI itself. It's how most people are using it.
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Google pulls the plug on Project Mariner, the AI agent that browsed the web like a human

Google has shut down Project Mariner, the AI browser agent that navigated websites by processing screenshots in real time. Its core features are moving into the Gemini API and Gemini Agent.
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Google responds to Chrome’s silent Gemini Nano install, stops short of addressing consent

Google Chrome VP and GM Parisa Tabriz has responded to backlash over Chrome's practice of silently downloading a 4GB Gemini Nano model onto user devices.
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Anthropic just taught Claude to dream between tasks, and it makes agents meaningfully smarter

Anthropic launched Dreaming for Claude Managed Agents, a scheduled background process that reviews past sessions, extracts patterns, and refines agent memory between tasks.
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Samsung patent shows a laptop with a clever touch-sensitive palmrest for shortcuts

Samsung’s idea could let one key do two jobs, depending on whether your hand is resting on the laptop or hovering above it.
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The Desktop Paradox: I finally understand why gamers hesitate before going OLED

OLED looks perfect, so why isn’t it on your desk? Exploring burn-in fears, MiniLED trade-offs, and why gamers are still torn.
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iOS 27 could treat AI models like default apps, and that may finally get me to use Apple Intelligence

Apple is letting users pick their preferred AI for Writing Tools, Image Playground, and Siri. It's the most coherent AI plan any platform has announced.
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Intel’s future CPU roadmap leaks reveal a company in attack mode

Intel’s upcoming CPU roadmap featuring Nova Lake, Razor Lake, Titan Lake, and Moon Lake is reportedly back on track as the company ramps up efforts against AMD.
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This compact SSD enclosure has active cooling to sustain 80Gbps speeds for as long as you need

Satechi's DotDisk 80Gbps SSD enclosure uses a built-in microfan and thermal pad to prevent thermal throttling during sustained transfers, keeping speeds consistent where most compact enclosures slow down.
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Kids are bypassing online age checks by drawing fake beards on their face

More platforms are pushing age checks on users across apps, games, and social networks, but kids are already finding ridiculous workarounds, from fake birthdays and borrowed logins to simple makeup tricks and video game characters.
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Asus Zenbook S16 OLED review: A balanced ultrabook that I think plays it too safe

A lightweight 16-inch OLED laptop with excellent everyday performance and design, but limited by conservative tuning that prioritises thermals and efficiency over peak power.
Google Search AI Overview misidentifying May 6 2026 as May 20 2025.

Google Search updates hope to turn AI answers into a starting point for you, not a dead end

Google is rolling out five updates to AI Mode and AI Overviews in Search designed to surface more links and give users more reasons to click through to the websites behind them.
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