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AMD Ryzen 9 3900x pins.

Here’s everything to consider when buying a CPU in 2024

Your CPU is at the center of your computer, handling the underlying math that makes your machine tick. In this guide, we show you how to choose a CPU.
Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 7420 front angled view with keyboard folded under and showing display.

Work, school, play: Here’s what I love most about Dell’s 2-in-1 laptop — $200 off

The Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 laptop with the Intel Core 5 120U processor is on sale from Dell with a $200 discount that drops its price to an affordable $550.
The MacBook Air on a white table.

The MacBook Air just got a surprise upgrade that everyone will love

In an unexpected move, Apple has bumped the starting configuration of the M2 and M3 MacBook Air up to 16GB of RAM.
MacBook Pro with M4

The new M4 MacBook Pro comes with these 7 major changes

Apple has officially announced the M4 MacBook Pro, and while it's not a redesign, it includes these six big changes from the previous generation.
Google logo at the company's campus in California.

Russia’s fine of Google amounts to 23,809,523 times all of the money that exists on Earth

The Russian government says Google owes it $2.5 decillion in fines, or about 23 million times all of the money that exists on Earth.
The Core Ultra 9 285K socketed into a motherboard.

5 CPUs you should buy instead of the Core Ultra 9 285K

Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K is an impressive CPU, but there are several alternatives that are both faster and cheaper.
The M4 Mac mini being used in a workplace.

What everyone is getting wrong about the Mac mini’s hidden power button

Apple’s M4 Mac mini has a power button on its underside. That may seem like a weird design decision, but Apple thinks it makes perfect sense. Here’s why.
AMD CEO Lisa Su delivering AMD's CES 2023 keynote.

AMD CEO teases RDNA 4 release as gaming revenue drops by 69%

AMD CEO Lisa Su just put an end to all speculation about the release date of AMD's upcoming graphics cards, while also revealing more about their performance.
The Reddit logo.

Reddit just achieved something for the first time in its 20-year history

Reddit has turned a profit for the first time in its history, and its daily user base has grown to almost 100 million users.
Google's Gemini logo with the AI running on a smartphone and a PC.

This upcoming AI feature could revolutionize Google Chrome

Google's Project Jarvis will allows AI to complete tasks like booking travel plans in Chrome on your behalf.
Students using Microsoft Office software on their laptops outside.

Best Microsoft Office deals: Get Word, PowerPoint, and Excel for free

Microsoft Office is paid software, so a discount is always welcome. Here are the best Microsoft Office deals you can find right now.
An HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e all-in-one printer rests on a white table with plants and a thumb drive beside it.

Best printer deals: 10+ cheap printers on sale as low as $79

Whether you're searching for a cheap printer or one that's capable of performing multiple functions, you should check out the printer deals that we've gathered.
ChatGPT chat search

Your ChatGPT conversation history is now searchable

ChatGPT chat histories are now searchable within the web app so you can quickly find and surface relevant information from previous conversations.
Pads on the bottom of the Ryzen 9 7950X.

AMD vs. Intel: which makes the best CPUs?

With AMD's Ryzen 9000 here and Intel's Arrow Lake now here, the rivalry between AMD and Intel is hotter than ever. Here's how they compare.
An open HP Spectre x360 16 sits on a table, angled so that the screen and keyboard can be seen.

Best HP laptop deals: Get a 17-inch workhorse for $167 and more

HP is one of the best laptop brands, so there's always high demand for HP laptop deals. To help narrow down the choices, we've rounded up our favorite bargains.
The Surface Pro 11 on a white table in front of a window.

Microsoft is forced to halt the Windows 11 24H2 update on some PCs

Yet another speed bump for Microsoft's latest Windows 11 24H2 update.
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Branded

Here are the top five tips for cybersecurity awareness month

We've teamed up with MacPaw to bring you some essential cybersecurity tips for the month of cybersecurity awareness. We could all stand to be more vigilant.
The Alienware m18 R2 gaming laptop with Baldur's Gate 3 on the screen.

This Alienware gaming laptop with RTX 4090 is $600 off today

Want to take your PC gaming on the go? Save $600 today when you order the Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Desktop through Dell.
Alienware Aurora R16 sitting on a desk.

The Aurora R16 with RTX 4060 is $250 off, but act fast!

Be the best gamer you can be with the fast and powerful Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop, now on sale at Dell for $1,300.
The iBuyPower Scale Gaming Desktop.

This iBuyPower gaming PC deal is hard to beat

Invest in faster, better-looking, and better-performing gampleay with the iBuyPower Scale Gaming Desktop, now on sale at Best Buy for $750.
iOS 16 Work Focus with a Fantastical widget and two rows of work-related apps

This beloved Mac-only app has finally come to Windows

The Fantastical calendar app has been a fan favorite on Mac for over a decade, and now Windows users can finally join the club.
intel core ultra 5 245k review 4

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K review: where Arrow Lake breaks down

The Core Ultra 5 245K should be a value-focused midrange CPU, but it fails to deliver even a generational improvement over Intel's last-gen options.
Someone holding a new Mac mini in their hand.

14 years later, the Mac mini has finally been reborn

The Mac mini has undergone a major overhaul, with a sleek new design and upgraded M4 chip bringing Apple’s smallest desktop computer up to date.
AMD logo on the RX 7800 XT graphics card.

AMD could swipe some of the best features of Nvidia GPUs

AMD is looking into new techniques for upscaling and denoising, possibly gearing up for the release of the next version of FSR.
AMD presenting its new Turin CPUs.

AMD may completely dominate CES 2025

AMD has a lot of new products up its sleeve, and they're all said to be making an appearance during CES 2025, including CPUs, GPUs, and APUs.
The Mac mini on a wooden table.

M4 Mac mini appears to have just been leaked by Amazon

Amazon appears to have accidentally leaked the specifications for the M4 Mac mini ahead of Apple's official unveiling this week.
Alienware Aurora R16 sitting on a coffee table.

I love the RGB on this Alienware Aurora R16 gaming PC and it’s $700 off today

For a super powerful gaming PC for less, check out the Alienware Aurora R16 gaming PC while it's on sale now at Dell for $700 off.
The Microsoft Windows logo surrounded by colors of red, green, yellow and blue.

I have really good news about Microsoft Teams

The new merged view for Microsoft Teams is coming to public preview next month, and threaded conversations are due next year.
A collection of floppy disks.

One of the last floppy disk industries is finally modernizing

The Muni Metro in San Francisco was recently approved for an update that would transition it from a control system using floppy disks to a more modern system.
AI Overviews being shown in Google Search.

Google expands AI Overviews to over 100 more countries

Google announced on Monday that it is expanding its AI Overview feature to search result pages in seven languages and more than 100 countries.
HDR demo on the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8.

Best Buy is knocking $500 off the Samsung G8 gaming monitor

Game like a pro with the incredible Samsung 32-inch Neo G8, now on sale at Best Buy for $800. Act fast before this markdown disappears!
People using the Apple iMac with M4 chip.

Apple’s M4 iMac brings next-gen power to your desktop

Apple has updated the iMac to come with a powerful M4 chip, giving its all-in-one desktop computer an upgrade ahead of more announcements this week.
Combat in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a breath of fresh air on PC

I assumed Dragon Age: The Veilguard would have problems on PC, but I'm very happy to report that I was wrong.
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D installed in a motherboard.

AMD CPUs just got a major performance update for games

A string of motherboard updates are rolling out that promise higher gaming performance on AMD CPUs, with boosts of up to 35%.
Senior Editor, Computing

Luke Larsen is a Senior Editor at Digital Trends and manages all content covering laptops, Macs, monitors, PC hardware, and peripherals. Around here we call it “computing,” but here’s a good rule of thumb: If it’s a computer or something that plugs into a computer, you found your guy. Oh, and these days, AI too. So much AI.

After getting a degree in music from the University of Oregon, Luke started his career in media hoping to get into music journalism. But when the opportunity arose, he landed in tech and hasn’t looked back since. He has over a decade of tech journalism experience, first joining Digital Trends in 2017 as a native Portlander, happy to join a tech media company that called his city home. Before working at DT, he worked as Tech Editor at Paste Magazine for over four years and has bylines at publications such as IGN, TouchArcade (RIP), and The Oregonian.

In his years at Digital Trends so far, Luke has covered high-profile industry events such as CES, IFA, and Microsoft Build, delivering on-the-ground coverage, breaking news, and first-hand reporting. He’s hosted countless YouTube videos, made podcast appearances, and written over 600 articles.

Some of his earliest tech memories include learning HTML through his MySpace account and trying to play Baldur’s Gate II on his parents’ dusty old beige box. These days, his obsession with technology is in telling stories with tech — in finding the narratives that ebb and flow through both technological advancement and product design, trickling right on down to our day-to-day experience of it. He is convinced that we all spend too much of our time using technology and not enough time thinking about it — cue a healthy dose of navel-gazing and philosophizing.

When he’s not endlessly debating what the best laptop is, Luke spends his days being a dad and a husband. Oh, and when there’s time (which there isn’t), he’s an avid fiction writer, player of designer board games, and still occasionally makes some music.