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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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Apple iMac Pro News

One more year of the iMac Pro being missing in action

The iMac Pro was totally absent from Apple’s October Mac announcements. Is the company still working on releasing a larger iMac, or is it gone for good?
MacBook Pro with M4

Leaked M4 MacBook Pro benchmarks reveal incredible performance

The opened HP Envy 17t-da000 with an abstract background.

This 17-inch HP Envy laptop is $380 off today

The Dell XPS 14 on a white table with the screen open.

Best laptop deals: Save on the Dell XPS 14, MacBook Pro 16 and more

Dell XPS 13 9345 front view showing display and keyboard.

The compact Dell XPS 13 is on sale for one of the lowest prices we’ve seen

Dell XPS 15 9520 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

Score the Dell XPS 15 for less than $1,000 during this sale

Gen-3 alpha advanced camera controls

Runway brings precise camera controls to AI videos

A press photo of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11.

This Lenovo ThinkPad is almost $1,800 off today!

young woman playing video games on a PC

Best gaming PC deals: Lenovo Legion, ASUS ROG, Acer Predator

Call of Duty Black Ops 6.

The best PC settings for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Editing a photo in Photometer.

Apple just acquired this beloved Mac app

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition front view showing display and keyboard.

Lenovo’s latest laptop had an edge on the MacBook Air until this week

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The Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDP playing Cyberpunk 2077.

Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDP review: OLED hits its stride

Asus has its first dual mode OLED monitor, and it's easily the best version of this display that we've seen so far.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger presents Intel's roadmap including Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake, and Panther Lake.

Intel CEO says that Lunar Lake was ‘a one-off’

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger talked about the company's upcoming products during its latest earnings call, revealing its plans for Panther Lake and Nova Lake.
The Sony XR headset being worn on a someone's face.

Samsung’s Vision Pro competitor is one step closer to a 2025 release

Samsung has confirmed that it will be releasing an XR device in 2025, after several years of teasing collaboration with Qualcomm and Google.
Pair of monitors on a desk with a monitor arm.

Here’s why it is a good time to buy a monitor

Experts project that monitor prices could decline toward the year's end as demand for displays softens.
The Color LaserJet Pro 4301fdw has good photo print quality on glossy paper.

The best color laser printers for 2024: tested and reviewed

Color laser printers are a smart choice for home offices and small businesses, but which should you buy? Here are our top picks for every budget.
The ChatGPT Search icon on the prompt window

ChatGPT Search is here to battle both Google and Perplexity

OpenAI's new ChatGPT Search feature leans on the internet to provide up-to-date information to your prompts.
Windows 11 logo on a laptop.

You have one year to safely use Windows 10 before you’ll need to pay

Microsoft is bring its ESU program to consumers for the first time, allowing Windows 10 lovers to opt in for an extra year of security updates.
An Alienware m16 gaming laptop in use on a desk, playing Baldur's Gate III.

Best gaming laptop deals: Alienware, Razer, Asus and more

With plenty of gaming laptop deals around, we've highlighted some of the best from Alienware, Lenovo, HP, and many more great laptop manufacturers.
The Samsung 34-inch ViewFinity S5 monitor on a white background.

This Samsung 34-inch QHD Monitor is less than $250 today

From gamers to graphic designers, the Samsung 34-inch ViewFinity Monitor is the screen you need. And right now, Amazon is offering a $150 discount!
The Apple M4 series chips, including the M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max against a black background.

M4 chip: here’s everything we know about Apple’s latest silicon

Apple's latest chips came first to the iPad Pro, but have now rolled out on Macs. How big of an upgrade is it really?
Elon Musk at Tesla Cyber Rodeo.

Elon Musk reportedly will blow $10 billion on AI this year

Elon Musk's Tesla and xAI companies are slated to invest $10 billion on AI capacity this year, but that pales in comparison to what their rivals are spending.
The Alienware 34 Curved QD-OLED Gaming Monitor on a white background.

This top-shelf Alienware monitor is $300 off today

Say hello to gorgeous visuals and lightning-fast response times with the Alienware 34-inch QD-OLED Gaming Monitor, now on sale for $800 when you order through Dell.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 front angled view showing display and keyboard.

This 2-in-1 ThinkPad is over $1,700 off today!

One of the best Lenovo 2-in-1 models is on sale through the manufacturer. Save over $1,700 when you order the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 today!
Nvidia's A100 data center GPU.

Your next gaming PC could be fully built by Nvidia

According to a new report, Nvidia is planning on launching Arm-based CPUs and GPUs for Windows PCs next year.
Intel Core i5-13600K installed in a motherboard.

The best Intel processors for 2024

Intel's best processors might pull a lot of power, but they're also super powerful. Here are the best Intel CPUs to buy in 2024.
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This underrated Google Chrome feature turned me into a power user

I don't like it when a browser gets in my way, but a relatively new feature in Chrome has completely changed how I browse.
Pads on the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D is official, and it shakes things up in a big way

After a long string of rumors and speculation, AMD has finally confirmed that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is arriving next week. Here are the details.
A Google logo sign at the top of a building.

Ancient Mayan city discovered via page 16 of Google search results

Who ever goes beyond page one of Google search results? Well, Luke Auld-Thomas did, and it led to the discovery of a lost city.
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Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot happily working all by itself

Boston Dynamics' amazing Atlas robot looks more competent than ever, with a new video showing it performing tasks efficiently and autonomously.
Mac Mini with M4

The era of 8GB RAM is over

In a surprising move this week, Apple exorcised its Mac lineup of devices with 8GB of memory, including in the MacBook Air.
Pads on the bottom of the Ryzen 9 7950X.

Early Black Friday 2024 CPU deals: AMD and Intel battle it out

Picking up a new CPU can be an ordeal, especially if you're worried about cost. Luckily, these Black Friday deals will let you snag a great CPU for cheap.
A render for an Intel Arrow Lake CPU.

The sales numbers for Intel’s new chips are just depressing

This does not seem to be a good start for Intel's latest Core Ultra 200S desktop processors based on the Arrow Lake architecture.

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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.