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Apple Car rendering from Vanarama.

Here’s why the Vision Pro succeeded where the Apple Car failed

The Apple Car and the Vision Pro headset were two highly ambitious projects from Apple, but only one eventually made it to market. Here’s why that happened.
A person using WhatsApp Messenger on his Android smartphone.

How to remove an account from Google Smart Lock

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Your American Express credit card info may have been hacked

MacBook Air 2020

RIP to Apple’s most important MacBook

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D installed in a motherboard.

The best processors in 2024: AMD and Intel CPUs duke it out

The Oculus Quest 2 in use.

Meta will delete your Quest account (and games) unless you update soon

Three printers from top brands, HP, Epson, and Brother.

Here’s how to choose the right printer to buy in 2024

Frank Azor presenting at AMD's RDNA 3 launch event.

AMD finally has a strategy to beat Nvidia’s DLSS

The screen of the MacBook Air M2.

The MacBook Air M3 has one change that fixes its biggest flaw

HP Spectre x360 16 2024 front view showing media mode.

It’s still not cheap, but HP’s best 2-in-1 laptop is $300 off

A Dell XPS 15 laptop on an office desk next to a monitor.

Don’t miss these huge deals on the Dell XPS 15 and Dell XPS 17

Dell G15 gaming laptop on a table.

Dell just dropped the price of this gaming laptop from $1,050 to $800

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The Alienware m18 gaming laptop.

This Alienware gaming laptop with an RTX 4090 is $800 off today

The Alienware m18 gaming laptop is a supremely powerful gaming laptop and right now, it's more affordable than usual.
Corsair DDR5 RAM inside a PC.

If you’re still gaming on 16GB of RAM, you’re missing out

If you're still on the fence about making the jump to 32GB RAM on your gaming PC, the time has come.
The Dell XPS 13 in front of a window.

There’s still time to get the Dell XPS 13 for $599

The Dell XPS 13 as we know it isn't around for much longer. It's on sale for a little while longer though so here's why it's so good.
A man playing on the Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop.

Best Buy’s deal of the day is a starter gaming laptop for $700

The Acer Nitro 5 with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics card is available from Best Buy for $700, after a $250 discount on the starter gaming laptop.
An OLED HDR demo running on the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14.

Why this gaming laptop is the MacBook Pro’s biggest competition

There's no laptop quite like the 14-inch MacBook Pro right now. But this gaming laptop gets surprisingly close.
The OneDrive app on a Windows PC.

OneDrive is ruining my PC gaming setup

Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage service is installed on your PC by default, and it can cause some trouble when playing PC games on multiple devices.
A person holds an iPhone in front of a MacBook.

The 6 best ways Macs work with your other Apple devices

Apple’s ecosystem enables some great ways of working across multiple devices. Here are six of the best, from the Universal Control to fast document signing.
Magic Mouse next to a Mac keyboard on a desk.

Big discounts just landed on Apple’s Magic Mouse and Trackpad

Whether you own a MacBook, Mac computer, or iPad, you should consider buying the Apple Magic Mouse and Apple Magic Trackpad as they're on sale from Amazon.
ibuypower tma7n4601 gaming desktop deal walmart february 2024 pc

Save $400 on this (upgradeable) gaming PC with an RTX 4060

The iBuyPower TMA7N4601 gaming desktop with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card, which was originally priced at $1,300, is on sale from Walmart for $899.
Dell XPS 14 lifestyle view showing laptop on coffee table.

Our 5 favorite laptop deals in Best Buy’s ‘3-Day Sale’ — from $159

The Best Buy 3-Day sale is here, goes through Sunday, and its been making us take a huge interest in Best Buy's laptop deals. It has Chromebooks, gaming, more!
Apple iPad 9th Gen. 2021 on porch with toys.

Our 5 favorite tablet deals in Best Buy’s ‘3-Day Sale’

Here, we investigate the tablets that make up the 3-Day Sale and highlight the five we like the most, with both Apple and Windows operating systems covered.
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 placed on a desk.

Our 5 favorite gaming laptop deals in Best Buy’s ‘3-Day Sale’

Best Buy's 3-Day Sale, an aptly named sale that lasts for... three days is ending Sunday, so go check out these hot gaming laptop deals now. Our top 5 are here!
A person using a laptop with a set of code seen on the display.

How to check your Mac for viruses and malware

Mac systems are considered among the safest systems, but there's no guarantee they won't get infected. Here’s how to check your Mac for viruses and malware.
Yakuza Like a Dragon on the Asus ROG PG32UCDM.

I couldn’t live without this underrated monitor feature

If you own a newer monitor, it probably includes a KVM switch. Here's why you should be taking advantage of it.
The back of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14.

I can’t wait for ARM-based gaming laptops

It might sound ridiculous, but the idea of ARM-based gaming laptops isn't as far-fetched as it might sound.
A smartphone sitting on a wooden table, showing the Gmail app's inbox on its screen.

How to find archived emails in Gmail and return them to your inbox

If you’ve sent your Gmail messages to the archive and now have no idea where they went, here's how to access them and even return them back to your inbox.
A person typing on a MacBook keyboard.

Here’s how to unlock a keyboard that’s locked

A locked keyboard can be a major inconvenience as we rely on keyboards to operate our PCs and laptops. Here's a guide to how to unlock a keyboard that's locked.
Windows 11 set up on a computer.

How to resize an image on Mac, Windows, and a Chromebook

Whether you need to scale an image up or down, or change the aspect ratio, our guide covers how to resize images for Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS.
The Tecno Mega Mini Gaming G1 mini-gaming PC showcased at MWC 2024.

This smartphone company made a shockingly small watercooled gaming PC

The Tecno Mega Mini Gaming G1 is one of the smallest mini-PCs that comes with a custom watercooling solution.
Windows 11 set up on a computer.

How to change your default browser in Windows 11

Windows 11 might want to push you to use Edge, but you probably have another favorite. Whatever it is, here's how to make it the default browser.
Steam Deck over a pink background.

Nvidia is reportedly ‘worried that it’s missing the boat’

Nvidia has completely neglected the gaming handheld market, which is where AMD absolutely dominates -- but that might not be the case for long.
Cyberpunk 2077 being played on the Alienware 32 QD-OLED.

Fullscreen vs. Windowed borderless: which is best for gaming?

Fullscreen and windowed borderless are two popular screen modes for gaming, but which is best, and why? Here's why and when you should use one over the other.

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Senior Editor, Computing

Luke Larsen is a Senior Editor at Digital Trends and manages all content covering laptops, monitors, PC hardware, and everything else that plugs into a computer. Luke joined Digital Trends in 2017 as a native Portlander, happy to join a media company that called his city home. His obsession with technology is in observing the ebb and flow of how technological advancement and product design intersects with our day-to-day experience of it. From digging into the minute details to stepping back and seeing the wider trends, Luke revels in telling stories with tech.

Before working at DT, he worked as Tech Editor at Paste Magazine for over four years and has bylines at publications such as IGN and The Oregonian. When he’s not obsessing over what the best laptop is or how Apple can fix the Mac, Luke spends his time playing designer board games, quoting obscure Star Wars lines, and hanging with his family.