One of our favorite gaming laptops is $500 off at Best Buy

Asus Back a few years ago, there was no such thing as a small and light gaming laptop, with them often being large and bulky things that used so much electricity we measured battery life in minutes rather than hours. Luckily, there have been a lot of advances since then, and we’re seeing some excellent … Read more

Meta’s stock wrapping up record year, spurred by cost cuts

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Last year at this time, Meta was navigating a crisis of confidence that had pushed its stock price to its lowest since 2016. Sales were … Read more

Apple to pause Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 sales in the US this week over patent dispute on blood oxygen feature

If not vetoed, the ban would go into effect on December 26. An Apple store in Los Angeles. Photo: EPA-EFE The company said it would pause sales of the watches from its website starting on December 21 and from Apple retail locations after December 24. Other models that do not contain the blood oxygen sensor, … Read more

A viral TikTok trend is paving the way for smart glasses

Photo by Tracey Truly / Digital Trends Smart glasses have had a bad reputation ever since the Google Glass days. Despite iterations on the technology, public perception hasn’t changed much, and that’s made it hard for smart glasses to take off in any meaningful way. That might be finally changing. The new Ray-Ban Meta Smart … Read more

The best free antivirus software for 2023

For years, if you wanted the best antivirus software, you had to pay up for genuine protection and security. Any free antivirus software admittedly lacked some critical features, like fraud protection or link blocking. While some antivirus programs cost money, there are plenty of free options with fantastic features. These days, you don’t always have … Read more

Apple makes surprise decision to pause some Watch sales before Christmas

Apple will pause U.S. sales of two of the latest versions of its Apple Watches due to an intellectual property dispute over their Blood Oxygen feature, the company said. The decision stems from two orders issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission on Oct. 26, which would restrict Apple’s ability to sell products that use … Read more

China’s New Oriental fires live-streaming e-commerce platform CEO, promotes top influencer after corporate infighting

Chinese live-streaming e-commerce website East Buy fired its CEO after he made comments angering fans of a top influencer on the platform, ending a widely-watched corporate battle that reflects the importance of A-list sellers. Sun Dongxu, the company’s sacked CEO, became the subject of ire when he backed a social media post insinuating Dong was … Read more

The first Core Ultra handheld gaming PC is already coming

Intel just launched its Core Ultra CPUs, and we’re already hearing about a handheld gaming PC packing one of the latest chips. OneXPlayer teased its X1 handheld, which it says is powered by one of Intel’s new Meteor Lake CPUs. We saw this coming. Meteor Lake is a new generation for Intel, and our hands-on … Read more

Intel is cooking up an exciting DLSS 3 rival

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Intel is working on a rival to Nvidia’s DLSS 3. Intel and researchers from the University of California published a paper detailing the tech, currently dubbed ExtraSS, at Siggraph Asia 2023 (spotted by Wccftech). It accomplishes the same goal as DLSS 3 by generating new frames to improve performance. Unlike … Read more

Adobe and Figma call off $20 billion merger

Adobe and Figma, the cloud-based design tool, will terminate their planned $20 billion merger in light of regulatory hurdles, the companies said Monday. In a statement, the two companies said “there is no clear path to receive necessary regulatory approvals from the European Commission and the UK Competition and Markets Authority.” Adobe shares rose around … Read more