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Oculus Touch is here, just in time for the holidays. It adds much needed motion controls to the Rift headset, but is it a step up from the Vive?

2016 was one heck of year. Thankfully, for PC enthusiasts, the good largely outweighed the bad. We discuss what impressed us, and what disappointed us.

Nvidia's GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti are the company's new budget video cards, with prices as low as $110. Can you use these cards as an upgrade to your existing desktop?

Mozilla and Widmer partnered to create an open source beer. The result, OpenSourcery, is a drinkable American IPA typical of the style, but it's also just the beginning. The companies hope to offer more, and more detailed, community input to refine the beer into something great.

Microsoft didn't talk much about Windows at Build 2018, but it did talk about two specific features -- Timeline, and Sets. These features are important not just on their own. They build upon 'activities,' a new form of multi-tasking that's every bit as important as the window.

Microsoft came to its Build 2018 conference with a slim selection of consumer-facing information, but that didn't dampen its positive attitude. While other tech companies wallow in scandals, Microsoft is building a vision for how a high-tech organization can innovate without destroying your privacy.

Microsoft's Build 2018 is about to begin. The annual developer conference held in Seattle, Washington focuses on all things Microsoft, but it has a bent towards business and productivity. That means more Azure, less Windows, and it's unlikely that we'll see any new Surface devices debut.

Windows 10's latest patch is the April 2018 Update. The name is a bit dull, to be sure, and represents in change in tactic from previous patches, which hyped major features almost as if each patch was a new Windows release. Microsoft has embraced the fact that a patch is best when it's not an event.

Dell's new XPS 13 is a smart, sleek, quick laptop, and the top choice for anyone seeking a 13-inch machine. Yet it does have one hidden, optional, problem -- the expensive 4K display.

The position of the webcam in Huawei's new MateBook X Pro laptop is less than ideal. That's because the thin display bezels leave no room for it. There's a solution, however -- putting the camera inside the display.

Intel has released its latest 8th-gen Core processors. They include the world's first mobile Core i9, the first six-core processors for mobile, and a wide variety of chips with Intel Optane memory support.

Computers are often a mess of cords that consume lots of desk space. Fortunately, there are easy ways to minimize PC clutter.

is a weekly column that dives into the rapidly escalating topic of cyber security. Reuters reported on February 6 that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a key agency responsible for overseeing financial companies, is neglecting its investigation into the Equifax hack that compromised the personal information of millions. The CFPB allegedly has failed to issue […]

Microsoft is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its innovative and controversial Surface line. The company's 2-in-1s and laptops aren't perfect, but they have indisputably paved the way for new categories of PCs.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the federal agency responsible for protecting consumers from financial companies. Yet reports suggest it's neglecting an investigation of Equifax, which was hacked in 2017, exposing information on millions of people.

The Bitdefender Box is a home router that’s also a home security hub, watching over not only PCs and smartphones, but also IoT devices. It’s effective and easy to use, but you must go all-in on Bitdefender’s software.

We put Intel's new mid-range integrated graphics processor, Intel HD 4600, to the test. But does it really raise the bar for integrated graphics?

GeForce Now, Nvidia’s game streaming service, is now available as a free beta for PC and Mac. You can play games on systems that normally couldn’t – if you have an excellent internet connection.

The new Dell XPS 13 is thinner than ever before. We spoke with Dell's Justin Lyles to find out more about how it was engineered.

AMD has new information about its second-generation Ryzen processors, and APUs that pair Ryzen with Vega for both desktops and laptops.

OLED first appeared on laptops at CES 2016, and seemed to make some progress the following year – only to disappear in 2018. That absence is a disappointment, but there’s still a few displays that will make you weep tears of joy.

What if your smartphone could be your laptop, and the touchpad? That’s the idea behind Razer’s Project Linda.

Step back from the hype of CES 2018, and you'll notice a humble laptop that does everything you want. It's Lenovo's ThinkPad T480s.

Most of us open a handful of apps and documents time and time again, picking up where we left off. Windows Timeline makes that easier.

Microsoft has announced it's opening pre-orders for the HoloLens Development Edition, if you have $3,000 to spare. The first units will ship on March 30th.

Qualcomm has upcoming laptops powered by its Snapdragon 835 hardware. The PCs will run Windows 10 S and include standard LTE.

To keep gamers playing (and spending) in their games, developers will look to a genre that knows how to keep crowds coming back – the MMO.

The Microsoft Surface Book 2 has much to recommend it, but its battery life dominates the competition. It's not even close.

Intel’s hire of Raja Koduri has major consequences not only for Intel and AMD, but everyone interested in PCs, and it will change the next computer you buy.

Samsung's new Chromebooks may signal a new battle. On one side is ARM and Chrome OS -- on the other, Intel and Windows.

We spoke with company executives on the eve of ThinkPad’s 25th anniversary for insight into how its simple black box has thrived, even as rivals took a beating.

ThinkPads are renowned for their durability, and that's no accident. Here's an inside look at Yamato Labs, where laptops become ThinkPads.

Guild Wars 2's new expansion, Path of Fire, brings new class specializations, new zones, and - for the first time - mounts!

Watch Digital Trends find the best player in the office in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite - before the game is released!