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Touchscreens proliferate in the modern world of mobile devices, and today, even laptops are frequently sporting these handy and versatile displays. If you want to give a touchscreen laptop a spin but the cost and complexity of a 2-in-1 doesn’t appeal to you, then you’ve still got a lot of options to choose from — so many that it can quickly cause choice paralysis when you’re shopping around online. Let us save you some time as well as money: We’ve already rounded up all the best touchscreen laptop deals that are on tap right now from all the big retailers across…

Almost everybody is familiar with the name Dell, and chances are good that if you’ve been using computers for awhile (and especially if you lived through the ’90s and ’00s consumer PC revolution), you’ve used or even owned a Dell machine before. But age hasn’t slowed this decades-old industry giant down a bit: Today, Dell is still rolling out great laptops and desktops to fit just about any need and budget, so whatever you’re after, there’s probably a Dell PC out there with your name on it. To help you find it at a discount, we’ve gathered up all of…

Laptops may be ubiquitous in the age of mobile technology, but for true PC fans, the old-school desktop tower can’t be replaced. Nothing beats a proper desktop PC when you’re sitting down for hours of work or unwinding with some gaming at the end of a long day — from a full-sized keyboard and mouse to a nice large monitor (or even multiple monitors if you want), desktops just offer more utility and comfort than even the best laptops can provide. Many people, especially gamers, opt to build their own PCs, but with the ongoing chip shortage, a better option…

Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. If you’re shopping for laptop deals, then you should already know that Asus is one of the top brands that should be on your list. This maker has been offering some of the best buys in the laptop market for decades, but it’s far from a one-trick pony; today, Asus rolls out everything from Chromebooks and beefy gaming laptops to cutting-edge 2-in-1s. The Asus name is still synonymous with value, however, so no matter what sort of PC you’re after, our roundup of the month’s best…

Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. SSDs, or solid-state drives, were new technology less than a decade ago but have rapidly become the norm over the past few years. That’s simply because they’re much faster and more reliable than platter-based drives (thanks to the fact that SSDs have no moving parts that can wear down and break), but they’re still more expensive per gigabyte than standard HDDs, so a discount is always welcome. If you’re looking to expand your computer’s storage or you need a portable pocket-friendly solid-state drive and you’re on…

In the fast and fiercely competitive PC market, few names have stood the test of time quite as well as HP has. That’s no mere happenstance: HP played a pivotal role in bringing computers into the homes of millions of people in the ’90s and ’00s, and to this day, the brand is still cranking out some of the best machines you can buy. You’ll find the HP logo on everything from cheap Windows and Chrome OS laptops to cutting-edge 2-in-1 convertibles and beefy gaming systems, so whatever you’re after, HP has something that’s sure to be a good fit.…

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. China’s anti-competition tech crackdown continues to redefine the dynamics among the country’s internet giants, leading to collaboration between Alibaba and Tencent in the payments race. In the meantime, China’s tech giants are expanding fearlessly around the world. TikTok became the first internet firm from China to have topped 1 billion overseas users, and Tesla’s battery supplier CATL is on course to buy a Canadian lithium company to lock up critical battery…

Apple continues to complicate iPhone screen tech, not just because it perhaps has a monetary incentive to discourage third-party repairs, but also because it wants to trump Chinese suppliers who make alternative parts.A video posted online recently shows that if you try to replace iPhone 13’s screen without blessings from Apple, it will disable Face ID. This happens even if the screen is original.Although it’s technically possible to make Face ID work after screen replacement, it’s apparently an intricate process, and most unauthorized repairers probably wouldn’t attempt it.A new report from iCorrect (via 9to5Mac) tells us more about it. Per the repair-oriented…

Welcome to the 400th edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines from the last week: YouTube Music finally made its way to Wear OS 2.0 this week. It had previously made it to Wear OS 3.0, but heavy backlash told Google that there was more work to do. It won’t roll out to every watch on the onset. To start, only the Fossil Gen 6, Michael Kors Gen 6 Bradshaw, Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 3 GPS and LTE, and Mobvoi TicWatch E3 get it first. The app seems like it works well enough. You can view some music…

Google has committed $1 million in funding to the Secure Open Source (SOS) pilot program established by The Linux Foundation—and the company’s investment might not stop there.”This program financially rewards developers for enhancing the security of critical open source projects that we all depend on,” Google said. “We are starting with a $1 million investment and plan to expand the scope of the program based on community feedback.”Rewards start at $505 for “small improvements that nevertheless have merit from a security standpoint” and can top $10,000 for “complicated, high-impact and lasting improvements that almost certainly prevent major vulnerabilities in the…