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Apple iPhone 14 Pro (top) and Nothing Phone 2 Andy Boxall / Digital Trends If you’re seeing remnants of shadowy or ghost-like images on your smartphone or tablet, your device may have become a victim of screen burn-in. It’s a relatively rare phenomenon among modern electronic devices where either all or part of an image remains faintly, but persistently on your screen, even when it’s either off or supposed to be showing you something entirely different. While display technology has constantly improved over the years…

Thanks to several rigorous security measures Apple integrates into its computers, Macs are generally considered among the safest systems. However, there’s always an opportunity for malware and malicious threat actors to gain access to your Mac. Relying on the built-in security features protecting your system may be well and good, but it can be useful to manually check whether a virus or malware has infiltrated your system without being detected. Here’s how to check your Mac for viruses and malware. Performance…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I know, I know. It sounds ridiculous. Preposterous. Antithetical. Apple sure isn’t going to make a gaming laptop, and the current range of Qualcomm-based Windows laptops aren’t exactly performers. But after doing some gaming on a MacBook Pro, I can’t help but fantasize about how excellent ARM-based gaming laptops could be — and how frustrating the current technology is right now. We may be a few years away, but a guy can dream, can’t he? The problem with gaming laptops Jacob Roach /…

Joe Maring / Digital Trends Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 has come and gone, leaving us with a flood of smartphone announcements. From new devices launching soon to wild concepts that may never see the light of day, it’s the place to be if you’re a phone geek. We got a look at some of the hottest new phones during the show, and these are our picks for the very best ones. Tecno Pova 6 Pro Andy Boxall / Digital Trends If you love a phone with a crazy name and equally insane features, then the Tecno Pova 6 Pro is…

Getty Images You probably spent a lot of time choosing or building your computer, and who wouldn’t? Especially if you’re a gamer, content creator, developer, or you work with AI. You want something suitably powerful to handle those tasks with ease. But while doing so, you might have forgotten to choose a top computer monitor. A model that includes high-resolution support, high frame rates, and an overall excellent design. Maybe you reused an old monitor. Or, perhaps you’d like to upgrade to a multi-monitor setup? …

HP HP just announced a low-cost way to get access to a printer — with no worries about ink or maintenance issues — starting at $7 per month. The HP All-In Plan could be a good solution for people who need to print occasionally, but don’t want the hassle of owning a printer and have a hard time justifying an outright purchase. Ownership comes with responsibilities, and even the best printers available can run into problems. Eventually, printers die, and figuring out how to recycle a printer in an environmentally…

Google Pixel 8 (left) and OnePlus 12 Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Paris-based Prophesee made waves last year when it showcased its in-house event-based Metavision sensor tech for smartphone cameras. The core idea behind the stack was to make blurry images a thing of the past, demonstrating some impressive results during the development phase. At MWC 2024, it has achieved another major breakthrough in partnership with Qualcomm. The company, which is doing some serious work in the field of neuromorphic vision…

Dell If you want to upgrade to a 4K monitor, the good news is you can get one for cheap from Dell. The 27-inch Dell S2721QS 4K monitor, which is already pretty affordable at its original price of $300, is down to just $230 following a $70 discount in a limited-time deal. There’s no telling when the offer expires and how long stocks will last, so if you want to make sure that you get this display for cheaper than usual, you’ll need to complete the purchase right now. Why you should buy the 27-inch Dell S2721QS 4K…

Mobile World Congress, or MWC, is a trade show that’s similar to CES, but concentrated solely on mobile technology. Held in Barcelona, Spain, the show has been rather quiet over the past few years, but in 2024,the industry has returned to it with gusto. That renewed vitality shows in the number of great new products we had to choose from to curate our best-of list. We were introduced to dozens of exciting, innovative, and downright cool new products, but we finally managed to agree on just six of them to honor as…

SD cards are incredibly versatile and can be used across a wide range of devices. However, most SD cards need to be formatted before they can be properly used on a new laptop or camera. If you don't format the card, you'll likely run into compatibility issues and problems storing all your files. Formatting is also a great option if your card is receiving errors, as it'll essentially return it to its factory settings. Need help performing the task? Here's how to format SD cards on Mac. The process is rather simple…