PCs & Laptops: The Latest Computing News

PCs, laptops, Microsoft, Apple and everything in between. Here you’ll find all the latest computing news – from the gaming, to benchmarks to raytracing. You’ll also find stories about security, privacy, hacking and the dark web.

  • Discord Is Forcing Users to Pick New Usernames

    Discord Is Forcing Users to Pick New Usernames

    Discord announced its users will be required to change their usernames in the coming weeks, allowing them to pick a new and unique name without the social network’s trademark discriminator. The discriminator, which consists of a hashtag and a series of four numbers added to all Discord usernames, will be replaced with the standard “at”…


  • Gmail Gets Its Own Blue Checks for Verified Emails

    Gmail Gets Its Own Blue Checks for Verified Emails

    Companies like Meta have been on a blue check mark kick lately, despite how the verified icons have become a mark of shame rather than a status symbol on Twitter, the site which originally popularised the idea. Now Google is also getting in on the blue check hype with its own verified branded email system,…