Jason Hiner/ZDNET The Apple Watch Series 9 is a great addition to your iOS device collection, offering both 5G and Wi-Fi connectivity, as well as integrated GPS, to create the ultimate blend of smartwatch and fitness band. And if you’ve been looking to upgrade your Apple Watch or pick up your first wearable, you can…
Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Sign up for our News Alerts to never miss an update. ZDNET’s key takeaways Microsoft’s plan to focus on Windows 11 fundamentals is a good first step A crucial next step is to reform the Windows Insider Program More transparency about design decisions will help, too Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Microsoft…
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is officially here, bringing major discounts across a wide range of tech — from power banks to smart home devices and laptops. While big-ticket items tend to grab the spotlight, some of the value devices this year are actually in the sub-$100 range….
OpenAI’s decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own faces — so was this some kind of elaborate data grab? According to a new WSJ investigation, the real explanation is considerably…
Google Maps is a veritable font of easy, useful tricks. Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Google Maps has dozens of settings that unlock hidden features. They improve navigation, battery life, accessibility, privacy, and more. Here are the top tips and tricks I believe make…
Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro debuted with a new bud-and-stem design, and now, the company’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro double down on that design with a more polished look. The blade aesthetic is out for elevated brushed nickel accents. In the process, Samsung also upgraded…
Sony/ZDNET The Amazon Big Spring Sale is in its final days. It’s a major sales event where Amazon slashes prices on a wide variety of products, including laptops, phones, and especially headphones. I searched high and low on the platform, looking for a great deal on headphones, and I found one of the best. Also: The…
For years now, smartphone makers have made the camera bump on devices bigger in order to chase camera improvements. Even if that kind of design makes cameras better, at times, it creates usability issues. With the Pixel 10a, Google took a new approach of entirely removing the camera bump and making a flat phone that…
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan recently insisted that he isn’t worried about Netflix and other streaming services luring away the service’s most popular creators. Mohan’s comments came during a long interview with The New York Times series The Interview — which, as Mohan noted, streams on YouTube. Indeed, he seemed to play the magnanimous winner for…
Amazon’s bet on “Project Hail Mary” has paid off handsomely, with the film recently surpassing “Creed III” to become the company’s highest grossing movie ever. And it was a big bet, with a reported budget of around $200 million. That’s a big price tag for any film, but especially one that’s not a sequel or…