Month: February 2024

The display when the power bank is in use. Adrian Kingsley-HughesZDNET’s key takeawaysThe Anker 737 portable power bank is available on Amazon for $110 (it’s usually $150).It’s a powerful, reliable power bank for all your devices, laptops included, and has one...

JohnnyGreig/Getty ImagesThe built-in pointing devices on Windows laptops were once a source of frustration. This 2011 article in ZDNET by James Kendrick made that point in colorful language: “Why do PC trackpads suck?” He wasn’t alone. Other reviewers of Windows...

gorodenkoff/Getty ImagesSome top universities are pitching professional development programs for artificial intelligence that seem to require very little of a programming or development background. The University of Pennsylvania, for example, offers a 24-week boot camp that states, “no previous programming...

MetalenzGone are the days of unlocking your phone with your thumbprint or passcode. Instead, facial recognition technology is found on almost every smartphone to make unlocking your phone seamless. However, the tech behind Face ID is costly, so Metalnz’s Polar...

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETTech companies often look to Mobile World Congress (MWC) as a launch point for their latest mobile innovations, hardware and software included. For Android users, Google is doing just that this week, announcing several new features to elevate its...

Kerry Wan/ZDNETUnless Samsung finally takes the wraps off of its long-rumored VR headset this year, I’m finding it more and more likely that the Galaxy Ring, announced at Unpacked in January, will be the company’s biggest product of 2024.Also: Samsung...

Kerry Wan/ZDNETPre-gaming my week at Mobile World Congress with a demo of Motorola’s bendable phone concept may have been the best worst decision of my life. On one hand, the coolness factor of a phone that can wrap around your...

Max Buondonno/ZDNETAt Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Lenovo has announced a fresh slate of new ThinkPad laptops, as well as a new ThinkBook.Across the board, we’re looking at spec bumps, along with some minor design differences, none of which can...