Month: July 2024

Adam Breeden/ZDNETDid you know that a modern TV uses significantly less energy than a TV that’s a decade old? Maybe that shouldn’t be a surprise, considering how much more power-efficient today’s display panels are. According to Perch Energy, the average...

Getty Images/Westend61Despite Apple’s initial delay in entering the AI space, after Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, the company has gone all in on AI. Apple Intelligence will offer AI solutions for nearly all of Apple’s offerings, and the company is not...

Jason Hiner/ZDNETSay you’re watching an edgy new streaming series and find yourself turning up the volume for every scene where two actors are engaged in a dramatic dialogue. It seems like both characters are whispering — until an explosion happens...

ZDNET’s recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer...

Max Buondonno/ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysThe MSI Creator 16 AI Studio is available now, starting at $3,999 for the Intel Core Ultra 9, 64GB Memory, 2TB SSD configuration.MSI jumped on the AI bandwagon with this behemoth of a laptop with enough horsepower...

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Getty Images/PM ImagesOpenAI has been on a hot streak, unveiling new AI models and updates on a regular cadence. Last Thursday, OpenAI unveiled its latest model, GPT-4o mini, which, as the name implies, packs the power of GPT-4o into a...

ZDNET’s reviewers spend weeks to months testing each laptop on this list, using it for both everyday tasks like browsing, streaming, and gaming, to more performance-intensive work like photo and video editing. We aim to give you a view into...

June Wan/ZDNETIf you’re a Samsung phone user, the company is making a change you’ll need to pay attention to.For the past two years, Samsung has been phasing out its Samsung Messages app in favor of Google Messages. Samsung’s messaging app...