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ZDNET’s key takeaways Super-fast SSD that’s speedy enough to handle Apple ProRes video recording The drive is small, thin, and light enough to attach to an iPhone without adding too much bulk or weight Systems that don’t support USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 will see significantly slower speeds. The iPhone is a fantastic tool for both budding and professional videographers, and it can easily capture stunning shots. However, the downside of using your smartphone for recording…

dlewis33/Getty Images Anyone who is not in the medical profession and who has wandered into an emergency room may be baffled by the hours of waiting and the mysterious process by which nurses and doctors move patients through the stages of the ER. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University wrote recently that an artificial intelligence program they’ve created can improve the emergency room process by making the task of triage more efficient…

ZDNET’s key takeaways NixOS is an open-source operating system that is available to install and use for free. It offers several desktop environments to choose from, is as rock-solid as any OS on the market, and performs quite well. However, there’s a fairly steep learning curve for installing non-free software. Before we get into this review, I want to offer some information for new Linux users. If you’re uncomfortable using the command line or diving…

ZDNET’s key takeaways After a 10-year hiatus, Dynebolic is back and can be downloaded and used for free. Dynebolic has everything you need for multimedia creation and runs as a live instance, so it’s portable and doesn’t make any changes to your default operating system. You’ll need an external drive to save your work, since Dynebolic is a live distribution, saved work is lost when you reboot. There are plenty of Linux distributions that are…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Withings Scanwatch Nova is available for pre-order now, starting at $599. It’s an elegant smartwatch with a one-month battery, water resistance up to 10ATM, and various health-tracking metrics. A $10/month subscription is required for some advanced metrics, and the watch is only available in one 42mm diameter. Healthy heart monitoring starts with gathering your metrics, but making sense of all the numbers is a whole different challenge. For the past few…

Meta/ZDNET Facebook is rolling out a new stories monetization option that enables creators to earn money for views on public stories. The announcement explains that creators can earn money from the content they’re already sharing by uploading it to their Facebook stories. The new monetization option is now available globally to those participating in the Facebook Content Monetization program. How Facebook story payouts work A Facebook spokesperson told TechCrunch that “story payouts will be driven…

Indie Studios LLC/Getty Images I’ve been a network administrator and work from home, so I should have known better. But there I was — working my rump off on deadline — when my AT&T Internet Fiber connection went down. That was the end of my work for the day. The next day, it was back on again and then down again. The day after that, it returned and stayed on… until the next day. Enough…

Matthew Miller/ZDNET I spent a couple of weeks with the OnePlus Watch 3, and it’s clear that OnePlus took customer feedback to heart. The battery life is better, the rotating crown makes navigation easier, and the design caters to fans of larger watches. If size weren’t a factor, this might be my new go-to Wear OS smartwatch.  That said, a few software updates are still needed to iron out some issues. In fact, the launch…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Blackview Tab 90 WiFi (2025) is on sale now for $142 on Amazon. It punches above its price point in terms of hardware. Expanded memory does need to be pushed to the max to get the best performance. Blackview, a brand primarily recognized for its rugged smartphones, has also ventured into the tablet market, offering devices that strike an impressive balance between performance and affordability.  Also: I gave away my Kindle…