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Manuel Breva Colmeiro/Getty Images Linux has many tricks up its sleeve, which helps make it one of the most powerful and flexible operating systems on the planet.  Take, for instance, the ability to schedule commands. Say you need to print something, but someone has been using the printer all morning and is showing no signs of letting up. You need to make sure the file in question is printed, but don’t trust your memory. This…

Gartner is sharing its annual look at the hot technologies enterprise customers should be watching out for in the coming years. AI, security, energy-efficient computing, robotics, and virtual computing interactions are among the research firm’s top 10 strategic technology trends, which were unveiled at Gartner’s annual IT Symposium/XPO in Orlando. 1. Agentic AI For starters, Gartner is expecting a proliferation of “agentic AI,” which refers to intelligent software entities that use AI techniques to complete…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET These days, a TV is much more than something you use to watch movies and shows. The latest smart TVs can turn your living room into a true entertainment hub, allowing you to stream music, content, and shows from thousands of apps, view photos and videos from mobile devices, browse the web, and even remotely access your desktop PC or make video calls for work.   Also: The best TVs: Expert tested  But…

Get three months of access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for a discount right now. Stack Social If you’ve been thinking about trying out Xbox’s subscription gaming service Game Pass, now is a great time to get started: Stack Social is offering a deal to get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate access for Xbox consoles, PCs, and mobile devices for just $36 — down from its usual price of $51, saving you 28%. …

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Behind every new smartphone feature is a powerful chipset that brings it to life. With the industry shift toward on-device AI, a need for an even more advanced and capable system-on-a-chip (SoC) has emerged, and Qualcomm’s latest iteration aims to meet this.  On Monday, at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, the company unveiled its newest mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which it claims is the most powerful and fastest processor in the world. The…

Download a lifetime license to Microsoft Office at a deep discount with this deal. Stack Social If you need access to Microsoft Office but don’t want to pay the yearly fee to access Office 365, you’re in luck: Stack Social is offering a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows or Mac, starting at $55 (reg. $220) — that’s 75% off. Pay just once, and get lifetime access to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,…

Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images You have a little more than a week to take advantage of an offer for a free year of Perplexity Pro, and now you have another incentive to sweeten the deal.  Subscribing to Uber One for $9.99 per month gets you several benefits: no delivery fees for grocery and food orders, 6% Uber cash on eligible rides, restaurant discounts, and more. Now, there’s one more benefit — free access…

SOPA Images/Getty Images You have a little more than a week to take advantage of an offer for a free year of Perplexity Pro, and now you have another incentive to sweeten the deal.  Subscribing to Uber One for $9.99 per month gets you several benefits: no delivery fees for grocery and food orders, 6% Uber cash on eligible rides, restaurant discounts, and more. Now, there’s one more benefit — free access to an AI-powered…

Artie Beaty/ZDNET What’s the deal? The GE Profile Opal 2.0 nugget ice maker is on sale for $499 in the Black Stainless colorway — that’s $50 off the usual price.  Why this deal is ZDNET-recommended The GE Profile Opal 2.0 nugget ice maker is a smart kitchen appliance that sells for $599.  If you want those satisfyingly munchable ice pellets often served at fast food restaurants, this machine will do the trick. It’s also operable…

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