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Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET For as long as I can remember, I’ve preferred headphones over earbuds for travel. Yes, they’re bulkier, but the added weight has always been worth it for the superior sound quality and noise cancellation — if not the battery life.  Also: CES 2025: What to expect and how to watch This year, however, Google introduced a pair of earbuds that not only replaced the headphones in my backpack but did so without compromising…

ZDNET Those of you still wearing an Apple Watch Series 4 on your wrist could now run into problems if your watch ever needs to be repaired. That’s because Apple labels products beyond a certain lifespan as “vintage,” which affects if, how, and where you can get them fixed if they break down. Also: 8 times the Apple Watch predicted danger and saved lives in 2024 On the latest version of a page that explains what happens if…

Mensent Photography/Getty Images There I was, minding my own bidness, watching Formula 1 videos on IG. 🥰 Sam Altman pops up, talking about the future of AI as it relates to business owners. He said that one day, we could see a one-person billion-dollar company. 😱 My first thought was, “Dude is wilding.” Then I thought, “What if he’s right?” I promised myself I’d explore all new tech with an open mind since I learned…

Hisense Today, Hisense announced its latest home theater projector ahead of CES 2025. Aspiring to deliver a crystal-clear display of up to 150 inches, the company touts the L9Q as “the largest and most flexible laser TV on the market.” Also: CES 2025: What is it, what to expect, and how to tune in  According to Hisense’s press release, its proprietary TriChroma triple-laser light engine achieves an unrivaled 110% of the BT.2020 color space, the…

Jason Hiner/ZDNET With CES upon us, you have probably seen countless mentions of the conference from any tech news outlet or company you follow. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or consumer, the show is guaranteed to feature something you care about — be it the launch of a new tech product or feature or the demo of some visionary technology with the potential to change the future. Also: ZDNET joins CNET Group to award the Best…

Priya Kurien, the client strategy and innovation leader of global industries at IBM. IBM Priya Kurien, the client strategy and innovation leader of global industries at IBM, has a fascinating job working with C-suite and senior leaders for IBM’s clients across the world, helping them to leverage IBM’s technology, particularly with AI. In this interview, we conduct a wide-ranging discussion, going from telecom partnerships to 5G to AI to NASA and even Earth science and…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Apple has settled a class action lawsuit in which tens of millions of users can expect a slice of the payout. Also: The first open-source, privacy-focused voice assistant for the home is here On Tuesday, the iPhone maker agreed to pay $95 million to settle a 2019 lawsuit claiming that Siri violated the privacy of Apple users by recording their conversations, as reported by Reuters. Lopez v. Apple, Inc. Known as Lopez v. Apple, Inc.,…

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET I’m not much of an artist. When I try to draw an image on my iPhone or iPad, the result often looks like something created by a two-year-old. That’s why I like Apple’s new Image Wand. Part of the AI-powered Apple Intelligence, Image Wand will transform your rough sketches into high-quality images Supporting only the Apple Notes app for now, Image Wand also can use AI to modify existing images, conjure…

Image: Apple Even though an Apple Watch Ultra 2, sometimes the Watch Series 10, is always mounted on one of my wrists, I haven’t spent much time with Apple Fitness Plus. After attending a briefing with Apple a couple of weeks ago, I started using Fitness Plus for cycling, walking, running, and strength training and I’m really enjoying the experience so far. There is a ton of value, variety, and fun packed in a service…

Jason Hiner/ZDNET I’ve been waiting to test the promised wide and ultra-wide screen monitor features of Apple’s VisionOS 2.2 since the Vision Pro first shipped back in February 2024. When the Release Candidate became available, I rushed to install it on my head-mounted headache generator. In this article, I’ll be exploring VisionOS’s Mac virtual display capabilities, testing the standard display, wide display, and ultrawide display variants, and comparing them to my current physical widescreen setup. This…