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Hisense/ZDNET Want to see wide-eyed joy on the face of a loved one by giving them a new, high-res smart TV this holiday season? Does your home entertainment center need an upgrade? Either way, Walmart has you covered with this deal. Also: The 50+ best Black Friday Walmart deals 2024: Early sales live now With a 4K UHD picture quality and HDR compatibility, the Hisense R6 offers exceptional clarity, vibrant colors, and sharp detail. It’s also…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The HP OmniBook Ultra Flip is on sale now for $1,600. It’s a lightweight, convertible work laptop with a solid battery life and a booming speaker system. However, the model isn’t a powerhouse as some might find its performance a little disappointing more buying choices When I first tried the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip Next Gen AI PC 14 (yes, that is its full name), I felt a sense of déjà vu….

PM Images/Getty Images Issues with app quality have resulted in mobile users’ unwillingness to settle for “best effort” 5G network connectivity, with some generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) users willing to pay a premium for guaranteed performance.  About 35% of 5G users will consider paying more for differentiated connectivity that guarantees better performance for essential tasks, revealed a study released by Ericsson. This number is 1.5 times more in densely populated markets such as Thailand, India,…

Graphic design software can be some of the most demanding programs you can run on a laptop. Sure, almost any new laptop will be able to run them, but not all are built to run them well. If you’re a designer and need a computer that can breeze through the most intensive visual tasks, you’ll want to spring for a machine designed for that specific use case. Also: The best laptops for college in 2024:…

Black Friday is just two weeks away. But if you can’t wait until sales officially kick off to upgrade or replace your TV, you can find some incredible early holiday deals at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. You’ll find great discounts from brands like Sony, LG, TCL, and Hisense on everything from high-end OLED models to entry-level smart TVs for college dorms and first apartments.  Also: The best Black Friday deals live now I test…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The AAWireless Two costs $65 and gives you wireless Android Auto support when plugged in. A new built-in button lets you quickly swap between paired devices. The companion app is almost too robust, but that’s not the worst thing. Since I bought my first car two years ago, I’ve had the worst luck with wireless Android Auto adapters. I initially sprung for the Motorola MA1 because of its popularity and, admittedly, Amazon’s…

SUSE  is redoing some of its branding, but Geeko, the SUSE chameleon mascot, is  sticking around.   SUSE Salt Lake City: In the States, SUSE, the Linux and open-source software company, isn’t that well known. Some of that was self-inflicted as the company underwent several ownership changes. Now, with SUSE charting its own course and CEO Dirk Peter van Leeuwen at its helm, the company is sailing forward on an even keel. At KubeCon North…

“Web console now includes a file management component provided by the cockpit-files package,” Scott McBrien, technical product marketing manager, RHEL, at Red Hat, told Network World. “It allows users to navigate the filesystem, upload new files to the machine, as well as regular file operations like copying, moving and renaming files.” Enhanced networking infrastructure brings more IPv6 access As an operating system platform that is used as the basis for enterprise, cloud and even telecom…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET What’s the Black Friday deal? Black Friday is almost here, but you don’t have to wait until the day after Thanksgiving to snag this deal. Ahead of Black Friday, the Fender x Teufel Rockster Cross is $50 off. Right now, you can purchase this powerful, long-lasting Bluetooth speaker for $200. Also: Black Friday 2024: Everything you need to know about holiday shopping ZDNET’s key takeaways The Fender x Teufel Rockster Cross speaker is available now…

“Palo Alto Networks has observed threat activity exploiting an unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability against a limited number of firewall management interfaces which are exposed to the Internet,” Palo Alto Networks said in another advisory update, adding “We do not have sufficient information about any indicators of compromise to share at this time.” If a compromise is feared, customers are advised to monitor for suspicious activity such as unrecognised configuration changes or users. As additional…