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Google Google Quick Share just got a big-time upgrade that makes it a lot more convenient to share a file with someone. In a System Release Notes update for February 2025, Google revealed several changes coming to Google Play Services, including the ability to manage Family Link groups more easily, new features for third-party developers to support machine learning and AI in their apps, and more. Also: Google’s Quick Share might soon rival AirDrop on iPhone…

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET ChatGPT was originally available only on browsers, but since then, OpenAI has expanded access to mobile and desktop apps. In December, OpenAI took it a step further by adding a toll-free 1-800-CHATGPT number, where users can access the chatbot with a quick dial and even text it on WhatsApp. The experience has just received an upgrade.   New ChatGPT experience in WhatsApp  On Monday, OpenAI announced that users could now upload images in…

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET I like to meditate and I like to surf the web. But I never thought about combining the two — until now. That’s because Opera has released a new browser called Opera Air, which tries to help you become more mindful as you use the web. Available in early access for anyone to download and install, Opera Air offers exercises, mindful breaks, and guided meditations to not only ease your mind…

Jada Jones/ZDNET During Apple’s September hardware event last year, the company announced the iPhone 16 lineup, new AirPods, and an upgraded Apple Watch. I was most happy to see the AirPods 4 model, which introduced noise cancellation to the lineup for the first time and upgraded software features — but I was secretly hoping for the AirPods Pro 3. Also: Turn your AirPods Pro 2 into hearing aids: Testing and tracking hearing health in iOS 18.1 Unfortunately, a…

ZDNET’s key takeaways Pre-orders for the Galaxy Book5 Pro start at $1,349. It sports a brilliant 3K touchscreen and large touchpad, plus Intel’s Lunar Lake chip delivers next-gen performance. Despite the better hardware, this laptop shares some of the design flaws as its predecessor. Whenever a new laptop comes out, consumers expect it to launch with several new features. But sometimes, manufacturers focus on refining a device’s use case instead. That’s how I felt after…

ZDNET Among Windows experts, a clean install is a time-honored ritual, a way to wipe out accumulated cruft and restore an old PC to new life. You can find plenty of perfectly good reasons to do a clean install. You might be repurposing an old but still serviceable PC for use by someone else in your family or your organization. Perhaps you’ve decided to replace a conventional hard disk drive with a fast solid-state drive…

“Currently, the U.S. government is not investing in such testbeds or demonstrations, ensuring it will be a follower and not a leader in the development of technical advances in the field,” said a report released last year by the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, a global association of more than 250 government agencies, academic institutions, and businesses. There is hope, however. For example, in September, Boeing announced that it is working on a quantum satellite, scheduled…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The JBL Tour Pro 3 earbuds offer clear and strong sound, powerful noise cancellation, and a battery life that will last you your entire work week. The earbuds come with many improvements, like a Smart-Charging Case compatibility that plugs into in-flight entertainment or laptops for instant Bluetooth connectivity, as well as spatial audio. The build quality of the Tour Pro 3 buds feels cheaper than their predecessors, and I had trouble connecting…

ZDNET’s key takeaways At $12, this is the cheapest quality USB meter I’ve tested. It’s as accurate as meters that cost ten times as much. The display is on the small side, but it’s still completely readable. This $12 USB-C Power Meter has quickly become one of my absolute must-have tools. These little dongles measure voltage, current, power capacity, and other metrics. I use them for all kinds of tasks, from checking if a USB…

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Microsoft has been pushing people to upgrade to Windows 11 but it doesn’t want you running the OS on an unsupported system. For security reasons, only PCs with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 are supported by the latest version of Windows. To dissuade you from skipping past that requirement, the company has removed the steps for a Registry hack workaround from a Windows 11 support page. Also: Microsoft has a big…