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Kerry Wan/ZDNET During Samsung’s Unpacked event, Google announced that the new Galaxy S25 devices and the latest Pixel 9 phones will support Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio.  This feature isn’t exactly new for Google Pixel or Samsung Galaxy phones, as the Pixel 8 and Galaxy S24 already supported LE Audio, but the added benefit is still worth noting. Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2025: Galaxy S25 Ultra, AI features, and more Compatibility with LE Audio makes…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET During Samsung’s Unpacked event, Google announced that the new Galaxy S25 devices and the latest Pixel 9 phones will support Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio.  This feature isn’t exactly new for Google Pixel or Samsung Galaxy phones, as the Pixel 8 and Galaxy S24 already supported LE Audio, but the added benefit is still worth noting. Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2025: Galaxy S25 Ultra, AI features, and more Compatibility with LE Audio makes…

ZDNET Texts are an important facet of mobile life. We use texts for myriad purposes, and knowing they are there, waiting for you to respond or simply to fondly review what someone has said or sent, brings comfort. But sometimes, we accidentally (or intentionally) delete a text that we shouldn’t have. We’ve all done it. When that happens, you might not realize you needed to keep that text around, but eventually, you might realize that,…

ZDNET T-Mobile customers should be happy to know that the Uncarrier was crowned the mobile speed king based on a new report from Speedtest app provider Ookla. Analyzing and comparing mobile performance among the three top US carriers from July to December 2024, Ookla found that T-Mobile provided the fastest speeds across all types of connections and specifically for 5G. Led the pack Based on data from users running Speedtest, T-Mobile delivered a median download speed of…

J Studios/Getty Images The idea behind anonymous browsing is simple: It masks your IP address and location to make it appear that you are located in a different region. This can be beneficial because it prevents third parties from discovering your personal information and identity. You might think that Incognito (or Private) mode is the easiest way, but it’s not. Why? Incognito mode doesn’t actually anonymize your search. Incognito mode is all about deleting your…

ZDNET The idea of querying a remote LLM makes my spine tingle — and not in a good way. When I need to do a spot of research via AI, I opt for a local LLM, such as Ollama. If you haven’t yet installed Ollama, you can read about it my guide on how to install an LLM on MacOS (and why you should). You can also install Ollama on Linux and Windows, and, given that…

DJI Mic Mini (left), DJI Mic 2 (right) David Gewirtz/ZDNET I am a big fan of ecosystems when it comes to electronic devices. Ecosystems let devices work together easily. When it comes to digital devices, especially for video production, there are three main ecosystems I’ve adopted: Apple, Edelkrone (for robotic motion control), and DJI (for drones, mics, and cameras). In this article, I’ll focus on DJI and how its devices work well together, and with…

Yosi Azwan/Getty Images Before we get into this, I want to be clear: Using the command line is not a requirement for using Linux. I mention this because the idea of typing commands tends to scare off new users and my goal — for years — has been to introduce people to the open source operating system. That said, there are certain Linux commands that I can count on to use every single day. Those…

IDC data shows single-digit percentages as well: In the third quarter of 2024 (the most recent quarter IDC has data for), Wi-Fi 7 made up only about 5% of the enterprise class dependent access point (AP) revenue, according to Brandon Butler, senior research manager for enterprise networks at IDC. The outlook for Wi-Fi 7 in 2025 While 2024 may well have been the breakout year for the technology, with the first official certification and consumer…

ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways SDesk is available now, free of charge, and you can install it on as many computers as you need. SDesk is a fast and dependable Linux distribution with a user interface that anyone will be instantly familiar with. I experienced some minor issues during my setup, which were simple to resolve. I wouldn’t normally suggest an Arch-based Linux distribution for new users, but every so often, I come across one that…