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Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Some of the most interesting products we saw this year and last take an analog product and digitize it: the ReMarkable Paper Pro, which is as close to a perfect copy of pen and paper as I’ve seen, or Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe, which aims to duplicate the simple process of reading a book and scribbling notes in the margins. Also: Five CES 2025 products I’d buy as soon as they’d take my…

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Lenovo unveiled an unexpected new laptop alongside its fleet of new devices at CES 2025: a 14-inch laptop with a “rollable” display that extends upwards over 16 inches, and it works better than I initially assumed.  The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 looks like a normal 14-inch device on the surface but hit a button on the keyboard, and the display starts growing upward. Once it’s fully extended, the screen measures 16.7 inches, which…

ZDNET Some Linux distributions ship with plenty of pre-installed apps, whereas others tend to be a bit leaner. Even those distributions that include a host of applications don’t always get the collection of pre-installed apps quite right. From my experience, there are certain apps that should be considered “must haves” for every new user, and it often confuses me why they aren’t included in many of the major distributions. Also: How to create system restore…

AntonioSolano/Getty Images I wanna start by saying I’m not anti-AI. Far from it, actually. 😤 I think AI is amazing, and nothing will come between my ChatGPT subscription and me. So, if you’re an AI superfan…  RELAX 🫷🥺🫸 and stay out of my DMs.  I’m not beefing with you, not today, at least. (I might change my mind tomorrow! 😛) Also: How to sign up for the ‘next TikTok’ – and why you should do it…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET A robot vacuum is one of the best investments you can make in a smart home to delegate cleaning tasks. Like the Jetsons’ Rosie the Robot, these devices require care to extend their lives and boost efficiency, so you should protect their batteries and practice good maintenance habits. Also: The best robot vacuums for 2025: Expert tested and reviewed First, you should understand the underlying tech: lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, which are widely used…

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The US government has been toying with a possible ban on Chinese-owned social video platform TikTok for years, citing national security, data privacy, and propaganda concerns. After the issue heated up this spring, the app’s fate may soon be determined. Here’s the latest. For context: In April, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that would ban TikTok in the US if its parent company, ByteDance, failed to sell the…

“There is barely an aspect of our society that will remain untouched by this force of change,” said UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a foreword to the report. “This government will not sit back passively and wait for change to come. It is our responsibility to harness it and make it work for working people.” Litan described the UK plan as “farther reaching and addressing AI data and the workforce, so it is more…

You can order an iPhone 15 directly from Apple, which is an excellent option if you don’t want a carrier lock.  The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are thinner than their legacy counterparts. They come equipped with a USB-C port, 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays, and the Dynamic Island camera design. The Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max come with Apple’s new A17 Pro CPU, a faster neural engine, and camera improvements,…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET What’s the deal?  The Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro tablet is on sale for $140. You can save $50 on this kids tablet right now at Amazon.  ZDNET’s key takeaways  The Fire HD 10 Kids Pro tablet is available for $190. Designed for older children aged six to 12, this kids’ tablet features a slimmer design, better performance, strong parental controls, and a free screen repair or placement within two years of…

While a TikTok ban looms over the US, users are flocking to Lemon8 (again). Here’s everything you need to know about it. Source link