2+ week, 4+ day ago (544+ words) Everyone loves a good smartwatch, and Apple's most affordable option, the Apple Watch SE, recently received an upgrade that earned it a ZDNET Editors' Choice award. The Apple Watch SE 3 features new enhancements, including improved brightness, 18-hour battery life, sleep tracking, an always-on display, and more." Also: Buying an Apple Watch? Don't check out until you consider this As an early Black Friday deal, you can get the Apple Watch SE 3 for $49 off on Amazon, making it cost just $200. This deal first became available at the beginning of the month, but was only applicable to the 40mm Starlight colorway -- that just changed. As of Nov. 11, Amazon is now selling both the Midnight and Starlight Apple Watch SE 3 40mm and 44mm for $49 off." The Apple Watch SE 3 is the smartwatch first-time buyers and budget shoppers should get. This smartwatch is ideal for individuals seeking…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (422+ words) Did someone on Reddit just uncover one of the best-kept secrets of Samsung Galaxy phones? OneUI, the software launcher that powers Samsung phones, is best known for its abundance of features -- so much so that you'll either never use some of them because there's simply too much or they're just hidden from plain sight. Also: 5 bloatware apps you should uninstall from your Samsung phone ASAP (without regrets) A recent discovery may take the crown for best hidden feature. The feature is called "Connectivity Labs," and it's only accessible with a secret gesture within your phone's Wi-Fi settings. Cool, right? The capabilities within Connectivity Labs are even cooler; they include a home Wi-Fi inspection tool, AI-powered mobile data switching, developer options, and more. Here's how to access them, which Samsung models are compatible, and some of the best features you should…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (322+ words) If you're looking to bulk up your home tool kit, consider this great deal from DeWalt: For $129, you can get a DeWalt 20V MAX cordless drill and impact driver set-- saving you 28% off the usual price on Amazon ahead of Black Friday, and the lowest price it's been all year. Also:10 most popular gadgets this year, according to thousands of readers (including surprise picks) Now, I can't say that I'm much of a tool brand fanboy, but I've grown quite fond of DeWalt power tools. It's a brand that delivers decent tools at fair prices. I've owned these exact same tools, and they've been heavily used and abused -- to the point where both have now and then been used as hammers -- and they're still going strong. The 20V system is powerful enough to tackle most jobs you're likely to come across, yet…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago (497+ words) The Apple Watch SE 2 pictured with the Spigen Crystal Liquid Pro Apple Watch band." The SE 2 offers great value for those looking to track basic health and fitness metrics, keep in contact with ease, and benefit from connection to the Apple ecosystem, so much so that I still won't be upgrading from my own SE 2." Also:"Apple Watch SE 3 vs. Watch SE 2: I compared the two models, and there's a clear winner Also:"I compared every Apple Watch in 2025 - here's why I recommend this model the most The larger 44mm Apple Watch SE 2 is on sale, too, for $159 in select colors. This is the best price the Apple Watch SE 2has ever sold for, and keep in mind that this model likely won't be available in new-in-box condition for much longer, as the Watch SE 3 will begin to take over the shelves....

1+ week, 4+ day ago (544+ words) Educators can now try ChatGPT for Teachers, a version of'ChatGPT'specifically designed to meet the needs of teachers, which OpenAI launched on Wednesday. The biggest differences between it and the original ChatGPT are the added education-grade security and compliance measures, admin controls, and the ability to collaborate with other educators. Also:'Where AI educators are replacing teachers - and how that'll work OpenAI has continually added new features and services to its AI chatbot to cater to students' and teachers' needs, including'Study Mode'and'ChatGPT Edu. "Teachers get a secure workspace to adapt materials for their classrooms, get more out of prep time, collaborate with peers, and get comfortable using AI on their own terms," OpenAI wrote in the release.' Also: AI agents arrive in US classrooms The service is free for verified K-12 educators in the US until June 2027. To learn how to get…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (544+ words) Educators can now try ChatGPT for Teachers, a version of'ChatGPT'specifically designed to meet the needs of teachers, which OpenAI launched on Wednesday. The biggest differences between it and the original ChatGPT are the added education-grade security and compliance measures, admin controls, and the ability to collaborate with other educators. Also:'Where AI educators are replacing teachers - and how that'll work OpenAI has continually added new features and services to its AI chatbot to cater to students' and teachers' needs, including'Study Mode'and'ChatGPT Edu. "Teachers get a secure workspace to adapt materials for their classrooms, get more out of prep time, collaborate with peers, and get comfortable using AI on their own terms," OpenAI wrote in the release.' Also: AI agents arrive in US classrooms The service is free for verified K-12 educators in the US until June 2027. To learn how to get…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (1807+ words) I've been around technology long enough that very little excites me, and even less surprises me. But shortly after'OpenAI's ChatGPT was'released, I asked it to'write a WordPress plugin for my wife's e-commerce site. When it did, and the plugin worked, I was indeed surprised. But that was 2023. We've come a long way since the early days of generative AI. More to the point, AI-assisted coding has come a tremendously long way since then. In 2023 and 2024, AI-assisted coding took place mostly in chatbots. We wrote our requests in the chatbot interface, got back our results, and cut and pasted those into our programming editors. Also:'I've tested free vs. paid AI coding tools - here's which one I'd actually use Earlier versions of this article just compared the performance of the large language models, wherever they were available. That worked, but AI…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (1807+ words) I've been around technology long enough that very little excites me, and even less surprises me. But shortly after'OpenAI's ChatGPT was'released, I asked it to'write a WordPress plugin for my wife's e-commerce site. When it did, and the plugin worked, I was indeed surprised. But that was 2023. We've come a long way since the early days of generative AI. More to the point, AI-assisted coding has come a tremendously long way since then. In 2023 and 2024, AI-assisted coding took place mostly in chatbots. We wrote our requests in the chatbot interface, got back our results, and cut and pasted those into our programming editors. Also:'I've tested free vs. paid AI coding tools - here's which one I'd actually use Earlier versions of this article just compared the performance of the large language models, wherever they were available. That worked, but AI…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (820+ words) I've been using Linux for countless purposes for decades -- from desktop computing, laptops, handhelds, IoT, development, servers, and everything in between. To meet those needs, I've used just about every distribution imaginable and have been seriously impressed with what I can get done. But recently, I reviewed a home-server OS that blew me away. That OS is umbrelOS 1.5.0. This Debian-based Linux distribution is created by Umbrel, Inc. and is available for both 64-bit and Raspberry Pi computers. Also:My go-to LLM tool just dropped a super simple Mac and PC app for local AI - why you should try it umbrelOS can be used for things like web hosting, productivity, finance, media streaming, networking, automation, artificial intelligence, development, and Bitcoin mining. You can even use umbrelOS as an online app store. This thing has a lot of tricks up its sleeve....

3+ week, 4+ day ago (283+ words) 5th-generation AMD EPYC processors are among the affected silicon. Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google A Meta engineer uncovered an RDSEED bug affecting a range of AMD processors that compromises the processor's pseudorandom number generator. The good news is that there's a fix in the works. Also: I tested 3 Snapdragon X Windows laptops this year - and found 3 big issues The bug was uncovered by Meta engineer Gregory Price, and details were posted to a Linux kernel mailing list. "Under unknown architectural conditions, Zen5 chips running rdseed can produce (val=0,CF=1) as a "random" result over 10% of the time (when rdseed is successful). CF=1 indicates success, while val=0 is typically only produced when rdseed fails (CF=0)." If that's all Greek to you, allow me to decipher it. It's like the system can't be bothered to roll any of the…...