Pros Fully rugged design Multiple modules and accessories available Mobile broadband (4G or 5G) options All-day battery life Cons Expensive, especially as modules and accessories are added 10.1-inch screen can be hard to work with Rugged computing specialist Panasonic’s successor to the venerable 10.1-inch Toughbook G1 (tablet) and Toughbook 20 (2-in-1) is the Toughbook G2,… Continue reading Panasonic Toughbook G2 review: Rugged, compact and configurable
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What is the metaverse, and who will build it?
Image: XH4D / Getty Images The virtual world is increasingly encroaching on the real one, via fully immersive virtual reality (VR) headsets for gaming and a growing number of business use cases, augmented reality (AR) devices that overlay digital information on the real world, and mixed reality (MR) environments, where you can interact with digital… Continue reading What is the metaverse, and who will build it?
What is torrenting and how does it work?
Overearth/Getty Images Torrenting is a term used for distributing and downloading files using the BitTorrent protocol. Because of how that protocol works, torrenting is particularly well-suited to the distribution of very large files. Once you understand how it works, you’ll understand why it’s so incredibly powerful… and so incredibly controversial. How big are files? ZDNET… Continue reading What is torrenting and how does it work?
Delta and American Airlines are making big changes (but not for everyone)
More comfort for more money. (A screenshot from a Delta video.) Delta/Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk more Technically Incorrect Let’s get excited. Yes, the last couple of years have been dismal for air travel, but we’re emerging on the other side. Now, there’ll be joys. There’ll be real customer service. There might even be free food.… Continue reading Delta and American Airlines are making big changes (but not for everyone)
Google Pixel Watch vs. Apple Watch Series 8: Which should you buy?
Image: Google, Apple Google today is finally tossing its hat in the smartwatch ring with the Google Pixel Watch. After launching Wear OS in 2014, consumers have been anxiously waiting for an official smartwatch made by Google — from the hardware to the software. After much speculation and short previews, the watch is before us… Continue reading Google Pixel Watch vs. Apple Watch Series 8: Which should you buy?
How to upgrade your iPhone in-car charging experience
Quad Lock MAG wireless charging head and case Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET The other day I showed how the first things I do when I get a new daily driver iPhone is stick a screen protector on it and pop it in a case. It’s a great way to keep a new iPhone looking like new. But… Continue reading How to upgrade your iPhone in-car charging experience
How to set up Linux hosts file
Oscar Wong/Moment/Getty Images Linux is a very powerful operating system that is also one of the most flexible in the marketplace. That flexibility has always been a big selling point of the OS. Any user that doesn’t like the way Linux works can always bend it to better fit their needs. One very simple example… Continue reading How to set up Linux hosts file
Elon Musk says buying Twitter will help create X, the everything app
Image: Nick_ Raille_07/Shutterstock.com Elon Musk has renewed his offer to purchase Twitter for $54.20 a share. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO extended the offer in a letter filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The renewed offer is the latest twist in a continued saga involving the outspoken, eccentric billionaire and the social media… Continue reading Elon Musk says buying Twitter will help create X, the everything app
The 5 best driveway alarms of 2022
A driveway alarm can beef up your home security system. It works with sensors to detect motion or heat (sometimes both), and alert you that someone is on your property. Though the name is specific to driveways, this setup can be placed all over your home, like the front or back yard. ZDNET Recommends Aside… Continue reading The 5 best driveway alarms of 2022
Apple and Amazon have different visions of the future. Neither is totally right
Image: Getty Images/Yagi Studio We’re already well into the season of tech product launches, which runs for the next few weeks as the big vendors set out the products they want us to buy over holiday season and into the next year. But something that’s recently changed is that many big vendors don’t want to… Continue reading Apple and Amazon have different visions of the future. Neither is totally right