Real-world testing of an in-car charger. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET A few months ago, a reader pointed me to a Readers Digest article that suggested we stop charging our smartphones using in-car chargers because these can “damage your phone’s charge port or the motherboard itself.” This was interesting to me because I’ve tried, tested, reviewed, and recommended… Continue reading Is car charging destroying your iPhone? After testing dozens of in-car chargers, I have good news
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Topdon JS3000 12V 3000A jump starter just dropped to less than $140 for Cyber Monday
Topdon JS3000 12V 3000A jump starter Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Few things are worse than getting into your car, closing the door, pupping they key into the ignition, turing it and … nothing. Winter is coming and the cold weather can zap an otherwise functional battery, and that can mean being late for an important appointment and… Continue reading Topdon JS3000 12V 3000A jump starter just dropped to less than $140 for Cyber Monday
The 11 best Black Friday impulse buy deals to snag now
If you’ve already got holiday shopping on your mind, you know that Black Friday deals across retailers have already started: Amazon’s Black Friday sale began last week, and Best Buy, Walmart, and others have tons of early Black Friday sales online right now too. You know you can find big discounts on bigger-budget items like TVs or iPads, and… Continue reading The 11 best Black Friday impulse buy deals to snag now
The Samsung S95C OLED for $900 off is my pick for best Black Friday TV deal
June Wan/ZDNET What’s the Black Friday deal? Samsung’s flagship OLED model is on sale at multiple retailers, including Amazon and Best Buy, with a $900 discount that brings it down to an all-time low in price. You’ll save less as you size down, but these are great offers on one of the best OLED TVs… Continue reading The Samsung S95C OLED for $900 off is my pick for best Black Friday TV deal
The Samsung S95C OLED for $700 off is my pick for best Black Friday TV deal
June Wan/ZDNET What’s the Black Friday deal? Samsung’s flagship OLED model is on sale at multiple retailers, including Amazon and Best Buy, with a $700 discount that brings it down to an all-time low in price. You’ll save less as you size down, but these are great offers on one of the best OLED TVs… Continue reading The Samsung S95C OLED for $700 off is my pick for best Black Friday TV deal
I spent a weekend with Amazon’s free AI courses, and highly recommend you do too
John Lamb/Getty Images This article almost didn’t get written. I spent most of the weekend falling down a rabbit hole. It was a good rabbit hole. It was a fascinating rabbit hole. But it was not conducive to writing an article. Also: I took this free AI course for developers in one weekend and highly… Continue reading I spent a weekend with Amazon’s free AI courses, and highly recommend you do too
The iPhone 15 Pro can now capture spatial video for the Apple Vision Pro
Jason Hiner/ZDNET iPhone 15 Pro users can now set up their video capture to record spatial video for Apple Vision Pro thanks to a new iOS 17.2 beta update released today. The feature will eventually be available to all iPhone 15 Pro users once iOS 17.2 is out of beta. Spatial video wowed viewers during… Continue reading The iPhone 15 Pro can now capture spatial video for the Apple Vision Pro
My MyQ garage door opener just lost its smarts, but here’s my workaround
MyQ Chamberlain, a manufacturer of garage door openers, remotes, and parts, continues perpetuating the interoperability battles in the smart home world by now cutting off third-party access to its MyQ APIs. Users who were using platforms like Homebridge and Home Assistant to connect their MyQ devices with their smart home systems are now left without… Continue reading My MyQ garage door opener just lost its smarts, but here’s my workaround
Latest iOS 17 update stops BMW wireless chargers from destroying your iPhone 15
Apple Apple has released yet another software update for the iPhone and iPad in the form of iOS 17.1.1/iPadOS 17.1.1. While the release notes for the iPad update are blank (which may suggest these are purely minor bug fixes for the tablets), the iOS update lists two fixes: Also: iPhone 15 review: I spent a… Continue reading Latest iOS 17 update stops BMW wireless chargers from destroying your iPhone 15
7 cool and useful things to do with your Flipper Zero
Flipper Zero reading an NFC security key. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET I love my Flipper Zero, but what I hate is all the fake stuff that people looking for attention are uploading to TikTok. No, the Flipper Zero can’t change gas station signs, can’t clone credit and debit cards, and can’t (normally, anyway) turn off the displays… Continue reading 7 cool and useful things to do with your Flipper Zero