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Kerry Wan/ZDNETSoftware announcements are usually much less exciting than hardware ones, but Samsung’s rollout of its One UI 7 beta today, based on Android 15, might be the best (and biggest) news for Galaxy users lately.Also: Forget the Ray-Ban Metas: Samsung’s upcoming smart glasses are the wearables I’ve been waiting forPart of the reason is that the software was actually expected to launch months ago, closer to the timeline of Google and other manufacturers’ Android 15 deliveries. However, repeated delays and internal setbacks meant that the biggest phone maker would be late to the party.With Samsung opening beta access to One UI 7 today, Galaxy S24 users (for now) can enroll by applying for free via Samsung Members. Once accepted, users will be prompted to update their phones and begin testing the latest features, tools, and design overhauls the company has worked on over the past year. There will also be plenty of room for improvement, feedback windows, and bugs to report; hence this being a beta program.  More

Anna V. Ponomareva/Getty Images Anyone who’s ever worked on image or video editing on MacOS knows how good Apple displays can be. They are clean and crisp and rarely have issues, such as pixelation or screen tearing. For the most part, the colors look fairly accurate. Or do they? Also: I was a Final Cut Pro […] More

Amazon/ZDNETThe holiday season is upon us, and that means joy, cheer, a monologue from Linus (Peanuts, not Torvalds), and gifts.If you have an open-source fan on your list, what do you get them? Socks More

кирилл поляшенко/Getty Images In October, OpenAI integrated ChatGPT Search into ChatGPT, promising an experience in which users could browse the web and access the latest news from its news partners and sites that have not blocked OpenAI’s web crawler. A new review by Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism shows that the process may not […] More

Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images Social media platform Bluesky is relatively new, but it’s been growing exponentially as another platform experiences an X-odus. According to Altmetric, Bluesky may already favor a particular community: researchers.  Also: If you convert to a domain name on Bluesky, you MUST do this right away On Tuesday, the data company, which specializes […] More

David Gewirtz/ZDNETOf all the computer gear I own, my AirPods Pro have been the least portable. No, that’s not a typo. Let me explain. I loved my first set of AirPods Pro, even after I dropped them into a cup of coffee. They’ve continued working for more than a year since then. I recently bought a pair of 2nd generation AirPods Pro over Black Friday weekend. (You can still save $80 on them More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max robot vacuum and mop is available for $1,400. This multifunctional Roomba vacuums exhaustively, barely leaving a crumb or strand of pet hair behind; it mops very well, and it keeps your carpets dry by lifting the mop pad completely above the robot. While iRobot is […] More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Super smooth and highly responsive app The tiny carry case can be attached to a keyring for easy transportation Needs the supplied USB-C extension cable to connect to most ruggedized smartphones –> What’s the deal? Amazon is offering a $50 coupon for the Thermal Master P2 camera, lowering its price to […] More