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Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETThe iPhone 16 series comes with a physical Camera Control button that you can press to snap a photo or video, tap to display different settings, and slide to adjust the exposure and other elements. But the control can be challenging to operate, especially if you’re used to swiping and tapping the on-screen settings to take a photo.Also: My new favorite iPhone accessory makes shooting professional videos so much easierI’ve been trying the Camera Control for the past few weeks, using it to shoot photos and videos out and about. There’s definitely a learning curve. You have to figure out how to access each setting and apply the right press or tap to activate it. You also need to understand how adjusting the exposure, depth of field, style, and tone will affect your photo — and which of these elements you should use and when.I’m still trying to get used to the control to determine whether I prefer it over the standard on-screen camera settings. If you’re struggling with the control as well, here are 12 tips that should make it easier to use.How to use Camera Control on the iPhone 16 More

Flavio Coelho/Getty Images A new Gartner survey suggests that almost nine in ten companies intend to ramp up investments in key technology areas, boosting expenditures by at least one-third over current levels. But, so far, returns on investment for digital technologies have been fuzzy for most companies.  According to the survey of 4,312 technology and business executives, […] More

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<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Samsung’s Galaxy A35 5G is a well-rounded smartphone for $313 (currently $87 off) You’ll love the two-day battery life, amazing screen quality, and four years of software updates The biggest issue? Performance tends to vary from day to day and can lead to overheating. more buying choices What’s the deal? Samsung’s […] More

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cagkansayin/Getty Images The economics of artificial intelligence are unsustainable for just about everyone other than GPU chip-maker Nvidia, and that poses a big problem for the new field’s continued development, according to a noted AI scholar.  Also: Gartner’s 2025 tech trends show how your business needs to adapt – and fast “The ecosystem is incredibly […] More

Kerry Wan/ZDNETBehind every new smartphone feature is a powerful chipset that brings it to life. With the industry shift toward on-device AI, a need for an even more advanced and capable system-on-a-chip (SoC) has emerged, and Qualcomm’s latest iteration aims to meet this. On Monday, at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, the company unveiled its newest mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which it claims is the most powerful and fastest processor in the world. The chip is the first of the flagship mobile platforms under the new “Elite” branding, highlighting its improved graphical performance.Also: I tested Meta’s limited edition Ray-Ban smart glasses, and they’re a near-perfect wearable for meThe new mobile platform is powered by a combination of a second-generation Qualcomm Oryon CPU, Qualcomm Adreno GPU, and enhanced Qualcomm Hexagon NPU. The latter is integral for optimizing on-device AI tasks like image generation, text translation, etc. More

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