Eliana Willis

OnePlus Open Apex Edition and OnePlus Open Prakhar Khanna/ZDNETThe newest OnePlus 13 smartphones recently hit the market, but OnePlus More

Lina Chekhovich/Getty Images I film and edit a lot of video content. Editing and color-correcting videos can be a very complicated and time-consuming process. When you’re done, you want to see an accurate representation of what the content will look like. Are the colors true? Are the edits clean?  There are so many moving parts. […] More

CFOTO/Contributor/Getty Images A new player has entered the AI villa, and it’s creating significant disruption.  Chinese AI startup DeepSeek made waves last week when it released the full version of R1, the company’s open-source reasoning model that can outperform OpenAI’s o1. On Monday, App Store downloads of DeepSeek’s AI assistant — which runs V3, a model […] More

OnePlus Open Apex Edition and OnePlus Open Prakhar Khanna/ZDNETThe newest OnePlus 13 smartphones recently hit the market, but OnePlus More

Years ago, we were lucky to have one or two Linux laptop options. Now, you’d be surprised at how many laptops are sold with Linux installed, making it an excellent time for programmers to use the open-source alternative to Windows and MacOS. Linux-based laptops are also great for high school and college students looking to expand their knowledge and skillsets. Linux can also run on many Windows laptops, which is great for beginners who may not be ready to invest in a dedicated machine.Also: These are the absolute best Linux distros for programmingWith so many options, we can now be selective with how we spend our money. On top of that, we no longer have to do extensive research on other laptops to ensure every component will work with Linux. For those of us who’d been working with Linux for some time, that was more a bother than a problem, but for others, it was a significant effort to track down chipset manufacturers and models that went into a particular laptop. Those days are long past, and consumers can now purchase a computer that ships with Linux installed, knowing it will “just work.” What is the best Linux laptop right now?We went hands-on with some of the best laptops on the market that can run Linux, testing their performance, battery, and features. Our pick for the best Linux laptop overall is the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam is available for $80 in five colors: Black, Blush, Charcoal, Starlight, and White. This indoor camera pans 360 degrees and tilts up and down to cover the entire area it’s set up in, letting you watch over your home, business, or pets. The Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor […] More

marian/Getty Images Chinese AI startup DeepSeek isn’t squandering its momentum anytime soon.  Just moments after knocking ChatGPT out of the top spot in the App Store for most downloaded free apps, the company released Janus-Pro’s multimodal text-to-image AI model on Monday. Like R1, DeepSeek’s flagship model, Janus-Pro is open source under an MIT license (making it commercially […] More

A new laptop is an investment, and making it last is essential to maximizing its value. To care for your new laptop, you’ll want to minimize the amount of bumps and vibrations it’s exposed to and keep it closed when not in use to protect the keys and screen, which can be fragile. Maximizing your laptop’s battery life is also part of its longevity, as it’s best to keep it between 30% and 80% to optimize battery life. Besides these obvious factors, you’ll want to keep the software and drivers up to date, and get a backpack and sleeve for safe, efficient transport. How long does the battery typically last? Battery life depends on various factors, such as what tasks you’re doing and whether your computer is in a battery-saving mode or high-performance mode. HP laptops, particularly the OmniBook and EliteBook lines of devices are known for having better-than-average batteries.Also: HP shows off three next-gen laptops and revamps its desktops at CES 2025When looking at a laptop’s battery, consider its watt-hour number (written as Wh), which measures how much power a battery uses over one hour. The higher the number, the longer the battery should theoretically last; however, how fast the computer burns through that power is another story.For example, the HP Envy x360 features a 68Wh battery, but the 16-inch OLED display will demand lots of power from the battery. Conversely, the same size battery in the OmniBook X 14 will drain at a trickle in comparison thanks to the AI on board the Snapdragon X Elite processor. Which HP laptop is most durable?HP’s lineup of laptops may not be known as the most heavy-duty on the market, but the company has been making computers for decades and certainly knows a thing or two about durability. As such, consumers can be confident that any HP laptop is going to come with industry-standard components and be able to handle the wear and tear of everyday use. Of the laptops on this list, the EliteBook x360 1040 and the OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 are among the most durable thanks to their slightly more premium builds. Can you game on a HP laptop?You can game on any HP laptop, but you’ll get the best performance from a computer designed for gaming, like the HP Omen 16. The reason for this has a lot to do with graphics processing and whether or not the device is designed to mitigate heat well. Also: This Lenovo 2-in-1 is one of the most versatile business laptops I’ve testedMost HP laptops are fine for casual or entry-level gaming, but once you start running graphically-intense games, you’re going to run into performance issues, and the laptop will not be able to compensate for the heat generated by the hardware. HP’s Omen line of gaming options are renown for their accessibility and high performance, and they come with dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays, and a robust cooling system. However, if you truly want the best gaming laptop, there are a host of other options out there, especially for demanding games.How do you access the BIOS on a HP laptop?Restart your computer, and when the HP startup screen appears, you’ll want to press either F1, F2, or Enter, depending on your model. It will often specify on the screen but note that this screen may only appear for a second or two before Windows starts up.  More