Lenovo Legion Pro 7i <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Legion Pro 7i (2025) is a top-tier gaming laptop, on sale now for $2,799. It effortlessly runs the latest gaming titles, exudes premium power, and features a 16-inch OLED display that demands your attention. Besides the high price, all that hardware runs hot, it’s power-hungry, and […] More
Kerry Wan/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source More
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETI’m always on the lookout for a now toy — ahem, I mean tool — to add to my everyday carry (EDC) gear. New multitools, flashlights, and other cool tools are always on my radar.A few weeks ago, I happened to come across something that, the moment I saw it, I just had to have it. It was one of those gambles: “it might be good, it might be on the way back to Amazon by the end of the day”. Also: 10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere – how they workIt turned out to be one of the coolest, best engineered bits of kit I’ve handled in a while, and it even doubles as a fidget toy. It’s a mini 1/4-inch ratchet wrench by 711L More
Google Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The latest Pixel flagships are priced the same as last year, but get meaningful upgrades across the board. The Pro XL model, with its base storage of 256G and faster wired and wireless charging, is the best Pixel phone right now. You’ll just have […] More
Kerry Wan/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source More
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source More
Jason Hiner/ZDNETThe hype continues to build around the arrival of Meta’s futuristic Hypernova (a.k.a. Celeste) smart glasses, which will reportedly add a small heads-up display in one eye and a neural wristband (Ceres) to control the interface. These will reportedly cost around $800 and will be announced at Meta Connect on September 17 More
The Penguin key is a nice touch. Jack Wallen/ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysLinux has tons of productivity tools waiting to help.There are both GUI and command line apps available.All of the tools listed are free to use.When you think of productivity, I’m sure the usual suspects come to mind:Office suiteGroupwarePDF creators/editorsImage editorsFile managersContent Management Systems (CMS)To-do listsProject management toolsAnd much moreTo assume those are the only productivity tools available would be a mistake, as there are so many to choose from. Of course, what you use depends on your needs, so the collection of apps you use will likely differ from those I prefer.Even so, there are so many Linux apps to choose from, some of which are much lesser-known than the likes of LibreOffice or GIMP. You might be surprised to know that some of those obscure apps are really quite helpful.Let me see if I can pique your interest in a few handy apps that might just make you a bit more productive.Also: Thinking about switching to Linux? 9 things you need to know1. ManuSkriptManuSkript More
