Jason Hiner/ZDNETWhether I am capturing my Sunday brunch, outfit on the go, or an engagement session for a couple, I am always taking photos. For that reason, having a just “okay” camera on my iPhone 14 hasn’t been cutting it, and once I saw camera specs on the iPhone 16 Pro More
Get Windows 11 Pro at a big discount right now. StackSocial Need an operating system upgrade? Windows 11 Pro puts productivity in your hands with features that make everything from hybrid work to streaming entertainment easy, and you can grab the software for a discounted price right now through StackSocial. A lifetime subscription for the […] More
Nina Raemont/ZDNETWe’ve only got a few more months of 2024, and before you know it, you’ll be resetting your flexible spending account and health savings accounts for 2025. If you have some extra money lying around in either account and don’t know where to spend it, why not buy yourself a smart ring — an Oura Ring, that is? Also: The Oura Ring is my go-to health tracker for one obvious reasonThanks to its health-tracking capabilities, an Oura Ring More
Eoneren/Getty Images Good managers are hard to find. According to Harvard University, effective business leaders need many different qualities that don’t always exist in the same person. However, any business professional who wants to become a great manager must have a set of core attributes. That’s something known too well by Gabriela Vogel, senior director analyst […] More
Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETChatGPT has consistently generated high-quality responses, improving its quality through updates with newer models. Last week, OpenAI unveiled an even more capable model, o1, but there were limitations on who could access it and how much they could. OpenAI has now expanded its o1s availability to deliver on both fronts. On Monday, OpenAI shared via an X post that it increased the o1-preview and o1-mini limits for Plus and Teams users due to high interest. The o1-mini limits have been expanded sevenfold from 50 messages per week to 50 per day. Since o1-preview is a bit more costly, OpenAI increased that rate by a bit less, increasing the limits from 30 messages per week to 50 messages a week. Also: The new king of AI image generators may surprise you (like it did me) These higher limits require a ChatGPT Plus membership of $20 per month More
Xiaomi/ZDNETChinese phone maker Xiaomi has revealed its MIX Flip smartphone will soon leave China and roll out globally. Company founder and CEO Lei Jun said on X (formerly Twitter) that the device is hitting store shelves in other countries “this September.” In other words, within the next couple of weeks.Also: The best Android phones you can buy: Expert tested (including the Pixel 9 Pro)Little is known about the launch at the moment. Jun didn’t mention an exact date or how much the handset will cost. But, GSMArena states that the MIX Flip will cost €1,300 across Central and Eastern Europe. Do note that number comes from “what a regional manager said back in July,” so things may have changed. Speaking of availability, don’t expect this device to arrive in the US. The ban on Xiaomi phones was lifted back in 2021; however, the company has yet to make an official appearance in the American market. The reason: Entering a market dominated by phone carriers would require a lot of time, money, and resources that Xiaomi isn’t willing to invest. More
Maria Diaz/ZDNETWhat’s the deal?Our top pick for the best robot vacuum and mop combination, the Dreame X40 Ultra More
The iOS 18 beta version differs slightly from the general release. Beta testers are given a release that has recently exited its alpha phase, so problems and bugs are expected to arise. The purpose of the beta phase is to gather user feedback to repair these bugs and address any user interface issues before the software is massively distributed.Beta versions can also be incomplete and not the final product, especially in the case of iOS 18, which didn’t include Apple Intelligence features in the initial beta release. This means the iOS 18 beta version is more prone to bugs, glitches, and instability.Also: Is iOS 18 tanking your iPhone battery? Here’s why, and what you can doThe general release will have ironed out most of these bugs and problems using the user feedback gathered during the beta phase, delivering more complete software that isn’t as prone to bugs, though they still happen, as we saw with the bugs in the iPhone Messages app.One example of this process is when Apple released the iOS 17 beta version in 2023. The early beta version featured the “End” button during a call that had moved from the center to the right, which was a big change for iPhone users. Disapproving feedback from beta testers resulted in Apple moving the “End” button back to the center of the screen, where users had been accustomed to. More
