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Kyle Kucharski/ZDNETI recently had a chance to go hands-on with Apple’s upcoming Game Mode feature, and it’s clear that we’re about to see the next generation of mobile gaming across Apple’s ecosystem of iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks.Also: I did not expect this iOS 18 feature announced at WWDC to be my favorite (and it’s not AI)Mobile gaming is nothing new but it’s certainly growing up, with improvements that aim to make cutting-edge titles run on the iPhone with performance equal to other portable gaming devices. The first and foremost of these improvements is the Game Mode feature in iOS 18 due later this fall.  More

Craig Hastings/Getty Images In its latest State of Application Security Report, Cloudflare paints a sobering picture of the internet’s threat landscape in 2024. How sobering? Try 6.8% of internet traffic is malicious, up a percentage point from last year’s study. What’s driving this increase in threats? Cloudflare, the content delivery network and security services company, thinks […] More

Jack Wallen/ZDNETThe right time helps systems communicate and ensures you can complete tasks — and with Linux, there are a few commands for managing time on your system.Each of the following commands I’ll show you has a different purpose, but they all serve time. Although you may never use these commands, it’s good to know them, especially if you ever intend on using Linux as more than just a desktop operating system.Also: The best Linux distros for beginners: You can do this!Let me introduce you to the commands you need to know to work with time on Linux.1. dateWith date, you can print out or set the system time on your Linux machine. If you run the date command without any arguments, it will print out the date in the format:Mon Jul 15 08:53:41 AM EDT 2024You can also set the time and date with this command. The syntax of such a command would be something like this:sudo date -s “15 July 2024 08:53:00″You can also just set the date like this:date +%Y%m%d -s “20240715”Or set the time with:date +%T -s “08:53:00″2. timedatectlThe timedatectl command ensures your Linux machine is set to the right time zone. You can also use the command to set the time. If your Linux desktop or server doesn’t have the right time (by a few hours), the timezone could be improperly set. Also: The first 5 Linux commands every new user should learnThanks to timedatectl, setting the timezone isn’t all that hard. The trick is to know your timezone. You might be in America/New_York, America/Toronto, or America/Kentucky/Louisville. To find out what timezones are available, issue the command:timedatectl list-timezonesOnce you know your timezone, issue a command like this:sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/Kentucky/LouisvilleYou can also set the date and time with this command like so:timedatectl set-time ‘YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS’For example:timedatectl set-time ‘2024-07-15 08:53:00’3. hwclockNext, we have a command that can manipulate the hardware clock. The hardware clock is known as the Real-Time Clock (RTC), a battery-powered clock on your computer’s motherboard that keeps time, even when the system is powered off. Your computer’s BIOS manages the RTC.Also: There’s a new coolest Linux distribution ready to wow you Should you need to change the hardware clock, Linux has a command for that purpose. You can view the hardware clock with the command:sudo hwclock –showIf you find the hardware clock is wrong, you can set it with a command like this:sudo hwclock –set –date=”YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS”For example:sudo hwclock –set –date=”2024-07-15 09:15:00″4. ntpNow let’s return to timedatectl because the command includes a feature that works with Network Time Protocol (ntp) and keeps your computer in sync with a more reliable networked server. This feature does two things: it ensures your computer has the right time, and keeps you from dealing with time manually.You can enable NTP on your system with the command:sudo timedatectl set-ntp yesOther tools allow you to make use of NTP. For example, you can use timesyncd, which most likely isn’t enabled by default. To enable timesyncd, issue the command:systemctl enable –now systemd-timesyncdNow, your system will always have the correct time. Also: How to enable Linux on your ChromebookTo learn more about these commands, make sure to read the man pages, with the following commands:man dateman timedatectlman hwclockYou won’t find a man page for systemd-timesyncd, but you can learn more about the command from the official Arch Linux Wiki page.Open Source More

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETIf you’re chronically online or know anyone hair-obsessed, you already know that the Dyson Airwrap is the styling tool to beat, and it has been for a while. The Airwrap uses air and Dyson’s top-of-the line technology to style your hair flawlessly and with ease (you know, if you’re a twenty-something with a vendetta against heat tools, like me). Also: The best Prime Day deals right nowDespite its popularity, the Airwrap is still an expensive buy, but right now, just a mere hours before Prime Day 2024 kicks off, you can save $125 on Amazon’s exclusive Dyson Airwrap bundle More