<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Kindle Colorsoft is available now for $279. It has a bright display (even in direct sunlight), customizable color settings, and zippy performance while browsing titles and turning pages. It could be a bit larger to get the full effect of the color display more buying choices To avid readers, the […] More
Stefan_Alfonso/Getty Images A reader contacted me recently to ask how he could configure the LibreOffice interface to resemble that of Microsoft Office. He wanted to accomplish this task to finally make Linux his default operating system. Naturally, I wanted to oblige with instructions on how to make this switch. For anyone wanting to move away […] More
Proton Have you ever read about a TV show or film you’d like to watch, only to find out it’s not available where you live? I’ve run into that situation a few times. For example, The Great Canadian Baking Show<!–> was a program I wanted to watch but couldn’t because, well, I don’t live in […] More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The NUU N10 Android phone is available now on Amazon for $99 This phone is about as impressive as it gets on a tight budget The NUU N10 does suffer a bit of lag with animations and the camera won’t blow you away. –> I’ve seen just about every type of […] More
Constantine Johnny/Getty Images Apple has AirDrop to simplify the file-sharing process between iOS and MacOS. But what about people who use Android and MacOS? What can you do? You could always create a network share on your MacOS device, but that approach complicates the matter and many users would rather not have to deal with […] More
Kerry Wan/ZDNETWhether you’re conducting interviews, doing research, or otherwise need to document a conversation, there are many reasons you may want to record a phone call on your iPhone. With iOS 18.1, Apple’s latest release, users can now record phone calls directly on their devices using Apple Intelligence, which also provides a transcription and summary in the Notes app. However, ZDNET editor-in-chief Jason Hiner notes that summarization is “still a work in progress.”Also: My biggest regret after updating my iPhone to iOS 18 (and I’m not alone)For privacy reasons — and due to laws that vary by state — Apple historically hasn’t allowed recording through the iPhone’s built-in microphone while the phone is actively on a call. For example, the app version of artificial intelligence (AI) transcription service Otter.ai More
Yaroslav Kushta/Getty Images Is artificial intelligence (AI) the answer — or at least a partial answer — to nagging software quality issues? Software quality has been a challenge since the first computers were built eight decades ago, and in a world awash in technology networks and solutions, the problem has only grown more acute. A […] More
oxygen/Getty Images OpenAI’s Whisper, an artificial intelligence (AI) speech recognition and transcription tool launched in 2022, has been found to hallucinate or make things up — so much so that experts are worried it could cause serious damage in the wrong context. Last week, the AP reported that a researcher at the University of Michigan […] More
