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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The new flagship iPhone brings two big photography upgrades, in the zoom camera and the front-facing camera The new A19 Pro processor, the N1 chip, and the thermal upgrades combine to rev up performance For the author, this year’s upgrade choice boils down to overcoming a […] More
Logitech Signature Slim Solar+ Keyboard <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Logitech’s Slim Solar keyboard is available now for $99. It’s wireless and light-powered, pairs with three devices at once, and has customizable action keys. It’s ultimately a pretty standard keyboard, and the “laptop-style” design might feel too shallow for some users. –> Follow ZDNET: Add us as […] More
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 are available in Onyx Black and Warm Stone for $799. They excel in the design and sound categories, thanks to their high-quality internal and external build materials Unless you value exceptional details in design and sound, a $799 asking price […] More
What does iOS 26’s Hold Assist do on iPhone? Hold Assist monitors your call while you’re on hold, notifies you when a live person returns, and shows a transcript of what you missed. Meanwhile, Hold Assist Detection is a toggle in the Phone app settings that lets your iPhone automatically detect when you’ve been placed on hold by listening for background music. During these calls, a banner will prompt you to activate Hold Assist. Also: How to clear your iPhone cache (and why you should do it before the iOS 26 update)When I tried it with my partner, he said he heard a beep. After that, when he started speaking, he was told the message was being transcribed. I also tested Hold Assist while on hold with my insurance company and again with my power utility. Both times, I was prompted to enable Hold Assist, did so, and resumed the calls once I got a notification. Neither agent or caller mentioned knowing they’d been on hold, though in one instance I could see in the transcript that the agent was speaking to me to say they were back.Which iPhones support Hold Assist?Hold Assist is available on iPhone 12, iPhone SE (3rd generation), and later models running iOS 26. Is Hold Assist available everywhere? No. It’s available in the US, UK, and Canada in English, along with additional regions. See the full list of supported countries here More
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To help protect your privacy while using your PS5, you can customize certain settings to control what information is visible to others, restrict who can communicate with you, and manage your account security. This includes limiting who can see your online status, gaming history, and profile information, as well as controlling access to your account and console. Under Settings, head to Users and Accounts > Privacy > View and Customize Your Privacy Settings. Here, you can control who can see your real name, profile picture, friends list, game activity and history, and who can send friend requests or interact with you online. For each of the variables in this menu, I recommend choosing “No One” and “Close Friends Only.” This should significantly reduce unwanted friend requests or spam.Also: How to clear your TV cache (and why you shouldn’t wait to do it)If you’re like me, you don’t feel a need to infuse Sony’s database with more personal information than required, such as the voice data collected through your DualSense controller’s microphone.Under Privacy, scroll down to “Control how your data is collected and used” to access three options: Data You Provide, Personalization, and Voice Data Collection. For the former (Data You Provide), change the setting to Limited. For Personalization, I recommend turning off all four of the sub-options, including Standard Personalization. For the latter, switch to Don’t Allow for Voice Data Collection. More
davidf/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways RAM is a crucial component for a smooth PC experience. Linux doesn’t require as much RAM as Windows. More is always better. I’m not going to start this with a “back in the day” because it’s too easy and obvious. Besides, it’s […] More
What is Advanced Protection on Android? Advanced Protection in Android 16 combines multiple security settings across six categories More
