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    I’ve used this Eufy security camera for months and can’t go back to grainy night vision

    <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The EufyCam S3 Pro is available separately for $220 or in a two-pack with the HomeBase 3 for $550. This EufyCam is an excellent 4K outdoor security camera that delivers on its night vision promises, features no monthly fees, and has dual motion detection to reduce false alerts. The biggest downsides […] More

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    This $400 Motorola phone comes with built-in stylus and a fantastic OLED display

    Moto G Stylus 2025 MotorolaMotorola started the year off strong. The 2025 Moto G and Moto G Power proved to be solid midrange smartphones thanks to their lengthy battery life, high-definition screens, and decent camera systems. Now the company has announced a third model: the 2025 Moto G Stylus.Also: The best Android phones you can buy (including top models from Samsung and Google)As the name reveals, this model has a built-in stylus to help users jot down notes, navigate the UI, and enable better interactions with such key features as Sketch to Image, which utilizes artificial intelligence to bring crude drawings to life within the Moto Note app. There’s also Google’s Circle to Search, which lets owners look up on-screen items on the search engine just by circling them. More

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    This $200 Android phone has no business being so highly functional

    <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways This ruggedized smartphone has a huge battery, a massive 800-lumen flashlight, and a night vision camera. The massive battery does make the handset weigh a hefty 2 pounds. The display can be a bit washed out in bright sunlight. –> I remember when smartphones started to use the built-in flash as […] More

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    The top 20 AI tools of 2025 – and the #1 thing to remember when you use them

    Maria Korneeva/Getty Images Popularity in the tech world is hard to measure. I’ve talked at length about this in my discussions of programming language popularity. It really comes down to what you use to measure popularity — and how available those metrics are to those doing the analysis. It’s difficult to generically define popularity, especially when […] More

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    Windows 11 24H2 is crashing on many PCs due to conflict with security driver

    Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETThe 2024 version of Windows 11 is yet again creating headaches for certain users. As described by Microsoft, a conflict between Windows 11 24H2 and a security driver is crashing unlucky systems.The trouble centers on a file called sprotect.sys, a driver from SenseShield Technology that provides encryption through specialized enterprise security software. This particular driver can be added to Windows through the installation of many different applications, according to Microsoft, so it cannot be pinned down to one specific program. Also: 6 things I always do after setting up Windows 11 – and why you should tooBut if the driver is on a PC updated to Windows 11 24H2, the system can stop responding and display a blue or black screen error, typically known as the infamous Blue Screen of Death. The problem can occur with any version of the sprotect.sys driver, specifically versions 1.0.2.372 and 1.0.3.48903. Microsoft has blocked the Windows 11 2024 update for PCs with this driver. That means you will not see the latest flavor of Windows 11 in Windows Update, and you should not try to manually install it. What you can doAnd what about people who have already updated and are bumping into blue screens? Microsoft said that it is working with SenseShield to try to resolve the issue. In the meantime, you have a couple of options. More

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    This new $400 Motorola has all the display and battery you need – but the stylus sells it for me

    Moto G Stylus 2025 MotorolaMotorola started the year off strong. The 2025 Moto G and Moto G Power proved to be solid midrange smartphones thanks to their lengthy battery life, high-definition screens, and decent camera systems. Now the company has announced a third model: the 2025 Moto G Stylus.Also: The best Android phones you can buy (including top models from Samsung and Google)As the name reveals, this model has a built-in stylus to help users jot down notes, navigate the UI, and enable better interactions with such key features as Sketch to Image, which utilizes artificial intelligence to bring crude drawings to life within the Moto Note app. There’s also Google’s Circle to Search, which lets owners look up on-screen items on the search engine just by circling them. More