ZDNET’s key takeaways
- The ESR Qi2 15W MagSafe wireless car charger normally retails for $25 on Amazon
- It’s a reliable, high-speed wireless charger with a clamp or an adhesive mount
- You do have to supply your own 12V-to-USB-C car adapter.
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Microsoft adds MIDI 2.0 support to Windows 11.
Microsoft adds MIDI 2.0 support to Windows 11.
Windows MIDI Services is ready for primetime and brings support for MIDI 2.0 and improvements to MIDI 1.0 to Microsoft machines. This includes support for higher…
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Google’s Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview tops Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at less than half the cost of its rivals
Google’s Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leads the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index four points ahead of Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6, at less than half the cost. The model ranks first in six of ten categories, including agent-based coding,…
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How Mike Markkula transformed Apple from garage experiment into the business that reshaped personal computing
Long before Apple became synonymous with Steve Jobs’ product launches and minimalist design philosophy, the company’s survival depended on a quieter figure operating behind the scenes.
An InfoWorld article published on July 18 1983 described…
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Saturday Pre-orders – Knock knock, it’s time to give up the bone-tithe – Warhammer Community
- Saturday Pre-orders – Knock knock, it’s time to give up the bone-tithe Warhammer Community
- How to play Ossiarch Bonereapers, with Anthony from AoS Coach Warhammer Community
- Ossiarch Bonereapers Miniatures Sets for Warhammer Age of Sigmar…
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AppArmor Enhancements Merged For Linux 7.0
The AppArmour security module for the Linux kernel, which most notably is backed by Canonical for Ubuntu, has some small improvements and fixes for Linux 7.0.
AppArmor with Linux 7.0 adds support for loading per-permission tagging. John…
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This Gemini feature fixes NotebookLM’s Slide Deck limitation
Editing Slide Decks in NotebookLM has always felt like a two-step process for me: generate the deck, then manually fix whatever didn’t quite work.
Sometimes there were typos, the diagrams needed polishing, and refining slides meant more…
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iPhone 17 Pro Max vs IPhone 3 GS perfectly illustrates 16 years of smartphone photography progress
There it was, nestled among our office’s pile of aging smartphones, a white iPhone 3GS. I felt like I’d just stumbled on a vintage Furby. Cradling the tiny, 4.5-in phone in my hand, I wondered if it still worked.
I had reason to doubt. After…
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7 days until ticket prices rise for Disrupt 2026
Super Early Bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. That gives you one week to secure the biggest savings of the year — up to $680 off individual passes and up to 30% off community passes. Register now to…

