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Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. Dozens of tech products make their way onto my reviewer’s desk every year, but only a select few manage to have enough staying power to remain my everyday carry. Last year’s AAWireless Two was one of those rarities, and it somehow just got better in two ways….

ZDNET’s key takeaways Samsung’s T9 SSD comes with capacities of up to 4TB, starting at $139 and ranging up to $399. It offers blazing-fast transfer speeds up to 2,000MB/s, stays cool, and is about as portable as you can get. It’s not exactly cheap, and the rubberized build attracts dust and lint. more buying choices…

Microsoft’s annual Xbox Developer Direct event is taking place on January 22nd this year. The fourth Developer Direct will provide a closer look at two of Microsoft’s biggest Xbox games this year, Forza Horizon 6 and Fable, as well as a first in-depth look at Beast of Reincarnation from Game Freak. Playground Games will debut…

Three years ago, Luminal co-founder Joe Fioti was working on chip design at Intel when he came to a realization. While he was working on making the best chips he could, the more important bottleneck was in software. “You can make the best hardware on earth, but if it’s hard for developers to use, they’re…

Tesla scrapped its Autopilot driver assist feature that used to come standard in new vehicles, as it attempts to steer customers to its newly subscription-only Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. According to Electrek, the company removed Basic Autopilot as a standard feature from new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in North America. That means in…

Katy WatsonAustralia correspondent , Perth Getty Images Critics say gaming platforms should be included in Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s Wednesday afternoons have become a ritual for 15-year-old Sadmir Perviz. It’s a circuitous route from home in Perth to the Fiona Stanley Hospital – but it’s worth it, he says, to sit down…