In addition to two new smartphones and the company’s first smartwatch, complete with Fitbit integration, Google also unveiled several Nest products earlier this week. Google first gave us a glimpse of the Pixel 7 lineup and Pixel Watch during Google I/O in May, but stopped short of giving us all the details. We now know everything there is to know about the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Below I’ll break down all of the details, including when you can get either of Google’s latest smartphones in your hands....

The US Air Force Research Laboratory supports both the US Air Force and the US Space Force while providing new technologies for the US military. According to Google, the lab focuses on everything from laser-guided optics enabling telescopes to see deeper into the universe to fundamental science that helped create innovations in quantum computing and artificial intelligence. The US Air Force Research Laboratory will now use Smart Canvas, Google Meet, and Google Cloud technology in their work....

More: CES tech you can actually buy now You read that right: A TV that doesn’t rely on any dangling cables or wires to power it. None. The method to the madness? Four hot-swappable batteries that Displace says should give the TV a month’s worth of endurance before needing to be recharged, WiFi 6E to sync your inputs from the separate base unit to the TV, and what the 6-person company calls Active Loop Vacuum Technology, two adhesive strips that seal the TV onto virtually any surface without a mount....

Researchers at cybersecurity company BlueVoyant examined hundreds of SMB defence company subcontractor firms and found that over half had severe vulnerabilities within their networks, including unsecured ports and unsupported or unpatched software, making them vulnerable to cyberattacks including data breaches and ransomware. With the defence industry a prime target for cyber criminals – including state-backed hacking operations attempting to steal intellectual property and other sensitive information – attackers are ready to exploit any weakness they can use to gain access to networks....

Were you standing? Seated? Shocked? Could you speak? Did you scream? Did faint quivers invade your body? You may need to prepare yourself for an enormous event that’s about the cast a dark shadow over everything you assumed about life. And people. And phones. I know this could be big because someone who’s really supposed to know about these things says it could be colossal. Are you ready? The minute the iPhone SE (2022) emerges, half of all Android users may toss their Motorolas, LGs, Samsungs, and Pixels onto the mobile scrapheap....

For reference, this is replacing a 2018 MacBook Pro that I’ve had for a few years. The old system has been a workhorse, traveling with me to multiple countries, putting in many hundreds of hours of work. I’ve written hundreds of thousands of words on the keyboard, taken thousands of screenshots, and processed countless photos and videos. It deserves a retirement. And here is the machine that’s replacing it. On first picking it out of the box, I noticed that almost everything feels different about this new MacBook Pro....

That’s the clarion call of American Robotics, the first company approved by the FAA to operate automated drones without humans on-site, which was recently selected to participate on the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) to advance BLOVS drone operations. In the eyes of co-founder and CEO Reese Mozer, the FAA’s approach to BLOVS flight for commercial drones will dictate the state of the drone industry for years to come, and it’s up to the industry to do all it can to work in lockstep with the regulator....

These restricted who could buy, sell, lease, or occupy a property based on race. Even though the Fair Housing Act of 1968 ensured that these racist covenants are no longer enforceable, the ugly language first written into property deeds is often left there. It can be hard to find and even harder to officially remove. It’s a problem that will take a long time and many parties to solve. Without a tool like this, a homeowner would have to read their documents, find the language, figure out how the law with respect to amending property documents works, focus on how to get it notarized, and how to get it to the county recorder’s office and so on, Phil McBride, operating officer for John L....

Apple created a user-oriented model rather than a device-oriented model to give employees a better experience when using Apple devices for work. Managed users can simply sign into their Business Essentials account and start working on the device right away. They also get a dedicated iCloud account to back up their work data separately from their data. Unsurprisingly, most device management tools focus on managing devices, which made sense several years ago when most users had only a single work device....

In the mailbag this week: We explore (and explain) the line between Microsoft 365 consumer and business accounts. Send your questions to ask@zdnet.com. Due to the volume of submissions, we can’t guarantee a personal reply, but we do promise to read every letter and respond right here to the ones that we think our readers will care about. Be sure to include a working email address in case we have follow-up questions....

But this one-time Windows 7 PC still has a good 23-inch HD display. What it can’t do is run Windows 10 well, and let’s not even talk about Windows 11. I could run Linux on it, but I already have lots of Linux PCs, so I tried something different: I decided to install Google ChromeOS Flex on it. Also: How I revived three ancient computers with ChromeOS Flex I had left Windows 7 on this machine, which was a dedicated accounting system....

I keep being amazed by what they can do. Also: These are my 3 must-have Raspberry Pi accessories Yes, I know that Raspberry Pis are hard to come by at the moment (“unprecedented times, supply chain issues, COVID-19,” I’ve heard all the excuses), so if you see one going cheap, grab it. Hopefully, the supply will increase to satisfy the demand in 2023. If you’re looking for one, the best advice I have is to keep looking – I grabbed a few 4GB and 8GB boards the other day for the retail price (not the normal x2 or x3 the price)....

But what is now known as the British Honey Company (BHC) has made a name for itself for producing 13 different honey products and 16 types of spirits, and is currently processing an average 1.5 million bottles of honey-infused gin, vodka, rum and whisky a year. To track everything from beehives to bottles the company is using software built on low-code platform Filemaker, now re-branded Claris. SEE: What is low-code and no-code?...

Ukraine’s relationship with NATO News reports say that a shooting war is beginning on the Russia/Ukraine border. To understand how this conflict may escalate outside the Baltic region, it’s important to understand Ukraine’s relationship with NATO. Also: Ten steps you can take to improve your cybersecurity defenses now NATO member states have a series of obligations they have agreed upon, most notably a mutual protection pact. Ukraine, while not a NATO member, is considered a NATO partner....

Admittedly, Siri’s come a long way to become a somewhat reliable voice assistant. Asking it to do things works over half the time now, and it’s always fun to try. But changing Siri’s voice goes beyond giving it a fun, new accent. With a variety of voices to choose from, including accents, genders, and a gender-neutral option, Siri can now sound more like your own voice. As one of many immigrants in this country, for me, that little bit of inclusivity goes a long way in a world of growing divisions....

You can get four different bands for under ten bucks (total). If you’ve got more style sense than real sense, you can pick up the $849 Hermes Fauve Barénia Gourmette Double Tour leather band directly from Apple. No matter what band (or bands) you buy, it’s easy to change on an Apple Watch. Doing so generally involves a few simple steps: Let’s get started. Changing the Apple Watch band The first step is flipping over the watch and finding the little buttons that are next to the bands....

You’d think we’d be safe from that with an Apple Watch, since we constantly have to remove it to charge it, but you’d be mistaken. All that dirt, dust, dead skin, and sweat still hides in the crevices of your watch, and it can even interfere with your Apple Watch’s performance. An Apple Watch can collect too much debris around the Digital Crown, for example, causing it to get stuck....

Creating a new virtual PC is easy, assuming your PC satisfies the requirements. You must be running a 64-bit business edition of Windows Pro or Enterprise edition; the Home edition does not include Hyper-V support. In addition, your CPU and associated hardware must meet specific requirements. (For this walkthrough, I assume you are running Windows on a PC with a supported Intel or AMD CPU; the rules for Arm-based CPUs are different....

Also: Optimize Mac Storage can make your files go poof. Ask me how I know And yet it’s super easy to do a data backup of your files in case disaster strikes – all you need is a USB drive and the software built into macOS. Yes, I know, you could back up to the cloud. If you want to do this, I recommend Backblaze – nothing beats having a backup you can hold in your hand (and maybe keep safe in a fireproof safe or offsite)....

Consider this: If your Chromebook can be used in tablet mode, you flip that screen over and all of a sudden that physical keyboard isn’t exactly handy. What do you do? You use the virtual keyboard. However, the virtual keyboard isn’t enabled by default. So, before you can use it, you have to enable it. Let me show you how to not only enable the physical keyboard but also make it flat so it doesn’t take up as much screen space and you can move it to wherever you need....