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I compared two of the best soundbars on the market, and Sonos has some serious competition

Jada Jones/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If you have $1,000 to spend on a soundbar, there are compelling options to choose from. Since its late 2024 release, the Sonos Arc Ultra has been at the top of the heap in this price range, but there are new competitors that give Sonos a run for its money. The Marshall Heston 120, for example, offers a unique design, cool features, and comes at the exact same price as the Sonos Arc Ultra. Also: 5 ways to instantly boost yo

1Password vs. NordPass: I tested both password managers, and here's the best pick

1Password and NordVPN/ZDNET A password manager is an essential tool for generating, securely storing, and accessing credentials and other sensitive personal data across your devices, whether you need to log into your bank or fill out your information during online checkout. The best password management tools on the market do this seamlessly, but they have a range of features to meet varying user needs at different price points. In our head-to-head comparison of two of our favorite password man

Heap-based buffer overflow in Kernel Streaming

Reading Time: 4 minutes From time to time, while digging through internals during our research, we stumble upon quirks or vulnerabilities that, although not immediately useful for operations or exploitation, are still noteworthy. Rather than letting these findings fade away, we decided to responsibly disclose them to the vendor. One such case is CVE-2025-53149, a heap-based buffer overflow in the Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver, which Microsoft patched on August 12, 2025. The vulnera

Do Self-Driving Cars Need Windshield Wipers?

Donald Trump is all about propping up big businesses (small businesses, not so much) and cutting regulations. Lately, his administration has decided to dispense with certain long-established regulatory precedents for the sake of making things a little bit easier on the blossoming self-driving car industry. On Thursday, Trump’s Transportation Secretary, Sean P. Duffy, announced that, next year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be rolling out three new rules designed to “mo

Samsung's Newest AI Promises: Big Energy Savings, Strange Smart Displays and More

Samsung arrived at Berlin's IFA event with not one, not two but three different AIs to talk about in its AI Home: Future Living, Now exhibit. The brand has been hard at work expanding its definition of AI (even if some references stretch the term to its breaking point), and now has several big promises for the smart home and Samsung appliances. There were updates on the latest Galaxy AI, of course, but as smart home editor, I was especially struck by what Samsung has in mind for its home-orient

64% of People Still Don't Want a Foldable Smartphone, CNET Survey Finds

Foldables have been a staple of the smartphone release cycle for years now, with products from companies such as Samsung, Motorola and Google. Despite the refreshingly unique form factor in a sea of mobile uniformity, the vast majority of consumers still aren't sold. According to a CNET survey, 64% of respondents say they aren't willing or interested in buying a foldable smartphone in the next year, while just 13% say they are. An additional 20% aren't sure if they want a foldable and only 3% s

7 Best Password Managers (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Even the best password managers are the vegetables of the internet. We know they’re good for us, but most of us are happier snacking on the password equivalent of junk food. For nearly a decade, that’s been “123456” and “password”—the two most commonly used passwords on the web. The problem is, most of us don’t know what makes a good password and aren’t able to remember hundreds of them anyway. The safest (if craziest) way to store your passwords is to memorize them all. (Make sure they are lon

The Download: longevity myths, and sewer-cleaning robots

—Jessica Hamzelou Earlier this week, my editor forwarded me a video of the leaders of Russia and China talking about immortality. “These days at 70 years old you are still a child,” China’s Xi Jinping, 72, was translated as saying. “With the developments of biotechnology, human organs can be continuously transplanted, and people can live younger and younger, and even achieve immortality,” Russia’s Vladimir Putin, also 72, is reported to have replied. In reality, rounds of organ transplantatio

Valerion launches new premium projector with anti-rainbow effect technology

After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Valerion is formally announcing its new premium projector, the VisionMaster Max, at IFA 2025. The boxy little projector offers improved contrast and brightness, but the feature that should be most interesting to home theater aficionados is how it tries to address the "rainbow effect" common in some cheaper projectors. Cheaper DLP projectors sometimes display stuttery strobes of color when the projector's color wheel is forced to quickly shift between col

The Anatomy of a Mach-O: Structure, Code Signing, and Pac

Table of Contents The Mach Object (Mach-O) is the binary format used on Apple’s operating systems for executables, libraries, and object code. It was created for the Mach kernel (hence the name) and introduced in NeXTSTEP, the predecessor to macOS, as a replacement for the a.out format. Mach-O’s design supports multiple architectures (via universal binaries), and contains metadata via load commands. In this post, we’ll explore Mach-O’s layout and history. Then, we will examine how macs use Ma

I Ditched Docker for Podman (and You Should Too)

Beginnings I'm old enough to remember when Vagrant looked like a promised land where every development environment would look the same. Differences between language versions, as well as some unusual OS version differences, resulted in a few days of unproductive debugging of your development environment. I've had similar excitement when I started my first Docker Swarm (who uses that these days?!) - it felt revolutionary. Docker wasn't just a tool - it fundamentally changed how we thought about a

How to Stream the 2025 MTV VMAs Without Cable

It's time for the annual MTV Video Music Awards, letting fans cast votes for their favorite nominees in categories like Best Collaboration, Best New Artist, Best Choreography and Video of the Year. And in recent years, the introduction of social categories has opened the gate for internet hitters to snag an award. Hosted by L.L. Cool J, the star-studded event features Brittany Snow, Ciara, Busta Rhymes, Sabrina Carpenter, Ricky Martin and KPop Demon Hunters' stars Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami

This new Qi2 25W wireless charger lineup is ready for the Pixel 10 Pro XL and iPhone 17 series

TL;DR UGREEN’s new MagFlow Qi2 25W line of accessories is designed for the Pixel 10 Pro XL and the upcoming iPhone 17 series. The MagFlow Qi2 25W lineup includes a 10,000mAh power bank, a wireless charging pad, and two- and three-in-one charging stations. The Pixel 10 Pro XL supports Qi2 25W wireless charging, while other Pixel 10 models are limited to 15W. All iPhone 17 series phones are expected to feature Qi2 25W wireless charging. One of the biggest highlights of the Pixel 10 series is Pi

IFA 2025 Highlight: MAMMOTION’s Tri-Fusion Positioning System takes its robot lawn mowers to the next level

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority Robot mowers may seem like a niche product, but the amount of time you save and the physical labor you avoid from not having to mow your own lawn can’t be stated enough. It started with low-powered devices that would get stuck on slopes and required physical boundaries that were difficult to install. But these robots have evolved exponentially since, with current generation robot mowers able to navigate using virtual boundaries and handle different types of t

Amazon is quietly cutting this Prime membership perk - here's what you're losing (and when)

Roman Tiraspolsky/iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon is ending the Prime Invitee program. The program let people share Prime shipping outside their home. Customers are being rolled into the Amazon Family program. It's the end of an era for Prime Invitee users. Through the Prime Invitee program, established in 2008, subscribers could share their shipping benefits with other people who live in their "househ

1Password vs. NordPass: Which password manager is best?

1Password and NordVPN/ZDNET A password manager is an essential tool for generating, securely storing, and accessing credentials and other sensitive personal data across your devices, whether you need to log into your bank or fill out your information during online checkout. The best password management tools on the market do this seamlessly, but they have a range of features to meet varying user needs at different price points. In our head-to-head comparison of two of our favorite password man

This Amazfit smartwatch just got one of my most essential Garmin features - and I love it

Amazfit T-Rex 3 Pro ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit T-Rex 3 Pro is available for $400 The watch sports a LED flashlight, is available in two sizes, has a speaker and microphone for call and assistant support, and three weeks of battery life There is no support for subscription music services, wearable payment systems, and limited third party apps. View now at Us.amazfit Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If you've read any of my Garmin reviews over the past couple of yea

How I Fix AI Image Hallucinations While Using ChatGPT, Midjourney and More

I'm CNET's AI image and video generator reviewer, and one of the best parts of my job is laughing at the truly terrible, deeply flawed, occasionally frightening AI images that pop out while I review different AI image generators. Don't get me wrong, AI creative software has come a long way in a short amount of time. I've created beautiful sci-fi scenes in Midjourney, realistic looking product images with Stable Diffusion and AI-ified myself with ChatGPT. But no AI service is perfect, and I've n

BMW’s iX3 is a ‘new class’ of EV that packs a lot of range and computing power

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. For years, BMW has been teasing its forthcoming next-generation “Neue Klasse” electric vehicle platform, complete with better batteries, better range, and an all-new “superbrain” with enhanced computing power. Today, the German automaker finally revealed the first Neue Klasse vehicle: the iX3. And at first glance, it has a

OnePlus and Hasselblad are parting ways

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau announced on the company’s user forums today that its five-year partnership with camera company Hasselblad has come to an end. From now on, OnePlus will develop its own imaging engine instead. OnePlus first teamed up with Hasselblad for the 9 and 9 Pro flagships, and

Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney for copyright infringement

Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a lawsuit against popular AI image generator Midjourney, accusing it of stealing and exploiting its intellectual properties. The complaint revolves around the AI tool's ability to generate images and videos of Warner Bros.' popular fictional characters, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Scooby Doo, Bugs Bunny and his friends from Looney Tunes. "Midjourney thinks it is above the law," the company wrote in its lawsuit. It said that the image generator sells

These 1080p Smart Glasses Can Be Controlled With a Touch-Sensitive Ring

Smart glasses are pretty exciting right now, not just because they’re increasingly popular, but because they’re not quite mainstream yet, which means companies are still allowed to get very weird with them. It’s in that nascent zone of experimentation that you get some interesting stuff, and that definitely includes Inmo’s Air 3 AR glasses. There are lots of cool / quirky things about Inmo’s Air 3—which announced a Kickstarter as a part of IFA 2025—but my favorite thing is that it tackles one o

The green steel firms looking to revive US steelmaking

The green steel firms looking to revive US steelmaking 57 minutes ago Share Save Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter Share Save Boston Metal Making steel using electricity is less carbon intensive than traditional methods An activity centre for babies and toddlers, an Indian restaurant, an indoor golf centre – and a mini experimental steel plant. These businesses are among those that make up a small retail and industrial estate in the city of Woburn, Massachusetts. "People are dropping off the

OpenAI is going big in India — here's everything the ChatGPT developer is up to

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the annual Snowflake Summit in San Francisco, California on June 02, 2025. OpenAI is rapidly expanding its presence in India — one of the key markets for its flagship ChatGPT product. India is an appealing destination for U.S. tech giants, with companies ranging from Google to Meta betting on its huge — and young — population over recent years. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited the country in February this year and met with the country's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishn

Rocketships and Slingshots

The dominant metaphor for a successful startup these days is the rocketship. The not so humble brags are all over x and the press, founders and VCs saying - “0-100m in ARR faster than any company in history” and “idea to $1m in revenue in a month.” I get why these are exciting. The stories are simple, the progress is amazing, the pull of the market is irresistible. Sometimes these will be the biggest and most interesting companies of the future. Then again, as with most stories, the realities o

Non-Obviously Great Startups

The dominant metaphor for a successful startup these days is the rocketship. The not so humble brags are all over x and the press, founders and VCs saying - “0-100m in ARR faster than any company in history” and “idea to $1m in revenue in a month.” I get why these are exciting. The stories are simple, the progress is amazing, the pull of the market is irresistible. Sometimes these will be the biggest and most interesting companies of the future. Then again, as with most stories, the realities o

Classic 8×8-pixel B&W Mac patterns

TL;DR: I made a website for the original classic Mac patterns I was working on something and thought it would be fun to use one of the classic Mac black-and-white patterns in the project. I'm talking about the original 8×8-pixel ones that were in the original Control Panel for setting the desktop background and in MacPaint as fill patterns. Screenshots via to Marcin's awesome interactive history I figured there'd must be clean, pixel-perfect GIFs or PNGs of them somewhere on the web. And perh

Who Have Marvel’s Avengers Become?

Every mainstream comic book character is defined by their pre- and post-adaptation life. After they’re brought to life in film or TV, the change becomes notable, and nowhere is it more apparent than with the Avengers. They’ve always been a key superhero team, but they were elevated to a higher position thanks to the MCU and Marvel not owning fellow high-profile teams, the X-Men and Fantastic Four, and actively working to downplay them throughout comics and other media. With four movies under th

This M4 Mac Mini Is Small, Fast and Surprisingly Affordable

I bought the M4 Mac Mini after reading CNET laptop expert Joshua Goldman's review of the tiny machine. I was looking for a computer that would increase my productivity and better organize my workflow. Since then, I've found it to be the best value for money among Apple's lineup. For less than $600, you can get a more powerful computer than the $999 MacBook Air. The M4 Mac Mini, Apple's smallest computer, is an easy recommendation for me since it's one of CNET's picks for the best desktop comput

Huawei Releases Its Second Trifold Phone Weeks Ahead of Samsung's Expected Launch

Huawei's second-generation trifold phone, the Mate XTs, is now available, just shy of a year after the company's first trifold phone was released in September 2024. The trifold phone isn't much different from the Mate XT, but two big upgrades take the spotlight. The Mate XTs let you use a stylus on the phone's folding screen and comes in purple, red, black or white. It runs on HarmonyOS 5.1, which Huawei calls a "PC-level" experience, and has a new M-Pen 3 stylus. "In the free multiwindow mode