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I swapped my Shokz with these bass-heavy bone conduction headphones

ZDNET's key takeaways The H20 Tri 2 headphones are available now on Amazon for $149 With sound superior to other bone-conducting headphones, the Tri 2 makes exercising a treat However, the controls of these headphones can be a bit awkward, and the Memory mode does have a bit of a learning curve. View now at Amazon View now at H20 Audio more buying choices If you're looking for one of the best-sounding bone-conducting headphones available, look no further than the H20 Audio Tri 2. I've used b

I recommend this OnePlus phone over other budget Androids - and it's $100 off

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

I've been reviewing TVs for 10 years and these are the best of 2025

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

The password manager I recommend most has its own VPN and long list of features

ZDNET's key takeaways Dashlane is a premium password manager that costs $60 annually for an individual, or $90/year for a family subscription up to 10 users. It offers seamless credential storage with privacy- and security-focused extras like dark web monitoring and a premium subscription to Hotspot Shield's VPN The platform is pricey for password management alone, so if you don't need a VPN, you may want to look elsewhere. View now at Dashlane The best password managers make it easy to save

The best streaming lights of 2025: Expert tested for Twitch, TikTok, and YouTube

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

Open, free, and ignored: the afterlife of Symbian

The result of the pioneering joint Psion and Nokia smartphone effort is still out there on GitHub. Smartphones are everywhere. They are entirely commoditized now. Most of them run Android, which uses the Linux kernel. The rest run Apple's iOS, which uses the same XNU kernel as macOS. As we've said before, they're not Unix-like, they really are Unix™. There have been a bunch of others. BlackBerry tried hard with BB10, but even a decade ago, it was over. It was based on QNX and Qt, and both of t

If Wi-Fi Can Go Through Walls, Why Is My Internet So Slow?

When it comes to your home internet connection, there's one question we get asked quite a bit: Does Wi-Fi travel through walls? The short answer is yes, but the long answer is a bit more complicated. I spoke with several experts, including CNET's Laboratory Technical Project Manager Gianmarco Chumbe, to find out everything you need to know about how Wi-Fi travels. It's a simple question, but it has a big impact on whether your Wi-Fi connection is slow. "As with any radio signal, attenuation occ

It's World Emoji Day, So Celebrate With the Newest Emoji on Your iPhone

Every July 17, the internet comes together and celebrates World Emoji Day. The date was chosen because it's displayed on the 📅 calendar emoji, but it's a day to appreciate new and old emoji. And when Apple released iOS 18.4 in March, it brought some new emoji to all iPhones, including a tired-looking face with bags under its eyes -- which is just a superb emoji, in my opinion. The other new emoji include a harp, shovel and a paint splatter. Read more: An Expert's Guide to iOS 18 It's like I'm

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4 Best Music Streaming Services (2024): Spotify, Apple Music, and More Compared

Music sure has come a long way since you had to go dig through the bins at your local record store. You can pipe hundreds of millions of songs directly into your headphones from anywhere with an internet connection, all for the price of one CD each month. No more buying tracks or buffing out scuffs. All of these services’ libraries pretty much mirror each other, with the phrase “over 100 millions songs” being thrown around by multiple services. The things that separate streaming services are th

Roblox introduces new safeguards for teens, including age estimation tech

Roblox announced Thursday that it’s launching new safeguards for people who are between the ages of 13 and 18. The company is introducing “Trusted Connections” to allows these users to connect more freely with people they know, alongside age estimation technology, more privacy tools, and insights for parents of teens. Roblox has come under fire in recent years for how it handles child safety. In April, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to Roblox in response to reports th

Apple News+ launches clever new ‘Emoji Game’ for iOS 18.4 and later

Apple is expanding its collection of Apple News+ Puzzles with yet another new game. This time, Apple is tapping into something we all know and love: emoji. The new Emoji Game was initially announced as part of iOS 26 at WWDC. The game, however, is now rolling out to all iPhone users running iOS 18.4 and later as well as iPadOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4. Apple explains that Emoji Game “challenges players to use a selection of emoji” to fill in the blanks of short phrases with as few moves as possible

If you're a hiker, this is the lightweight power bank I recommend packing

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

These durable mounts made my AirTags twice as useful (and more secure)

ZDNET's key takeaways These are tough, water- and dirt-resistant AirTag holders that will last years. They go a long way to preventing bad guys from removing your AirTags from secured items. They work on everything from suitcases, camera bags, jackets, and even your cat or dog! View now at Amazon I've mentioned more than once my undying love for Apple AirTags. These devices have made my life so much less stressful, and I have them attached to pretty much everything I could possibly lose. How

This Windows 11 tablet for field research is about as durable as a tablet can be

ZDNET's key takeaways The DT Research tablet is built as rugged as it gets, with IP65, MIL-STD-810H, and MIL-STD-461G certifications. The choice of Intel Core i5 and i7 processors offers flexibility when buying the system. The tablet is big and rather chunky, far larger than a traditional iPad. View now at CDW Let's face it: Your average laptop or tablet is a pretty fragile piece of technology. One accidental drop, and more often than not, something critical -- usually the display -- decides

A bionic knee integrated into tissue can restore natural movement

“A prosthesis that's tissue-integrated — anchored to the bone and directly controlled by the nervous system — is not merely a lifeless, separate device, but rather a system that is carefully integrated into human physiology, offering a greater level of prosthetic embodiment. It’s not simply a tool that the human employs, but rather an integral part of self,” says Hugh Herr, a professor of media arts and sciences, co-director of the K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics at MIT, an associate member of M

Squarespace Promo Codes: 50% Off | July 2025

Squarespace helps small businesses and regular Joe Schmoes to get software help to build their own websites (for both personal and business), even including the commerce side of things with point of sale, inventory, and customer data features (both online or in person). In the age where literally everything is digitized and accessed through the World Wide Web, having an online presence is the most important thing you can do for your business or brand’s growth. Creating a website can be difficult

TikTok is putting the spotlight on songwriters

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. TikTok will now let songwriters highlight tracks they’ve written or co-written directly on their profiles. The list of songs will live within the “Music” tab on their profile, similar to the one TikTok already offers for artists on the platform. Users who register as songwriters will also get a “Songwriter” label beneath their account name. These n

Apple News+ adds a new game that uses emoji and Genmoji to sovle puzzles

Apple is introducing a new reason to upgrade to its subscription news offering, Apple News+: more games. On Thursday, the company announced the addition of the Emoji Game, an original title that will join its other games, including its Crossword puzzle, Crossword Mini, Sudoku, and word game Quartiles, in both the U.S. and Canada in English. Bundling games with other services has proven a successful strategy to attract users and keep them engaged, as The New York Times and even LinkedIn have dis

9to5Mac Daily: July 16, 2025- iPhone display rumors, more

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Gaslight-driven development

Gaslight-driven development Any person who has used a computer in the past ten years knows that doing meaningless tasks is just part of the experience. Millions of people create accounts, confirm emails, dismiss notifications, solve captchas, reject cookies, and accept terms and conditions—not because they particularly want to or even need to. They do it because that’s what the computer told them to do. Like it or not, we are already serving the machines. Well, now there is a new way to serve

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I Finally Held a Foldable That Doesn't Feel Like Two Stacked Phones: The Galaxy Z Fold 7

Holding the Galaxy Z Fold 7, I have to remind myself this is not just any ordinary phone. The wildly thin design and wider cover screen makes this generation of Samsung's foldable feel incredibly normal, at least when it's closed. When it's unfolded, it's a whole different story. I got to check out the Z Fold 7 at Samsung's Unpacked event in New York last week, along with the Z Flip 7 and Z Flip 7 FE. I've used many foldable phones, but the feel of the Z Fold 7 struck me as being the future of

A Recession Could Crush Your Finances. Keep Your Money Safe in These Accounts

Watch this: These Are the Safest Places to Keep Your Money Right Now 03:56 Putting your cash in the right places can help you maximize your returns and preserve your savings. zenstock/Getty Images/CNET It's been a brutal year for anyone following the economic headlines. Tariffs are on, then off, then on again. Prices are high either way. Layoffs are picking up. Oh, and a recession may still be around the corner. The macroeconomic situation is out of your control, but there are steps you can t

I Finally Held a Foldable That Doesn't Feel Like Two Stacked Phones: the Galaxy Z Fold 7

Holding the Galaxy Z Fold 7, I have to remind myself this is not just any ordinary phone. The wildly thin design and wider cover screen makes this generation of Samsung's foldable feel incredibly normal, at least when it's closed. When it's unfolded, it's a whole different story. I got to check out the Z Fold 7 at Samsung's Unpacked event in New York last week, along with the Z Flip 7 and Z Flip 7 FE. I've used many foldable phones, but the feel of the Z Fold 7 struck me as being the future of

Nothing Phone 3 teardown reveals the guts of the year’s oddest-looking smartphone

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The latest JerryRigEverything teardown looks into the durability and reparability of the Nothing Phone 3. Scratch resistance is nothing to write home about, but the phone withstands bending quite well. Getting the rear glass off looks a little challenging, but past that, disassembly goes quite smoothly. For all the complaints we tend to hear about modern phones not offering nearly enough variety, so far this year has brought us some pleasantly anomalo

I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)

I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone! My name is Eric Migicovsky and I love small phones. It’s weird because I am 6'6" but I never enjoyed using a large phone. I loved the Sony Xperia Compact series. RIP... I love small phones because they fit nicely in pocket are much lighter are easy to use one-handed without dropping won't fall out of my pocket while bicycling And of course, some people with smaller hands hate how big phones feel! The drawbacks of a small phone (smaller screen, s

Best Internet Providers in Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is one of the best cities in the country if you want fast internet speeds. Residents have access to a bunch of great ISPs across the city. In fact, Fort Worth has the 14th fastest speeds in the US, according to Ookla's latest data. (Disclaimer: Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.) And in 2022, the city introduced free Wi-Fi to 40,000 residents in historically underserved neighborhoods to make up for the gap in internet access. If you've ever been on Fort Wo

More VMware cloud partners axed as Broadcom launches new invite-only program

Broadcom is kicking some cloud service providers (CSPs) out of the VMware channel partner program, bringing uncertainty for the technological and financial futures of numerous businesses, especially small-to-medium-sized ones. As reported by The Register today, Broadcom this week revealed to VMware CSP partners that it is launching a new invite-only channel program for CSPs on November 1. Fewer CSPs are expected to be eligible for this new program. The Register said that “some mid-size partners

Researchers announce babies born from a trial of three-person IVF

The study, which makes use of a technology called mitochondrial donation, has been described as a “tour de force” and “a remarkable accomplishment” by others in the field. In the team’s approach, patients’ eggs are fertilized with sperm, and the DNA-containing nuclei of those cells are transferred into donated fertilized eggs that have had their own nuclei removed. The new embryos contain the DNA of the intended parents along with a tiny fraction of mitochondrial DNA from the donor, floating in

iPhone 17 Pro could get exclusive new anti-reflective display

Apple’s iPhone 17 line will be here soon, and today a rumor indicates the 17 Pro and Pro Max could get an exclusive anti-reflective display feature. Here are the details. Rumored anti-reflective display might come to iPhone 17 Pro after all Juli Clover writes at MacRumors: A reliable source that spoke to MacRumors said Apple suppliers have been able to achieve a high enough yield on the anti-reflective glass to support mass production. The ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ and Pro Max will get the new display