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Looking for a sweet speaker you can also take on the move? There are plenty of portable speakers to pick from, but Sonos is one of the best names in the game. The brand’s Move 2 is its latest portable speaker, packing plenty of upgrades from the first version. And it’s a sweeter deal than ever, with the speaker down to its lowest price for Amazon’s Prime Day. Right now, you can score the Move 2 at its lowest price on Amazon UK. It’s down to £317 from the usual ticket of £449. That’s a tasty 29%/£130 saving on this…

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Looking for a new cheap tablet? Amazon Fire tablets already come in at the lower end of the market. And thanks to Amazon’s huge Prime Day sale, you’ll find some tempting discounts. Most notably, the Fire HD 11 Max, the Fire HD 8 (which recently came out), and HD 10 Android-based tablets. They were all seriously good value anyway, but now they’re even better! Here are all the Amazon Fire tablets you can save on during Amazon Prime Day, with discounts over $100/£100: Apple and Samsung tablets tend to dominate the premium tablet space, but there’s no doubt that at…

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In case you hadn’t heard, Amazon Prime Day is back for 2025! It’s a day (well, actually four days this year) where Prime members get exclusive access to a boatload of special deals. Amazon has confirmed it’s coming back for 2025 on 8 July – so things are in full swing now. And I’m covering all the deals you can shop, after doing the past 20 Amazon sales. Deals will be available on items including electronics, video games, movies, toys, clothing, sporting goods and outdoor gear for patios, gardens and the like. All items will qualify for one-day delivery. Amazon…

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Last September, after successfully suing Google for running an illegal app store monopoly, Epic Games sued Samsung, too — alleging the phonemaker of illegally conspiring with Google to undermine third-party app stores. An “Auto Blocker” feature on Samsung Android phones, which was turned on by default, automatically kept users from installing apps from stores that haven’t been authorized by Samsung, such as Epic’s mobile store.Our only hint is from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, on X, saying Epic won some sort of assurance from Samsung in exchange for dropping its claims. “We’re dismissing our court case against Samsung following the…

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Since its launch, the Nintendo Switch 2 has been notoriously difficult to buy, with many retailers selling out of their allotted stock within minutes. Luckily, there’s good news: starting at 7PM Eastern today, Walmart Plus members will be able to purchase Nintendo’s latest handheld console — either the standalone Switch 2 or the Mario Kart World bundle — through its website. The restock is happening just before its Walmart Deals event begins on July 8th; the event lasts through July 13th.The standalone Switch 2 will go for $449 from Walmart. If you plan on picking up the excellent Mario Kart…

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Looking to get your hands on one of the best flagship smartphones of 2025? Look no further than the excellent OnePlus 13, which we scored a perfect five stars in our review. And it’s more of a steal than ever thanks to this Prime Day deal that gets you over 20% off the price of the handset – firmly bringing it down to mid-ranger pricing. Right now, you can score the OnePlus 13 on Amazon UK for as low as £719 when you order the 256GB model – that’s a modest 20% saving. If you need more storage, the 512GB…

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Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, was updated over the weekend with instructions to “assume subjective viewpoints sourced from the media are biased” and “not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect” — part of Musk’s ongoing attempt to shape the bot’s point of view.Musk announced on Friday that xAI had improved Grok “significantly,” saying an upgrade would come “in a few days.” On Sunday evening at 7:01pm ET, xAI added new lines to Grok’s publicly posted system prompts, which direct the chatbot’s responses. (It’s possible, of course, that other non-public changes were made to Grok…

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Editor’s note: Amazon Prime Day kicks off on July 8th; however, if you want to get a head start on your online shopping, we’ve rounded up the best early Prime Day deals you can already get.In 2025, you might wonder if Fitbit is still relevant. Despite getting acquired by Google, Fitbit remains one of the most recognizable names in the industry. Fitbit trackers aren’t meant for the most hardcore of athletes, but they’re still excellent devices for tracking overall activity as well as monitoring certain health and wellness metrics like EKGs and blood oxygen levels. That said, this is a…

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When you are tired tired of pizza you are tired of life, so the saying goes (I think). For those who follow that eternal mantra, the Gozney Roccbox portable pizza oven currently has 20% off. That’s a saving of £80, with fans of homemade cheesy greatness able to pick up the oven for £320 on Amazon UK. Currently, there’s no US version of this deal available. Summer is the best time to invest in an outdoor pizza oven, even if you live in the UK. But the Roccbox is one of the best BBQs and outdoor ovens, so is easily…

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Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language just got a little more… frosted. In the third iOS 26 developer beta, Apple dialed back the transparency of navigation bars, buttons, and tabs that once allowed you to clearly see the content beneath them.Apple already toned down the glassiness of Liquid Glass after many users complained that it was too transparent and made it more difficult to see certain options, like the icons inside the Control Center. This most recent beta makes Liquid Glass elements even more solid, likely as a way to improve readability. Still, some users see the change as a…

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In a new post shared to its Windows blog, Microsoft says that it has “reached a major milestone” when it comes to improving the speed of Edge’s user interface. It now takes Microsoft’s browser less than 300 milliseconds to start rendering the first parts of a website for users, whether it’s text, images, or parts of the user interface.It’s a metric known as First Contentful Paint (FCP) that Google introduced in its Chrome browser in 2017, and according to Microsoft, “industry research shows that waiting longer than 300 to 400ms for the initial content can significantly impact user satisfaction.” However,…

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After a new set of wireless earbuds? Apple’s top-tier AirPods are an excellent choice. It’s rare to see too many discounts on Apple products, but AirPods have bucked that trend for the last year or so. If you’ve been after a pair of Apple AirPods Pro, there’s no better time than today, thanks to this deal. During Amazon’s Prime Day sale, you can bag the AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) for $169 at Amazon US – that’s an excellent saving of $80 from the regular ticket of $249. It actually makes them the same price as the new ANC version of…

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