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Did you spend the last several months outside enjoying brat summer, only to realize your kitchen is woefully unprepared for the colder months? As evidenced by our signature color, ZDNET certainly did. But don’t worry — if you haven’t cooked since before Amazon’s July Prime Day sale, several deals on kitchen appliances are returning for Prime Big Deal Days, the retailer’s October sale event. Also: The best October Prime Day deals live nowHoliday hell breaks loose as soon as Halloween is over, so to prepare, we’ve rounded up the best kitchen deals available now, before October Prime Day even begins next week. Our team has included everything from coffee machines to vacuum sealers and not one, but two types of popcorn makers. We’ll keep updating this list throughout the sales event, so check back here regularly for new discounts on kitchen appliances. Our favorite early Amazon October Prime Day kitchen dealsNespresso Vertuo Plus Coffee and Espresso Maker by De’Longhi in Grey More

Our Echo Pop, known as Ziggy, has become a staple in our home. Maria Diaz/ZDNETThe Echo Pop More

October Prime Day is a great time to kick off your holiday shopping, but it’s also just as good as a time to swipe up extra savings on everyday products and affordable tech. Plus, with other major retailers like Walmart More

If you missed out on all the great TV deals during Amazon’s July Prime Day sale, you have another chance to save big on some of the best TV models from Samsung, Sony, LG, and more during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event, which runs Oct. 8-9. And with so many early discounts on great smart TVs, you don’t even have to wait for the official sale to snag a new TV on the cheap.Also: The best Prime Day deals right nowRival retailers like Walmart More

Kerry Wan/ZDNETIf you’re seeing SOS mode on your phone today, you’re not alone. Verizon, the largest wireless carrier in America, is experiencing a massive outage that’s affecting users across the US.Around 10 a.m. ET, users reported that they could not call, text, or use cellular data. Many added that their phones were in SOS mode.Also: Verizon is adding satellite texting as soon as this fall, but not for all devicesPhones enter SOS mode when not connected to their carrier network, either because they are in an area with poor coverage or because of a technical problem. Given that most of today’s reports are from major cities, this issue seems to be the latter.  More

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