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    The best Prime Day headphone deals you can still shop

    Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale ended yesterday, but it’s still a great time to pick up a new pair of headphones for yourself or music lovers on your upcoming holiday shopping list (it’s never too early to start shopping for the holidays). Also: The best October Prime Day deals live nowI review headphones for a living and combed through Amazon’s headphones catalog, uncovering sizable discounts on the best headphones, many of which we’ve tested and recommended, like the Apple AirPods Max More

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    How to encrypt a file on Linux, MacOS, and Windows – and why

    Malte Mueller/Getty Images You probably have documents on your desktop operating system that contain sensitive information. So what do you do to protect that data? You could hide the document in an obscure folder — but that’s not really safe, because anyone with access to your computer could rummage around and locate the file in […] More

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    Tonight’s solar storm could dazzle lower US with northern lights – and impact satellite tech

    Noppawat Tom Charoensinphon/Getty Images Tonight’s potentially severe geomagnetic storm could bring the dazzling beauty of the northern lights as far south as Alabama and California — but it might also bring communication disruptions to areas where service is already sparse due to recent hurricanes. Also: How to use Android’s emergency satellite texting if you lose […] More

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    Best Prime Day smartwatch and fitness tracker deals to shop in October 2024 still available

    Prime Big Deal Days, or October Prime Day, came to a close yesterday, Oct. 9. Every Prime Day, the retailer offers major discounts on home accessories, tech, clothing, and more. However, there are still great deals on fitness trackers and smartwatches if you missed out on this week’s sale. But hurry; most of these deals end soon. Also: Amazon Prime Day: Best 160+ deals live for October’s Big Deal Days saleSmartwatches and fitness trackers are becoming harder to categorize. Most smartwatches include features your basic fitness tracker is capable of, like tracking steps and heart rate, while some fitness trackers can perform similar functions to a smartwatch, like GPS location and receiving texts and calls. With evolving technology, smartwatches and fitness trackers often include options like sleep tracking and personalized health insights. With these deals, you can choose which device you feel is right. This list will be updated throughout the October Prime Day event.Our favorite Amazon October Prime Day smartwatch and fitness tracker dealsApple Watch Series 9 Midnight Aluminum More