SOPA Images / Contributor / Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways PayPal and Venmo experienced an outage Friday morning. Affected accounts couldn’t send or receive payments. PayPal has since fixed the problem, and Venmo and PayPal are working again Did you have trouble with PayPal or Venmo this morning? You weren’t alone. The problem has been […] More
How did we choose these deals?While considering the products on this list, I considered each discounted device’s popularity, quality, deal amount, and general deal worthiness, based on my own testing.Should I buy a smartwatch or a smart ring?A smartwatch functions as a health tracker and an around-the-wrist companion to your phone. You can answer texts, set timers, ask the smartwatch’s AI assistant questions, and more with an Apple Watch, Pixel Watch, Galaxy Watch, or Garmin. It will record your exercise and sleep and deliver that through the smartwatch’s health app, as well as on your phone’s health app. A smart ring is a little different. It doesn’t have a screen, so it won’t distract you throughout the day with pings or messages. All of the data it collects is displayed on your phone. If a smartwatch is a lifestyle wearable with health functionalities, a smartwatch is a health-centered wearable. Should I buy a health tracker?If you are an active person who is interested in keeping tabs on your vitals, like heart rate, body temperature, or heart rate variability, or activity, like steps and calories burned, a health tracker is an effective device. With recent medical advancements, health trackers do more than just count steps: they can monitor sleep and shine light on often undiagnosed conditions, like sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, and more. However, some people buy a smartwatch or smart ring and then experience data overload: constantly monitoring their biometrics makes them anxious, or their sleep and activity scores are never where they want them to be, and they end up constantly worrying about this data. More
How did we choose these Amazon deals? ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy — devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or are hardly ever on sale), using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the deal is actually on sale and how frequently it drops. We also looked over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the deals we’re recommending. Our recommendations may also be based on our own testing — in addition to extensive research and comparison shopping. The goal is to deliver the most accurate advice to help you shop smarter. When will these deals expire? Amazon deals can expire at anytime. Select Prime-exclusive offers, limited time offers or lightning deals are time contingent, meaning you’ll want to take advantage of them when you see them. Other deals, like standard discounts and drops may remain for longer periods. However, deals are subject to sell out or expire at any time, though ZDNET remains committed to finding, sharing, and updating the best product deals for you to score the best savings. Our team of experts regularly checks in on the deals we share to ensure they are still live and obtainable. We’re sorry if you’ve missed out on a deal, but don’t fret — we’re constantly finding new chances to save and sharing them with you at ZDNET.com. When is the next Prime Day? Amazon’s summer Prime Day ran from July 8-11, 2025. The next Prime Day sale (and the first before the holiday 2025 season) will likely be in October (Prime Big Deal Days) if Amazon sticks to their typical sale calendar. Keep in mind there are still a few more chances to save until then across retailers. How much is an Amazon Prime membership? Amazon Prime costs $15 per month, or you can purchase an annual membership for $139, which will save you a few dollars. Also: Get 50% off an Amazon Prime membership if you’re age 18-24 – here’s howCollege students and those aged 18-24 can get a discount and pay $8 per month or $69 per year. In addition, those with qualified government assistance (which may include select seniors) can receive a Prime membership for just $7 after their free trial. More
‘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 service, we may earn affiliate commissions. This helps support our work, but does not affect what we cover or how, and it does not affect the price you pay. Neither ZDNET nor the author are compensated for these independent reviews. Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers.ZDNET’s editorial team writes on behalf of you, our reader. Our goal is to deliver the most accurate information and the most knowledgeable advice possible in order to help you make smarter buying decisions on tech gear and a wide array of products and services. Our editors thoroughly review and fact-check every article to ensure that our content meets the highest standards. If we have made an error or published misleading information, we will correct or clarify the article. If you see inaccuracies in our content, please report the mistake via this form. Close More
Techa Tungateja / Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways Using AIs effectively means focusing on guidance and governance. You’ll also need to ensure you train up talent to manage your AI agents. Track and trace outcomes to create the perfect tech-enabled work assistant. It’s not unusual to hear business leaders discuss AI being used to augment […] More
Mova P50 Pro Ultra <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Mova P50 Pro Ultra is available for only $799, down $200 from its regular price. This is one of the strongest robot vacuums on the market with 19,000Pa of suction, with reliable edge cleaning, mop removal, and obstacle avoidance. While its obstacle avoidance far exceeds its […] More
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysTariffs cost Apple approximately $800 million last quarter.That bill will go up to about $1.1 billion this quarter.Apple says 1 in 10 iPhone sales in April were due to tariff fears.Apple earnings calls usually have a theme, and there’s usually a word associated with that theme that ends up being repeated many times throughout the call. During yesterday’s call, the theme and repeated word was “tariffs.”iPhone sales were upBecause of the negative aura that surrounds that T word, Apple was keen to keep things upbeat, and with good reason. After all, iPhone sales were up 13% year over year, generating a colossal $44.6 billion in revenue. Also: Should you turn on Adaptive Power on iOS 26? Here’s my advice after testing itThe feeling among investors prior to the earnings release was that the iPhone would enjoy a bump in sales as consumers pulled the trigger on an upgrade ahead of any tariff-related increases. Apple tried to deflect from this during the earnings call by pointing out the iPhone saw “growth in every geographic segment and double-digit growth in emerging markets.” But headlines suggested tariffs could push the price of the iPhone to stratospheric levels, and that no doubt helped encourage some people to upgrade. In fact, when Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked about this during the Q&A, he said that the company estimated that “the pull forward of demand into April, specifically to be about 1 point of the 10 points in terms of people buying because of discussions about tariffs.” How, or even whether, this will affect iPhone 17 upgrades remains to be seen. Also: First look at iPhone 17 Pro? Public images seemingly confirm big design and camera changesDuring the last earnings call, Cook was keen to point out that tariffs would have an impact of around $900 million. It turned out that the impact was a little less, “approximately $800 million,” but over the following quarter, it would increase to $1.1 billion — and that number assumes nothing changes. Quite a big assumption.That’s a big chunk of change, even for a company that just posted revenues of $94 billion and a gross margin of nearly half that. And so far, Apple is shouldering that cost. More
A few months ago, I tested a pair of Kospet Tank Ultra smartwatches and found them to be pretty compelling for their $150 price point. Since then, I acquired two new Kospet smartwatches: the Magic P10 More
