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LG/ZDNETPrime Day may be over, but summer sales are still in full swing at LG More

Amazon/ZDNETMost places in the US are experiencing a heatwave at the moment, if they haven’t already this summer, making now the perfect time for a frozen treat. Rather than shelling out for an overpriced cone (and leaving the comfort of your own home), you can whip up exactly what you’re craving, preferred ingredients and all, with an ice cream maker in your kitchen. Amazon Prime Day might be over, but the company still has all kinds of deals More

An Amazon Fire TV is one of the best purchases you can make during and even after Prime Day. The annual sales event has historically featured significant markdowns on these televisions, with prices as low as $100 for a 43-inch 4K Fire TV in years past. However, these deals can be short-lived (especially after Prime Day), so a keen eye is necessary to get the best savings around Prime Day.Amazon often offers striking Lightning Deals for Fire TVs, so much so that they’re quick to run out of stock. Because the Prime Day sales event features many of these deals, keeping up with them all is difficult. Thankfully, ZDNET will ensure you can access the top Fire TV deals around Prime Day. Also: The best Prime Day deals still liveBest Fire TV deals for Prime Day 2024 still availableAmazon Fire TV Stick More

Kerry Wan/ZDNETA week after unveiling its Galaxy Buds 3 Pro at its Unpacked event, Samsung is pulling them off the market because of quality issues.After users began reporting quality issues with the $249.99 earbuds, Samsung’s website shows the company has delayed the product’s release to late August, while the Amazon listing has disappeared entirely. The earbuds were previously available for preorder and had an official release date of July 24, although a limited number of units were already in the hands of some customers and reviewers.Also: The best earbuds: Expert tested and reviewedIn a statement to Android Authority, Samsung confirmed that it won’t be delivering the current product to retail stores right now.”There have been reports relating to a limited number of early production Galaxy Buds 3 Pro devices,” the statement said. “To ensure all products meet our quality standards, we have temporarily suspended deliveries of Galaxy Buds 3 Pro devices to distribution channels.” Customers who have the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro should contact Samsung.The most common issue seems to involve the earbud tips. Some early owners who tried changing the tips for a different size ended up ripping the tips and leaving the plastic circular base attached. A Samsung support page in South Korean warns not to hold the earbuds with your fingernails, but that message apparently isn’t making it to most people. More

Robot vacuums have become some of the most expensive devices we buy for our homes — but they don’t have to be! The power and convenience of automated cleaning can be had without spending a full paycheck on a robot, especially with the many deals available even after Amazon Prime Day and competing sales events at Walmart More

The iOS 18 beta running on iPhone 15 Pro. Jason Hiner/ZDNETWelcome to ZDNET’s Innovation Index, which identifies the most innovative developments in tech from the past week and ranks the top four, based on votes from our panel of editors and experts. Our mission is to help you identify the trends that will have the biggest impact on the future.Topping the Index this week was Apple’s iOS 18 public beta, which brought to life many of the features our editors and experts were most excited about during WWDC last month. As expected, the features are subtle, customizable, and even fun, according to ZDNET editor-in-chief Jason Hiner, who has been testing iOS 18 since the keynote event. Standouts are the new integrated passwords app and creative freedom now associated with the home screen appearance and Messages app. But what it provides is as notable as what it lacks. It’s significant that the beta does not include any of the Apple Intelligence features many of us are waiting to try. Especially as companies like Samsung roll out their own AI functionality, consumer standards for personal device AI could shift rapidly by the time users get to try Apple Intelligence on the iPhone.   More

Kerry Wan/ZDNETWhat’s the deal?Last year’s Motorola Razr More