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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
InstagramHow often have you seen a post on your Instagram feed and had the perfect inside joke or comment, but you didn’t want to share it publicly with the entire world? Instagram’s newest feature targets that issue and makes it easier for you to communicate with friends. Since Notes was added to Instagram in 2022, users have been able to share quick text prompts with their followers without needing to post a photo on the grid or their story. Now the Notes feature is being expanded to let users comment on other people’s posts. Also: Dyson’s new wireless headphones ‘OnTrac’ to challenge AirPods MaxAs seen in the photo at the top of the article, users will now see an ‘Add note’ option on Reels and Feed posts. When users click on the option, they will be given the opportunity to share a note or text comment that will only be shared with followers that they follow back or people who have made their Close Friends list. More
MF3d/Getty Images For more years than I care to recall, Linux users have hated NVIDIA, the world’s leading Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) company. Why? Because years after all the other companies open-sourced their drivers, NVIDIA refused to do so. Nor would it give the Linux kernel developers the data they needed to build open-source drivers […] More
Prime Day 2024 has ended, but there are still some active deals on laptops. We’ve gone hands-on with dozens of laptops this year and scoured the internet for the best prices, and these 16 deals stand out as some of the best we’ve seen. Also: Amazon Prime Day 2024: Live updates on the 50+ hottest Prime Day deals so farFrom Windows machines to Apple’s line of MacBooks, to Dell to Samsung and Lenovo, be sure to act fast, since Amazon could decide to pull the plug on these deals at any moment. The best laptop deals for Amazon Prime Day 2024Apple MacBook Air (M2) for $799 (save $200) More
This year’s Amazon Prime Day is done and dusted, but a final scan through the A-to-Z catalog reveals several quality deals on the latest smartphones that you can still take advantage of. That includes the latest Samsung Galaxy S24 series More
