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Day 2 of Amazon’s popular Prime Day sale is slowly ending, one hour at a time. While Prime Day is a great time to score savings on top products and expensive purchases you’ve been eyeing, it’s just as good a time to grab deals on more affordable everyday items. So far, we’ve seen many discounts on security cameras, video doorbells, smart speakers and displays, Apple products, and more. That’s why we’ve rounded up the best Amazon Prime Day 2024 deals under $50. We’re still updating this list with all the best deals so be sure to check back here before you check out online. Also: The best Prime Day deals right nowThe best Amazon Prime Day 2024 deals under $50Amazon Echo Pop Smart Speaker for $18 (save $22) More

Nintendo is notoriously stingy about offering coupons, discounts, or sales events — especially when it comes to digital games. However, if you’re willing to do a little research and be very, very patient, it’s possible to snag deals on everything from replacement charging docks and Joy-Cons to storage cases and games. While Amazon Prime Day, which ends today, offers great discounts on Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 games and accessories, Best Buy More

While we usually see some of the best gaming deals around the holiday season, Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale is another great opportunity to save big on everything from games and accessories to consoles and PCs. Other retailers like Best Buy More

With Amazon Prime Day in full swing, you can find countless monitor deals across brands, giving you a great opportunity to upgrade your existing, outdated monitor or to purchase a new monitor suitable for gaming, working from home, or entertainment.But you better hurry: Prime Day ends tonight at midnight ET. In the meantime, take advantage of Prime Day 2 deals on monitors of all shapes and sizes suitable for every budget: affordable flat screens suitable for daily tasks; curved, high frame-rate models perfect for your next gaming session; large monitors that work as entertainment hubs; and even dual-screen options for the busy home office worker.Also: Best Prime Day deals: Live updatesBest Amazon Prime Day monitor deals More

Artie Beaty/ZDNETSince its debut about a year ago, Microsoft Designer, the generative AI image production tool formerly known as Bing Image Creator, has only been available on the web or through Microsoft Edge.That changed on Wednesday when Microsoft announced that Designer is now available as a free app for iOS and Android. The company added that Designer is also coming to more apps, starting today with Microsoft Photos for Windows Insiders. With Designer in Photos, you can click the new “Edit with Designer” button to access features like generative erase (similar to Google’s Magic Erase), color pop, auto crop, text and markup, and more.Also: How to use: Midjourney | Craiyon AI | DALL-E 2 | Stable Diffusion | DALL-E 3 in ChatGPTSimilar capabilities will be coming to Microsoft Edge in the future. Designer is already available in a few Microsoft apps, like Word and PowerPoint, letting you create images while you’re working on something else or make a banner based on the content of your document.If you need a little help generating an image, Designer is adding new prompt templates that come pre-populated with ideas, styles, and descriptions — similar to the AI wallpaper generator on Pixel phones. You can share these templates with friends or other creators, Microsoft says, and can even create custom stickers for social and messaging apps.”You can also create emojis, clip art, wallpapers, monograms, avatars, and more,” the company stated in the announcement, “all starting with a simple description.”Also: The best laptops for graphic designers: Expert testedAlongside the AI generation features, the new Designer app also has a few light image editing tools, like removing or blurring a background. A replace-background tool is rolling out soon and will let you upload a photo, explain your vision, and let the app create a whole new background for it.  More

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Dari14/Getty Images At any given moment, I might be using Linux, MacOS, Android, or ChromeOS. Because of my regular OS-hopping behavior, I often need to transfer files between each of them.  One of the more challenging transfers is between Android and MacOS. It’s not really all that hard; you just have to know the right […] More

Amazon/ZDNETAmazon Echo speakers are the best way to introduce the Alexa ecosystem into your smart home. As Prime Day unfolds, we’re seeing significant discounts on these Amazon devices, including the lowest prices ever for many of them. The Echo Pop More