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When is October Prime Day 2025? October Prime Day (or Prime Big Deal Days) returns on Tuesday, Oct. 7, and runs through Wednesday, Oct. 8 this year. Are deals really cheaper on Prime Day? The legitimacy of Prime Day is a hotly debated topic every year. Prime Day does have some legit deals, usually on flagship Amazon products like Fire TVs, Echo devices, Kindles, and more. However, the best way to ensure you’re getting an actually deal is to prepare to shop for offers and use price tracking tools to make sure you don’t fall victim to brands marking up items to “discount’ them later. How did we choose these October Prime Day 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. What are the best early Prime Day deals?ZDNET’s experts have been searching through early Prime Day and other sales to find the best discounts by category. These are the best deals live now:And the best deals from other retailers:More questions? Read our Prime Day guide to discover everything you need to know about Amazon’s October sale event.  More

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Some of the updates coming to Google Home will require a subscription, much like the current Nest Aware subscription. In fact, the prices for what Google is calling a Home Premium subscription will carry over from Nest Aware.Also: Your Google TV may be getting its biggest update in years – what Gemini offers at no costThe company will offer two tiers: a Standard tier for $10 per month, and an Advanced package that includes Google One subscriptions, costing $20 per month.The Standard tier will offer Gemini for Home, Gemini Live, automation features, 30 days of event video history, intelligent alerts, familiar faces, garage door and package detection, smoke and CO alarm, and alerts with zoomed-in previews.Also: You can Google the world around you by video now for free – with Search LiveThe Advanced tier supports everything in the Standard option, plus Ask Home for video history, AI notifications, AI descriptions, Home Brief, 60 days of event history, and 24/7 video history. The Google Home features will be included with Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra at no extra cost. More