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ZDNET’s recommendations are founded on extensive testing, research and comparison shopping. Data comes from vendor and retailer listings, independent review sites and customer feedback, and the team examines user reviews to learn what matters to people who own and use the products. When readers click through from the site

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GTA 6 price confirmed as Rockstar reveals Ultimate Edition pre-orders

Rockstar has confirmed the retail price for Grand Theft Auto 6 as pre-orders go live. The standard edition will cost $79.99, while the Ultimate Edition is $99.99 and includes a slew of exclusive cosmetic bonuses and shops. Pre-orders open at midnight on Thursday for PlayStation 5 and Xbox

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Prime Day 2026: We hand-picked the 80+ best deals and are tracking them live

Amazon's Prime Day sale is happening this week, with discounts of over 50% across dozens of categories including outdoor, home, beauty and tech. Competing discounts are also running at Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Costco and Sam's Club. You need to be a Prime member to shop

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Retail listing suggests GTA 6 may offer performance and quality modes

A European retailer briefly published a Q&A on its GTA 6 store page that claimed the game would offer two graphics modes on next-generation consoles — Performance and Quality — along with DualSense haptic support on PS5 and extremely fast loading thanks to SSD storage. The blurb, seen by a

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Galaxy S26 Ultra drops to $935 for Prime Day

Prime Day deals are cutting big amounts off the latest tech, and many of the best offers are for Amazon Prime members. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, normally $1,300, is marked down 28% to $935 — one of the lowest prices we've seen for the phone. This discount

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Asus ROG Pelta headset down to $81 for Prime Day

The Asus ROG Pelta offers a versatile, understated gaming headset and is currently discounted 37%, selling for slightly more than $81. It uses 50 mm titanium-plated drivers that James said rendered the highs and mids of Doom: The Dark Ages' soundtrack faithfully, though he found the bass to be

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Amazon Germany selling discounted Crucial P310 and P510 SSDs to US buyers

Amazon Prime Day has brought discounts on two Crucial NVMe drives that are shipping from Amazon Germany to US customers. The 1TB Crucial P310 PCIe 4.0 SSD is about $143, down from $176, while the 1TB Crucial P510 PCIe 5.0 SSD is $164, reduced from $179. Newegg also

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Apple Maps vs Google Maps: Which navigation app is better in 2026?

I've used both apps for years and, despite once preferring Apple Maps, I now lean toward Google Maps after testing recent updates. Apple Maps has improved steadily—features like Preferred Routes learn habitual drives and warn about delays—but Google still feels more powerful for getting from A

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Replacing Google with DuckDuckGo and Perplexity improved my results

I stopped using Google for general searches and now separate web searches from AI queries: DuckDuckGo handles standard search results while Perplexity provides AI answers. I wanted search results free from AI influence and a dedicated AI tool when I need generated responses. In 2025 I made Perplexity my default,

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Oura Ring 4 hits lowest price ever in Prime Day sale

The celeb-favorite Oura Ring 4 is on sale for its lowest price ever during Prime Day, starting at under $215 — nearly half off the usual cost, which can reach up to $500 (plus tax). Fans such as Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Kardashian use the ring to monitor health

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This $350 RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is the best Prime Day value

After testing several 8 GB and 16 GB graphics cards, the reviewer found 8 GB GPUs are generally slower but far cheaper. The PNY RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is on sale for $350 at Amazon this Prime Day; non-Prime buyers can also get it for $350 at Newegg after

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Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones fall to $378 for Amazon Prime Day

Sony's WH-1000XM6 headphones have dropped to $378 during Amazon Prime Day, an 18% discount and the lowest price the model has reached. The headphones use an upgraded QN3 processor and a 12-microphone array to deliver adaptive active noise canceling, capable of muting background chatter at a farmer'

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I built a cheaper, faster Steam Machine using Prime Day deals

The release of Valve's Steam Machine landed just as Amazon Prime Day deals were rolling out, and the Steam Machine's base price—$1,049 (no controller, 512 GB storage)—prompted a challenge: could those deals be used to build something better for the same money? Using

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Best Nintendo Switch 2 Prime Day deals — live savings tracker

The Nintendo Switch 2 has turned one and Prime Day is back, which means plenty of chances to find discounts on games, headsets, cases, storage and other Switch gear. I spend most of my working days tracking down the best Switch savings, and I'll be bringing the biggest

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Amazon Probably Makes Zero Profit on Blink Video Doorbell, $23

The Blink Video Doorbell with Sync Module Core is down to $23, a 60% cut from the $59 list price and an all-time low that leaves almost no room for profit on Amazon’s own hardware. The Prime Day deal is open to everyone, with no membership required and stock

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Anker vertical ergonomic mouse drops to $19

The Anker 2.4G wireless vertical ergonomic mouse, normally $30, is currently discounted 37% on Amazon, bringing the price to $19. The offer is open to both Prime and non-Prime members but ends soon. The mouse holds the hand in a handshake-like posture to promote a neutral wrist and arm

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320 Hz Alienware monitor is the best Prime Day upgrade for competitive FPS

The Alienware AW2525HM is a 320 Hz IPS monitor currently selling for $230 at Newegg, a $20 discount, making it a noteworthy Prime Day upgrade for competitive FPS players. A 320 Hz refresh rate and low latency sit in a sweet spot for competitive gaming; moving up from 240 Hz,

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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 preview: Super Saiyan twist

A live gameplay demo at Summer Game Fest offered a first look at Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, the follow-up to Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 a decade on. The game is set about 250 years after the previous entry, in Age 1000's West City — a futuristic metropolis filled with

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Why the lubed Asus ROG Strix Scope II RX has been my daily driver for two years

I've tested many mechanical keyboards since 2013, starting with the Corsair K70 Vengeance and Cherry MX Reds, but nothing has come close to the Asus ROG Strix Scope II RX. I reviewed it in 2024 and was struck by the build quality, the switches, the sound dampening, and

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Bose SoundLink Flex 2 drops to $99 — IP67 waterproof portable speaker

The Bose SoundLink Flex 2 in Twilight Blue is on sale for $99, down from its usual $139 — an all-time low. The portable speaker is IP67-rated for dust and water protection, offers 12-hour battery life, Bluetooth 5.3, and uses PositionIQ technology. No Prime membership is required. IP67 means it’

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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

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Steam Machine price helps PS5 and Xbox, threatens PS6 and Helix

Valve insists the Steam Machine is not a console: it is an open, customizable system that works best with SteamOS but is not locked to it, and games tend to be cheaper on Steam. That claim has merit, yet the device is also a compact, sleekly engineered box meant to

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Path of Exile co-creator rethinks live service as not always 'the future'

Grinding Gear Games co-founder Chris Wilson, who led Path of Exile until he left Grinding Gear in 2025, says he once believed the live-service model was unquestionably the future. In a recent YouTube video responding to a fan question, he describes how that conviction shaped his thinking for years. Wilson

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Fractal Design Scape headset: magnetic charging, $170 Prime Day price

The Fractal Design Scape stands out for sheer convenience: its magnetic wireless charging stand lets you drop the headset into a cradle and top up the battery without plugging in a cable. That simple feature keeps it on my desk and always ready to use. Beyond charging, the Scape packs

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EcoFlow Prime Day deals cut portable power up to 47%

Amazon Prime Day 2026 runs June 23–26, and the event includes deep discounts on portable batteries and power stations that can help prepare a home for rough weather. The EcoFlow Delta Pro is on sale for $1,479 (47% off its $2,799 original price). It offers a 3,