
These retro Bluetooth headphones offer wired, wireless and ANC – and pair with a matching CD player

Nothing just announced four new CMF products and they sound like ultra-affordable superstars.

The FBI is looking for the public's help identifying key players in attacks on US critical infrastructure.

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-29-april-2025

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-29-april-2025

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/quordle-today-answers-clues-29-april-2025

Open source is rewriting the AI rulebook—putting power back in businesses’ hands.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-open-source-advantage-taking-back-control-of-cloud

If you’ve been looking for a sign to pick up a Fitbit this spring, this is it. The Fitbit Charge 6 has dropped below £100 at EE.
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https://www.trustedreviews.com/deals/fitbit-charge-6-under-100-ee-offer

Nothing has revealed a new phone under its CMF sub-brand in the form of the CMF Phone 2 Pro – but how does it compare to the original CMF Phone 1? While the two might look similar at a glance, with both sporting the same modular design, Nothing has upgraded various aspects of the CMF [...]
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We've compared the newly released Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro to the Nothing Phone 3a, to help you decide between the handsets.
The post CMF Phone 2 Pro vs Nothing Phone 3a: Comparing the budget-friendly phones appeared first on Trusted Reviews.
https://www.trustedreviews.com/versus/cmf-phone-2-pro-vs-nothing-phone-3a

Amazon-owned Woot! is selling the legendary OG Xbox-themed "8BitDo Retro 87" mechanical keyboard at its lowest-ever price during Amazon Gaming Week.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/8bitdo-retro-87-discount-amazon-gaming-week

A Microsoft project manager went viral after using a Katy Perry meme to roast Windows 11 and praise macOS.

Skin Deep is an immersive sim that tasks players with clearly pirates from spaceships in complicated ways. It's a lot of fun, but beware of crashing issues.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/skin-deep-review

AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D might be a couple of years old, but it has many years of life left. It's down to $390 at Amazon, a price that hasn't been seen since mid-2024.

Mother’s Day is just around the corner—and if you’re reading this, it’s because you have no idea what to get her, and you might even be late and scrambling for a last-minute idea… right? No worries!
Whether you want to show mom how much she means to you, or you want to make your spouse feel appreciated for all she does with the kids, I have all kin

If you don’t specifically need the portability of a laptop, then your home office is better off with a mini PC. These things aren’t just way more affordable, but they offer more power for the price! Like the GMKtec Nucbox K9, which is down to $600 on Amazon (21% off its MSRP) an

Working with a single monitor can be such a chore. But what are you to do when you’re mostly on a laptop on the go? Well, the answer is to get yourself a portable travel monitor—like this 15.6-inch Arzopa S1 Table that’s now on sale for $65 on Amazon (41% off its MSRP).

The free and open-source smart home platform Home Assistant got another vote of confidence today, with the IoT manufacturer Xthings announcing that its Ultraloq U-Bolt series of Z-Wave smart deadbolts will be integrated with it.
Both the U-Bolt Z-Wave ($180) and the up-market U-Bolt Pro Z-Wave ($220) smart locks are getting the Home Assistant treatment; bot

If you’ve been holding out for a fantastic gaming laptop deal, we found it for you: this Lenovo LOQ for $300 off at B&H! This limited-time deal makes this stellar gaming laptop available for a mere $849, a fantastic price point for what the device has to offer.

An unconfirmed source hints at a possible 24GB RTX 5080 Super and 18GB RTX 5070 Super using next-gen GDDR7 memory

Dough sets a new benchmark with its Spectrum Black 32 Ultra HD OLED gaming monitor. With a 240 Hz refresh rate, 480 Hz at FHD resolution, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10, extended color, premium video processing and tremendous tweakability, it has something for everyone.
https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/dough-spectrum-black-32-ultra-hd-oled-gaming-

AMD's RX 9070 GRE has officially launched in China and is now available for pre-order starting at 4,199 RMB (approximately $575) with shipments expected to start on May 8th.

The first Arm processor was created in Cambridge in 1985.

The UK's Children's Commissioner is calling for a ban on AI deepfake apps that create nude or sexual images of children, according to a new report. It states that such "nudification" apps have become so prevalent that many girls have stopped posting photos on social media. And though

By all accounts, I am a good cook. Yet in all my years, I don't think I've ever made a wonderful batch of rice on the stovetop. Overcooking, undercooking, scorching; you name it, I’ve done it. Those of us who grew up watching Alton Brown's insightful Good Eats cooking show may cling to the rule against bringing " ">unitaskers" into our kitchens, but I've decided that in order to more optimally enjoy my ka

There’s an understandable and undeniable pall hanging over The Last of Us after last week’s shocker. And it’s the calm before the storm that’ll make up the rest of the season: Ellie and Dina’s trip to Seattle to track down Joel’s killers. But amid the sadness of that loss and the frustration of Ellie not getting the support of the town in her revenge plan is the absolute delight of seeing more of Ellie and Dina together.
They were probably the highlight of the first episode —
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LLMs don’t need schema; they need structure. Learn how to format your content for visibility in AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity.
The post How LLMs Interpret Content: How To Structure Information For AI Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Learn how to successfully manage international PPC campaigns with multiple agencies, avoid common pitfalls, and balance global consistency with local market needs.
The post Navigating The Complexities Of International PPC Working With Agencies appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

The direction of mortgage rates hinges on Trump's tariff agenda, the Fed and the financial markets. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/mortgage-rate-predictions-buyers-still-face-an-uncertain-housing-market/#ftag=CADf328eec

Rates have been falling so now's the time to look in a great APY. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/best-cd-rates-this-week-dont-miss-out-on-apys-as-high-as-4-50/#ftag=CADf328eec

Say goodbye to saving a photo and then losing it in your Photos app. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/this-one-iphone-change-makes-finding-recently-saved-photos-so-much-easier/#ftag=CADf328eec

If you're thinking about a smart lock for your home access, our guide has the options and tips to make the choice easy. https://www.cnet.com/home/security/everything-you-need-to-know-about-choosing-a-smart-lock/#ftag=CADf328eec

And no, a pricey espresso machine isn't required. https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/skip-the-coffee-shop-and-make-iced-or-hot-lattes-at-home-on-the-cheap/#ftag=CADf328eec

The Fantastic Four comic-book prequel represents a world-first for Marvel's two biggest divisions.

A new leak claims the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 won't feature a new design, and that its price won't change.

Sam Altman says OpenAI is working on a fix for ChatGPT's 'annoying' personality, but why wait when we've got prompts to tone down the pleasantries already?

CD Projekt Red has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Cyberpunk 2077 will feature improvements from the PS4 and Xbox One versions.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is selling faster on PS5 and PC than Xbox.

I’d advise giving this latest optional update a swerve for now - unless you have a very good reason in wanting to grab it.

It looks as though Advanced Protection Mode on Android 16 is going to come with this upgrade.

A Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7 leak suggests the former could have a desirable chipset, and the latter could have an undesirable price.

It appears as though Nvidia may not be done with the Blackwell GPU lineup after the RTX 5060, as rumors suggest we may be seeing an RTX 5080 Super soon.

Two new bugs were recently discovered being chained in attacks.

The former president argues that "nostalgia is limited"

Premium users may be getting mysterious new features, though who knows when…

The UK and Ireland came out last in terms of productivity according to this report, and poor tools are to blame.

Prime members can nab the Vax Air Stretch Pet Max vacuum for just over £80, with this exclusive deal on Amazon.
The post This Prime exclusive deal gets you a vacuum for pet hair at just £80 appeared first on Trusted Reviews.
https://www.trustedreviews.com/deals/prime-exclusive-vax-pet-vacuum-deal

A host of thoughtful improvements takes Insta360’s innovative 360 action camera series to new heights with the Insta360 X5.
The post Insta360 X5 Review appeared first on Trusted Reviews.

There’s only one soundbar that I recommend to most people and as luck would have it, the device is now massively discounted on Amazon. Take it from me, unless you’re the type of person who’s obsessed with the fidelity of various audio layers and the details hidden within, you don’t need to spend a fortune [...]
The post My favourite soundbar is now outrageously affordable for a limited time appeared firs

Amazon Gaming Week delivers a massive 22% discount on this 2TB WD_Black C50 2TB expansion card for Xbox Series X|S consoles.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/wd-black-c50-2tb-discount-amazon-gaming-week

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Around two-thirds of all internet users use Google Chrome, according to StatCounter. That’s about 3 to 4 billion people! And yet many Chrome users still aren’t using Google’s browser to its full potential.
Chrome works well out of the box, but if you delve just a little deeper beneath the surface

Forza Horizon 5 is the entire reason I have an Xbox Series S. I’m not really a car guy in real life — if money, practicality and burning through fossil fuels were less of a concern, I’d get a fun hot hatch with a stick, for sure. I don’t care about luxuries or exotics, and I drive a 12-year-old Prius C in real life. But Forza Horizon 5 so skillfully melds open-world exploration, intense competition and replayability while also letting me try out dozens of cars I’ve daydreame
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Social media users have been having a field day with Waymo’s autonomous vehicles, sharing videos that poke fun at the driverless cars getting stuck, acting unpredictably, or simply navigating the world a little too awkwardly.

If you’re not on TikTok, you may not have heard of Aaron Parnas. But for many young people across the U.S., he’s a prominent political news source, with over 3.5 million followers on TikTok and just under one million on Instagram.
Parnas isn’t the only TikToker Gen Z and Gen Alpha turn to for news. Between 2020 and 2024, the share of adults regularly getting news from TikTok

Getting a sense of the scale of social media platforms can be tricky. While tech companies often share self-serving metrics—like monthly active users or how likely users are to buy products after engaging with brands—they rarely offer a true sense of their platforms’ enormity.
But a new study published in Cornell University’s preprint server arXiv aims to change that by quantifying TikTok’s scale over a single day—claiming to be

Google's updated guidance clarifies that Google-Extended does not affect search inclusion, nor is it a ranking signal
The post Google Updates Gemini/Vertex AI User Agent Documentation appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-updates-gemini-vertex-ai-user-agent-documentation/54

Před pěti lety zemřel Ladislav Hejdánek (1927–2020), filosof, disident a myslitel, jehož dílo přesahuje hranice tradiční filozofie. Jeho myšlenky, zaměřené na živou pravdu a kritiku zpředmětňování skutečnosti, zůstávají inspirativní i v 21. století. http://www.osel.cz/14024-nedivej-se-na-muj-prst-divej-se-kam-ukazuji-ladislav-hejdanek-a-hledani-zive-pravdy.html

Pokud jde o zuby, pravidlo, že je nutné chodit s bolavým zubem co nejdřív k zubaři, protože nový nenaroste, by mohlo být brzy ze hry. Britský tým vyvinul hydrogel, v němž spokojeně rostou zuby z kmenových buněk. Teď vymýšlejí, jak nejlépe dostat vypěstované zuby do chrupu pacienta. http://www.osel.cz/14023-vypestovane-nahradni-zuby-jsou-zase-o-neco-bliz.html

Wondering how to remove that broken light bulb base? This guide will tell you how to safely deal with the accident. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/5-simple-tricks-to-remove-a-broken-light-bulb/#ftag=CADf328eec

Multiple benchmark refinance rates moved higher this week, but refinancing could be still make sense for other reasons. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/refinance-rates-move-up-mortgage-refinance-rates-for-april-28-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

A handful of notable mortgage rates increased. But a series of rate cuts from the Fed could help mortgage rates fall in the long term. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/mortgage-rates-move-up-over-the-last-week-mortgage-rates-for-april-28-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

Geopolitical shifts demand new cybersecurity strategies, prioritizing resilience, deterrence, and collaboration.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/gartner-enabling-cybersecurity-amid-geopolitical-rifts

Leaked dummy units give us another look at two possible iPhone 17 models, while elsewhere it's predicted that the iPhone 17 Air won't match the Pro or Pro Max for sales.

A great set of affordable studio monitors.
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When Bethesda hits, everything they make hits.

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What are industry reactions to the UK government's ban on public sector ransomware ban.
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I came from an automotive background where I made awful money, moved to the Bay Area, became a bike messenger in San Francisco because I didn't know what to do with myself, and

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Social media is terrible for teens’ mental health—or is it?
At the same time that rising rates of poor mental health among youth have been called a national crisis, and as parents and regulators call on social media companies to do more to keep young people safe online, a

Fun fact: The saying “work smarter, not harder” is coming up on its 100th birthday. Coined in the 1930s by industrial engineer Allen Morgenstern, this simple, pithy directive is arguably more achievable today than ever before.
Thanks to generative AI chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for April 28. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-monday-april-28/#ftag=CADf328eec

Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 217, for April 28. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-april-28-217/#ftag=CADf328eec

Nothing caused a ruckus when it launched its uniquely designed phone in 2022, but three years on and the company has produced an epic premium Android for less.

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