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The top mainstream smartphones, such as the iPhone, Pixel, and Galaxy, offer best-in-class displays, cameras, and performance. While phones now include extra protection with an IP69 rating alongside IP68-rated protection, they might not be the best bet for outdoor activities. If you drop one of these phones while hiking or camping, it can break despite the added protection of cases. That’s where rugged phones come in. The best rugged phones are meant to withstand rough elements. They…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Hatch Restore 3 retails for $170 and comes in three neutral colors. It has a new design with bigger buttons and an upgraded app with more bedtime routines. The device is rather large, and you’ll have to pay for a monthly subscription to utilize the app’s whole experience. As a tech reporter, I’ve tested numerous products over the years, but one of my all-time favorites is the Hatch Restore sunrise alarm…

A similar bug (CVE-2025-22222), in the sense that it requires low privilege for exploitation, is affecting VMware Aria Operations, responsible for infrastructure monitoring, performance optimization, capacity planning, automation, and cost management, and has been assigned a CVSS 7.7/10 rating. “A malicious user with non-administrative privileges may exploit this vulnerability to retrieve credentials for an outbound plugin if a valid service credential ID is known,” Broadcom added in the advisory. The flaws reportedly impact VMware Aria…

PETER CATTERALL/Contributor/Getty Images Barely a week into its new-found fame, DeepSeek — and the story about its development — is evolving at breakneck speed. The Chinese AI startup made waves last week when it released the full version of R1, the company’s open-source reasoning model that can outperform OpenAI’s o1. On Monday, App Store downloads of DeepSeek’s AI assistant, which runs V3, a model DeepSeek released in December, topped ChatGPT, which had previously been the most downloaded…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The EcoFlow Rapid magnetic power bank normally retails for $70 on Amazon. The portable charger uses Qi2 technology to deliver 15W of wireless charging for Apple devices, with an integrated USB-C cable and a kickstand for convenience. While it can charge multiple devices at once, its 5,000mAh battery capacity is very limited, especially when compared to cheaper alternatives. As an iPhone user, I appreciate efforts to conserve battery life. I charge my…