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Nina Raemont/ZDNET What’s the deal?  Bose’s QuietComfort Ultra earbuds are $50 off ahead of Presidents’ Day, taking the price down from $300 to $250. These earbuds constantly impress me with their impeccable and all-silencing noise cancellation, which is why I can’t travel without them. If you are in the market for a new pair of noise-canceling earbuds that will truly silence everything, you should get these.  Also: The best Presidents’ Day deals to shop right…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Powerbeats Pro 2 retail for $250 in vibrant Black, Quick Sand, Hyper Purple, and Electric Orange colorways. The earbuds can replace your smartwatch or fitness tracker, offering exercise and activity data via companion apps. The sound isn’t very robust, delivering weak bass and hollow mids. I’ve tested dozens of earbuds over the past year, and even new releases can feel monotonous after a while. Most brands make product upgrades in small…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Samsung unveiled its newest lineup of Galaxy S25 smartphones last month at its Unpacked event in San Jose, California. This included three new phone models — the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra, all of which are available for purchase now.  Also: I replaced my iPhone 16 Pro with the Galaxy S25 Ultra – and there’s a clear winner Thankfully, you won’t have to spend a pretty penny to get your hands on…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET AT&T’s latest iPhone trade-in promotion just made it much easier for existing iPhone users to upgrade to the latest models. For a limited time, the carrier will deduct up to $1,000 off an iPhone 16 model — whether that be the smaller variant or the Max — when customers trade in an iPhone 13 Pro (or later) in any condition. Qualification includes devices that are cracked, have swollen batteries, or have simply seen better…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 6 is available now starting at $839. It’s a solid budget business laptop with a wide range of configurations. The display and webcam might not be good enough for most users, and opting for higher-end hardware can nearly double the price more buying choices On the surface, Lenovo’s sixth-generation ThinkPad E14 doesn’t look much different from the previous model; it’s a quintessential ThinkPad with the familiar red…

Essentials is geared toward data center network engineers, data center system engineers, IT infrastructure architects, and IT operations engineers. The training focuses on professionals working on a multi-vendor approach to building AI infrastructure. In addition to adding AI infrastructure skills to its data center certification track from CCNP to CCIE, Cisco is also working to add relevant AI and machine learning skills to its existing certifications. The focus on AI in training is important now,…

gremlin/Getty Images As AI adoption grows, many are wondering how it will impact the labor market long-term (ChatGPT Deep Research has its own predictions). Anthropic is trying to find out. On Monday, the company published its first Economic Index, which investigates what kinds of employees are using Anthropic’s Claude chatbot and for what types of tasks. Taking a different approach than many AI and work studies hoping to map the future, Anthropic focused on similarities in work tasks rather…

ZDNET’s key takeaways You can buy a Philips Home Access 4000 Series smart lock for the MSRP of $210 This smart lock is very responsive, taking quick action when commanded, and features plenty of unlocking options in the user-friendly app The lock is a bit slow in the process of locking itself and then being receptive to a code or fingerprint and makes some errors with fingerprint unlock What’s the deal? The Philips Home Access…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The SwitchBot Wallet Tracker Card is on sale right now for $20. This slim wallet tracker works with Bluetooth and the Apple Find My network, is IP67 waterproof, and is almost as reliable as an Apple AirTag. It only works with iOS, not Android, and its battery isn’t replaceable or rechargeable. What’s the deal? The SwitchBot Wallet Finder Card is on sale for $20, and through Presidents’ Day, you can add a…

The N9324C, available soon, is positioned as an edge device where customers can inspect and protect traffic and access as users come in and out of the network, Wollenweber said. The second model, which will be released towards the middle of the year, is a top-of-rack switch with 25G ports as well as 100/400G uplinks for server connectivity. “We have some customers that are going to deploy these when they do their next network refresh….