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Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET It’s been agreed upon by the ZDNET team that the OnePlus 13 is this year’s sleeper hit. At a starting price of $899, the flagship phone can compete against more expensive phones like the Pixel 9 Pro XL and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. And we have OnePlus’ clean yet highly customizable software experience to thank for that. Also: Why I recommend this OnePlus phone over the S25 Ultra – especially at this price If you…

Xuanyu Han/Getty Images Hume AI is launching EVI 3, the third iteration of its Empathic Voice Interface (EVI) model, which can interact with users in a huge variety of humanlike voices. Like ChatGPT’s voice mode, EVI 3 comes with an assortment of preprogrammed AI voices. These are listed by personality and character descriptions, including “Old Knocks Comedian,” “Seasoned Life Coach,” “Wise Wizard,” and “Dungeon Master,” as well as the company’s namesake, the 18th-century philosopher David…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET The first Roku device was launched 17 years ago. It was initially developed in partnership with Netflix to stream its “Watch Instantly” service. Since then, the company has released numerous generations of streaming players and its very own Roku TVs — which means you might own one of these older devices. What is a cache? Just like your computer or smartphone, your Roku TV also stores temporary data (the cache) to help apps…

Apple iPhones remain a popular pick amongst consumers but there’s no denying that Android offers more variety. From hardware to software, there are different phones you can choose from–at every price range. And if you’re going to spend on an Android, the best Motorola phones provide an unbeatable value. We’ve tested a few dozen phones this year and a Moto device is always at the top of our recommendations. Motorola phones offer a clean user interface, similar to…

The ZDNET team got to test out some LG UltraGear monitors. June Wan/ZDNET LG is one of the top names in high-end OLED monitors, and right now, during its Memorial Day sale, you can save $200 on the 27-inch OLED UltraGear gaming monitor, bringing the price down to $800. Plus, you’ll get a free second 27-inch curved UltraGear screen and exclusive in-game loot for Monster Hunter Wilds. Also: Sony will give you a free 55-inch…

The industry calls this “logical qubits” — so, on average, 1,000 physical qubits is equivalent to one usable, working logical qubit.  In Nord Quantique’s approach, one physical qubit is the same as one logical qubit. “It’s almost like turning the error correction problem inside out,” says Sutor. “Instead of having redundant qubits on the outside to create one good logical qubit, you’re focusing on the inside of the qubit.” According to Sutor, quantum computers get…

Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images Don’t want to sit through the video meeting that should have been an email? Gemini can help. Google announced a number of new features for Gemini at I/O 2025 last week, and now it’s already adding another. Starting today, Gemini can watch videos in Drive for you, taking notes on what’s important or finding that tidbit of information you need. Also: How ChatGPT could replace the internet as we know…

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Do you own an Asus router? If so, your device may have been one of thousands compromised in a large campaign waged by cybercriminals looking to exploit it. In a blog post published Wednesday, security firm GreyNoise revealed that the attack was staged by what it suggests is “a well-resourced and highly capable adversary.” Also: Massive data breach exposes 184 million passwords for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and more To gain…