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Black Friday is inbound soon (seriously, it starts tomorrow), but if you can’t wait until sales officially kick off to upgrade or replace your TV (or to find one to gift), we’ve found some incredible early Black Friday TV deals at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. You’ll find great discounts from brands like Sony, LG, TCL, and Hisense on everything from high-end OLED models to entry-level smart TVs for college dorms and first apartments.  Also: The best…

Dyson/ZDNET If you’re chronically online or know anyone hair-obsessed, you already know that the Dyson Airwrap is the styling tool to beat, and it has been for a while. The Airwrap uses air and Dyson’s top-of-the-line technology to style your hair flawlessly and with ease (if you’re a twenty-something with a vendetta against heat tools, like me).  Also: The best Black Friday deals: Live updates Despite its popularity, the Airwrap is still an expensive buy, but…

Amazon/ZDNET If you’ve been looking for a new digital storage option, Samsung has a deal on the 8TB Samsung T5 Evo portable SSD for just $430. With that much storage, it’s perfect for large digital game libraries, raw video and photo files, raw and rendered digital art, and other important programs and documents you may need to take on the go. And you won’t want to wait to take advantage of this deal.   Also: The best…

Get three months of access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for a discount right now. Stack Social If you’ve been thinking about trying out Xbox’s subscription gaming service Game Pass, now is a great time to get started: Stack Social is offering a deal to get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate access for Xbox consoles, PCs, and mobile devices for just $36 — down from its usual price of $51, saving you 28%…

Remarkable/ZDNET What’s the deal? With Black Friday happening tomorrow, multiple retailers are selling the ReMarkable 2 for $70 off, when bundled with the Marker Plus and either the Type Folio for $559 or the Book Folio for $529. ZDNET’s key takeaways The ReMarkable 2 is a great resource for creative professionals. A proprietary stylus and protective folio help you get the most out of the device.  However, the tablet itself is missing some key features. …

Get a one-year subscription to Microsoft 365 at a big discount right now. StackSocial If you’ve recently upgraded your laptop, you may have suddenly found yourself without access to Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and the rest of Microsoft’s near-necessary software. And since Microsoft switched from the traditional Office suite to a Microsoft 365 subscription service, it’s become more expensive to access those programs. But right now, Microsoft partner StackSocial is offering a one-year subscription to…

Get a Babbel lifetime language subscription at a big discount right now.  StackSocial Learning a new language can be daunting. But right now, you can buy a lifetime subscription to Babbel Language Learning from Stack Social that lets you choose from 14 languages and access more than 10,000 hours of online language education for $130 — that’s 78% off with this Black Friday deal. Also: The best Black Friday deals: Live updates Not everyone has the…

Focus on market dominance and security practices The investigation centers on Microsoft’s bundling of office productivity and security software with its cloud services, a practice critics argue disadvantages competitors in the authentication and cybersecurity markets. The FTC is particularly examining Microsoft Entra ID, its user authentication service, amid complaints that licensing terms and integration with its cloud offerings impede rival companies. Microsoft’s role as a major government contractor and recent cybersecurity incidents involving its products…

“These accelerators are becoming increasingly important in cloud infrastructure due to their superior price-performance and price-efficiency ratios, which lead to better return on investments,” he said. Microsoft was a little late in joining the custom chip revolution. Its rivals had introduced custom chips for AI workloads years earlier, AWS in the form of Trainium and Inferentia, and Google in the form of Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), but it wasn’t until last year’s Ignite conference that Microsoft…

Black Friday lands tomorrow, but if you’ve got an Apple device on your holiday shopping list, you’re in luck: We’ve already spotted fantastic early deals on MacBooks, iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, AirPods, and more. While Apple discounts can be rare, this month you can find some of the best deals over 20% off.  Also: The best Black Friday deals: Live updates The deal-hunting team at ZDNET has found the best Apple deals available ahead of…