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Samsung/ZDNET If you’ve been looking for a new digital storage option, Samsung has a deal on the 4TB Samsung T5 Evo portable SSD for just $230, plus get a 256GB Sonic the Hedgehog microSDXC card for free. With that much storage, the device is 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…

Segway The robot mower market is growing almost as fast as your lawn in the spring — and a new player just entered. Segway has launched a new Navimow X3 Series of robot mowers designed for residential and commercial applications.  This new X3 Series can cover up to 2.5 acres, with four variants ranging from 0.4 to 2.5 acres. The robots are built for efficiency, capable of covering up to 1.25 acres in 24 hours….

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Nothing Phone 3a makes smart tradeoffs for a budget device, excelling in design, battery life, and display quality. Essential Space offers a refreshingly subtle AI experience, showcasing Nothing’s restraint and clear vision. While some see Nothing’s design as a novelty, hands-on experience proves its signature style runs deeper than aesthetics. more buying choices The Nothing Phone 3a, priced at $379, stakes its claim in the competitive mid-tier smartphone market with a…

Getty Images / NurPhoto / Contributor Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT triggered an AI arms race in 2022, most tech companies have released their own chatbots. Despite the highly saturated market, OpenAI has continually released features to keep its competitive edge — a strategy that seems to be working.   A new report from The Information found that ChatGPT’s revenue soared in the past three months, with the company generating “at least $415 million per month,” reflecting a 30% increase…

ZDNET’s key takeaways Lenovo’s first-edition ThinkPad X9 Aura Edition 14-inch is available now, starting at $1,239 for the lowest-tier configuration. It’s an experimental evolution of the ThinkPad line, exchanging some of the most defining features for a new sleek form factor and bold design. The entry configuration only comes with 256GB of storage, which is not sufficient for a laptop in this price range. When I first saw Lenovo’s ThinkPad X9 Aura Edition at CES…

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images If you’re a T-Mobile user (or were in 2021), a check might arrive in your mailbox soon. In 2021, the mobile carrier suffered a massive data breach that affected around 76 million customers (this isn’t related to the 2023 breach that affected 37 million people). T-Mobile denied any wrongdoing but agreed to settle a lawsuit about the breach out of court.  Four years later, affected customers are getting compensation.  Also: I clicked on…

ZDNET Mozilla recently revealed plans for a new service that would bring back Firefox Send (for file transfer) and add Thunderbird Appointment. But that’s not the big announcement we’ve all been waiting for. Mozilla also announced two new services — Thundermail (for email) and Thunderbird Pro, a collection of services that includes Thunderbird Appointment, Firefox Send, and Assist. Here’s what we know so far. Also: Google says easy email encryption is on the way –…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET The TV launch season is upon us, and Samsung is among the first brands to put out its 2025 lineup of visual goodness. I recently had the opportunity to scope out some new TVs at one of Samsung’s satellite laboratories in New Jersey, putting every upcoming model through the ringer and seeing just how well they stack up to the company’s early-year claims.  Also: I spent hours testing Samsung’s new flagship soundbar –…

MLCommons Nvidia’s general-purpose GPU chips have once again made a nearly clean sweep of one of the most popular benchmarks for measuring chip performance in artificial intelligence, this time with a new focus on generative AI applications such as large language models (LLMs). There wasn’t much competition. Systems put together by SuperMicro, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lenovo, and others — packed with as many as eight Nvidia chips — on Wednesday took most of the top…

Mozilla / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Move over, Chrome. Watch out, Edge. Firefox has finally caught up with the competition courtesy of a helpful new skill. Now baked into the latest version of Mozilla’s browser is the long-awaited Tab Groups. Yes, that means you can organize related web pages into specific groups to keep track of them more easily and prevent the Tab bar from getting too crowded. How to use Tab Groups in…