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OnePlus/ZDNET You don’t have to shell out the big bucks for studio-grade audio. Plenty of top-notch headphones and earbuds cost less than $200, such as the OnePlus Buds Pro 3, which is currently on sale at OnePlus’ official website. For Memorial Day, the earbuds have received a 22% discount, going from $180 to $140. This deal applies to all three color options: Midnight Opus (black), Lunar Radiance (white), and Sapphire Blue. With your purchase, you’ll also…

When is Memorial Day?  Memorial Day in the US is on Monday, May 26, and while most of the event’s deals happen during the weekend, major retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Target often start listing them earlier. How did I choose these Memorial Day deals?  I focused on deals that not only saved you a notable amount of money (especially if it’s on a phone that typically isn’t discounted) but were on devices that I’ve…

Major networking vendors have jumped on the platformization bandwagon, each with its own unique spin. Some are consolidating security and networking in one platform, while others are building separate domain platforms. (See our main story, Platform approach gains steam among network teams) Here are the details on platform approaches from six vendors, listed alphabetically. 1. Cisco: Networking Cloud and Security Cloud In mid-2023, Cisco announced Cisco Networking Cloud, with the goal of building a unified…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Abbott Lingo is a $49 continuous glucose monitor that tracks your blood sugar for two weeks It can help people understand how their diets impact their glucose levels and make changes accordingly The app’s suggestions and recommendations could be more insightful to promote daily use. There are plenty of meal-tracking apps that help you understand your diet. But logging three meals daily, assessing your caloric intake, and reflecting on how your…

Traditional validation methods rely on DNS lookups, HTTP challenges or email verification, all of which depend on proper internet routing. BGP’s inherent lack of security controls creates the opportunity for traffic hijacking. “When a CA performs a domain control check, it assumes the traffic it sends is reaching the right server,” Sharkov said. “But that’s not always true.”  The consequences are significant: Fraudulently obtained certificates enable convincing website impersonation and potential encrypted traffic interception. How…

Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Netflix will end support for three first-generation Fire TV streaming devices — the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick from and the Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote from 2016 — on June 3, 2025, the company said in an email to affected users. Netflix didn’t offer an official explanation, but it’s most likely because those devices can’t properly support modern video and audio formats, especially on higher-tier plans….

recep-bg/Getty Images The pandemic changed how people worked, shifting most professionals to remote or hybrid models. For the software company Atlassian, this flexible, distributed approach persists to this day. “We have 13,000 employees spread across the globe, and individuals can choose their working location every day,” said Annie Dean, Head of Team Anywhere, Atlassian’s distributed work policy. “It’s about how we work, not where we work.”  Also: Why remote work is still the secret sauce…

rob dobi/Getty Have you ever posted something personal or sensitive on social media and regretted it later? Many of us have fallen into that trap. Whether you use Facebook, Instagram, X (aka Twitter), Snapchat, Threads, Bluesky, or even LinkedIn, sometimes you post before you think and eventually realize you overshared. Sure, you can delete your post. But by then, hundreds or thousands of people may have already seen it. Oversharing on social media can not…

Regulatory storm brewing The pricing crisis has triggered formal regulatory attention across Europe. Germany’s VOICE IT customer association has filed a complaint with the European Commission, while ECCO explicitly calls for regulatory intervention, including reinstating previous contracts and suspending Broadcom’s ongoing litigation. “Unless Broadcom promptly implements critical changes, the company’s financial model remains legally and ethically flawed,” ECCO warned, noting that current practices appear to violate EU competition regulations. Sekhri observed that Broadcom’s licensing overhaul…