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These Black Friday Lego flower deals include my favorite model – save up to 34%

I’m a huge fan of Lego’s Botanicals sets for adults – and all the best sets I own are receiving massive Black Friday discounts.

Samsung's wearables are up to 40% off for Black Friday on the official AU store — save big on smart watches, earbuds and smart rings

Build your ultimate Samsung ecosystem for less, thanks to some exceptional wearables deals this Black Friday.

This ridiculously low price made me do a double-take - snag the NZXT Lift Elite Wireless for just $19.99 during Black Friday

Save 75% on the NZXT Lift Elite Wireless gaming mouse during Black Friday sales.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has some of the best multiplayer and zombies in the series, but also one of the worst campaigns

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has fantastic multiplayer and zombies, but its co-op campaign is lacking.

This is one benchmark you won't want to top - devious ransomware will test your system to see how easy it is to hack

Kraken ransomware benchmarks infected systems before choosing full or partial encryption, targeting virtual machines, databases, and network shares globally.

It’s official – the iPhone 17 gets a big Wi-Fi boost from Apple’s new chip, but the Pixel 10 Pro still beats it

The iPhone 17 range’s N1 chip has brought fantastic Wi-Fi speed improvements to the device, a new report claims.

Even your smart photo frames aren't safe from hackers now - experts flag popular Android product is at risk, so here's how to stay safe

Security researchers warn Uhale digital frames download malware at boot, exposing users to botnets, rooted vulnerabilities, and the theft of personal data.

I tested Gemini 3, ChatGPT 5.1, and Claude Sonnet 4.5 – and Gemini crushed it in a real coding task

We asked the all-new Gemini 3 Pro, ChatGPT, and Claude to Vibe Code our dream game – only one came close to succeeding.

Arduino's new DIY electronics starter kit has an UNO R4 board

Arduino boards are a popular choice for DIY electronics, but it's not always clear how to get started with building projects and programming. There's now one more solution to that problem: a new starter kit built around the UNO R4 Wi-Fi board.

5 things that annoy me about iPhones

I love my iPhone, but there are certain aspects of its hardware and software that I'm not so keen on.

I ran a group test of 8 cordless vacuums – this is the vac that performed best against pet hair

If you're overwhelmed with pet fuzz, this is the vacuum for you.

Cloudflare's outage took down half the internet, but this open-source app saved my homelab

Self-hosting and homelabbing can be a great way to save money on subscriptions and reduce how much you depend on big tech companies for your essential services.

I use this AI tool to read anything out loud for free

You don't need to pay to have something read out loud to you. The free tier of ChatGPT can read any text aloud in an impressively natural way. You can do it on your phone or desktop, and you're not limited to how long the text can be.

Speakers are ugly. This 'hidden' speaker is $80 off for Black Friday

Large speakers, to put it bluntly, are a pain. They're difficult to find just the right place for, and it's even worse if you are in a small space. Smart speakers can be a decent solution, but their designs may not be to everyone's tastes. Sure, a black or white speaker is the norm, but it can still look bad sitting on a shelf, especially if your decor is set up in

GitHub is down right now, it's not just you

GitHub is the world's biggest software development platform and code repository, and right now it's having some problems. Even though the GitHub site and most web functions are working as intended, Git operations are failing for many people.

Hook-and-loop strips are the best way to keep your computer desk tidy

Desk space is a limited and highly valuable resource. If you have a gaming PC, you know how quickly accessories, peripherals, and gadgets pile up. Fortunately, with a single accessory, I managed to move most of the clutter off my desk without sacrificing functionality or convenience.

Google just made its own Visual Studio Code

Google just released Antigravity, a brand new agent-first development platform that was announced alongside the Gemini 3 Pro model. This is an integrated development environment, or IDE, with a chatbot that takes the lead on complex, multi-step tasks.

Of course Energizer made a laptop with a battery so big it's banned on airplanes

Did you know that Energizer started making laptops recently? I didn’t either. The iconic battery company’s laptop is pretty on-brand, though—it has a massive battery in it that’s supposed to last for up to 28 hours of actual use.

The Saucony Ride 18 is the best running shoe for most people, and it just received its first Black Friday discount

Why wait for Black Friday? This Saucony Ride 18 deal saves 26% on all-rounder running shoes for men and women's pairs.

AMD might soon increase the price of its Radeon RX 9000 GPUs

AMD's RX 9000 GPUs represent a cheaper alternative to NVIDIA's ultra-powerful, but ultra-expensive RTX 5000 GPUs, but they're not quite the budget kings they used to be. Now, they might be getting even more expensive. And you can probably blame AI for this.