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Do you know what you need to get this Prime Day? The 8TB Samsung T5 EVO which is down by 45% right now, its very best price at $427.49. Given how much space that is, this is quite likely the last storage solution you’re going to need. We reviewed the Samsung T5 EVO and loved it enough to give it a 4-star rating. We found it was wonderful that it’s small and rugged and that’s so fast. ...   PC World

Thinking of building a gaming desktop PC? If so, here’s the perfect processor to incorporate in your build: the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. Not only is it powerful, but it’s astonishingly cheap right now at just $220 on Amazon with Prime. That’s a solid 61 percent off its $570 MSRP. ...   PC World

TL;DR: 1MinAI speeds up creative tasks with the power of AI, offering a lifetime subscription for $39.99 that helps you avoid recurring fees and includes free monthly credits. Getting through your to-do list doesn’t have to take hours when you’ve got AI on your side. ...   PC World

When the Samsung T7 Shield launched in 2022, we loved it for its quick 10Gbps speed, tough outer shell, and good looks—enough to award it a 4.5 out of 5 rating and one of our coveted Editor’s Choice awards. And right now during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale, you can grab the 4TB version for just $250, a hefty 50 percent off the list price. ...   PC World

If you’re surfing the internet today, you might notice that Amazon is having a sale. A big sale. It’s a Big Deal, as it were. And we’ve got tons of deal roundups for you to check out. This stuff keeps the lights on for tech websites. But allow me to take a moment to give you some more personal recommendations: the stuff I use every day. ...   PC World

Chromebook deals are often about compromise. But there are two Chromebooks on sale for Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days that I don’t think entail any tradeoffs at all: They’re both solid Chromebooks for less than $200. I found two, both on Amazon: the Lenovo IdeaPad 3i for $199.99, and the slightly cheaper Asus Chromebook CX1 for $189.99. ...   PC World

This month’s massive Windows 11 2024 Update comes with all kinds of helpful new features and improvements, but the problematic rollout leaves a lot to be desired. Microsoft certainly dropped the ball. Just last week, we reported on the fact that Windows 11 24H2 is causing blue screens and various other issues. But now, another puzzling issue has reared its head: disappearing mouse pointers. ...   PC World

Laptops are getting ever thinner and lighter, and seemingly losing a lot of input and output ports on their crash diets. So if you have a slimmed-down notebook and still want to get comfy with a bunch of extra accessories and hardware, a USB-C dock is a must. This Kensington USB-C dock comes with tons of ports and support for double 4K monitors, and it’s shockingly cheap at $49. ...   PC World

Amazon’s second Prime Day sales event of the year is finally here, but Amazon isn’t the only one with hot deals. Consider this incredible deal on the Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 — a lightweight 2-in-1 laptop with an OLED touch-enabled display and powerful hardware — for a stunningly low price of $700 at Best Buy, an enormous savings of $550. ...   PC World

A USB stick is a smart tool for anyone who needs to move large amounts of information between two different computers — or take a lot of files with them when travelling. It’s simple to use: Just plug the little “memory stick” into your computer’s USB port and you can easily move files back and forth as if it were a hard drive on your computer. ...   PC World

When I bought my latest phone, it came with 512GB of storage — and I thought that’d be enough. That’s almost ten times as much internal capacity as my first PC! But it’s still not enough, dammit, and I ran out of space loading it up with questionably-obtained TV shows for a long flight. ...   PC World

If you’re looking to save some dough on a computer display, Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event, starting today, is a great time to do that. PCWorld constantly reviews the latest monitor models with the newest tech. We also hunt for the best values if you don’t need all the bells and whistles. ...   PC World

Every year, there are a few sale events that we simply cannot wait for—namely, Amazon’s Prime Day and Black Friday. Well, with October Prime Day now here (Amazon calls it “Prime Big Deal Days”), we’re treated to some of the best thumb drive discounts of the year. ...   PC World

Like Amazon’s summer Prime Day sales event, Prime Big Deal Days, starting October 8, offers an extravaganza of savings on a number of popular tech categories. Our list of the best Amazon deals below has been curated by PCWorld’s tech experts, who collectively have been testing PC hardware for decades and have a razor-sharp sense of what products are worth buying and what deals offer the ...   PC World

Ergonomics are important, but standing desks and comfortable office chairs can feel like expensive luxuries. Fortunately, Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event is going on right now, and as with the July Prime Day sales, you can find discounts on popular desks and chairs. These deals last through 11:59pm Pacific time on Wednesday, October 9—or until they sell out. ...   PC World

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is here (aka October Prime Day), and among the thousands of discounted products, you can find juicy sale prices on SSDs and external storage. You can find options in both in HDD and SSD flavors, as well as a range of different capacities from 500GB to 20TB—good options. ...   PC World

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sales event is here and there are tons of great deals to be found on chargers and power banks. This year, Prime Big Deal Days runs from October 8 through October 9, and will include some great bargains. ...   PC World

Amazon’s October Prime Day sales event is here and there are tons of great deals on desktop PCs. This year, Prime Big Deal Days will kick off on October 8, and include solid discounts on everything from gaming PCs to all-in-ones to traditional desktop computers. ...   PC World

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are a great opportunity to find the best deals on Thunderbolt docking stations and USB-C hubs, which are simply the best accessories to connect your laptop to legacy hardware, displays, and other computing peripherals. They’re on now! Amazon’s fall version of Prime Day begins today, October 8. ...   PC World

Amazon’s October Prime Day (aka Prime Big Deal Days) is officially here! That means there’s no better time than now to take the plunge and take advantage of those delectable laptop deals. Not sure where to begin your quest? Don’t sweat it. I’ve gone ahead and curated a list of the best discounts below. ...   PC World

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days should feature some of the best Chromebook deals you’ll see all year, and I’ve collected the best I’ve found right here. Beginning today, October 8, Amazon launches Prime Big Deal Days, the fall version of its Prime Day event each summer. Our Prime Big Deal Days hub offers deals in all sorts of categories, including special, one-off deals as they roll in. ...   PC World

So you thought your new robot vacuum with its self-emptying bin and LiDAR navigation was state of the art? Well, not anymore.  Robot vacuum technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the past year alone. ...   PC World

Adobe Acrobat’s AI Assistant uses generative AI to make working with PDFs faster, easier, and more intuitive. With this tool, you can engage in conversational interactions with your documents to more easily find, understand, and share key information. ...   PC World

TL;DR: Babbel’s lifetime subscription offers access to 14 languages with lessons designed to fit your lifestyle, on sale for $149.97 until October 13. Not all of us thrive in a traditional foreign language class setting, filled with forced conversations and presentations in front of the entire class. ...   PC World

Prime Day is here and we’ve spotted the most amazing deal on Samsung’s Odyssey G8: this 34-inch ultrawide OLED monitor is a mere $650 right now, a new best price for this particular model. I’ve been in tech media for over 12 years, the past two focused on finding the coolest deals for amazing products. ...   PC World

Of the thousands of products we’ve reviewed here at PCWorld, the Samsung 990 Pro SSD stands out because it’s one of the best all-around SSDs to add to any setup, especially if you plan on gaming. When we reviewed the Samsung 990 Pro SSD, we found that it had “top-tier everyday performance” and mainly knocked it for its higher-than-average $265 MSRP. ...   PC World

It’s been three years since Microsoft released the 2021 version of its inescapable Office apps suite, but the company hasn’t been resting on its laurels. The subscription-based, always-online Microsoft 365 has been getting constant tweaks and updates in that time. But not everyone is keen on software-as-a-service. ...   PC World

If you’re going to buy a Bluetooth speaker on Prime Day, get the Sony SRS-XG300 that’s now on sale for $148 — that’s a whopping $202 off its MSRP and the best price we’ve ever seen for this particular model. I’ve been in tech media for over 12 years, covering all sorts of topics, including the best deals you can get for some of the coolest gadgets. ...   PC World

Troubled by pesky Wi-Fi dead zones in your home? You’re not alone. Fortunately, there’s a budget-friendly solution that can improve your home Wi-Fi signal strength with almost no hassle. The TP-Link AC1200 Wi-Fi Extender is on sale for $23 at Amazon, which is a massive 54 percent discount off its usual $50 MSRP. ...   PC World

Extra storage space is always awesome, especially when we’re talking about a tiny portable SSD at a great price. Right now, the SK Hynix Beetle X31 is on sale for $85 on Amazon, which is a solid 37% discount off its $135 MSRP and not far off from its best-ever historical price. We love it at this price. ...   PC World

Plugin Alliance, a part of Native Instruments, has announced the Mäag Audio EQ4 MS 6-band dual-channel mastering EQ plugin. Developed in partnership with Mäag Audio and Brainworx, this new... Read More   KVR Audio

GS DSP has announced that all of their plugins have been updated to 2024.7. Changes: New MIDI CC modulator. New MIDI Note modulator. New 2D Double Spiral modulator. New 2D... Read More   KVR Audio

Ableton has released Live 12.1 and announced Move, a new standalone instrument for capturing ideas whenever they appear. Here's what they say: With a portable design, simple workflow... Read More   KVR Audio

Eventide has updated their plugins with minimum OS Requirements & macOS Sequoia Support. macOS 10.14 Mojave and Windows 10 are now the oldest supported operating systems. In addition, they... Read More   KVR Audio

Universal Audio has introduced Apollo X | Gen 2, a complete redesign of the company's award?winning range of desktop and rackmount Thunderbolt audio interfaces for Mac? and Windows?based... Read More   KVR Audio

Arturia has announced the release of Synthx V, faithfully recreating the architecture of the original Elka Synthex, with features such as versatile oscillators, ring modulation, pulse-width cross-modulation,... Read More   KVR Audio

UnitedPlugins has just released Biverb, a dual reverb plugin designed to give your music an 'extra dimension'. With two fully independent reverb units packed into one powerful plugin,... Read More   KVR Audio

Splash Sound has released Retrowave 2, a VST/AU instrument for synthwave music production. Here's what they say: Retrowave 2 is the next step in the evolution of one of the most... Read More   KVR Audio

FMJ-Software has updated Awave Audio, an audio file format batch converter, to v11.4. New features include: Multi-item editing support for metadata. Keyboard shortcuts... Read More   KVR Audio

discoDSP has updated their Nord Lead 2 based Discovery synthesizer for iOS (iPad only). New features since 6.1.0: Added a new File > Import Bank function, allowing users... Read More   KVR Audio

ModeAudio has released Airspace, a hybrid convolution reverb and stereo delay effect. Features: Combines convolution reverb & stereo delay effects for spatial processing.... Read More   KVR Audio

Rast Sound has released Motif 2 generative music assistant. New version introduces features like Beat Follow, Geometric Shapes, Instant Regenerate, and Chord Mode, along with generative presets... Read More   KVR Audio

HoRNet Plugins announces the release of HoRNet VHS version 1.5.1, the latest update to the plugin that corrects frequency response in headphones and simulates room acoustics for more accurate... Read More   KVR Audio

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Music Writing: Meet Aimée, your AI assistant composer, ready to help you create amazing music effortlessly. Aimée: Originality You Can Trust. In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and creativity, concerns about originality and copyright are paramount....   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Education / Sheet Music & Tablatures: A sheet music creator and music notation editor on iOS. For any music lover or composer, Notation Pad gives you the ability to read, compose, edit, playback music scores and write lyrics. With it you can be a talented composer and great sheet...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Analysis: Audio Kit is a collection of four tools which are essential for those working in audio, sound and music. A real time Spectrum Analyser, a Scope to display waveforms, an SPL (Sound Pressure Level) Meter, and a Signal Generator producing sine waves, white noise and...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Synthesizers: Patch Base is a collection of patch editors and librarians for new and vintage synthesizers, enabling easy visualization, editing, and organization of patches. See what patches on your synth look like Edit the parameters of your synth in real time,...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Portable Studio / Effects: Dedalus Delay is a real time audio mangler. A network of delay lines is continually granulated and modulated, producing a labyrinth of echoes, which are further processed by filters, dynamic processors and saturation modules. Dedalus can produce a wide...   440Software