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The massive annual Argos Black Friday sale is already in full swing this week so there’s no need to wait if you’re looking to get your shopping done early. In fact, the retailer is constantly releasing new Black Friday deals on everything from home furnishings to smartwatches – including some of our favourite models, in fact.- Check out the Argos Black Friday sale in fullI’ve been scanning through today’s huge Argos Black Friday sale to find the best deals on products that we recommend. Highlights include Ninja air fryers, LG OLED TVs, Apple iPads, and plenty of cheap home appliances…

If you’re looking to start or expand your network using UniFi hardware, which has become increasingly relevant to home and SMB users since the beginning of 2025, here’s some good news: Ubiquiti today announced a long list of devices with special pricing during its first UniFi Black Friday sale event. These devices span the entire ecosystem. Specifically, they include UniFi Cloud Gateways (or “routers”), PoE switches, access points, security cameras, and more. In short, there’s something for everyone. Those who want to start with UniFi today should start with a cloud gateway (a.k.a. “router”), and if you have already had…

Thousands of Asus routers have been hacked and are under the control of a suspected China-state group that has yet to reveal its intentions for the mass compromise, researchers said. The hacking spree is either primarily or exclusively targeting seven models of Asus routers, all of which are no longer supported by the manufacturer, meaning they no longer receive security patches, researchers from SecurityScorecard said. So far, it’s unclear what the attackers do after gaining control of the devices. SecurityScorecard has named the operation WrtHug. Staying off the radar SecurityScorecard said it suspects the compromised devices are being used similarly…

There’s no denying Apple’s massive reputation in the tech world. And it appears it’s not just hype — our reviews put an Apple product at the top of our buying guides to tablets, smartwatches, smartphones and laptops. But Apple devices aren’t cheap. That’s why it’s a good idea to wait for Apple Black Friday deals. You won’t find pure discounts at Apple’s site, but retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and more are happy to discount iPads, Apple Watches, MacBooks, and AirPods— and we’ve rounded up the best sales right here. Check out the best Black Friday Apple deals…

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a fun one. If you know a Gen Z person, you might be familiar with their favorite nonsense phrase, “6-7.” The puzzle editors throw a 6 and a 7 into the puzzle today just to see if we’re paying attention. Do the numbers end up in the same group? I bet you know the answer to that one. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still…

The biggest perk of reviewing TVs professionally is getting hands-on time with a wide range of models, including each brand’s flagship models. 2025 yielded a bumper crop of fantastic TVs – I can’t remember a time when I’ve been more impressed with the picture quality of new sets – and many of these are now getting discounts in the Black Friday deals.A few of the flagship TVs I tested in 2025 have earned a spot in our best OLED TVs guide. One of those, the Panasonic Z95B OLED TV, has yet to get a Black Friday deal, though it’s early…

The UniFi Device Bridge Switch (a.k.a. UDB Switch, model UDB-Switch) announced by Ubiquiti today is a unique PoE network switch—it’s more than a typical one. Besides being a standard PoE unmanaged switch, it can also use Wi-Fi as the uplink in a UniFi environment. And that flexibility can be a game-changer. Here’s the bottom line: The UDB Switch is a versatile device that combines a Multi-Gig PoE+ switch and a fast Wi-Fi 7 media bridge in a compact hardware box. The result is a solution that has more than enough to justify the suggested retail price of $299. Suppose you…

Cloudflare’s proxy service has limits to prevent excessive memory consumption, with the bot management system having “a limit on the number of machine learning features that can be used at runtime.” This limit is 200, well above the actual number of features used. “When the bad file with more than 200 features was propagated to our servers, this limit was hit—resulting in the system panicking” and outputting errors, Prince wrote. Worst Cloudflare outage since 2019 The number of 5xx error HTTP status codes served by the Cloudflare network is normally “very low” but soared after the bad file spread across…

For anyone looking to get a great deal on a streaming device, Roku’s Black Friday deals are here. The Roku Streaming Stick Plus, which just happens to be one of our favorite streaming devices, is 50 percent off, on sale for just $20. The regular Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick 4K are also on sale for 47 percent and 50 percent off, coming in at $16 and $25 respectively.Roku makes some of the best streaming devices you can get, and any of the ones on sale would be great picks to upgrade an old TV you already have. The Streaming…

When to watch Australia vs. England, 1st Ashes TestThursday, Nov. 20 at 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. PT).Where to watchAustralia vs. England, 1st Ashes Test will air on Willow TV in the US. 73% off with 2yr plan (+4 free months). Now only $3.49/month See more details See at 7Plus Carries the Ashes Test series in Australia 7Plus See at Sky Broadcasting the Ashes live in New Zealand Sky Sport Show more (3 items) Cricket’s most storied rivalry resumes this week as the Ashes series kicks off at Perth’s Optus Stadium, with England aiming for its first away victory against…