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With some schools and nurseries across the UK closing due to the heatwave, you might be on the hunt for some cheap Amazon Prime Day deals for keeping the kids cool and entertained — and if that's you, I've got you covered.

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The team here at TechRadar have already been busy rounding up all the best tech deals, which I've included a selection of below for LEGO, kitchen appliances, gaming, streaming and fans. I've also had a browse around Amazon for some cheap finds that will make a real difference over the next few days. Most of these are aimed squarely at the kids, but if you've got a dog who's suffering in the heat, a couple of these picks will go down just as well with them.

I grew up in Australia so you can trust me when I say my recommendations will make a difference. Believe me, a pack of Ice Lolly Moulds at Amazon for £6.45 (was £9.99) will be the best tenner you spend all week — even if it's the only thing you buy.

Today's best deals to keep cool for under £30

Forget running under your neighbours' sprinklers, this splash pad will make you the envy of the street. It's one of the cheapest I can find discounted for Prime Day and comes in various sizes. Disclaimer: I accept no liability for pets who suddenly forget whose splash pad it is. View Deal

Got kids running around the house, and four-legged friends too? This foldable paddling pool is going to be a hit with both. There's no pump needed either, just lay it outside, turn on the hose, and everyone's happy, especially you with this 25% saving. View Deal

I've collected a few tricks to survive the heat since growing up in Australia, and ice lolly moulds are one of my favourite. Easy to make and refreshing to eat, these moulds are ideal for the summer. You can experiment with countless ice lolly recipes too, but my top tip is to make some with actual fruit chunks for a twist. There are plenty of options discounted on Amazon right now, but this 35% off saving is the cheapest I've found. View Deal

Today's best Lego deals

Who doesn't love Moana? LEGO's Kakamora barge is on sale for Prime Day and comes with a catapult, zipline, and playable drum, plus it can be split into three separate vessels. The set also comes with a Moana and Maui boat and figures, making it a perfect distraction from the heat. View Deal

This World Cup-inspired set looks cool enough from the outside, but inside is where the fun really starts — crack the football open to find a full, miniaturised stadium inside. Just don't let the kids try and start an actual game with it... View Deal

This fun Super Mario Lego set has a removable top, which can 'fly' around independently and even shoot fireballs at intruders. There's a Prince Florian trapped in a cell inside, ready to be rescued. Amazon has knocked 24% off the list price for Prime members. View Deal

Today's best streaming deals

Apple TV (Prime Video add-on): was £19.98 for two months now £11.98 at Amazon
Right now you can get a cheap Apple TV subscription as a Prime Video add-on, which is perfect timing if you need something new for the kids to watch. This rare saving represents more than 40% on the usual monthly price of £9.99, but you'll have to be quick because the deal ends on 2 July. View Deal

Paramount+ (Prime Video add-on): was £7.99 for a month now £2.99 at Amazon
This Paramount+ deal is worth considering for those of us in the UK, especially if you've not been signed up for a while, and need some new kids and family content to browse. Just note that the reduced price only lasts for a month, and that it expires on 25 June. View Deal

MGM+ (Prime Video add-on): was £11.98 for two months now £5.98 at Amazon
MGM+ is one of the more readily available streaming services to choose from when it comes to sales, as it's often discounted throughout the year. While this offer isn't a rock bottom price, that doesn't mean it's not worth picking up. A saving is a saving after all, and MGM+ does have a selection of family movies that the kids are sure to enjoy (just make sure to turn on those parental controls). View Deal

Today's best gaming deals

The Nex Playground is a cheap gaming console that comes pre-loaded with a selection of games geared towards younger players. It's the perfect choice if you're shopping for those aged five to ten, who might need some distracting from the heat. View Deal

The Nintendo Switch 2 is discounted right now in the UK, though it still costs more than the Playground. It's certainly worth it if you can spare the extra money though, as it is more powerful and offers a more traditional gaming console experience with a wider variety of games. View Deal

Don't want your kids in front of a screen for too long? Don't miss out on this fantastic deal for the Catan (6th Edition) boardgame. It is currently available at Amazon for a highly competitive price that you won't ever regret forking out for. This offers lifelong family entertainment that won't ever falter. View Deal

Today's best fan deals

This small yet powerful desk fan is a great buy while it's dropped below £30 for Prime Day. While its smaller size means it won't be the most powerful option out there, it does mean it'll easily fit on a side table or your desk and keep you at a comfortable temperature.View Deal

Loved by Amazon customers far and wide, Levoit extends its air care products from the best air purifiers to fans, and this one in particular earned praise for its low noise level and good cooling capacity. This smart fan offers 12 fan speeds, four modes, can be controlled with the VeSync app or voice control.View Deal

Dyson's first handheld fan sold out almost instantly last month, so if you're tired of feeling sticky and uncomfortable, this is your opportunity to grab one and enjoy a cooling breeze anywhere. Only the Stone/Blush colorway is available, though.View Deal

Today's best kitchen appliance deals

In June, the Creami Scoop and Swirl dropped to its lowest-ever price of £265 at Amazon, so this £80-off deal is a pretty close call for the best deal we've seen on one of our top summer picks. We scored it 4 stars in our review, praising its delicious results, ease of use, and 13 different settings. View Deal

This weather makes an ice-cold drink extremely appealing right now, and the unique Ninja Slushi just fell back to its Black Friday price at Amazon. This kitchen appliance makes all sorts of chilled and frozen drinks, including juices, cocktails, milkshakes, and more. We loved it in our Ninja Slushi review, praising its ability to make quick and delicious drinks easily in a fun and entertaining package.View Deal

Still want smoothies and slushies without the spending over £100? This over £20 price reduction on this well-scoring blender is an absolute treat. The build quality and performance impressed us when we tested it, and the fact that it's even cheaper than it was on Black Friday makes this an even sweeter deal.View Deal

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

• Tata Electronics confirmed a cyberattack but said operations remain unaffected, despite threat actor World Leaks claiming 630GB of alleged data
• Archive reportedly includes Apple/Tesla schematics, passport scans, and proprietary files; researchers found references to Pegatron, Foxconn, and Qualcomm too
• Reuters noted Tata is being extorted, though ransom details remain unclear; leaked files suggest sensitive manufacturing and engineering data exposure

Tata Electronics, the electronics and semiconductor manufacturing arm of the Tata Group conglomerate, confirmed suffering a cyberattack, but said it did not affect its operations. The scale of the breach, however, could be rather extensive.

"A few weeks ago, Tata Electronics identified a cybersecurity incident on some of our systems,” the company said in a statement to Reuters. “Our response protocols were deployed immediately, and the incident has had no impact on our operations across businesses, which remain unaffected," it said, without going into details.

This statement came almost two weeks after a threat actor called World Leaks posted a large database on its data leak site, claiming to have come from Tata Electronics, and affecting companies such as Apple and Tesla.

Sensitive files confirmed

According to Reuters, roughly a third of all iPhone production in India is done by Tata Electronics. The company supplies Apple with back panels, enclosures, and circuit board parts, among other things. For Tesla, it’s been supplying it with chips, circuit board assemblies, and vehicle motor controller units, since 2025.

World Leaks uploaded an archive of 204,341 files, weighing 630.4GB. Allegedly, it contains numerous confidential and proprietary data, including Apple and Tesla schematics, passport scans, and other sensitive files.

Reuters said Tata was being extorted for the files but did not say how much money the threat actors were demanding, or if the negotiations were progressing in any way.

Some security researchers analyzed the leaked files and said that they contained information about manufacturing and engineering processes from these two companies. Among the researchers were Cybernews, who claim to have seen “hundreds of references to Apple and Tesla”, a folder named “com.apple.factorydata”, as well as documents labeled as proprietary or confidential.

Cybernews also found files referencing other companies, too: Pegatron, Foxconn, and Qualcomm, to name a few. However, there is no evidence that any of these companies had been breached.

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In case you missed it during its West End run earlier in 2026, there's good news for international theatre fans: Les Liaisons Dangereuses will be in select cinemas worldwide from June 25, before heading to the National Theatre at Home streaming service later in the year.

This is all thanks to National Theatre Live, whose productions have been seen by more than 13 million people across the globe. I'm one of these, having seen everything from Hansard to All My Sons in theaters and local community centers.

The goal is to make British theater more accessible, which is fantastic news if you're international or just (rightfully) can't afford paying up to £120 for a ticket. Out of all of the productions I've seen, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is one that you absolutely cannot afford to miss.

For us peasants, this translates to Dangerous Liaisons, which you've likely seen in the 1988 movie of the same name starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich. This time, Lesley Manville and Aiden Turner take on the respective roles of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont.

During its three-hour (I know) runtime, viewers experience a whirlwind of drama, deceit, unrequited love, and outright chaos. The staging is exquisitely minimal yet dramatic thanks to its use of moving mirrors, with our cast included in mass choreographed dance numbers interspersed throughout.

Frankly, it's like nothing I've ever seen. So when the National Theatre invited me on an exclusive tour behind-the-scenes during one of its two filming days for NT Live, I was as giddy as a five-year-old.

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses was shot with the same cameras used to film your favorite Netflix movies

Here's how it works. For productions that aren't beamed into cinemas live, filming happens across two performances in the same week.

This way, editors can splice together the best cuts of scenes, meaning that if there's a mark on the floor or a prop out of place, you won't notice. The idea is to replicate the

When I walk into the theater on the second day of shooting, a total of seven cameras are rehearsing their placements for later in the evening. They're all a part of ARRI camera systems, which are the same kind that film all the latest Netflix movies. Small world, huh?

Most of them have a stationary position, with the camera closest to the stage operating on a dolly (which is essentially a small piece of track it can move up and down). Instead of being operated hands-on like on a movie set, the dolly camera is operated remotely from a portable control room.

So where is this mysterious crew? Instead of being packed into the auditorium, they're (literally) parked outside in two mobile van units. The first acts like a screen studio you'd see on an actual TV set, monitoring each camera through numbered live feeds. Next door is the audio mixing unit — meaning if someone coughs in the audience, it will be removed.

Basically, it's all the pleasure of being at the theater without any of the annoyances. I'm almost jealous of whoever gets to see it on screen, zooming into painful and poised movements in a way that I just couldn't see, even with my best glasses on two rows from the front.

You might be wondering what happens when a production is beamed totally live into cinemas without editing or delay, such as Inter Alia with Rosamund Pike in 2025. The process is almost the same, except that the NT team has to book a satellite to use in order to do so. According to my tour guide, that means a lot of bartering with international TV channels.

Regardless of how it is recorded, you can guarantee getting the best theatre experience possible. And if that hasn't sold you... Lesley Manville and Rivals' own Aiden Turner?! Come on.

Earlier this week, I recommended a knock-out deal for the DJI Neo — the lowest price for a DJI drone I've ever seen. But if you want a better value drone, especially if you're keen to take control of it yourself and learn to fly, then the DJI Mini 4K is my top pick.

I bought a DJI Mini 4K myself a couple of years ago, and its record-low price right now for Prime Day is less than half of what I paid — the Mini 4K costs $209 at Amazon US / £169 at Amazon UK. And unlike the Neo, a controller is included in the base package.

There are various deals for other bundles too, with additional batteries and so on — I've included links to those deals below. I've also rounded up the best DJI deals for other beginner drones, so you're completely covered for your first drone.

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If you're in the US and not sure about DJI given the current ban, read on for my advice.

The gimbal-stabilized camera shoots smooth 4K video (Image credit: Tim Coleman)Your ideal first drone to learn flight

The DJI Neo is the quickest drone to get started with, with its one-push take-off and automated subject tracking, but if you actually want to learn to fly, then the DJI Mini 4K is a better bet. I've reviewed the Mini 4K, and you can see my YouTube review below.

The base package costs a little more than the Neo, but a controller is included. If you want a controller with the Neo, the price shoots up.

For your money, you get decent aerial photography quality, thanks to a 3-axis gimbal camera, 4K video, and 12MP stills. Flight time is rated up to 31 minutes on a full charge, and there are a host of automated flight moves to quickly level up your aerial videos.

Of course, like all DJI Mini drones, the Mini 4K weighs less than 250g, making it officially a beginner drone that's not hit with the regulations that heavier, pro drones are.

If your budget stretches a little further, I recommend the recent DJI Lito X1, which gives an image quality step up and object sensing, meaning you're less likely to crash it. I've included the best deals for other beginner DJI drones below, but for me, the Mini 4K is the best value.

Today's best DJI Mini 4K deals (US)

DJI's latest entry-level drone upgrades the Mini 2 SE with 4K video capture, whereas the Mini 2 SE only shoots in 2.7K. And with this Prime Day deal, it's available for a record-low price, beating the previous low of $239. This standard combo includes DJI's basic remote controller and a single battery for a 31-minute flight time. If you're looking for your first drone equipped with a camera, the Mini 4K is a great starting point. View Deal

For and extra $46 from the deal above, this Combo adds a second battery and a carry case. I'm not seeing a deal for the Fly More Combo at the time of writing. View Deal

Today's best DJI Mini 4K deals (UK)

I've been tracking DJI prices for the last three and a half years, and the current Mini 4K price is the lowest it has ever been. This package includes the drone, controller, and one battery. The camera is mounted to a three-axis gimbal for smooth 4K video capture, offers a handy 2x digital zoom, and boasts 31 minutes of flight time.
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The Fly More Combo is the ultimate package, with a carry case, three batteries and a charging hub in addition to the Mini 4K drone. View Deal

More of the best beginner DJI Mini drone deals todayMore DJI Mini deals (US)

Usually I would all out recommend the Fly More Combos, but of any beginner drone, the autonomous Neo is possibly the one where you can get away with the single-battery, drone-only bundle.

On the flipside, if you'd like to try immersive FPV flight, the Neo can be purchased with goggles in the pricier Motion Fly Combo for $449 (was $529). View Deal

The DJI Neo is the easiest 4K drone you'll ever fly, and a fantastic gateway for beginners. You're not buying a Neo for its 12MP photo and 4K video quality, but its host of beginner-friendly features like one-tap takeoff and automatic return. Being just 135g, no registration is required, and, thanks to today's low price at Amazon, both the standalone drone and combo packages are available for very cheap indeed. This deal is for the Fly More bundle, which includes a controller, three batteries, and charging hub.

See our DJI Neo review for more detailsView Deal

More DJI Mini deals (UK)

Usually, I recommend Fly More Combos for first-time buyers because you get a controller, extra batteries, and a charging hub, but of any beginner drone, the autonomous Neo is possibly the one where you can get away with the single-battery, drone-only bundle.

There's a huge price drop for the Neo drone-only option, with more than £50 off the original price. By my reckoning, this is the lowest price ever in the UK for a DJI drone that shoots 4K video. View Deal

The DJI Neo is the easiest 4K drone you'll ever fly, with one-tap takeoff, subject tracking, and automatic return. Weighing just 135g, no registration is required, and, thanks to today's low price at Amazon, both the standalone drone and combo packages are available for well below the list price. This deal is for the Fly More bundle, which also includes a controller, three batteries, and a charging hub.

You're not buying a Neo for its 12MP photo and 4K video quality, but its ease of use, beginner-friendly features, and versatile flight options. If you want better quality aerial images, the Mini 4K, Lito X1, and Mini 5 Pro are better picks.

See our DJI Neo review for more detailsView Deal

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
• Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
• Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: sign up for a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire TV, Ring & Blink from £24.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: AirPods Pro 3 for a record-low price
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja, Tefal & Sage
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from under £10
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Father's Day: up to 50% off gifts & drinks
• Headphones: up to 50% off
• Laptops: from £149.99
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £125
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Eufy & Roborock
• Wearables: Garmin & Huawei from £36.99

• Valve has said it's "rolling out improvements to [SteamOS] so it's more compatible with desktop hardware"
• The company also made it clear that it's collaborating closely with Nvidia for better GPU compatibility
• The aim is to make SteamOS more widely deployed on DIY PCs away from the Steam Machine, and this is tempting some gamers to ditch Windows 11

Valve has underlined how it's improving SteamOS to allow gamers to make their own version of the Steam Machine should they wish, which is already prompting some excited chatter on Reddit about abandoning Windows 11.

The Verge reports that Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais (an engineer who often gives interviews) made it clear that the company is busy "rolling out improvements to [SteamOS] so it's more compatible with desktop hardware" and also "collaborating with Nvidia very closely" on ensuring better compatibility with Team Green's GPUs.

Before you get too excited, though, the caveat that Griffais attached is that Nvidia support isn't coming anytime soon – meaning not this year – but that it's "certainly something that we're working on in the background".

Valve just released SteamOS 3.8 which prepared the ground for the new Steam Machine, arriving with some key changes to ensure a better experience with Intel CPUs, as well as Nvidia GPUs (or indeed all discrete graphics cards, which will benefit from "greatly improved video memory management").

The introduction of KDE Plasma version 6.4.3 with Wayland support is important, too, very much upping the desktop game and bringing in better support for external displays and VRR in SteamOS, among other boons.

In short, with SteamOS 3.8, Griffais notes that "you can put together your own Steam Machine using whatever PC parts you want."

All of which is paving the way for more PC gamers who are fed up with Windows 11 and Microsoft to make the switch over to SteamOS as an alternative operating system (especially those who aren't running an AMD-powered system).

Despite it being still relatively early days in this effort (as noted regarding the work with Nvidia GPUs), some gamers are already happily declaring that they're ready to ditch Microsoft's platform for SteamOS.

One Redditor tells us: "Decided to go all in and wipe my main 2TB drive and install this [SteamOS]. Just got it installed and tried a couple games, working very well so far. Going to make myself stick with it instead of slithering back to Windows."

Here's another gamer who says: "The minute SteamOS gets Nvidia support, there is going to be a large mass exodus of users in the gaming space off of Windows."

In a similar vein, a further Reddit thread informs us: "I found that some of my Steam games which played fine on Windows 10, actually played far worse on Windows 11. I decided to switch back to Linux Mint and give Steam another go on that after having tried it a few years ago, and to my surprise, those games all worked great now. So I've stuck with Mint and every game I have in my Steam library runs well without issue. Value has really been doing a great job of bringing gaming to Linux."

And in that same thread, a Redditor observes: " The instant this [SteamOS] becomes stable with driver[s], I'm jumping out [of] Windows." (Not literally).

Analysis: Steamy Windows

(Image credit: Valve)

It appears this is prompting more than a few gamers to reconsider their position with Windows 11, but we clearly shouldn't get carried away yet. SteamOS has a long road ahead of it as a rival to Windows 11, as it remains very much a niche proposition, but clearly Valve is pushing hard to make it a much more compelling alternative.

The good thing is that even if you don't intend to go near the Steam Machine – and you believe it's well overpriced, as many do (thanks to the memory crisis) – the launch of the device could still benefit you, as SteamOS continues to take strides forward. As Valve observes, you can just build your own Steam Machine-style PC, or to avoid the RAM crisis price hikes, simply repurpose an existing rig you have (perhaps with a choice upgrade or two grabbed in a sale).

With notable strides being taken here – and some progress being made in terms of getting anti-cheat games to run, too, in certain cases, although there's still plenty of work to be done here – we can be hopeful that SteamOS adoption could be accelerated considerably.

However, Windows 11 remains dominant by a long, long way in the PC gaming world, although SteamOS gaining traction could worry Microsoft for the longer-term, and prompt further efforts to make Windows 11 better for gamers – which again would be a win, albeit an indirect one.

Meta's got a new summer lineup of display-free smart glasses styles, but no changes to its camera design or AI privacy policies.

Thanks to the new Intel Arc G3 Extreme, frame rates top those of other devices. FWIW.

I’ve been testing handheld fans over the past few months. Blueair’s new model stands out in two ways.

Full disclosure: I am writing this before Amazon Prime Day. If the iPhone Air is not currently on sale in your region, then you should only pay its $999 / £999 / AU$1,799 asking price if a) you have a bottomless supply of cash or b) you simply must own Apple’s most beautiful iPhone (and make no mistake: the iPhone Air is Apple’s most beautiful iPhone).

But I will eat my hat if there aren't any meaningful deals on the iPhone Air by the time you read this. It's already been discounted by as much as 30% in both the UK and Australia this year, and as such, I have a hunch that Amazon will run similar deals during its annual Prime Day sale (if you’re in the US, look out for carrier-based offers on Apple’s best iPhones).

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If you can snag the iPhone Air for around 20% less than its retail price this week, I’m utterly convinced that it’s the best-value phone purchase you could make right now — for two reasons.

Firstly, you will not find a nicer-looking — and nicer-feeling — phone than the iPhone Air without spending silly money on one of the best foldable phones. The Air measures just 5.64mm at its thinnest point and is some 41g lighter than the iPhone 17 Pro, despite boasting a larger 6.5-inch display.

You might not think you care about having a thin and light phone — I also didn’t to begin with — but trust me: once you start using a device of such svelte proportions, you won’t want to go back to a regular-sized phone.

Don’t believe me? Here’s a recent picture of me with a group of tech content creators showing off our current phones of choice:

I promise you this picture wasn't sponsored by Apple (Image credit: Future)

All four of us test the best phones for a living, and all four of us settled on Apple's super slim iPhone as our personal handset of choice.

The second reason why a discounted iPhone Air is the best-value phone purchase you can make right now is less obvious. Not only is this Apple’s most beautiful iPhone, but it’s also its most powerful: like the iPhone 17 Pro, the Air boasts an A19 Pro chipset and 12GB of RAM.

Now, I don’t usually highlight chipsets as a reason to buy phones — the iPhone 17e’s A19 chipset, for instance, is plenty fast enough for most people — but the iPhone Air's A19 Pro chipset and 12GB of RAM combination has suddenly become more significant than most people realize.

Here's an extract from a recent article in which I explain why the iPhone Air is future-proofed in a way that only the iPhone 17 Pro can match:

At WWDC 2026, Apple announced its all-singing, all-dancing Siri AI assistant, which will soon be available on all Apple Intelligence-compatible iPhones (read: the iPhone 15 Pro and upwards) as part of iOS 27. But only three iPhones will get the very best version of Siri AI — and the iPhone Air is among that number.

Specifically, only the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air will get Siri voice customization and more advanced systemwide dictation, because only these phones run on Apple’s AFM Core Advanced model and 12GB of RAM.

The device requirements of AFM Core Advanced (Image credit: Apple)

Admittedly, these two features aren’t reason enough to buy a top-end iPhone — the former gives you the ability to customize the expressiveness and pace of Siri’s voice, while the latter makes Siri more effective at converting speech into accurate text — but I would bet my (non-existent) house that Apple locks several additional, more significant features behind this AFM Core Advanced paywall in future versions of iOS.

In other words, like the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, the iPhone Air will soon support more software features than any other iPhone — and the gap between model capabilities will only grow wider as more hardware-exclusive features are announced.

I genuinely believe this under-the-radar feature makes the iPhone Air almost worth its regular $999 / £999 / AU$1,799 asking price, but if you can pick it up for significantly cheaper than that during Prime Day, it’s a bona fide bargain.

• Meta unveils $299 / £269 / AU$599 smart glasses (Meta Glasses) designed with EssilorLuxottica
• They match Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses on virtually all features
• They add adjustable nose pieces, and a lot of design and color choices

"It’s pretty easy to make glasses that don’t look good, it turns out," chuckled Meta CTO and Head of Reality Labs, Andrew 'Boz' Bosworth, shortly after unveiling a bumper crop of new Meta eyeware, simply called Meta Glasses, all fashioned in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica.

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Bosworth says the team argues over "every gram, every quarter of a millimeter" in an effort to bring ever lighter, ever more comfortable, and ever more fashionable AI eyewear to the market. With this foray into making frames with a slightly less well-known brand than Ray-Ban, Meta is bringing the new frames — Adventurer, Fury, and Starfire Kylie [Jenner] Edition — to market at a somewhat startling price: $299 /£269 / AU$599 (not counting prescriptions).

No one size or style fits all when it comes to eyewear, Ankit Brahmbhatt, Meta's Senior Director of Product for AI glasses, told me as he walked me through some of the new frames. There are, he added, eight colorways and 26 different style options.

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As I looked around the room in the Manhattan event space, I spotted black, something like ivory, tortoiseshell, deep black, green, and a dark maroon. The frames range from larger and almost boxy-looking to thinner and lighter frames. In fact, many of the EssilorLuxottica frames are so relatively thin and light that you might miss the cameras hidden in the front, and the slightly thicker stems to accommodate components and batteries, and mistake them for normal frames.

Kylie Jenner's cat-eye-style frames are particularly fetching, and surprisingly looked halfway decent on me.

Brahmbhatt told me Meta worked closely with Jenner to develop the design, adding signature touches like a tiny gem in the frame, a mirror in the case, and even Kylie Jenner's voice in the Meta AI.

There are structural changes new to the Essilor Luxottica frames. The nose piece adjusts with a push to three different positions, the stems are bendable at the ends (Bosworth noted that the wires are coated with a kind of cellulose plastic), and the stems actually flex outward. I tried on almost every style I could find, and they were all quite comfortable.

One of the biggest changes, though, is the addition of a small button behind the traditional Meta AI glasses button that you might use to capture a photo or start a video: it's a tiny Meta AI summoning button, and I used it interchangeably with saying, "Hey, Meta."

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This is also the first set of Meta AI glasses to feature a Meta AI system backed by the company's more robust Muse Spark models, which provide a more conversational voice, better context awareness, and the ability to tap into the zeitgeist by checking out social media (at one point I asked Meta AI if there was chatter online about fake food, and it confirmed that many were talking about it on social media).

I tried the new Meta AI in a few scenarios, and it ably identified whatever I was looking at (I could hear it snap a picture before the analysis), launched a music playlist based on my surroundings, and translated Arabic print for me.

That all of this comes in for under $299 (Ray-Ban Meta frames start at $379), and without compromising on the 3K video-shooting quality, 12MP photos, microphones, array, or speakers, is remarkable; but these are still relatively early days in the wearable AI space.

Getting it right and making it safe

Meta CTO Andre Bosworth (left) and Meta Head of Industrial Design Peter Bristol (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future)

Design is "really important if you want people to wear them as daily driver glasses," said Meta Head of Industrial Design Peter Bristol, who joined Bosworth on stage and took some questions from reporters.

In perhaps a nod to how thick and oversized AI glasses can look, the pair talked about how they made subtle changes to the designs, slimming down the frames, or simply making them look thinner by, for instance, adding a chamfer along the top edge of the frames, near the brow.

A good design means less friction, which Bristol believes can help with AI adoption.

For Meta, the goal is to "reach every corner of the market," said Bosworth, but that approach does come with risks.

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When asked about growing concerns about the privacy of these glasses (there have been reports of people wearing them to illegally photograph women and even tampering with the glasses to turn off the LED "I'm filming you" light), Bosworth acknowledged these issues, but reminded us that Meta had actually "pioneered putting LED on the glasses," and talked about the anti-tampering technology they put in Gen 2 Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses. But, he added, it's "a cat and mouse game."

As for what the future holds, I pointed out to Bosworth and Bristol that, while they now have a lot of styles, not everyone wears, or wants to wear glasses. What about smart contacts?

"Absolutely, that one’s top of mind for the design team," said Bristol, adding, "We are thinking and trying the other potential paths, but it’s a complicated space, so glasses is front and center for us.”

Bosworth agreed with the premise of my question, admitting that he’s not a glasses wearer, but is happy to wear Meta AI glasses “because they brought a lot of value — but I’m aware that I’m doing it.

"The design team is absolutely captivated by this question. What are the other ways that we can deliver this capability to people who don’t have glasses on?"

My relationship with the best headphones has been quite a trial-and-error experience over the past few years, and I've gone through so many popular models — but investing in the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones solved all of my problems.

At the time of release, we deemed them as 'the best in the business' in our review, but that also came with a rather eye-watering price tag at launch. Thankfully, that's what Amazon Prime Day is for.

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If you've been putting off purchasing these headphones because of their high price point, Prime Day is your chance to score them for $198 down from $399.99 in the US, or £179.54 down from £279 if you're in the UK — stellar price drops for Sony if you ask me.

Today's best Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones deals

This is the first time we've seen this model drop below $200, and though they're not the latest in Sony's lineup, they're still incredibly popular four years after their release. Blending comfort and audio smarts into one device, the XM5s are a highly reliable pair of headphones. View Deal

In the UK it's more common for the XM5 to drop below £200, but even then the occasions are few and far between. The last time we saw a deal this good was during last year's Black Friday, but still, it wasn't a record-low price like this. View Deal

Although there are deals on the newer Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones, they're still almost double the price of the WH-1000XM5 discount and outside of the foldable ear pads, there's really not a huge difference feature-wise.

If there's one thing I've taken away from my time with my WH-1000XM5 is that they were built for longevity. I've been using the headphones for almost four years, and they're still working like I've just taken them out of the box for the first time.

They're also totally reliable. One of the biggest problems I kept running into with wireless earbuds was that they'd completely crash on me for unknown reasons after short periods of time, leaving me with one dead and one functioning earbud before that one would eventually give up.

These aren't the only reasons why I've stood by them; they're packed with a ton of handy features that make your listening experience just that bit more convenient and enjoyable. For one, these headphones have incredibly smart ambient sound controls, which they can automatically adjust based on your location.

So if you're in a busier area, the headphones can enable ambient settings to let outside noise in to help you be more aware with your surroundings. I like to enable this feature when I'm listening to music and podcasts while on walks — nature noises are just so soothing.

The headphones can also connect to two devices simultaneously, which is an added bonus if you float between your phone and laptop.

That said, the active noise cancellation works wonders for shutting out unwanted conversations for when you want an interrupted listening session, a setting I use more often than ambient mode. especially when traveling — because who wants loud conversations and roaring train sounds blaring while you're trying to listen to the new Olivia Rodrigo album for the tenth time?

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
• Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
• Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

Every smartwatch and fitness tracker comes with heart rate tracking, but they're not all accurate, so we test them against a Polar H10 chest-mounted heart rate monitor. The Polar H10 is used by athletes all around the world, and can be linked to a smartwatch to provide incredibly accurate metrics using its electrode system. Now it's on offer in the Amazon Prime Day sales, and if you care about fitness tracking, you should probably get one.

• Browse the full Amazon Prime Day sale

The Polar H10 works with a strap that goes around your ribcage underneath your heart, and connects the device to the electrodes running along the underside of your band. These electrodes monitor the electricity generated by your heart when it expands and contracts.

This is very different to (and more reliable than) the way smartwatches and the best fitness trackers measure your heart rate on your wrist. These devices use LED-based optical heart rate monitors, shining lights through your skin to measure your heart rate by detecting the changes in your blood flow. Electrical heart rate monitors are simply more accurate.

Fortunately, most smartwatches allow you to pair up a heart rate monitor like the Polar H10 via Bluetooth or ANT+ networks, so you can incorporate the more accurate data from the chest strap into your recovery and health metrics. Most heart rate monitor users tend to wear them only during workouts for the more accurate data, then rely on other fitness trackers for a general 24/7 overview. So, if you care about your fitness tracking and you already have a smartwatch you like, the Polar H10 should be your next purchase.

Where to buy

Right now, you can get the Polar H10 heart rate monitor (with black M-XXL strap) for $76.99 (was $104.95) at Amazon US. Those who need a small strap will need to pay a little extra — it's in XS-S for $89.21 (was $104.95) so you still get a little discount.

In the UK, you can get the Polar H10 with XS-S strap for £59.92 (was £70.49) and the Polar H10 with M-XXL strap for £65.99 (was £86.70).

The Polar H10 is widely considered the 'gold standard' of heart rate monitoring, and you won't find a more accurate measurement. It's got a one-year battery life, and the batteries are replaceable. You can use it on its own connected to a smartphone, or in tandem with a smartwatch.

Get the Polar H10 with XS-S strap for $89.21 (was $104.95)View Deal

A better deal than the one above, largely due to Polar being a European company, so it costs less to bring the device to the UK than it does the US. The Polar H10's electrical heart rate monitor is a dedicated device used by serious athletes worldwide.

Get the Polar H10 with XS-S strap for £59.92 (was £70.49) View Deal

Polar alternatives

There are other heart rate monitor designs out there, such as the more expensive Garmin HRM 600 that interfaces with the Garmin Connect app in a less roundabout way than Polar.

Armbands exist too, if you prefer those to chest straps, although these tend to use optical technology rather than electrodes. The Polar Verity Sense and Coros Heart Rate Monitor are armbands, and during testing they've proved nearly as accurate as the H10 due to the placement on the arm being better than the wrist. Check out the best deals on those products below.

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
• Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
• Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

More Amazon Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: sign up for a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire TV, Ring & Blink from £21.99
• Apple: AirPods Pro 3 for a record-low price
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja, Tefal & Sage
• Essentials: household goods from under £10
• Laptops: from £149.99
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £125
• TVs: from £129.99

• AdGuard VPN is now available to download straight from the Mac App Store
• The app utilizes Apple’s native NetworkExtension for smoother integration
• The Mac version lacks a few extra features due to Apple's restrictions

Finding the best VPN for your Apple device just got a little bit more convenient. AdGuard VPN has officially launched a dedicated app on the Mac App Store, allowing users to secure their internet traffic with a simple, one-click installation.

Until now, Mac VPN users wanting to protect their online privacy with AdGuard had to navigate to the provider's website, download a standalone installer, and set up the software manually. While this process is standard for many tech-savvy individuals, the App Store offers a faster, more familiar, and often more trustworthy experience for the average consumer.

By bringing its software directly to Apple's official marketplace, AdGuard VPN is aiming to make robust digital privacy more accessible to a broader audience. Users can now easily manage their subscriptions, handle automatic app updates, and completely uninstall the service without ever leaving the Apple ecosystem.

What the App Store release brings to macOS

Beyond the obvious convenience of a streamlined download, the new Mac App Store edition of AdGuard VPN has been specifically built around Apple's modern VPN framework.

The app utilizes Apple's native NetworkExtension framework for its VPN management. This architectural choice helps ensure that the software integrates seamlessly with macOS, minimizing system conflicts while strictly complying with Apple's latest security and platform requirements.

Nikita Kanaev, Product Manager for AdGuard VPN, explained the strategy behind the new launch: "For us, launching on the Mac App Store is about bringing AdGuard VPN closer to Mac users and giving them the installation experience they already expect, fast, native, and fully integrated into Apple’s ecosystem."

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However, there is a minor catch for power users.

Because Apple enforces strict platform restrictions on software distributed through its storefront, the new Mac App Store version differs slightly from the traditional desktop application.

AdGuard notes that the standalone release remains its most "feature-complete version," though the development team plans to minimize the differences between the two iterations over time. At the time of writing, these include the ability to purchase a two-year subscription (available on the standalone desktop app only).

Crucially, AdGuard's split tunnelling feature that let you exclude VPN traffic from specific applications — called App Exclusions — is also not available for the Mac App Store version of the app. The Website Exclusions tool, however, is accessible on both versions.

To know more about all the technical distinctions, you can consult AdGuard’s official Knowledge Base.

Is AdGuard VPN any good?

If you aren't familiar with the provider, our latest AdGuard VPN review highlights a service that has steadily grown its security capabilities since spinning out from its popular ad-blocking roots.

Rather than relying solely on standard protocols like OpenVPN or WireGuard, the service went open-source with its own custom VPN protocol. This proprietary technology is specifically designed to disguise your VPN connection as regular HTTPS web traffic, making it incredibly difficult for strict network administrators or local firewalls to detect and block your connection.

The provider has also been on a relentless development spree across multiple platforms over the past year.

Beyond rolling out accessibility-first updates for its Mac app and prioritizing usability for Windows users, AdGuard has aggressively expanded its ecosystem. The company recently released a completely revamped app for iPhone, and even ventured into the metaverse by launching VPN and ad-blocker extensions on Meta Quest.

With its long-awaited arrival on the Mac App Store, AdGuard is clearly cementing its position as an incredibly flexible and user-friendly option for Apple loyalists looking to boost their daily digital privacy.

Back when I was a business apprentice, I spent most of my time making coffee and taking meeting notes – how I wish these nifty little AI voice recorders existed back then.

At the press of a button, all your notes are taken and sorted seamlessly. Now I just need to find an AI to make my coffee. Right now, there's a big Prime Day sale on Plaud's superb range of AI voice recorders and dictaphones that business professionals will not want to miss.

Top of the Prime Day sales is the Plaud Note AI voice recorder, which drops to $126.99 (was $159) at Amazon. This was the device that fully converted our reviewer to AI transcription devices. After testing it out, he said: "This really is one device that will change almost every area of your professional life."

Alongside the core Note, the upgraded Plaud Note Pro is now $159.99 (was $189) - it features a longer battery life and better audio capture thanks to additional microphones. And for frequent business travel, the ultra-compact and discreet Plaud NotePin S is down to $151.99 (was $179).

For UK readers, I've also added the Prime Day deal prices below.

• See all Prime Day deals at Amazon

The Plaud Note is an exceptionally slim AI voice recorder designed to transcribe and summarise meetings and more. We scored this 4.5 stars in our review and awarded it a Highly Recommended badge.

In the UK: now £119 (was £149)View Deal

The Note Pro from Plaud is an upgrade on the original Plaud Note, and comes equipped with four microphones for improved audio recording, a battery that lasts for up to 50 hours, and an AMOLED display.

In the UK: now £143 (was £169)View Deal

The NotePin S delivers the same general AI feature-set in a more compact design. It's a versatile transcriber that can be pinned to your clothes, hung around your neck, or worn on your wrist using the included accessories.

In the UK: now £135 (was £159)View Deal

• For more savings, check out all our Plaud discount codes

My top-rated portable monitor has just got a Prime Day discount, bringing the Arzopa Z3FC down to $138 (was $170) at Amazon. For UK readers, the Z3FC has dropped to £114 (was £160).

For me, this ultra-thin and lightweight display does everything I need for both work and play, seamlessly hooking up to my laptop, as well as my games consoles. But what most impressed me was the ultra-thin and lightweight aluminum alloy build that makes it perfect for business travel.

Specs-wise, it's a 2.5K resolution IPS panel capable of 180Hz refresh rates, with 107% sRGB color coverage - suitable for most business professionals, but not all content creators. Everything is included in the box, from power and display cables to a protective sleeve. In fact, I love it so much, I'm using it as a second display right now while I write this and for tracking down more Prime Day home office deals.

Today's top portable monitor deal

I genuinely love this portable monitor, and I use it every day as a second screen at work. It's thin, lightweight, hits 2.5K resolution and 180Hz refresh rates, and even comes with a protective sleeve in the box. I scored it 4.5 stars after testing.

In the UK: now £114 (was £160)View Deal

When I was recently updating my guide to the best portable monitors, there was only one contender for best overall - the display that's suitable for most people. And that was the Arzopa Z3FC.

For the price, you're getting a good-sized 16.1-inch screen that I find invaluable as a second work monitor, a build quality that feels durable - although I wouldn't fancy dropping it, and

For gamers, it also boasts fast refresh rates across DisplayPort and HDMI if you're using it for gaming (I tested it across the Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X and it worked effortlessly each time).

Compared to similar budget portable monitors, there's a lot to like here. The only downsides as far as I was concerned was the lack of stronger color accuracy. It's good for office work, gaming, and working on digital media destined for your website or social media feed. But if you're a creative professional, it doesn't quite have the punch required for print-ready assets or 4K videos.

There's no built-in battery here - it'll draw power from your laptop, or you can connect a power bank or use the supplied power cable. But that's an intentional design feature to maintain the svelte, lightweight style.

Overall, if you're streaming content on your summer holidays or preparing for another business trip, the Arzopa Z3FC is an easy recommendation from me. It's so good, I ordered a second one for my wife.

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The Z1RC is a 16-inch portable display that performed well during our tests (read the review here). It's cheap, but pleasantly cheerful, and a good alternative to the Z3FC if you're prioritizing color accuracy over refresh rates, hitting 123% sRGB.

In the UK: now £100 (was £140)View Deal

This 15.6-inch 1080p monitor is at the budget end for Prime Day, but worth checking out - I'd expect better build quality here compared to a lot of the $50 portable monitors I'm seeing in the sales.

In the UK: now £73 (was £100)View Deal

• See all Prime Day deals at Amazon

The Ninja Luxe Café Pro is one of the most popular semi-automatic espresso machines around, and it's received a generous price cut for Prime Day, knocking it down from $749.99 to $599. That's a respectable offer, but if you're looking for a real bargain on a coffee maker, I suggest checking out De'Longhi's offerings instead — specifically the excellent De'Longhi La Specialista Arte Evo, which is now just $399.95 (was $699.95) and was rated five stars in our review.

• Check out all the Prime Day deals at Amazon

Like the Luxe Café Pro, the La Specialista Arte Evo can handle the trickiest parts of the espresso-making process for you, but lets you take as much control as you want as you develop your barista skills. Both machines grind coffee for you directly into the portafilter basket and help you tamp it down perfectly, then make it easy to get exactly the right extraction for consistently delicious and well-balanced results.

We awarded the De'Longhi La Specialista Arte Evo a full five stars in our review thanks to its ease of use, smart looks, and solid build, and it's a great alternative to the Ninja machine if your budget won't stretch quite that far. Sure, it lacks a few of the Ninja's features. such as a tamping lever and automatic milk frother, but it has all the essentials covered and looks great too.

The La Specialista Touch earned a full five stars in our review, with our tester Cesci Angell calling it "delightfully straightforward to use". It helps you hone your barista skills, can brew hot or cold, and is a great alternative to the pricier Ninja Luxe Café Pro with this Prime Day deal.View Deal

The Luxe Café Pro has become a viral hit, and it's got a $150 discount for Prime Day that brings it back down to its lowest ever price. It makes brewing hot or cold coffee a breeze, and has a clever tamping system that the Luxe Café Premier lacks.View Deal

More great coffee maker deals

If neither of the coffee makers above is right for you, there are lots more savings on espresso machines from big brands this Prime Day. As TechRadar's resident coffee expert, and a trained barista, I've picked out a handful of today's best offers.

This is the original Luxe Café, which is very similar to the Premier, but lacks the tamping handle and has a slightly smaller menu of drink presets. It's still an excellent coffee maker, and one that our reviewer gave four and a half stars.View Deal

This coffee maker (sold under the brand name Sage in the UK) works much like the Ninja Luxe Café and De'Longhi La Specialista, taking the complexity out of brewing espresso. We gave it four and a half stars out of five, and Amazon has provided an impressive Prime Day price cut.View Deal

Looking for a coffee maker that will handle all the work for you? The Magnifica Evo brews even complex drinks at the press of a button and has received a colossal price cut in this year's Prime Day sale. With 39% off the original price, it's a great deal on a fully-automatic machine.View Deal

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
• Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
• Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

Prime Day has arrived, and while it can be tempting to seek out deals on the latest TVs, it's usually last year’s models that are often the best value. These TVs are nearing the end of their life cycle, so retailers will be looking to get rid of stock to make room for the next generation.

Whether you’re looking for a budget mini-LED that’s perfect for a bright room, or a contrast-rich OLED for movie nights, there will be a Prime Day deal for you. Heck, some of these TVs will even be perfect for taking in World Cup soccer games as the tournament heats up.

As TechRadar’s TV tester, the four models below are my picks from our list of the best TVs for those on the lookout for a Prime Day bargain, and they even include some of the best TVs I've seen.

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The TCL QM7K is a feature-packed mini-LED TV that over-delivers for its price range. It has great picture quality and a ton of solid gaming features. While this discount may be small, it does take the 65-inch model down to a new record-low price of $749.99. View Deal

The TCL C7K is one of the best value TVs I've tested, with a near-full suite of gaming features and picture quality that feels more premium than the price. This Currys deals takes the 55-inch model to a new record-low £584.10, outstanding value with this much to offer. View Deal

The TCL QM7K (known as the TCL C7K in the UK) is a feature-packed but highly affordable mini-LED TV that delivers great overall picture quality. I tested the C7K and was impressed by its accurate black levels and strong contrast, which looked great in dark movies such as The Batman. It also demonstrates effective local dimming to create an accurate picture, using its new Halo Control feature to minimize blooming.

It also delivers bold, vibrant colors that make visually rich movies such as Wicked and Elemental really pop on-screen. It’s a great option for sports, too: with the right motion setting enabled, it delivers fluid action.

Gamers are well catered for as well, with 4K 144Hz, FreeSync Premium, Dolby Vision gaming and ALLM all supported. With a low 13.5ms input lag, fast-paced and competitive games feel responsive and smooth, making this a great budget gaming display.

LG C5

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The LG C5 is the ultimate all-around TV, delivering excellent performance for movies, gaming and sports with a full suite of features and superb picture quality. The 65-inch model has dropped to $1,199.99 at Amazon and while this isn't a record-low, it's the cheapest it's been since February. View Deal

The LG C5 covers all the bases, with OLED picture quality and razor-sharp performance for movies, sports and gaming. There's a reason it tops most of our best-of lists. The 55-inch model has dropped to £977.10 at Amazon, a new record-low price. View Deal

The LG C5 is the mid-range model in LG’s 2025 OLED TV lineup and can often be found at a decent discount in the Prime Day sales. Arriving with an extensive feature list, the C5 delivers excellent picture quality at a competitive price.

The C5 combines inky blacks, bright highlights and a peak HDR brightness of 1,180 nits to produce impactful high-contrast images as seen in movies such as Alien: Romulus. Colors are vibrant yet natural, making everything from animated movies such as The Wild Robot to live-action films look superb. Elsewhere, crisp detail and razor-sharp motion ensure sports look smooth and clear, too.

With 4K, 144Hz, full VRR support (including FreeSync and G-Sync), Dolby Vision gaming, HGiG and ALLM across all four HDMI 2.1 ports, and an ultra-low 9.2ms input lag, the C5 remains one of the best gaming TVs available.

Samsung QN90F

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The Samsung QN90F is our ultimate TV for sport thanks to its brightness, glare-free screen and excellent motion handling, making it a perfect World Cup TV. Stock is either running low or gone across various retailers, but Best Buy has the 65-inch model for a record-low $1,399.99.View Deal

Still looking for that TV upgrade for the World Cup? The Samsung QN90F is our pick for the best TV for sports and the 55-inch model has dropped to £809.10, which is the cheapest it's ever been. With a glare-free screen and solid brightness, it's ideal for bright rooms, too. View Deal

Our pick as the best TV for sport, the Samsung QN90F is the flagship 4K Neo QLED in Samsung’s 2025 TV lineup. A powerhouse for movies, gaming and sports, it really does cover all bases.

With a peak HDR brightness of 2,086 nits, 667 nits of full-screen HDR brightness and an effective anti-glare screen, the QN90F is a superb TV for bright rooms and daytime viewing. Throw in superb motion handling and you have the perfect TV for sports (it was my top recommendation for a World Cup TV upgrade). The QN90F also delivers for movies, displaying strong contrast in darker scenes from movies such as Oppenheimer and bold, vivid colors that pop on-screen.

Packed with gaming features including 4K 165Hz, VRR including FreeSync Premium Pro, ALLM and HDR10+ gaming support across four HDMI 2.1 ports, as well as a 9.5ms input lag time, the QN90F is a phenomenal gaming TV.

LG B5

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Easily one of the best value OLED TVs available, the LG B5 48-inch has dropped to $599.99. It's not a record-low low, but still a very good price. This is the perfect TV if you're looking for a bedroom-sized display for gaming. View Deal

LG's best value OLED hits its lowest ever price with this Prime Day deal, with the 48-inch LG B5 hitting £567, beating the previous cheapest price by £60. Perfect for bedroom gaming, the B5 has a full suite of gaming features and delivers smooth gameplay. View Deal

LG’s entry-level OLED for 2025, the LG B5 is great value for what it offers. It delivers the rich contrast and deep blacks OLED is known for at a more affordable price than many rival OLED TVs, while also packing an impressive range of gaming and smart TV features.

The B5’s overall picture quality is brilliant, even though it might lack the brightness of step-up OLEDs. Colors are both accurate and vibrant enough to do justice to movies such as The Sound of Music, while its fantastic motion handling makes it a great choice for watching sports (a potential World Cup TV, perhaps?), with all the crisp, refined detail you'd expect of an OLED panel.

The B5 also delivers for gamers, arriving with four HDMI 2.1 ports that support 4K 120Hz, full VRR, HGiG, ALLM and Dolby Vision. Its low 9.1ms input lag time also delivers a consistently smooth performance, even in fast-action games.

Traditionally, summer is a time for BBQs. But in recent years, my summer get-togethers have been all about al fresco pizzas — and they're all the better for it. It started with my Ooni, and then gradually, all my friends and family bought their own outdoor pizza ovens. Make your own dough (or pick up some ready-made balls of dough; they're not too hard to find), grab a bunch of toppings and let everyone create their own personal pizza. It's the perfect summer party activity, and there's delicious food as a bonus.

It's just challenging enough to feel like a special occasion, but not so much that everyone can't get stuck in. (My top tip is to ditch the cheese on at least one of your bases and add butter mixed with grated garlic — get ready for the most delicious garlic bread of your life).

• View the full Amazon Prime Day sale

It might not be the most immediately attractive time to be adding more heat into the mix, given that it's starting to feel like we are living in one big oven right now. If you can look past that, now's actually a really great time to shop. The Amazon Prime Day sale has begun and a bunch of pizza ovens from leading brands have big discounts — plus, other retailers are having their own rival sales, so the pizza deals pool is even wider. I'd suggest the excellent Ooni range if you're looking for a gas or multifuel option, or Ninja for faff-free but slightly less authentic electric. I've also found some wood-fired pizza oven options if you're after that delicious smoky taste.

Top deals — quick links

• Ooni Koda 16 gas pizza oven: now £379.24 at Amazon (was £499)
• Ooni Karu 2 multi-fuel pizza oven: now £279 at John Lewis (was £349)
• Ninja Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven & Air Fryer: £229.99 at Amazon (was £339.99)

Perfect pizza ovens

Ninja Artisan Electric Outdoor Pizza Oven & Air Fryer MO201UK

Ooni Koda 16 Gas Pizza Oven

Ooni Koda 12 Gas Pizza Oven

Ooni Karu 2 Multi Fuel Portable Outdoor Pizza Oven

Ninja Woodfire 8-In-1 Electric Outdoor Oven, Pizza Oven & Smoker

GEORGE FOREMAN Outdoor 12-inch Wood Pellet Pizza Oven

George Foreman Outdoor 16-inch Wood Pellet Pizza Oven

Zanussi ZPO1BPC Outdoor 12-inch Wood Pellet Portable Pizza Oven

ZANUSSI ZGPO1PC Gas Powered Pizza Oven

More Amazon Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: sign up for a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire TV, Ring & Blink from £21.99
• Apple: AirPods Pro 3 for a record-low price
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja, Tefal & Sage
• Essentials: household goods from under £10
• Laptops: from £149.99
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• Sky set to adapt its 2025 political podcast The Wargame as an 'immersive' new documentary series of the same name
• UK politicians, including Michael Gove, Nicola Sturgeon, and Penny Mordaunt, will form a mock government cabinet that is faced with the threat of war from Russia
• Will come to Sky and NOW TV in September 2026

Sky has announced plans to adapt its hit 2025 political podcast The Wargame as an "immersive" documentary service coming to both the streamer and NOW TV in September 2026.

The premise will remain the same across four 60-minute episodes, which "take viewers beyond the news cycle and behind closed doors into a sealed COBR-style crisis room where real-world senior politicians, military leaders and intelligence chiefs are challenged to confront a high-stakes scenario: a Russian attack on UK soil."

The Wargame is set six months in the future and has been developed alongside leading academics, military, and defence experts to replicate the pressure of political decision-making at the highest level.

The following core cast of former UK politicians will be assuming these (fictional) roles in the simulation:

• Prime Minister — The Rt Hon. the Lord Gove PC
• Deputy Prime Minister — The Rt Hon. Nicola Sturgeon PC
• Defence Secretary — The Rt Hon. Dame Penny Mordaunt DBE PC 
• Home Secretary — The Rt Hon. the Baroness Harman KC PC
• Foreign Secretary — The Rt Hon. Jim Murphy PC
• Attorney General — The Rt Hon. the Baroness Warsi PC
• Director of Communications — The Baroness Hazarika MBE
• Chief of Defence Staff — General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE
• National Security Adviser — The Rt Hon. the Lord Kim Darroch KCMG
• Intelligence Chief — Christopher Steele

No exact release date has been confirmed as of writing, but the original podcast gives us a solid idea of how we can expect the episodes to break the "conflict" down.

Opinion: One year on, and The Wargame is still the most horrifying podcast I've ever listened to

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Though the podcast was paced over fives episodes rather than four, we can expect the breakdown of The Wargame to follow the same format.

Episode 1 sets the scene, with a number of seemingly unrelated attacks and issues across the UK potentially being orchestrated by Russian intelligence. In episode 2, Russia launches its first full-scale attack, with the Prime Minister having to address the nation in a time of unprecedented crisis in episode 3.

Episode 4 is when the UK's defence starts to fight back, but is on the losing foot. This all culminates in a potential ceasefire being brokered in episode 5, which, as you might expect, isn't too straightforward.

If this premise sounds horrifying, that's because it is. When the podcast first launched on Spotify, Apple, and other services, I made everybody I knew listen to it. Why? It addresses one reality that nobody in actual government wants to freely admit: the UK defence system is almost non-existent.

The Wargame concludes that the UK is susceptible to almost every kind of combative attack possible, and would most likely be defeated (or at least left in a very worrying state). It encourages a greater sense of awareness among us all, and hopefully, will lead to some critical conversations.

If you're wondering why a podcast would openly admit a country's lack of protection to an international audience, The Wargame's slogan answers that for us: "Russia knows our weaknesses, but do you?"

• Atonemo has launched the new NTS Radio Player box
• It connects to your speakers and to online radio
• You can also stream to the box from your phone

If you find the abundance of choice on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music a little overwhelming, consider this new gizmo from Swedish electronics firm Atonemo: its minimal design features just two buttons and one dial, to connect you to curated online radio stations run by NTS.

It's called the Atonemo NTS Radio Player (via Deezen), and it hooks up to your speaker system of choice via a 3.5mm analog line-out port (and there's an AUX to RCA adapter in the box if you need it).

Once connected, you can press one of the buttons to tune into either NTS Channel 1 or NTS Channel 2. The dial, meanwhile, gives you access to 16 'infinite mixtape' feeds from NTS, with icons matching the mood of each one: these mixtapes include Sheet Music (the violin icon), Sweat (the water drops icon), and Island Time (the sunshine icon).

There's a mixtape for most types of mood and most types of music, pulled directly from the NTS site. The device offers 24-bit / 192 kHz lossless audio quality, gapless playback, and a 10-band graphic equalizer that can be accessed through the app.

Bring your own tunes, too

The player simplifies your music listening (Image credit: Atonemo)

According to Atonemo co-founder and radio player designer Noah Constantinou, the gadget follows the Japanese concept of 'omakase' — that's where in a restaurant you let the expert chef choose the dishes, rather than selecting them yourself.

If you don't want the NTS DJs to pick your music, you can also stream your choice of tunes to the radio player from your phone using Google Cast, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, or Tidal Connect. In that regard it doubles up as an easy way of connecting your phone to a set of speakers (which Atonemo's standard Streamplayer also does).

"I think people miss tactile objects," Constantinou told Dezeen. "We have become so used to putting screens on everything when it is in many cases not necessary, and even sometimes counterproductive."

Judging by the Reddit reactions, Constantinou is right: "such a cool idea" and "I gotta have it" are just two of the many positive takes on this new gadget. The device will set you back $179 / £129 / AU$250 and can be ordered online now.