Wired headphones are a bit passe at this point, but I thought it worth pointing out that Best Buy has Bose’s SoundTrue Ultra (iOS version) in-ear headphones on sale for $60. That’s $70 off their $130 list price. The Android version is listed as no longer available. See the Bose SoundTrue Ultra (iOS version) at …
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Another Star Wars movie, another opportunity to deck out your phone in a Star Wars case. As it did before last year’s release of The Last Jedi, OtterBox has introduced a new collection of Star Wars Symmetry Series cases in advance of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The three cases show the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca and a design called All or …
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Amazon has lifted the veil on its Amazon’s Choice program and now appears to be showing the criteria behind some products’ selection for its recommendation badge. Criteria such as “low return rate” and “highly rated” are now appearing below the Choice badge on some Amazon pages. It seems that Amazon is still tweaking how the information is revealed. Earlier today …
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Read what you will into this, but one of the wallpapers in Google’s new spring collection is an image of popsicles. Could it be Google dropping a hint that the P in its next-generation Android P mobile OS will stand for Popsicle? Possibly. At least that’s the theory presented by the sleuths over at 9to5Google, who point to the popsicles …
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A few days ago we reported on how Gmail was about to get a big makeover. “We’re working on some major updates to Gmail (they’re still in draft phase),” a Google representative said in an email. “We need a bit more time to compose ourselves, so can’t share anything yet — archive this for now, and we’ll let you know when …
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You can buy several different relatively inexpensive generic charging cases for the iPhone X to increase your battery life on the go, but there are only a handful of Qi-certified cases that allow you to wirelessly charge both the case and your phone. Mophie’s new Juice Pack Air for iPhone will be one of them when it hits the market …
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Back in November audio specialist Bose did something unusual — for Bose, anyway. To get feedback on a new product it was creating, in-ear wireless headphones called Noise-Masking Sleepbuds, it presold “prototypes” by way of an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. “They’re tiny, comfortable and replace the sounds of busy city streets, noisy neighbors or a snoring partner with soothing sounds to …
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Editors’ note: CNET’s Cheapskate, Rick Broida, is taking some well-deserved time off today, but he’ll be back soon! In the meantime, the CNET team is pitching in with with some suggested bargains of our own. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Enlarge Image …
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Spring is here and that means the product refresh season is in full swing. But in the case of some products like Focal’s Listen Wireless headphone, a refresh can just mean a new paint job. The unfortunately named Listen Wireless Chic (pronounced sheik) is the colorful follow-up to last year’s glossy black Listen Wireless. It costs $300 (£219 or AU$399) …
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Calling it a small gesture, Sonos has announced that in response to the recent revelations about how Cambridge Analytica was allowed to exploit millions of Facebook users’ data, it’s suspending all of its digital advertising on Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube and Twitter for a week. The smart speaker company will also “go dark” on its Facebook and Instagram social accounts …
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