Eli Blumenthal

NBA League Pass subscriptions will be 50% off for Cyber Monday weekend

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. NBA League Pass is getting a Black Friday discount. On Tuesday, the NBA revealed that it will be dropping the price for its streaming service by 50% from Black Friday through Cyber Monday.  The streaming service, which allows basketball fans …

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Apple’s Black Friday gift card offer isn’t a great deal: Here’s why iPhone sale hunters should skip it

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. There are plenty of discounts to be had on Apple gear this Black Friday, but the Apple Store isn’t the best place to find them. The company on Wednesday unveiled the deals for its Apple Shopping Event, which runs Black Friday through Cyber Monday. As we’ve …

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T-Mobile’s lead in midband 5G has increased. On Monday, the carrier announced that it has reached its 2021 goal of getting 200 million people covered with this faster cellular network, coming in six weeks ahead of its previously stated target of the end of this year.  The milestone lets T-Mobile tout that its faster version of 5G is now available …

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Verizon will soon sell PS5s online, but there’s a catch

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. If you’re looking for a PlayStation 5 this holiday season you may want to check with Verizon. On Tuesday the carrier confirmed to CNET that it will be selling the next-gen console on its website this holiday season.  Listings on Verizon’s website reveal that the …

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Roku Streaming Stick 4K vs. Chromecast with Google TV: Which streamer wins?

As the holiday shopping season gets underway, everybody is starting to look for deals on gifts. One category of gadgets that remains a popular option is streaming sticks, the small, inexpensive dongles that bring TV shows and movies from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max and Hulu to any TV. Over the past few years CNET has reviewed nearly all of the major streaming devices, and …

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First it was Netflix, then it was Apple TV Plus. Starting on Nov. 9, T-Mobile is giving away yet another streaming service to its users: Paramount Plus.  On Thursday the wireless provider announced that it will soon offer new and existing customers — including ones with older T-Mobile or Sprint plans — a free year of Paramount Plus Essentials on the …

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The HP Chromebook x2 11 is on sale for $399 at Best Buy (save $200)

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Looking for a new Chromebook? Best Buy has a new deal that may be worth your attention.  The big-box retailer is offering a $200 discount on an 11-inch HP Chromebook x2 11, dropping it from $599 to $399. The Chromebook, which has 8GB of RAM …

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T-Mobile has continued adding customers to its network, announcing on Tuesday that it brought on 673,000 postpaid phone customers during its third-quarter earnings.  The carrier added a total of 1.3 million postpaid users to its network during the period. Postpaid customers, who pay at the end of the month, are valued more highly by the investment community as a key …

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Apple’s AR headset will have Wi

Apple’s long-rumored AR-VR headset may be arriving next year. According to a new report from notable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone-maker is aiming to put Wi-Fi 6 and 6E support into the device, which could arrive at some point towards the end of 2022.  In a note to investors, spotted by MacRumors, Kuo writes that Meta (formerly Facebook), Sony and …

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Need to speed up your phone’s Wi

Using your phone as a hotspot gives you an internet connection anywhere, and one that’s far more secure than using free public Wi-Fi. But if you have an Android phone, you might not be getting the fastest speeds you can, which means that websites on your laptop or tablet, for example, load much slower than they could.  Testing out Sprint …

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