Matt Elliott

Best Memorial Day 2021 sales: Deep discounts on Vizio OLED TV, Neato robot vacuum, Myx Plus exercise bike and more

If you’re looking for amazing deals on mattresses, TVs, appliances, patio furniture, trendy water bottles or even meat, you might want to take a look at these online Memorial Day weekend specials before they expire. Below I’ve rounded up all the best Memorial Day sales and select items that caught my eye, including $400 off a …

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Indy 500 is today: Start time, how to watch and more

Today the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 took place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If watching this high-octane race is your idea of the perfect way to spend a Sunday, you are not alone — and we have all the information you need to watch it. Scott Dixon captured the pole position in qualifying with an average speed of 231.685 miles …

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NCAA women’s basketball championship: How to watch Arizona vs. Stanford today without cable

The 2021 NCAA women’s basketball tournament ends today. Playing for the national championship are the Arizona Wildcats, who stunned UConn, and the Stanford Cardinal, who hung on against South Carolina. Although this is the first women’s college basketball title game to feature two Pac-12 teams, it’s already the third meeting this year between Arizona and Stanford. The Cardinal won the …

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Watch full movies for free on YouTube

Seen everything on Netflix? Nothing jumping out to you on Hulu or Prime Video? Can I interest you in a free movie on YouTube? You don’t need to pay to rent a movie on YouTube or pony up for a YouTube Premium subscription in order to watch full-length films for free. If you are willing to have your movie-viewing experience …

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Apple iPhone upgrade program: Here’s how it works

If you are ready to plunk down for an iPhone 12 but are already tracking rumors about the iPhone 13, then you might be a good candidate for Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program. With it, you can upgrade your current phone for the latest model every year. It’s basically the “iPhone as a service” plan: Instead of paying the full value up …

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How to force

Taps on the screen go unnoticed. Panicked swipes aren’t registered. Frantic button presses are ignored. When your iPhone’s screen is black or frozen and not responding, a normal restart might not work for the simple reason that your iPhone has gotten itself in such a state that it fails to recognize you holding down the power and volume buttons — …

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7 hidden Gmail features that might even help get you to inbox zero

If you use Gmail daily on a computer for work or personal use — or both at the same time as I do — are you making the most of Google’s email client? Gmail has a host of features that can help you better manage the constant flow of messages to and from your Gmail inbox.  I lay out my top seven …

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Best Buy’s 4

A laptop sale, more often than not, is a way for a vendor to move out last year’s models to make room for the new. Depending on the discounts offered, it can be a perfectly fine way to pick up a well-equipped laptop at a great price even if it doesn’t boast the latest and greatest tech.  Best Buy kicked …

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College football national championship: How to watch Alabama and Ohio State tonight without cable

It’s down to Bama and the Buckeyes for college football’s national championship. Alabama and Ohio State both bring undefeated records and a wealth of NFL talent into Monday night’s title game. Alabama blew out Notre Dame in the first semifinal game last week to punch its ticket to the final, and the Buckeyes trounced Clemson in the other semifinal. Alabama …

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How to pair Apple AirPods with your Windows 10 PC in one minute

Apple AirPods pair magically with other Apple devices, thanks to Apple’s H1 chip — or W1 chip in the case of the original AirPods — but you can pair them with other devices via plain ol’ Bluetooth nearly as easily. (Just not as magically because a non-Apple device won’t know to pause your music, podcast or video when you take …

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