Rick Broida

Patience pays off: You can now afford a Galaxy S8

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. 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! Forget paying $750 or even $655. If you don’t mind a few scuffs, …

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The Yuneec Q500 drone plummets to $350

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. 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! See that belly-cam? It can detach and shoot video on land using an included handheld gimbal! Sarah Tew/CNET …

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Another reason to quit Facebook: It’s still a battery hog

I honestly like Facebook, warts and all. But lately those warts have become too much for some, which is why there’s increasing interest in finding alternatives, ditching the Facebook app, or leaving the service entirely. Recently I was reminded of another reason to consider uninstalling Facebook from your phone: It’s a battery hog. I first wrote about this two years ago, and …

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The new Monoprice 3D printer prints 3D things for $150

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. 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! Monoprice About five years ago, I predicted that in about five years, everyone would own a 3D printer. …

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This old iOS trick still works on iPhone X

I’m a sucker for iOS shortcuts, like these 11 Mail tips you’ll wish you’d known all along and these 10 tricks for the iPhone X. There’s one tip I’ve relied on for as long as I can remember, but with the arrival of the iPhone X, I feared it would vanish. Here’s the tip: In many, many apps — Facebook, …

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The best

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. 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! Sarah Tew Which would you rather have: a cheap speaker that sounds like a cheap speaker or an …

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7 things you should know about the Spotify

Streaming-media costs only go up, right? Not this time: Spotify and Hulu have partnered to offer a combined subscription deal that could save you some cash. Here’s what you need to know… Now playing: Watch this: 7 Things to know about the Hulu-Spotify deal 1:35 It’s for current Spotify Premium subscribers only (for now) To get the deal, you need …

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Charge your Apple Watch and iPhone for $35

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. 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! One pad to rule — er, charge — them all. Er, both. One pad to charge them both. …

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The best way to search for podcasts

It’s easy enough to use a search engine to find a particular podcast. For example, are you a fan of Battlestar Galactica? Just hit up Bing, Google or Yahoo and you’re pretty likely to locate (shameless self-promotion alert!) Battlestar Recaptica, a podcast devoted to the show. But suppose you’re interested in actor Edward James Olmos, who played Admiral Adama. Or …

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Get an Amazfit Bip smartwatch for $74.99

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. 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! Looks like an Apple Watch and a Pebble got busy… Amazfit A little over a month ago I …

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