Rick Broida

Social

Facebook is having a rough week. The world’s largest social network has come under fire for allowing researchers to mine personal data and then use that data for political ads that may have influenced the 2016 election. Needless to say, that may pose a problem for people who still want to stay connected with friends …

Read More »

Improve your laptop ergonomics for $16

Recently I realized that because I use my laptop at a desk all day, I’m pretty hunched over all day. That’s a problem, because according to OSHA (among other sources), the top of a computer monitor should be at or just below eye-level. My laptop screen was way below that, resulting in poor posture and some eyestrain issues. I started …

Read More »

Turns out you CAN save money on a MacBook

Editors’ note, Oct. 31: Apple has announced a new version of the MacBook Air, which starts at $1,199 and features a Retina display, Touch ID and USB-C ports. The version mentioned below remains on sale, for now, and still starts at $999. The original article, published on Mar. 21, follows. Cheapskate Jr. is headed off to college in the fall. …

Read More »

These high

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! Don’t go to a club, concert, movie or indoor arena without hearing protection! Vibes You get only one …

Read More »

Get the Samsung Gear 360 for $74

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! CNET It’s 2018, people: Time to level up from front-facing photography to a full 360 degrees. I mean, …

Read More »

Get the Moto G5 Plus, the ‘best budget phone,’ for $209.99

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! The Moto G5 Plus has looks and performance that belie its $210 sale price. Motorola Until last month, …

Read More »

Add 64GB to your Android phone for $15.99

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! The Ultra Dual USB is two, two, two drives in one! (The “Dual” probably gave that away.) SanDisk …

Read More »

Get IObit Uninstaller Pro for free

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! Make sure to click Enter Code (below the Activate Now button, indicated here by the arrows) and then …

Read More »

The $80 Amazfit Bip smartwatch after two weeks: Deal or no deal?

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! The Bip’s backlight makes the screen easily readable indoors, and the watch has a raise-to-backlight option. Photo by …

Read More »

Survive an iPhone with only 16GB of storage

Good news: There are no more 16GB iPhones ($285 at Amazon) in Apple’s lineup. Even the lowest-end iPhone SE and iPhone 6s ($190 at eBay) SKUs come with 32GB, which, let’s face it, is the bare minimum you need these days. Of course, maybe you’ve already got an older model with just 16GB of space. Or you decided to hop …

Read More »