Rick Broida

Get a 4TB desktop hard drive for $70

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! Seagate’s desktop drive holds a whopping 4TB. Seagate This is a rerun of …

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Get 3 months of Mint SIM cell service for $30

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! Mint SIM’s latest promotion is pretty sweet, though it’s good for only three months. Mint SIM Good morning, …

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Get cat

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! These comfy-looking headphones can fold up for easier transport/storage. Oh, and glowing cat ears! Mindkoo Is it too …

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How to write 280

Update (9/29/17): Unfortunately, this hack no longer works, most likely due to a Twitter patch or block.   Welcome to the Upside-Down: Twitter is now testing 280-character tweets. As of yesterday, a select group of users found themselves with twice as much room to share pithy thoughts, rants and jokes. You didn’t get chosen for the test? No problem. I’m not …

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Get an unlocked 128GB iPhone 7 for $499.99

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! Go ahead, get it wet; the iPhone 7 is water-resistant. James Martin/CNET Cheeps! You still have time to …

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Get a Fluance AB40 Soundbase TV speaker for $199.96

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 Fluance AB40 packs a home-theater sound system into an under-TV stand. Sarah Tew/CNET Two products I feel …

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Get cash back when you dine with Yelp

For a long while, Yelp has been my go-to tool for finding good restaurants while traveling. Now I’m using it locally as well, because there’s financial incentive to do so. Yelp Cash Back pays you back a percentage — up to 10 percent, which is not nothing — of your meal price when you visit a participating restaurant. It’s a …

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iOS 11 battery woes? This might be one culprit

Like many people, I noticed a decrease in battery life after I installed iOS 11 on my iPhone (a 6S Plus, if you’re curious). What’s the deal, Apple? This is actually pretty common; it seems like each new version of iOS brings complaints about faster battery drain. Some say it’s because you’re using the phone more, exploring all the new …

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Enter to win* a CyberLink software bundle

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! You could win some great software from CyberLink! CyberLink When it comes to editing photos and video, you …

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How to really turn off Bluetooth and Wi

There’s something different about iOS 11 — and whether or not it’s a good thing is up for debate. Ever since its debut, way back in iOS 7, Control Center has included convenient Bluetooth and Wi-Fi toggles. Tap one, the feature turns off. Tap again, it’s back on. In iOS 11, those same toggles are there, but they function differently: …

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