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Get a Fitbit Blaze fitness

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 Twitter! Snazzy shirt not included. Sarah Tew/CNET I continue to have a love affair with …

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6 ways to get a better grip on your phone

When upgrading to a phone with a bigger screen, buyers often overlook one important consideration: A bigger screen is harder to navigate one-handed. Indeed, back in the days of small screens, your thumb could probably reach all corners without much trouble. But today’s 5- and 6-inch models just don’t allow for thumb-powered operation — not without a little help. Fortunately, …

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Get an HP Pavilion Wave desktop PC for $299.99

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 Twitter! Now playing: Watch this: HP’s new living room PC looks sharp, but is built for… 1:17 What. Is. This? …

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How to record your own voice for Waze navigation

Navigation app Waze has long offered a choice of voices, including the occasional celebrity. Now, thanks to a recent update, you can get directions from the biggest star of all: you. Waze now lets you record your own voice, meaning you can be the one that tells you when it’s time to turn left, when there’s a hazard ahead and …

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Get a portable digital air compressor for $19.79

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 Twitter! For $20, you can inflate just about anything just about anywhere. Gooloo Faith in humanity: restored. I can’t tell …

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Get a Roverbeats T16 Bluetooth speaker 2

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 Twitter! Whew! I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted. But happy, because I scored a really decent 8-inch tablet …

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The best Prime Day 2017 deals that aren’t on Amazon

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 Twitter! In case you haven’t heard, it’s Amazon Prime Day. Who are we kidding — of course you’ve heard, because …

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The best Amazon Prime Day tech deals of 2017

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 Twitter! For Prime Day, Amazon has slashed prices on the Echo and Echo Dot. CNET Amazon Prime Day 2017 has …

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Get an EnerPlex Jumpr power bank with tethered cable for $8.99

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 Twitter! Enlarge Image This skinny customer has a built-in charging cable and cutouts so it can ride inside a binder! …

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9 things you should know about Prime Day 2017

Now playing: Watch this: The real deals of Amazon Prime Day 2:24 It’s beginning to look a lot like Prime Day. On the evening of Monday, July 10 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, and 6 p.m. in the UK, Amazon will kick off its third annual sales event. It’s basically a Cyber-Monday-in-July that promises extra savings over and above the …

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