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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Cheeps! This a rerun of sorts as I shared an Echo deal back in April. That one was …
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I’ve been shopping online since it was possible to shop online. I’m not talking early-day Amazon, people, I’m saying I used to order stuff through America Online. Maybe even Prodigy (remember that?). In other words, I have literally decades of online-shopping experience, and during those years I’ve learned a few things. Things you should know. Things that can save you …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. As you probably know, I have a penchant for cheap laptops — like, really cheap laptops, the kind that invariably have small screens, …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. First up, thanks for all the great feedback regarding yesterday’s first-ever Cheapskate video! Rest assured any future videos won’t take the place of …
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Ever try to coordinate a group for something? A party, an outing, soccer practices, all that stuff — it can be a serious challenge to get everyone on the same page. Email tends to be slow, with threads often veering off in unwanted directions. And group texts can be utter chaos, especially with more than a few people participating. Sometimes, …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Now playing: Watch this: The Cheapskate tries the Samsung Gear VR 1:54 Cheeps! Trying something new today. You know how you have a …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. As a die-hard Flight of the Conchords fan (just saw them in concert last week — woo!) I cannot see the word “Boom” …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Once upon a time, WPS Office (formerly Kingsoft Office) was my favorite free office suite. It had the look of modern-day Microsoft Office …
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If you’re anything like me, you consider saving money a sport. Of course, to get good at the game, you need the right gear. Or, in this case, the right browser extension. Honey is a popular tool that can automatically dig up and apply coupon codes for thousands of online stores. But now it offers another feature, one that has …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Sceptre So. Yesterday. Glitches happen. I’m really glad some of you managed to capture a screenshot and convince Samsung to honor the price …
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