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. Enlarge Image That’s a pretty handsome laptop, especially for the price. Acer Thanks to reader Mark for steering …
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Microsoft giveth, and Microsoft taketh away. Last November, the company announced plans to scrap its unlimited-storage option for OneDrive subscribers and cut free storage to 5GB from the previous 15GB amount. According to a Microsoft spokesperson, the latter change will take place in July. Anyone who didn’t opt in to the 10GB camera-roll storage bonus, or who’s new to OneDrive, …
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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. Regular readers know of my affinity for TextNow, a low-cost, no-contract phone carrier that’s great for folks who spend a lot of time …
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The cloud is great and all, but local storage is still important. That’s typically where you store your media libraries, to say nothing of the data you’ll still need access to when you can’t get online. (Hey, it happens.) So here’s the problem: Many a modern PC — especially if it’s of the Chromebook, MacBook, Ultrabook or Windows tablet variety …
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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. What’s the storage situation like on your iPhone these days? It’s pretty inevitable that the longer you use that phone, the more apps, …
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One could argue that we’re living in a post-iTunes world, one in which your iPhone or iPad doesn’t need a desktop client for data backup, music syncing, app installation and all that. One could also argue that for anyone living in Apple’s ecosystem, iTunes remains an essential component — especially if you want to listen to music and/or watch videos …
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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. Stay with me, cheeps — today’s deal requires a bit of instruction. Not too long ago, an iPad discount was a rare thing. …
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In case you haven’t heard, a little show called “Game of Thrones” is about to kick off a new season this weekend, along with “Silicon Valley” and “Veep.” Just one problem: Only HBO subscribers can enjoy them. So that means you have to call your cable company and add the network to your TV package, right? Wrong! You can enjoy …
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For many Windows users, Skype is the go-to Internet phone service. With it you can make free Skype-to-Skype calls around the world. And calls from your PC can go to not just other PCs, but also tablets, smartphones and landlines. Skype is also a popular tool among podcasters, who use it for chats with co-hosts, interviews with guests and so …
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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. Well, I’m just batting 1.000 this week! First that Dell printer sold out lickety-split, and then yesterday’s bonus deal suffered from code-doesn’t-work-itis. (For …
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