Remember when Facebook Messenger broke out of Facebook proper? A lot of users, including yours truly, were seriously irked. Why did we have to switch to entire different app just to chat with a Facebook friend? Turns out Facebook had bigger plans for Messenger, including voice calls, chat bots, chess games and — who knew? …
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Last year, many a Facebook user was surprised to learn of the “Other” inbox, a dumping ground for private messages from people you don’t know or haven’t friended. The big problem: You never received notification when one of these messages arrived. Later in the year, the service phased out Other in favor of something called Message Requests, but it was …
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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. Free after rebate? Er, yes please! Walmart Talk about impeccable timing! Just yesterday I wrote about cashback services, and today I’ve got the …
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I continue to be amazed by the virtual-reality experiences you can have right on your smartphone. To ride a virtual rollercoaster, sit onstage with Paul McCartney or blast away at waves of incoming aliens, all you need is Google Cardboard or a similar headset. In fact, now you don’t need a headset at all. With VR Cups, you just suction …
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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. Put your wallets away, cheeps! I come to you today with three great deals that won’t cost you a dime. Nor a nickel. …
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Whether you’ve been using Firefox for years or you just switched from, say, Chrome or Internet Explorer, there are some shortcuts you should know. Many involve using the keyboard to navigate faster; others put you a mouse-click away from useful features. And no list would be complete without at least one extension — in this case, my favorite extension of …
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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 could be better than winning Samsung’s latest flagship phone? Very, very little. I mean, sure, free donuts for life sounds better, but …
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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. Big news, cheeps: I’m packing it in. With all the money I’ve saved over the years as The Cheapskate, I can finally afford …
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The Amazon Echo Dot has arrived, joining Amazon’s original Echo and the new Echo Tap in what is now a stable of smart, voice-powered products. If there was one complaint with the original Echo, it was that its speaker lacked oomph. The Dot’s has even less (because it’s tiny), but that’s OK because you can pair it with the external …
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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. A few years back, the media went ga-ga over the Lytro Light Field Camera, which promised to revolutionize photography as we know it. …
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