Sarah Tew It’s not quite Tablet Tuesday, but sometimes deals just don’t align with the calendar. For a limited time (this first appeared yesterday, so it may well be ending sometime today), Amazon has the Fire HD 6 tablet for $84 shipped. Regular price: $99. What? C’mon! That’s a killer deal on the cutest little …
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Is using Chrome like watching paint dry? This tweak might help. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Calling all Chrome users: Does your browser seem slow of late? I may have a solution for you. First, a little back-story. I run a Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook with a Core i5 processor and Windows 8.1. I’ve had it about 18 months, and I …
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Samsung It was just the other day that I was touting a refurbished HP Chromebook, singing the praises of its non-Windows operating system and seriously low price. Ah, but that was a 14-inch model, bigger and heavier than some users prefer. If you’re looking to travel light, you might want something smaller and slimmer. Like this: today only, and while …
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The new Outlook app brings some nice calendar integration to the table. Microsoft Big day for Microsoft. First, the company launched the final version of Microsoft Office for Android. And now comes the missing piece of that mobile-office puzzle: Outlook for Android and iOS. For those keeping score at home, this is actually Microsoft’s rebranded version of Accompli, the e-mail …
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Ask, and Siri answers. But just how much info will she give a stranger? Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Suppose you’re strolling through the park one day (say, in the merry, merry month of May) when you spot a phone lying in the grass. Upon closer inspection, it’s an iPhone — and, like all phones should be, it’s locked. Now what? …
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Maybe you wouldn’t really want it in there, but it gives you an idea as to the size. DailySteals When it comes to high-priced tech brands like Beats, Bowers & Wilkins and Monster, my usual (internal) response is, “Uh, no thanks, I’m not stupid.” I’m not going to pay $250 for a pair of headphones when a $50 pair will …
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Why subscribe to just one magazine when you can subscribe to all of them? Or at least lots of them. That’s the idea behind “Netflix for magazines” services Next Issue and Magzter. The latter has now followed the former in offering unlimited issues for a flat monthly rate. So, let’s say you’re an iPad or Kindle Fire or Google Nexus …
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Favi Entertainment What’s this? A five-deal Friday on a Tuesday? Hey, if I find five deals I absolutely must share, alliteration be damned! And, yeah, some pretty nifty stuff today. Personally, I’m putting my wallet down and slowly backing away, because otherwise I think I’d be all over all of these! 1. Project for less No, not “project.” That’s “project,” …
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Love the wood, but it’s also available in a cool gunmetal. GoGroove It’s kind of criminal that Apple’s new iPhones incorporate NFC technology but don’t allow it to be used for the world’s second greatest convenience (after mobile payments): pairing to Bluetooth devices. I say “Boooo!” to you, Apple. Boooo! If you’re an Android user with an NFC-equipped device, today’s …
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“Mr. Data, prepare to separate the saucer section.” Acer It’s a laptop. No it’s a tablet! It’s two, two, two computers in one! In other words, it’s a hybrid. And very often those jacks-of-two-trades are a master of none. Today’s deal, however, appears to rate pretty well on both fronts. For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Microsoft …
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