Rick Broida

This is the lowest price ever on Samsung’s 55

Break open your piggy banks, cheeps. This might be the TV deal you’ve been saving for. Ending Sunday, World Wide Stereo has the Samsung UN55LS003 4K UHD smart TV (aka “The Frame”) for $1,397 shipped with promo code FLASH. That’s at least $200 lower than you’ll find it elsewhere — and $600 less than when …

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Get the Moto Z2 Force phone for just $120

It was just about a year ago that CNET’s Scott Stein called the Moto Z2 Force “a great phone… but no bargain.” Sure enough, Motorola’s modular marvel had a starting price of $730. What a difference a year makes. For a limited time, both Sprint and Best Buy are offering the Motorola Moto Z2 Force (64GB) for $120. See it …

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The best back

School is already back in session for some lucky students; others have just a few precious days of summer vacation left. Either way, you’ve missed all the back-to-school bargains, right? Not quite. Best Buy just unveiled some college-student deals, including $150 off all MacBooks, up to $150 off various laptops and $100 off select Microsoft Surfaces. To get the discounts …

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Get the Essential Phone PH

If you follow the phone market, you know that Andy Rubin’s much-ballyhooed Essential Phone debuted last year to mixed reviews. Critics dinged the so-so battery life, finicky camera and missing headphone jack, but users have been far more enthusiastic. Of course, with its $700 price tag (later cut to $500), only the well-heeled could afford it. That changes today: For …

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Save 40 percent on this fun little folding drone

Regular readers know of my fondness for the Goolsky TB-802, a simple indoor drone with a gesture remote. (Still a killer deal at just $18, FYI.) If you like the idea of that kind of controller but want something a little more substantial (read: outdoor-friendly), I’ve got just the thing. For a limited time, and while supplies last, EachineDirect (via …

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Save $160 on this sweet 13

When I shop for a laptop, I look for the sweet spot: decent processor, 13.3-inch screen, solid-state drive and a price tag no higher than $600. Don’t ask me why that’s my limit. It just is. Today, HP fits the bill: For a limited time, you can get the HP Envy x360 13z laptop for for $599.99 shipped, plus tax …

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Batch

Now that you know how to copy an iPhone photo album to your PC, let’s look at another important process: converting those photos to a more common format. As you may recall, with the release of iOS 11, Apple switched over to HEIF technology from the long-standard JPEG. That means any photos (those taken after installing iOS 11, anyway) copied …

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Use Microsoft’s Your Phone app to quickly access Android photos

Microsoft’s new Your Phone app for Windows 10 is now available, and although it doesn’t do much yet, it does one thing well: provides desktop access to your Android photo library. That means you can easily drag and drop pictures from phone to PC. The app was initially limited to Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) Insiders, but anyone can download …

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Earn free Bitcoin when you shop online

For years I’ve urged online shoppers to use a cashback service like BeFrugal, Ebates, Honey or TopCashback. With little effort, you can score cash rebates from many, if not most, online stores. Cash? Phbbblltt. How 20th-century. These days, it’s all about cryptocurrency, right? So wouldn’t it be cool if you could get your online-shopping rebates in the form of Bitcoin? …

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Print your own labels for $30

I can’t think of label makers without thinking of that classic Seinfeld episode of the same name. And, let’s be honest, “Label Baby” is such a better product name than P-Touch Cube. On the plus side, the Cube’s labels probably won’t fall off, leading to an awkward threesome situation. If you’re willing to take that risk, Staples has the Brother …

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