This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. The Vizio M7-Series Quantum TVs can produce a solid picture thanks to full-array local dimming and a variable refresh rate for gaming. And during Cyber Monday (that’s today) you can save up to $350 on sets from 50 to 75 inches. Full disclosure: The Vizio …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. The leaves are falling and so are the prices on some of our favorite TVs. The TCL 6-Series Roku TV — ranked as the best TV for the money overall — has dropped back down to the best pricing of the year. The 65-inch size has the …
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Samsung’s The Frame looks like no other TV. Its ultrathin screen can double as a place to display digital art and measures just 24.9mm thick, similar to a typical picture frame. By subscribing to Samsung’s Art Store for $5 per month, users can gain access to over 1,400 pieces of art to show on the screen. Design-conscious buyers might also enjoy the …
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The Amazon Halo View, the online retail giant’s latest foray into fitness tracking, is now available for preorder. The $80 fitness tracker is discounted to $50 for people who want to snag the wearable ahead of its release on Dec. 8. The Halo View was first announced in September and is the first Amazon fitness device with a color screen. …
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Starting next month, Hulu Plus Live TV is going to cost a little more. Hulu announced on Friday that new and existing customers to Hulu Plus Live TV and Hulu (No Ads) Plus Live TV will be paying $5 more a month for the service beginning Dec. 21. However, the sting of the price increase might be eased for some …
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Microsoft appears to be in a festive mood this holiday season. The tech giant is emailing 50,000 random US customers virtual gift cards to the Microsoft Store. Half of the selected customers will get a $100 virtual gift card to the Microsoft Store, while the other half will receive $10 e-cards. Recipients will be able to redeem their gift card …
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Have you ever seen something funny while watching a TV show and wished you could send the clip directly to your friends, or share it on social media? Amazon is now making that possible, albeit with limited content, on the Prime Video app on iOS. On Thursday, the company said people will have the option to share content from some Amazon Originals series, …
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Sports fans in Dallas looking to ditch cable might now have a compelling reason to finally pull the plug. DirecTV Stream is offering new customers a $50 discount for five months on their Choice, Ultimate and Premier packages, making a total savings of $250. All three packages come with access to Bally Sports Southwest, the regional sports network of the …
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Cricket Wireless, the prepaid wireless arm of AT&T, said Friday that it’s adding 5G access to all of its plans. Previously, Cricket supported 5G only on higher-cost unlimited plans. Cricket customers can now take advantage of faster 5G speeds as long as their phone is compatible with 5G networks. Additionally, Cricket is removing the 8Mbps speed cap on all its plans, which …
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Sphere, a group chat app co-founded by Czech academic Tomas Halgas and British entrepreneur Nick D’Aloisio, is being acquired by Twitter. The chat app, founded in 2016, attempts to encourage engagement by automatically clearing out old content. It emphasizes polls, announcements and events in a way that makes its users more likely to respond, according to Sphere. “Our work has …
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