Xiomara Blanco

Best albums of 2016 to stream in 2017

Oh, you don’t have an Apple Music or a Tidal subscription? Then you probably initially missed out on some of the most buzzworthy albums of the year. Luckily for you, most of these were only exclusive for their first few weeks of release and are all — save one — now available for everyone to …

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Christmas music that’s new to stream: Pentatonix, Josh Groban, Leslie Odom Jr. and more

What’s Christmas without Christmas music? Here’s the best new festive music to stream this holiday season, ranging from fresh, original singles to albums brimming with covers of timeless classics. Singles Josh Groban — ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ Josh Groban landed his first No. 1 single in nine years with this recently released cover of “Have Yourself a Merry …

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Pandora vs. Slacker vs. TuneIn vs. Rhapsody UnRadio: Online streaming radio services compared

I remember when Pandora was the only streaming radio service in town. Now there are tons of choices and nearly every on-demand streaming service has some kind of radio feature. In this guide, I’ll outline the big names in internet radio, running through their features and what makes them unique. I won’t cover the on-demand streaming services that offer radio-like …

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Snapchat Spectacles with prescription lenses can be yours for as low as $29

Now playing: Watch this: Cheap prescription lenses for Snapchat Spectacles 1:19 The only thing worse than waiting in line for hours to buy a pair of plastic sunglasses that are only notable because they can take Snapchat footage is not being able to see through their lenses because you wear prescription glasses. Not for long, though. Starting today at GlassesUSA.com, …

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The best tablets for under $250

There’s never been a better time to buy a tablet. You can get a dirt-cheap model for reading while on vacation or pick up a powerful laptop replacement for the upcoming school year. If you’re interested in something that lands somewhere in between a bare-bones tablet and a high-end powerhouse, there are many midrange models to choose from that don’t …

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Fast

Your phone is about to die, but you need to leave the house within the next 15 minutes. You’re screwed, right? Not necessarily. A fast-charging phone like the Google Pixel, Motorola Moto Z, OnePlus 3 (and 3T), LG G5 and HTC 10 could be clutch in time-sensitive situations. To fully charge a phone normally takes 1 to 2 hours, but …

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New music to stream this week

New non-exclusives The Hamilton Mixtape is here! After being teased for weeks, the whole shebang is out and streaming on all platforms. If you haven’t seen “Lemonade,” Beyonce was gracious enough to upload a big chunk of it on YouTube in the form of a music video for “All Night,” the song that closes the album. Feast your ears on …

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How to use a tablet as a second display

Tablets aren’t just for binge-watching the new Netflix “Gilmore Girls” miniseries or perusing the fake news on your Facebook feed. You can also put that bad boy to work as a second display. Two displays for a single computer give you more space to spread out your documents, spreadsheets and web browsers. If you already own an Android tablet, why …

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5 ways to repurpose your tablet

Do you have an old tablet lying around? Or are you ready to upgrade but feel bad ditching your old one? You could make good use of it by repurposing it into something else. Here are a few easy ideas for turning your old tablet into something new — kind of. And in you’re in the cleaning mood, or want …

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Beyonce’s ‘All Night’ music video from ‘Lemonade’ now on YouTube

In case you haven’t yet seen “Lemonade,” the “visual album” Beyonce released earlier this year, the very last portion of it has been released as a music video for the song “All Night” on YouTube. The video starts with spoken word poetry and then segues into home video of her great-grandmother’s birthday party before launching into the actual song. While …

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