What the rich bought on eBay in 2017

eBay is home to some of the rarest — and priciest — finds on the internet. This year brought plenty of those gems, particularly at the top of the market. The items included a rare set of Wonder Woman comic books, a mint-condition Willie Mays trading card and Elvis Presley’s baby grand piano. (If you’re …

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Where’s the streaming video you really want to see? Good question

Even for streaming video, it’s true what they say: You can’t always get what you want.  The top complaint consumers have about streaming-video services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu is lack of content, according to a survey by IBM Cloud Video, which powers streaming for online video providers. Nearly half of those users say video-streaming services rarely or …

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Apple’s iPhone slowdown sparks multiple lawsuits

Apple’s controversial iPhone slowdown is drawing legal fire. A pending lawsuit against Apple says a software tweak that slows some older iPhones to counteract problems found in aging batteries is a fraud designed to spur upgrades to the latest model.  Apple didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment.  After years of complaints from consumers that their iPhones seem slower …

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See which Russia

Facebook has just made it easy for you to see if you ‘liked’ any accounts seeded by Russian agents. A new tool that simply pastes into a browser reveals which content users of the social network may have unknowingly boosted as part of a Kremlin-linked campaign to interfere with the US presidential election.  The tool lists accounts from Facebook or …

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Instagram lets you send live videos, makes commenting easier

Instagram is feeling generous as Christmas approaches, and it’s rolled out new features as its contribution to the season of giving. Users can now share live videos with their contacts by direct message, it announced in a blog post yesterday. The move comes as Instagram confirmed it will be testing a messaging app called Direct in selected markets earlier this …

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iPhone X battery life: How it compares to 8 and 8 Plus

Apple firmware sometimes slows down older iPhones with aging batteries to keep them from shutting down unexpectedly. That’s the recent news that has the tech world abuzz. But we’re checking in on a totally separate, completely unrelated, iPhone battery story. Of the newest 2017 models — the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X — which ones have the best …

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How CNET tests phones

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of every CNET phone review? The process is straightforward — but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. We rate phones based on major categories like design, features, performance, camera quality, battery life, waterproofing and how well they compare to other devices in their field. We come to the final rating using a blend …

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4 touch controls for the Google Home Mini you need to know

Shortly after the launch of the Google Home Mini ($49 at Google Store), Google had to disable all touch controls due to an issue with the touch control on the top of the device constantly being triggered even when not touched. Now playing: Watch this: Watch Google Home Mini’s new side touch function in action 0:33 A few weeks later, …

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How to avoid spending Christmas as your family’s tech support

There’s something special about sitting around a dinner table, eating the season’s best dishes with your loved ones. Avoiding political talk is already a big enough of a chore, but for some of us, there’s an even bigger issue: Family Tech Support. Yes, it’s an official role, and one many have come to dread over the years. (Particularly if, like …

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Buy an iPhone 8 on Sprint, get one free, until 2018

For last-minute shoppers and deal-hounds alike, Sprint will give you a free iPhone 8 when you buy the phone using its Sprint Flex plan. Or, if you’d rather take a savings, you’ll be able to knock $300 off the bill of the same iPhone 8 or even an iPhone X when you trade in your old device. Those trade-in savings …

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Is the new Audi RS5 a worthy bearer of the RS badge?

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Tesla’s biggest moments of 2017

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Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt steps down

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Bitcoin: A beginner’s guide

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Top 5 Roadshow videos of the year.

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