Get Virgin’s $1 deal even if you don’t have a number

A couple months back, Virgin Mobile made headlines with its new “Inner Circle” plan: Buy or bring an iPhone and get one year of unlimited service for $1. Alas, that offer has expired, but you can still join the Inner Circle for cheap: It’s now $1 per month for the first six months. However, there’s …

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The Google Home Mini is great, but is it too late?

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RIP AIM. AOL’s messenger is logging off

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Uber video shows ‘safety driver’ training for self

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CNET’s live coverage of Google’s Pixel 2 event (video)

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Apple investigating reports of iPhone 8 Plus battery swelling

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Netflix to raise prices, Amazon testing its own delivery service

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Weekend Streaming: Spend an evening with Kevin Smith

It’s time for your weekly guide to finding out what to watch online. If you’re new to this series, there’s a podcast below that lets you know what’s been newly added or coming up soon. Sometimes we include trivia, sometimes we just try to pack in as much info as you can in a minute or two. Crackle.com has some fun …

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iPhone X hands

Our iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus reviews are in, and — spoiler alert — they’re exactly the high-quality updates to last year’s iPhones we expected. They’re also sensible and safe compared to the bold, brassy, experimental iPhone X that we’ve all been waiting for (that’s pronounced “ten,” by the way, not “ex”). Unless you’re set on the iPhone 8 …

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Sonos fights Apple, Amazon and Google with tears

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. She’s left him. But there’s solace in Sonos.  Sonos/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Sonos executives must be looking at vast tech companies making smart speakers and resisting the urge to hum a dirge. Amazon launched its latest Echos last week. Google on Wednesday presented its new …

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Get an iPhone SE (32GB) for $129

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! The iPhone SE is small enough for a child or a woman’s front pants pockets, and the lines …

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Feds front $77 million to restore phone service in Caribbean

The Federal Communications Commission is kicking in money to help restore badly battered phone service on Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The agency voted Wednesday to provide up to $76.9 million in Universal Service Fund money to help wireless carriers restore service. The FCC unanimously voted to provide the funds immediately to carriers. It also promised up to …

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Microsoft Edge browser for mobile now available for preview

If you’re a Windows PC user looking for a new browser for your iOS or Android device, you might give the new mobile version of Microsoft‘s Edge browser a try. Available today in preview for Windows Insiders — enroll here — the new version of Edge promises some quality of life benefits if you also use Edge on your PC. Among the …

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Pixel 2’s ‘unlimited’ photo storage offer has one key limit

Google’s promise of unlimited storage for the newly launched Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL isn’t so free and open after all. The company announced on Wednesday that owners of any Pixel phone will be able to store all the photos and videos they want to online in Google Photos for as long as they use a Pixel phone. That’s true, but …

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Facebook reportedly cut Russia from election meddling report

Facebook removed all references to Russia from a public report in April concerning manipulation of its platform during the 2016 presidential election, according to a The Wall Street Journal report Thursday. Mentions of Russia were eliminated due to concerns among Facebook’s lawyers and members of its policy team that the company’s understanding of Russian activity was too speculative, the newspaper …

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