The Alcatel Idol 5S has slick features but a small battery

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Let Rachio guide you to a smarter watering schedule

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Google Pixel XL now $200 cheaper ahead of Pixel 2 debut

If you’re OK getting your phone lightly aged, Google has a deal for you. The Google Pixel XL with a 5.5-inch screen can now be had starting at $569. And the smaller Google Pixel, with a 5-inch screen instead of the XL’s 5.5-incher, now costs $524 and up.  Those prices represent discounts of $200 and $125, respectively, and are available …

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Vizio SmartCast TVs can now stream Amazon, join modern world

Vizio is the second-best selling TV brand in the US after Samsung, and Amazon Video is the second most popular TV and movie streaming service after Netflix. But it took until today for Amazon to be available on Vizio’s best TVs. The TV maker has rolled out a software upgrade for its 2017 SmartCast TVs that allows direct access to …

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OnePlus 5 looks great in soft gold and it’s on sale right now

We loved the OnePlus 5 enough to give it a coveted Editors’ Choice award earlier this year, and now the phone’s been given a fresh new look in the form of a “soft gold” colour. The gold hue joins the existing “slate gray” and “midnight black” options, but provides a less macho look if you want something a touch more …

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FX to stream ad

First there was Netflix. Now there’s… just about everybody. The latest major TV provider to offer a subscription TV streaming service is FX Networks, home of “American Horror Story,” “The Americans,” and plenty of other shows without “America” in the title. Its new FX+ service will launch Sept. 5, the company announced Monday. Its shows will stream commercial-free and it’s …

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Netflix, Stan and other streamers to race past Foxtel next year

A note from online streamers to Foxtel: You don’t crash during “Game of Thrones” and get away with it. It’s been coming and now a report from Telsyte predicts the amount of Australians who pay for online streaming will overtake pay TV subscribers by June, 2018. The report shows a 30 percent year-on-year increase of Aussies subscribing to online streamers, like …

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Get a Harman Kardon Onyx Mini Bluetooth speaker for $49.99

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 Twitter! Small speaker, big sound. (Also: low price.) Harman Kardon Sorry this deal is so late. The item I originally …

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This weird trick can free up gigabytes of space on your iPhone

Now playing: Watch this: Try this iPhone hack if you’re out of storage space 0:56 It seems like iPhone storage is always at a premium, especially if you have an entry-level model with just 16GB — an economic necessity for many an iPhone owner. It’s the rare person who doesn’t know the pain of trying to download a new app or …

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Over the last several years, T-Mobile has refashioned itself into the rebel “un-carrier” catering to a younger, hipper crowd.  Now, it’s going after their parents and grandparents.  The nation’s third-largest carrier on Monday introduced a new rate plan specifically marketed at consumers who are 55 and older. The plan, which includes unlimited data, calls and text messages, costs $50 a …

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These are the lightest 15

Now playing: Watch this: 7 lightest 15-inch laptops you can buy 1:45 It used to be if you wanted a lightweight laptop, one that weighed less than three pounds, you had to settle for a 12- or 13-inch screen size. Not anymore.  With display sizes of 15 or 15.6 inches, these ultraportable laptops give you more room for work, viewing …

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Firefox 55 gets WebVR support for virtual reality browsing

Mozilla plans to release a version of its Firefox browser Tuesday that embraces a version of virtual reality for the web. Back in 2014, Mozilla developers including Vladimir Vukicevic put together a concept called WebVR. The idea was to let web browsers navigate virtual realms, and make it easier for people to create a VR world once that would work …

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DirecTV Now adds live CBS stations to woo cable cord cutters

When AT&T’s DirecTV Now live TV streaming service first launched last November, one of the biggest complaints in CNET’s review was “No CBS.” That’s about to change. DirecTV Now will soon launch CBS stations in 14 major US markets nationwide, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. CBS shows will also be available on-demand nationwide. (CBS is the parent company …

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Apple joins Instagram to show off iPhone photos (of course)

Instagram has 700 million monthly active users, hundreds of millions of which undoubtedly post from their iPhones. Now Apple has joined them, and you’ll never guess what phone took its first photos. After finally setting up its account at the photo-centric social media service today, the tech giant has over 10,000 followers and nine posts, all #ShotoniPhone. The tagline is …

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Google heavily discounts Pixel phones

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