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. Enlarge Image Epic There’s a “Netflix” for everything nowadays: music, books, magazines, videogames, Lego — you name it. Epic is like Netflix for children’s e-books and audiobooks, offering …
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Google’s new Nexus devices, the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, are both equipped with an RGB LED notification light. The small light is a convenient way to remind or alert you of pending notifications. However, you’ll need to enable the small blinking light before you can begin using it. Enabling it takes a few taps: Enlarge Image Screenshot by Jason …
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Google has been expanding YouTube to get you to spend more time on the site. Dado Ruvic/Reuters/Corbis Google, reporting its first earnings as the new holding company Alphabet, said it owed its profit and sales success last quarter to having six products with more than a billion users apiece. They are search, the mobile operating system Android, the Web browser …
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Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET Windows 10 fully embraces its identity as a universal operating system. This includes Microsoft strongly suggesting you use a connected Microsoft account to log in to your computer, so you can fully take advantage of Windows 10’s new connected features (such as settings syncing). But there are some downsides to using a Microsoft account — for one …
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Apple on Wednesday added Find My Friends, its iOS app used to track friends and family members, to iCloud.com. Originally spotted by 9to5Mac, the addition brings the feature to computers for the first time. With the release of iOS 9, Apple included has included the Find My Friends app in the operating system, instead of making it an optional install …
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Talk about a nice gesture. Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey tweeted Thursday that he’s giving a third of his stock away — “exactly 1 percent” — to Twitter employees “to reinvest directly in our people.” Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted that he’s giving a third of his company shares to its employees. Mike Blake/Reuters/Corbis Twitter’s stock on Thursday closed …
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Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET Because Windows 10 is a universal operating system, Microsoft has built in some data-monitoring tools for users with a limited data connection. Desktop users probably don’t need to concern themselves with network data usage, but tablet and laptop users may find these tools helpful. See how much data you’re using Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET For a very basic …
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Optus customers can watch cricket on the go this summer. Getty Images/Cricket Australia Optus has announced a partnership with Cricket Australia that will give customers unmetered access to live stream international matches and Big Bash League games in time for summer. From October 29, all Optus’ consumer and small business customers will get access to a free Cricket Australia Live …
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I started thinking about assembling a few high-performance systems for around $1,000 a few weeks ago when I reviewed the ELAC B5 ($230/pair) and B6 ($280/pair) bookshelf speakers , and soon after, the Klipsch RP-150M ($335/pair, with free shipping) bookshelf speakers. All three speakers offer unprecedented sound quality for the money. A NAD C-316BEE ($380) stereo integrated amplifier would do …
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What’s a company to do when its financials keep playing the same humdrum tune? Pandora is picking up new instruments. Pandora, best known for its Internet radio service, also wants to be your concierge for local concerts. As it struggles to make money, the company is hoping to bring listeners closer to the artists they love through businesses like ticketing. …
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Instagram Instagram on Thursday introduced a new app for Android and iOS devices called Boomerang. The app lets you create short videos that loop back and forth. It’s similar to a GIF or even Apple’s Live Photos on the iPhone 6S , although it doesn’t capture audio. How does it do this? A single press on the capture button takes …
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Enlarge Image Fujifilm Making its way through its 2015 lens roadmap, Fujifilm announced that the XF35mmF2 R WR lens projected in February will be available as scheduled in November for $500 (directly converted, £324, AU$690). As the name indicates, it’s weather resistant (to 14 degrees F/-10 degrees C), plus it uses internal focus, Fujifilm’s Nano-GI coating to reduce ghost and …
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Enlarge ImageFirefox SVP Mark Mayo Stephen Shankland/CNET PARIS — With its Firefox Web browser, Mozilla plans to take a significant step in the fight against intrusive online advertising. Firefox for years has had a “private browsing” mode that keeps no record of which websites you’ve visited. When Firefox 42 arrives on November 3, that mode will add a tracking protection …
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Katja Kircher/Corbis A Sydney-based ridesharing driver has been charged with sexual assault after an investigation into an alleged incident in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on the weekend. NSW Police today released a statement alleging a 39-year-old man “was working for a shared-ride service when he offered the young woman a lift home.” The 22-year-old woman accepted the ride and got into …
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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. Enlarge ImageThe Backblaze control panel in action. Backblaze Hey, you know how you’re always meaning to back up your data but never got around to it? Today’s the day to get around to …
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