For those with disabilities, sometimes things most of us take for granted can be excruciatingly difficult. Fortunately, some companies out there are trying to make life easier, like Nike with its easy-entry sneaker line, Flyease. Instead of a traditional lacing system, the Flyease has a zipper that goes around the back of the shoe so …
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MetroPCS is making it cheaper to communicate with and inside Mexico. MetroPCS T-Mobile’s prepaid wireless arm MetroPCS has joined its parent company in offering new services south of the border. MetroPCS on Wednesday unveiled a new plan, Mexico Unlimited, that drops the cost of making calls from the US to Mexico or inside Mexico itself. Customers using the plan can …
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Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings has big plans for making his company a major TV player both in the US and abroad. Michael Kovac/Getty Images Netflix has been using an ever-growing library of original programs and an aggressive international expansion to lure new customers to its streaming-media service. The results from the latest quarter show the company’s roll hasn’t …
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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. $25 out the door? Yes, please. Newegg Amazon’s much-ballyhooed Prime Day just kicked off, and although it’s a little early to render a verdict, my initial reaction: meh. Some nice Kindle deals, yes, …
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Sonos Sonos has announced a new limited-edition version of its smallest speaker called the Play:1 Tone which comes in either the choice of black or white. The company says it’s making 5,000 of each speaker for sale exclusively on Sonos.com from July 21 and that it expects both models to sell out within hours, as did its limited-run forbear, the …
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Janina Gavankar Jeong Park and Janina Gavankar Every nerd had something trigger her geekiness. For Janina Gavankar, it was a glockenspiel, the musical instrument for those who find the xylophone a little too hip. Gavankar may be best known for her acting and sex appeal in roles such as shapeshifter Luna Garza on HBO’s “True Blood” and detective Meredith Bose …
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Nicole Cozma/CNET Google Drive allows you to easily share documents, spreadsheets or media files with friends or coworkers. However, the list of options for how you share something has always been a bit too brief, only including the abilities to view or edit. Now there’s two new options for locking down your files, and here’s how to use them: Sharing …
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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. Amazon Calling all Amazon Prime subscribers! (Everyone else, there’s some lovely Internet over here.) Today is the day you’ve long awaited! And by “long” I mean “since last week when you first heard …
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Larry Phillips, who’s been selling stamps online since 1999, started selling on Amazon more than a year ago after his eBay sales slowed. Courtesy of Larry Phillips Larry Phillips’ business on eBay is plummeting and he doesn’t know why. The owner of 4StampSales.com has been selling rare and collectible stamps online since 1999, turning the side business into his main …
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This Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, helps the company fill orders for its growing base of Prime members. Ben Fox Rubin/CNET Amazon’s 20th anniversary party has a guest list that’s an estimated 44 million people long. Just in time for Amazon’s Prime Day sale on Wednesday — which is how the e-commerce giant is marking its two decades …
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The Chord 2Qute digital converter Steve Guttenberg/CNET Late last year I had the distinct pleasure of reviewing the Chord Hugo portable headphone amp/digital converter, it was the best on-the-go rig I’ve ever heard. Audiophiles worldwide are going ga-ga over the Hugo; this time I’m looking over a Chord‘s new 2Qute, a stay-at-home digital audio converter. The 2Qute lets you hear …
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Thin is in with Samsung’s new Galaxy A8 smartphone. Samsung Samsung’s latest phone is aimed at buyers who want a really slim device with still respectable features. Now available in China, the Galaxy A8 is the company’s slimmest smartphone ever, just .23 inches or 5.9 millimeters thin, and weighing in at only 5.3 ounces, or 151 grams. The phone sports …
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Apple offers a long overdue refresh of the iPod line. Screenshot by John Falcone/CNET Apple on Tuesday finally updated its iPod Touch. The upgrade brings the new iPod Touch inline with features found in the iPhone 6. The updated Touch gets an 8-megapixel camera, an upgrade from the prior model’s 5-megapixel shooter. The Touch also gets the same 64-bit processor, …
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President Barack Obama inspects a piece of fiber-optic cable during a January visit to an Iowa utilty as he promoted his early plan for increasing access to affordable high-speed broadband across the nation. Pool, Getty Images The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a broad initiative that aims to provide high-speed Internet service to low-income households. Dubbed ConnectHome, the new initiative …
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In Samsung’s smart-home vision, screens will provide recipes, notifications and reminders as well as entertainment. The market for Internet-connected appliances and other gadgets is set to take off, says a researcher. Samsung; screenshot by CNET If you thought the smart-home movement was coming on strong, new data suggests you haven’t seen anything yet. Smart appliances — or products like washing …
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