Sitting in my apartment in New York’s Upper West Side, I’m browsing the web, checking emails and watching YouTube and Netflix the same as I normally do. Things are loading quickly, even with multiple devices hooked up. But this isn’t my normal Spectrum cable connection. All of that data is riding over a Wi-Fi network …
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Samsung Galaxy Book S vs. LG Gram 15: Both make big battery claims
The new Galaxy Note 10 and 10 Plus may have been the stars of the show at Samsung’s recent Unpacked event in Brooklyn, but they weren’t the only new hardware introduced. In fact, the other major product promises to beat the Note 10 by a mile in one very important category — at least on paper. The Samsung Galaxy Book …
Read More »These 5 Apple knockoffs and look
There’s a reason why Apple tech is so popular. The company’s computers and mobile devices are incredibly powerful. But they’re also trendy, in part, because they’re so beautiful to look at. No, seriously. Take one look at the clean, simple design of a solid aluminum MacBook Pro and try to tell me that it isn’t beautiful. It’s impossible! Can’t be …
Read More »Microsoft contractors listened in on Xbox users, Apple TV Plus pricing
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Read More »Taylor Swift’s Lover: How to stream and buy the album now on Apple, Spotify, Amazon
Taylor Swift’s hotly anticipated seventh studio album Lover is out in the world, as of Friday. And we’re here to help make sure you can listen on the platform of your choice. Lover is available to purchase and play across all digital platforms now. Whether you want to stream it, download it or buy a physical copy, follow our instructions …
Read More »YouTubers Union has big demands. Google won’t negotiate
After a year and a half of waiting, the YouTubers Union demanded YouTube respond to its complaints by Friday or one of the world’s biggest traditional labor unions would take the video site and parent company Google to court. Hours before the deadline, Google answered: The company will meet, but it won’t negotiate. “We explained to the union in great detail …
Read More »Enter for your chance to win* a Fluance audio system
It’s giveaway time! And once again the fabulous Fluance folks are offering Cheapskate readers a shot at some fantastic audio gear. Welcome to the Fluance Sound Sweeps! Here’s what the grand prize winner will bring home: A limited-edition RT81 record player (white) A pair of limited-edition Ai40 powered bookshelf speakers (white) An Fi20 Bluetooth speaker (bamboo) Total value of that …
Read More »Huawei reckons US ban will cost its phone division $10 billion
Huawei said the impact of its blacklisting by the US Commerce Department would be less than it previously estimated, Reuters reported Friday. Eric Xu, deputy chairman of the controversial Chinese phone maker, told reporters the company expects a sales reduction of $10 billion for its phone division. In June, CEO Ren Zhengfei predicted that it’d lose $30 billion. “It seems …
Read More »Sphero acquires Littlebits, consolidating the educational tech landscape
Your future school and home STEAM toy selection has compressed: odds are, it’ll be made by Sphero. Two of the biggest players in the educational electronics space are merging. Sphero has acquired Littlebits, with plans to possibly move into new product territories, the company announced this morning. Littlebits, founded in 2011, sells a number of connected and programmable kits using …
Read More »Smartphones may be leaking more radiation than we think
Apple and Samsung phones released over the last three years may be producing radio frequency radiation at levels higher than current Federal Communications Commission limits allow, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune. Scientists and consumers have shown increasing concern that radio frequency radiation from our devices may have adverse effects on human health, especially with 5G rolling out …
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