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Get a year of WPS Office Premium for $14.99

Howdy, cheeps! I’m on the road this week, but I’m leaving you with a rerun of one of my favorite deals — which I last shared almost exactly a year ago. Regular readers know that I have some anger issues when it comes to Microsoft Office. I won’t dive too deeply into the reasons, but here’s an example: My poor, …

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Google is back on Apple Watch with note

Google is back on the Apple Watch. An updated version of Google Keep, a note-taking app, is available on all devices, including the Apple Watch, the company said Tuesday on Twitter. This marks the tech giant’s return to the watch after it stopped supporting Google Maps in 2017. Engadget reported the news earlier. The note-taking app adds notes, lists, photos and audio to keep you …

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The best VR display I’ve ever seen costs only $6,000

If you’ve ever felt like VR headsets weren’t high-res enough, I’m here to tell you I’ve seen the solution. I’ve finally tried a headset that reached retina display. And you can try it too… if you have $6,000. Up in a hotel suite at the Mandarin Oriental here in New York, I slid on the mirror-fronted Varjo VR-1 headset, just …

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2019 tech events calendar: Everything on deck from Apple, Google, Amazon and more

With CES 2019, the Detroit Auto Show, the Chicago Auto Show and the Sundance Film Festival all in the rearview mirror, this year’s calendar of tech, automotive and cultural events are already well underway. Just like last year (you remember last year, right? The good and the bad), CNET will be covering news and announcements from every major show and event …

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Yield! Galaxy Buds pics leak in same hazard yellow as cheapest Galaxy S10

It looks like Samsung’s got a pair of lemon-drop Galaxy Buds to go with its banana-yellow budget Galaxy S10E. WinFuture has posted purported renders of the upcoming headphones — we’ve previously seen them in white — and while we’ll probably struggle to decide exactly what shade of yellow the new Galaxy ensemble is, they’re certainly appealing. We’ll find out for sure whether or not …

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Sphero RVR wants to be your future hackable robot kit

At first glance, Sphero’s newest robotic toy looks like an RC car. In a lot of ways, that’s what it is. Sphero’s co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Adam Wilson, drives the tread-wheeled little tank-thing around with a phone app. It’s zippy, can spin and pivot, and has good traction. It also looks cute, but almost like something that came from …

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