It’s not your imagination. Robocalls and texts really are flooding your mobile phone with scams, spam and attempts to swindle. Americans received 2.4 million unwanted calls every month last year, according to a report by the Federal Communications Commission. That’s about 1 million more every month than in 2015. Sadly, ridding the world of these …
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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. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Enlarge Image OK, maybe it’s not quite as skinny as a MacBook Air, but it’s darn close — …
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Disney’s future streaming service will challenge Netflix, the reigning streaming champ, with lower prices, CEO Bob Iger said in an earnings call earlier this week. In August, Disney announced its plans to pull movies like “Moana” from Netflix and instead stream them along with future films like the sequel to “Frozen” on its own service, which will launch in 2019. …
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Popular social music app Musical.ly has been bought by Beijing Bytedance Technology for a reported $800 million, according to Bloomberg. Bytedance, a company valued at $20 billion and which produces the Toutiao news aggregation app, announced the news on Friday morning but did not announce the financial terms, according to Bloomberg. Musical.ly lets users lip-sync along to short music …
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Staring at a blue screen before bed, whether it be a phone, tablet or laptop, can shift your body’s natural clock and make it difficult to get a good night’s sleep. With Apple’s Night Shift feature, the colors of your display are shifted to the warmer end of the spectrum during the evening hours. Night Shift has been a part …
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It’s back: The 55-inch TCL S405 4K TV is in stock at Amazon, selling for just $399. (Hat tip to Kinja for spotting.) The question is this: Should you buy it, or should you wait for a (possibly) better Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal? First, you can read David Katzmaier’s full review of the TCL S405. But in light …
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Netflix said Friday it’s dropping plans to pursue a second stand-up special with comedian Louis C.K., following a report about claims he engaged in sexual misconduct dating back about two decades. “The allegations made by several women in The New York Times about Louis C.K.’s behavior are disturbing,” a Netflix representative said in a statement Friday. “Louis’ unprofessional and inappropriate …
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iPhone X owners have taken to Twitter, Reddit and forums to report a green line running down one side of their phones, MacRumors reports. @AppleSupport my iPhone X already has an issue.There is a green bar along the right hand side of the phone.Restart doesn’t fix. Known issue? pic.twitter.com/Hp3HKhVMfs — mix0mat0sis (@mix0mat0sis) November 7, 2017 None of the six iPhone …
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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. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you humbled, grateful and thoroughly excited. This month marks 10 years since …
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The Nintendo Switch may be a whole lot easier to find this holiday season and beyond, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal. Nintendo has allegedly ramped up production to make 25 million to 30 million consoles per year starting April 2018, the Journal said. This new rumor supports an earlier report that Nintendo would make 2 …
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