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Razer Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for PC gamers

PC gaming company Razer makes high-design laptops such as the Razer Blade Stealth, as well as accessories, from gaming mice to colorful keyboards. The company is offering discounts on many of its peripherals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday through online stores, including Amazon and Newegg. (The deals will appear at these links on the …

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Enter the Cheapskate’s 9th

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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Bravo, indeed! Three lucky winners will take home one of these. Two other lucky folks will take home other stuff, too. Sharkk Cheeps! …

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15 tweets to help make your Thanksgiving a good one

Social Studies looks at what’s trending on social media throughout the day so you don’t have to. Thanksgiving, as you probably know, is this Thursday and the conversation about the holiday is ramping up on social networks. A new hashtag game called #SurvivalGuideToThanksgiving is getting a lot of responses on Twitter with tips for getting you through the holiday. Unlike …

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Apple offers free iPhone 6S battery replacement

Apple is offering a free battery replacement for iPhone 6S handsets that have power issues. On Sunday, the tech giant launched a support program after reports that some iPhone 6S handsets would spontaneously shut down, even when the battery is charged, and only turn back on when plugged in. “This is not a safety issue and only affects devices within …

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Jaybird headphones land in Oz and there’s no place like home

“Everyone told me I was crazy.” This is a pretty standard line from entrepreneurs and founders in the tech industry. But when Judd Armstrong, founder of wireless headphone company Jaybird, says it I believe him more than most. He’s Australian, from the Gold Coast, and has a casual, no nonsense attitude that frames him as not being too worried about …

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Cheap & cheerful: FiiO X1 second

I reviewed the original FiiO X1 music player in late 2014, but so much as changed in the intervening couple of years, the new X1 2nd Gen now boasts Bluetooth 4.0 wireless tech and a more responsive touch wheel user-interface into a handsome design. Build quality feels more robust, all in all not bad for a $99.99/£99 high-resolution portable music …

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