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. Enlarge Image Get in it to win it. ChargeTech My beloved Samsung Series 9 laptop is on its …
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As a longstanding Dylan fan, I’ve eagerly devoured each new volume of his “Bootleg Series,” but the latest, “Bob Dylan – The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12” may be the best yet. It’s chock full of outtakes, rehearsals and alternate takes from the “Bringing It All Back Home,” “Highway 61 Revisited” and “Blonde On Blonde” sessions. The …
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Fetch TV has outlined its ambitious plans for the streaming market in 2016, revealing that it will launch a new mini set-top box to challenge the likes of Apple TV and the Roku-powered Telstra TV. The company has also confirmed that it will introduce support for 4K, multi-channel streaming and ‘download to go’ content next year, as well as bringing …
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With the holiday shopping season set to formally commence, Verizon wants to help get you in the spirit of giving. The carrier today announced that subscribers can send one gigabyte of data to friends and family as a gift. As the month of November sets in we find there is no shortage of limited-time promotions or discounts to be had. …
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In December, Netflix originals are the big news. First up, “A Very Murray Christmas” starring Bill Murray. He’s playing himself and in this movie and he’s attempting to put together a holiday television special. The cast is full of stars including George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Jason Schwartzman, Rashida Jones and Chris Rock. Then there’s the new Adam Sandler movie, “Ridiculous …
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The tried-and-true method of deleting a file on a Mac is to drag it to the trash or right-click on the file and select Move to Trash. And then when you accidentally open the Trash folder and realize how many files you have stashed there, you go ahead and empty the trash. With OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Apple introduced …
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Feeling festive and philanthropic this holiday shopping season? Use your Android phone to buy gifts and everything else through the end of the year and Google will donate money in your honor. One dollar from every transaction paid for through Android Pay will go to special needs education programs in the US through the charity DonorsChoose.org. Google.org, the charitable arm …
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Pebble on Monday released a software update to its Pebble Time lineup of smartwatches (Pebble Time, Pebble Time Steel and Pebble Time Round). Version 3.7 adds the ability for some Pebble Time owners to reply to text messages via voice, directly from the watch. A feature that up until now has been something only Apple Watch owners could take advantage …
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Computer maker Dell warned late Monday of a security hole affecting recently shipped computers that could leave users vulnerable to hackers. The issue affects computers made by Dell that come with a particular preinstalled customer service program. Through a certificate that would identify the computer to Dell support staff, this program makes the computers vulnerable to intrusions and could allow …
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The convenience of wireless headphones for an active world is growing too popular for Audio-Technica to resist any longer, and today the company announced a new line of wireless earbuds and headphones — five models to be exact, tuned to support an array of listening environments and style preferences. The $180 ATH-ANC40BT active noise-cancelling earbuds are first up on the …
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