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Block ‘Star Wars’ spoilers and more with Spoiler Alert for Chrome

The Internet is trying to ruin “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Every day seems to bring more (and more detailed) news, rumors, photos and trailer dissections, to the point where it’s almost impossible to avoid spoilers. So what’s my option? Stay off Facebook, Twitter and just about every blog and news site until December 18? Please. Instead, I’ve installed Spoiler …

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Apple cuts $50 off Watch if you also buy an iPhone

Apple is temporarily trimming the price of its Apple Watch by $50 when someone buys it with a new Apple iPhone, an uncommon discount from the tech giant. But don’t race to the online store to place your order: The limited-time promotion is available only through in-store purchases and only at certain retail outlets in the Boston and San Francisco …

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Amaysim cuts prices, boosts data on ‘one decision’ plans

Amaysim is promising to add more value to its mobile plans with a restructure that adds sweeteners like more data, international calling minutes and lower prices across its array of “one decision” plans. The announcement is timely for Australia’s fourth largest telco and largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), which is set to celebrate its fifth birthday this month. Across …

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Can a globe

Life’s list of tech frustrations has to include discovering that your new smartphone won’t work wherever you need it. That’s especially maddening for world travelers, whether they’re businesspeople, military personnel, students on study abroad programs or vacationers. The advent of 4G LTE promised to unite the globe under a common network technology. But the way different governments have allocated wireless …

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What’s new on Australian streaming services in November

Fans of binge watching and political drama should clear their schedules this month as every single episode of Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” lands on Stan, along with a host of comedy shows such as “Inside Amy Schumer” and “Drunk History.” Presto meanwhile offers up the first two seasons of “Twin Peaks” and the complete “Band of Brothers” miniseries. And …

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Turn off annoying User Account Control pop

If you frequently run programs in administrator mode, dealing with the User Account Control (UAC) – the pop-up window that asks you if you’re sure you want to let this program make changes to your computer – can get annoying. While you can set up specific programs to always run in administrator mode (thereby bypassing this pop-up), there’s no easy, …

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