With Labor Day sales just around the corner, there are a ton of cheap TV deals popping up already. One of the most interesting we’ve seen so far concerns Amazon’s lineup of smart Fire TVs. They’re already some of the most affordable sets on the market, and you can nab one for as little as $100 …
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Phones that cost just under $500 are looking better and better as 2022 continues, with Samsung, Google and new contender Nothing all offering three phones at pretty much identical $450 prices. All three of these phones promise a slick and enjoyable experience, even with their lower prices. The Google Pixel 6A has already earned itself a glowing review, with CNET’s …
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It’s no secret that some companies track you across the internet. You can see this in action when you search for a new shirt online, and for days afterwards you see nothing but ads for shirts. These trackers and ads can be annoying, and one step some people have taken to combat them is to use DuckDuckGo. DuckDuckGo has positioned itself …
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Our top picks for the best Windows laptop options include models by Asus, Dell, Lenovo, HP, Acer, Microsoft and more. We’ve loaded this list with only the best laptops running Windows 11 we’ve personally tested and approved. This list, of course, focuses only on the best Windows laptops, specifically — you won’t find the best Apple laptops or Chromebooks here. If …
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TikTok’s in-app browser has the ability to monitor certain kinds of user activity on the external websites accessed with it, new research shows. According to research published Thursday by Felix Krause, a Vienna-based software researcher, when TikTok users access a website through a link in the TikTok app, the app inserts code into the website that allows TikTok to monitor …
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Browser developers are making privacy more of a priority than ever, but they still may not be doing as much as you’d like in fighting pervasive ad industry trackers. You can take your online privacy into your own hands and outsmart that online tracking, though. One of the best and easiest ways to start is by adjusting some of your …
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Spend any time at an online craft market like Etsy, and you’ll notice a lot of the products there are 3D printed or include 3D-printed parts. But what do we actually mean by that, and how easy is it to start 3D printing your own items? The answer isn’t as simple as you might hope, but also not as complicated …
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Released back in March, the Mac Studio is Apple’s most powerful desktop to date. Similar to the compact Mac Mini, the Mac Studio features supercharged hardware that can handle even the most demanding needs of creatives and professionals. There are two different models available — one equipped with the M1 Max processor, which is used by the latest MacBook Pro, and one that …
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Going for a refurbished phone is a great idea if you don’t need the latest and greatest model each year. It’s also a good way to save money on a first phone for a child or a backup device to keep around the house. Woot is running a one-day sale on several previous-gen iPhone models with prices from just $140 …
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The Self Service Repair program Apple launched in April is expanding beyond iPhones to include M1-based Apple MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops. Starting on Tuesday you — or a host of service centers, if you’re not comfortable — will be able to find a repair manual, buy select components from Apple, swap them out for replacements and return the old …
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