For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Peering into the glowing screen of your laptop, you can’t smell the incense from a thurible. But in the face of pandemic, communities of faith around the world are now ramping up the online infrastructure they’ve been slowly …
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Get Arctis Pro Wireless premium gaming headphones for $220
The SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless headset is one of the finest gaming headphone models ever made. That’s not just my opinion — and it is, in fact, my opinion — but it’s also what CNET’s Sean Hollister had to say in his look at the Arctis Pro Wireless headphones. They look sublime, they’re supremely comfortable and they sound amazing using the …
Read More »This year should have been huge for phones. Now Samsung, Apple face a crossroads
The spread of coronavirus around the globe has brought the mobile industry sputtering to a near halt, just as it began revving up for a potentially blockbuster season. From my stance as a CNET phone reviewer, the need to scale back is crushing but necessary given COVID-19’s serious nature and the staggering toll coronavirus has already taken on lives. But while …
Read More »Get two Amazon Echo Show 8 smart displays for the price of one (Update: Expired)
Barely a week goes by without a deal on smart speakers and smart displays. Just yesterday, I told you about an incredible 60% off deal on Google Home, for example, in which you can get $250 worth of speakers for $99. And today brings new ways to make your home smarter at a discount. Amazon is offering a pair of …
Read More »iOttie’s fabric
Power banks are a dime a dozen, but most of them are boring black bricks missing one feature or another. The latest from iOttie, however, not only does all the things, but also looks nice doing them. Still, $50 struck me as a little pricey, so I asked the company to give Cheapskate readers a deal. Which it did: For …
Read More »US lawmakers press Amazon to do more to protect its workers
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. A group of 14 US lawmakers on Friday urged Amazon to boost its efforts to protect its employees during the coronavirus outbreak, adding to a long list of groups raising concerns about Amazon workers’ health during the crisis. “No employee, especially those who work …
Read More »Huawei P40 Series: Pro Plus flagship, new Leica cameras, pricing and more
Huawei unveiled its flagship phones, the P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus, on Thursday in a livestreamed launch on YouTube. The new phones follow in the Huawei P30’s footsteps by pulling out all the stops in their cameras. But they won’t support Google services, so they won’t have access to the Google Play Store. The launch event was due to take place in Paris, …
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T-Mobile is adding new options for customers, including pushing up the launch of a cheaper $15-a-month plan and a new T-Mobile Tuesdays promotion to help those staying at home. On Monday the carrier, which is in the process of completing its merger with Sprint, announced that it’s speeding up one of the promises of the merger and launching a new cheaper …
Read More »iOS 13.4 with CarKey and new Memoji stickers released
Apple released iOS 13.4 Tuesday, after testing the operating system in beta since February. It includes nine new Memoji stickers like party face, smiling face with hearts, eye rolling and huffing with anger, as well as iCloud Drive folder sharing from Files. Also released Tuesday were iPadOS 13.4, MacOS 10.15.4, TVOS 13.4 and WatchOS 6.2. After being delayed last fall, …
Read More »Make delicious pizza at home with this grill
I readily admit that I’m a pizza snob. As an LA transplant from the east coast, I miss my New Jersey pizza. Even at the best of times, it’s hard to find decent pizza here in the City of Angels, and during the current crisis, there are fewer options than ever. The obvious solution? Make your own pizza at home. …
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