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Why the cheapest iPhone ever is still a bad deal

It seems like I write this story every time a new iPhone comes out, but I’m going to write it until Apple stops equipping the entry-level version of its phones with a paltry 16GB of storage. Once again, that’s the case with the new iPhone SE, which starts at $399 for the 16GB model and then jumps to $499 for …

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TCL prices 4K Roku TVs from $500

Pack a Roku 4 streaming box into a television and you get the TCL P130 series, the latest Roku TV with 4K resolution. True to form, Chinese TV maker TCL has announced some of the least-expensive 4K TVs you can buy. It’s actually offering two different series, the US5800 and the P130. The main difference, aside from styling, is that …

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Entering usernames and passwords just got much easier on the Apple TV

When the new Apple TV launched last fall, the biggest complaint users had was the inability to easily enter text. Most notably, entering user names and passwords using the onscreen keyboard and the Siri Remote’s trackpad was a tedious, cumbersome process. With the release of tvOS 9.2, Apple has greatly improved upon this experience by enabling Siri dictation. Meaning, you …

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It’s time to toss your paper owner’s manuals

Tucked away in the back of a file cabinet, I have an overstuffed folder of owner’s manuals, many of which are for products I no longer own. I’m getting a jump on my spring cleaning this year and throwing out the entire folder. I no longer need any of these printed manuals in my house — even for the products …

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YouTube may run with its own live

Watch out, Twitter and Facebook. Google may be aiming to snag its own cut of the live video streaming market. The search giant has been cooking up its own live-streaming app dubbed YouTube Connect, tech news site VentureBeat reported Wednesday, citing a “source close to the matter.” The app would mimic Twitter’s Periscope app and Facebook Live Video by giving …

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