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Before you switch wireless carriers, read this

Now playing: Watch this: Ranking the best wireless carriers by the numbers 3:00 Finding the right carrier matters. Sarah Tew/CNET Editors’ note: For a more current version of this advice, please check out Switching Cell Phone Carriers in 2022: What to Know Before You Switch Carriers. The original story continues below. Researching all those carrier websites …

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Apple now accepts damaged iPhones for trade

Got an iPhone with a cracked screen or busted camera? You can now hand it over to Apple for store credit toward a new iPhone. The Apple Store Reuse and Recycle iPhone trade-in program has always offered store credit for older models. But the program has applied only if your current iPhone is in good condition with no cracks or …

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Pebble owners can finally send text messages from their watch

Earlier this week Pebble released an update to its Pebble Time apps for iOS and Android, as well as new software for the watches. Among other things, the update improved upon the company’s Health activity tracking features, better handling of picture messages, and for Android users, it added a new “Send Text” app to the watch. With the app, Android …

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Get his

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. This is a repeat of a deal from a few months back, but it’s a little sweeter now than it was — and …

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Why the death of the Firefox phone matters

Maybe you didn’t bat an eye when Mozilla killed off Firefox phones. The nonprofit, after all, faced long odds in taking on Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android mobile software. And the Firefox OS software had been on a downward trajectory over the past year. But you should care that Mozilla admitted defeat Thursday because it’s further evidence that we live …

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Use Bluetooth headphones with your Amazon Fire TV

Now playing: Watch this: Pair Bluetooth headphones with an Amazon Fire TV box 0:57 Last week, Amazon announced some updates for its Fire TV and Fire TV Stick streaming devices, including hotel-friendly sign-in for the latter and support for Bluetooth devices for the former. Update: A more recent update added the same Bluetooth capabilities to the Fire TV Stick. Let’s …

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Manage multiple Gmail accounts with Checker Plus

Many regard Gmail as the world’s best Webmail service, and Google generously places no limits on the number of accounts you can have. When it comes to managing those accounts, however, the service needs a little help. Although you can effectively sign into additional accounts, switching between them is a hassle. There’s no unified-inbox option, no way to view all …

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