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Two Humble Bundles you won’t want to miss

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. What’s better than one sweet media bundle? Two sweet media bundles, of course. First up: the Origami Yoda e-book bundle. You can name …

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How Apple’s retail chief views her store workers

Apple Stores employees stick with their jobs and there’s a good reason for that, says the company’s retail chief. The company employs around 60,000 store workers and ended 2015 with a retention rate of 81 percent, Apple vice president of retail and online stores Angela Ahrendts told Fast Company in an interview published Wednesday. That’s the highest retention rate Apple …

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These 11 free apps will get your resolutions back on track

New Years goals stalling? Not to worry. There are tons of apps designed to help you lose weight, travel more and spend more time with the family. Better yet, many of these Android and iOS apps are completely free. 1. Lose It: You can track your calories and activities to watch yourself visually approach your weigh loss goal. The included …

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Here’s a hoverboard that ‘probably’ won’t explode

We’ve seen a lot of pictures lately of charred, smoldering hoverboard innards. Now, thanks to the repair gurus at iFixit, you can peek inside a hoverboard that doesn’t have fire damage. The iFixit site, which regularly cracks open high-profile gadgets, in collaboration with The Wirecutter took apart a Swagway and its charger. It’s verdict is that “barring a couple of …

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Add shortcuts for Hangouts conversations to your home screen

The most recent update to Google Hangouts includes a handful of cosmetic changes, the ability to quick reply from the notification shade, and something new: conversation shortcuts. The conversation shortcut feature is very similar to Facebook Messenger’s chat heads. However, instead of using a bubble that floats on your screen (and over other apps), Google decided that shortcuts will be …

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Samsung still smarting from phone slump

Samsung has definitely experienced the ups and downs of the global smartphone market in recent years. The South Korean electronics giant catapulted to the top of the market after it launched the Galaxy S3 in 2012. Consumers clamored for the flagship handset, helping fuel five consecutive quarters of record profits. Now, interest in smartphones — which are simply phones to …

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iPhone is top phone brand in US and China

Apple may have reported essentially flat iPhone sales in its quarterly earnings report Tuesday, but the device is still hot in the world’s biggest markets, according to new research. During the final quarter of 2015, the iPhone regained its status as the top smartphone brand in both the US and China, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said on Wednesday. “Apple …

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