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. Ever notice how the vast majority of speakers you see are big and, you know, three-dimensional? Think about …

Sure, there’s a new Batman starring Ben Affleck’s chin. However, you can watch Michael Keaton’s excellent performance in “Batman,” which hits Amazon on February 1. If you like your heroes wearing black, you won’t like “The Karate Kid” starring Ralph Macchio which becomes available on the same day as “Batman.” This February has an extra day, so Amazon will bring …

Whether blue screens are keeping us up in the evening, or snooze buttons are stopping us from waking in the morning, modern technology has a lot to answer for when it comes to ruining a good night’s sleep. Now, though, it could help us wake up in the morning too. Microsoft has joined the ranks of companies taking on the …

This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Congratulations to Jon D. of Aurora, Colorado, for winning a Casio G-Shock wristwatch last week, and to Mitchell N. of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, for winning three portable gadgets the week before that. The …

Thought the days of the 4-inch Apple iPhone were gone? Not so fast. The Cupertino, California, electronics giant might be working on such a phone for a March unveiling, according to a report Friday from tech blog 9to5Mac, which has built a reputation for reliably breaking Apple news. The model could be called the iPhone 5SE. While Apple has met …

Update 01/24/2016: The original Chrome extension suggested within this post has been replaced with an alternative one after receiving feedback from readers. (Thanks everyone!) Chrome handles downloads by adding them to a bar along the bottom of the screen, which can be clicked to open the file or file’s location. Closing this bar means removing your shortcut to the file, …

Why watch YouTube all by your lonesome when you can create a virtual watch party and watch with far-flung friends? I found a number of sites that let you sync YouTube playback among friends. All of the sites I found were free, but I wanted them to be well-designed and easy to use. That is, I wanted them to be …

As is to be expected, HBO is bringing some major titles online in February. “Magic Mike” and “Magic Mike XXL” both make their way online. There’s also the very unusual combo of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp teaming up for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” which streams starting February. For those of you who need your Dwayne …

Don’t hold your breath for unlimited data to make a comeback at Verizon Wireless. “At this point, we are not going to entertain unlimited,” Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said in an interview Thursday following the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report. Verizon, the nation’s largest wireless carrier, won’t be following in the footsteps of rival AT&T, which last week brought …

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