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Figuring out the best deal on a wireless plan is no easy feat these days. T-Mobile is adding a new wrinkle today as new plans announced this past week go into effect. It’s doubling the data offered in its plans while in some cases raising prices. It’s also throwing in a promotional twist just for families. The changes to Bellevue, …

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Finding joy in a 1

This is no joke: Can a one-watt amplifier possibly sound any good? If it’s a headphone amp, one watt per channel is plenty, but can a one-watt amp play louder than a whisper with speakers? It’s the sound quality of the single watt that makes this amp special, but if you crave power and glory, the Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL2.0 …

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How to watch the Democratic Debate online

Cord cutters will have another chance to watch presidential contenders trade barbs. On Saturday night, the CBS Television Network, which is hosting a debate between Democratic hopefuls in Des Moines, Iowa, is making the event available live online. CBS owns CBS Interactive, the parent of CNET. So far, cord cutters haven’t been guaranteed a look at the debates during the …

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Sony has announced hi-res music kiosks will be available at 79 Magnolia locations inside Best Buy stores across the country in an attempt to familiarize customers with the format. The kiosk that CNET attended consisted of two listening stations using Sony headphones — the MDR-1A and MDR-Z7 — and the NWZ-A17 and NW-ZX2 Walkmans, in conjunction with a tablet and …

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Play the Android 6.0 Marshmallow Easter egg game

Google loves to add Easter eggs to its services and software for users to discover. These are hidden features or mini-games that exist just for fun. The latest version of Android, dubbed Marshmallow, also contains an Easter egg for you to enjoy when you need to kill a little time. Much like last year’s version on Lollipop, the Easter egg …

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If the first generation of the Apple Watch wasn’t quite to your liking, perhaps a second generation next year would do the trick. That next version of the Apple smartwatch is in the development stage, according to a report on a Chinese media site. The report pointed to statements this week at an investor’s meeting in France by Barry Lam, …

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T-Mobile’s new offer of unlimited video streaming could be a great deal for Netflix and HBO Go fanatics. It may also set a bad precedent. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier on Tuesday took the wraps off Binge On, a program that lets some customers stream an unlimited amount of video from certain services to their smartphones without busting their monthly …

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