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. Enlarge Image James Martin/CNET As you’ve no doubt discovered, November has officially gone black — as in “Black Friday,” which used to be a single day of sales …

Can’t get enough of the cybercrime drama “Mr Robot”? When the next series lands, you’ll be able to see new episodes on Amazon here in the UK straight after they’re first shown on US telly. Created by Sam Esmail, “Mr Robot” stars Rami Malek as troubled computer expert Elliot Alderson. Elliot is recruited into a society of hackers led by …

Are you a cord cutter hoping to watch the presidential debates? Too bad. Of the first three debates among the candidates running for president of the United States, only one was accessible outside a cable subscription. Take the debate among the Republican presidential wannabes on October 28 in Boulder, Colorado. It was carried on CNBC, which could only be viewed …

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. Enlarge Image Sarah Tew/CNET If you need a reminder that humans are awesome, listen to some music. And I don’t mean warbling out of your phone’s or tablet’s tiny speaker — I mean …

Do you “Like” President Barack Obama? Obama on Monday said he’s set up a Facebook page, “POTUS,” where he plans to “have real conversations about the most important issues facing our country.” The president said he also plans to share “just-for-fun stuff, too.” In his “Hello, Facebook!” post, Obama shared a video from the White House lawn showing him talking …

In most homes, the kitchen is king. It’s the place where people congregate, where food and drink are stored and prepared, where notes are left for family members. Triby, a new product from French tech company Invoxia, wants a place in your kitchen. It’s a speaker, speakerphone and message center designed to mount on a refrigerator. I’ve spent the last …

When it came time for Caleb Gonsalves to buy a new iPhone earlier this year, he didn’t run to the nearest Apple store. Instead, he headed to the website of reseller Gazelle to search for a used iPhone 6, saving himself money and the pain of waiting another year for his wireless contract to end. “The idea I could just …

Roku has added another string to its streaming bow, with a new Amazon app for its set-top boxes in the UK. US-based Roku sells streaming set-top boxes — such as the £60 Roku 2 , which let you funnel TV shows and movies into your TV, through an Internet connection. A Roku box gets you access to programming from all …

Most Apple customers feel pretty good about the products in Apple’s online store. They generally rate them pretty highly — most products have ratings between 3 and 4.5 stars out of 5. But a couple of products stand out for their negative reviews. Both of them are Apple accessories and both have an average score of 1.5 stars out of …

You might be able to get Samsung’s next Galaxy S smartphone for less. The company could price the Galaxy S7 around 10 percent lower than its Galaxy S6, according to China-based analyst Pan Jiutang as reported Monday by the Times of India. That wouldn’t be unprecedented thinking for Samsung. In July, the South Korea-based electronics giant said it would adjust …