It’s been a long four months for Australians looking to purchase items from Amazon’s US site, after the company announced it would block Australians on July 1 due to a tax law. The restrictions appear to now have been lifted, as the company had updated its systems to comply with the goods and services tax …
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21 November
Facebook’s Black Friday deals on Oculus Rift and Go VR shave off a few dollars
Still thinking about getting a decent VR headset? Holiday deals are starting to emerge. The existing Oculus VR hardware, both PC and mobile, is getting a Black Friday price drop, joining other VR deals on PlayStation VR and HTC’s pricey Vive Pro. Oculus Go: $179 ($20 off) The Oculus Go, released in March, is a rock-solid mobile standalone headset that’s …
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21 November
Black Friday 2018 Verizon deal offers up to $400 off a new Pixel 3, Galaxy S9, iPhone X and more
Upgrading to a new phone can be plagued with ambivalence. Sure, it’s exciting to upgrade to your phone to something new and powerful, but it can also be painfully expensive. Not so much Black Friday week. If Verizon is your carrier of choice, you’ll be able to snag a new phone from Google, Apple, Samsung or LG for up to …
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21 November
PC space saver: Automatically send old files to OneDrive
Last year, Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) added the space-saving ability to send local files to OneDrive with the Files On-Demand feature. With it, you can right-click on a file you have stored on your PC and move it to OneDrive. The file gets uploaded but leaves behind a placeholder in File Explorer, which you can click to download and …
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21 November
Sprint Black Friday 2018 deals today: Free iPhone XR, $100 iPad, free $500 LG TV with LG V40
Sprint’s Black Friday deals are live now, bringing sizable discounts on iPhones and Samsung phones, the Apple Watch, LG V40 phone (how about a free TV bundle worth $500?) and a gaggle of smart speakers. These deals are best for existing customers, and unlike some offers from big retailers like Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart and Target, offers are contingent on …
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21 November
Pokemon Tamagotchi lets you raise Eevee, its 8 evolutions
The wave of nostalgia created by Pokemon: Let’s Go is about to get even bigger. An upcoming Tamagotchi will let you raise an Eevee you can evolve into one of its eight secondary forms, Pokemon site Serebii confirmed Wednesday. In addition to evolving Eevee into Flareon, Jolteon, Vaporean, Espeon, Umbreon, Glaceon, Leafeon or Sylveon, you can get Eevee in a Team …
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21 November
Technical error exposes Amazon users’ names, email addresses
Amazon said Wednesday it accidentally disclosed some of its users’ email addresses and names, but has since patched up the problem. “We have fixed the issue and informed customers who may have been impacted,” an Amazon spokesman said in a statement. It said the information was shared inadvertently due a technical error, and its website and systems were not breached. …
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21 November
The best Black Friday 2018 deal on Apple AirPods: Free from Metro by T
Time to cut the cord! Apple AirPods look just like the Apple EarPods that came with your phone — minus the wires. Of course, that cord-free freedom will cost you: AirPods list for $159, and discounts are rare (and usually small). But, yay! Black Friday is coming and that means deals on everything, right? Well, kinda-sorta… ish? Sam’s Club had a great …
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21 November
Black Friday 2018 TVs: Why the cheapest ones might not be a good deal
We’ve seen some amazing TV prices on Black Friday. Big 4K TVs, probably HDR, for lower prices than ever. Walmart is selling a 40-inch TV for $100. Target has a 55-incher for $200. Best Buy is selling a massive 70-inch TV for $700. And that’s just the beginning. The prices sure are impressive, but that doesn’t mean the TVs will …
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21 November
Are you getting the broadband speeds you’re paying for?
The US Federal Communications Commission will once again tell consumers if they’re actually getting the broadband speeds touted by internet service providers. But you’ll have to wait a little longer for the nitty-gritty details of which carriers are making good on their advertised promises and which aren’t. The FCC, which hasn’t released its Measuring Broadband America Report since 2016, has …
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