November, 2017

• 15 November

  Create a killer Black Friday shopping plan

  

  You know the old saying: People don’t plan to fail on Black Friday, they fail to plan for Black Friday. Indeed, if you want to win the day, to score every killer deal from every store, you need to do a little planning. Not too long ago, that meant spreading out all the ads on …

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• 15 November

  Jack Dorsey hedges on suicide tweets in ‘Twitter Killer’ case

  

  Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has responded to reports a suspected serial killer in Japan preyed on vulnerable users of the online service. Appearing on NHK, Dorsey called the case “extremely sad” but ruled out the possibility of Twitter deleting the kind of tweets that may have attracted the killer. Tokyo man Takahiro Shiraishi, 27, was arrested on suspicion of murdering …

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• 15 November

  Firefox sells itself by criticizing old Firefox

  

  Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. That’s how I used to look. Well, not the blonde hair. Mozilla/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I’ve never wanted to put all my eggs into Google’s basket. I don’t know what Google wants to use that basket for — and I have suspicions that it’s …

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• 15 November

  Just in time for Thanksgiving, Whole Foods cuts more prices

  

  Amazon-owned Whole Foods gave its customers an early holiday gift on Wednesday, cutting the prices of more products and adding discounts for Prime members.  The discounts included Thanksgiving fare, such as organic and no-antibiotic turkeys, organic russet potatoes, organic sweet potatoes and its 365 private-label canned pumpkin. Prime members got an even deeper cut on the turkeys.  Normally, Whole Foods’ …

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• 15 November

  Are you addicted to your phone? (The 3:59, Ep. 317)

  

  Phone addiction is real. On Wednesday’s podcast, we talk about: How some people are trying to reduce their dependency on phones.  Our thoughts on the upcoming “Justice League” movie. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder. Check …

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• 15 November

  Color coding, icons get makeover in Google Maps

  

  OK, poetry lovers, here’s that Wednesday afternoon Google Maps verse you’ve been jonesin’ for: Health care is redShopping is blueDoes retail therapy get its own color too? Before you start scratching your head and muttering wtf, here’re the CliffsNotes… Google revealed Wednesday that it’s going color-coding crazy in Maps. The tech titan is updating the Maps color scheme and adding …

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• 15 November

  New legal trouble for Uber, and a kid beats Face ID on his mom’s iPhone X

  

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• 15 November

  ‘Coco VR’ brings Pixar’s take on the Land of the Dead to life

  

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• 15 November

  iPhone X or dSLR: Which do you like more?

  

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• 15 November

  Best tech gifts for under $500

  

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