This week’s giveaway is all about tech that can travel with you! If you’re an avid traveler or you simply want to expand your gadget inventory to be more mobile friendly, now is your chance. One lucky reader can win these four prizes: Hercules WAE Rush Oceanproof Bluetooth Speaker FINsix DART laptop travel charger that …
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3 March
Get an HP 17.3
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. Today I bring you a tale of two laptops — one small, one large. The small one is a Dell Inspiron 11 3000 …
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3 March
I kicked a velociraptor in the face
Now playing: Watch this: Is your body ready for VR arcades? 1:15 It was life or death. Human or dinosaur. I didn’t hesitate. I stuck out my actual, flesh-and-bone human leg, and kicked a virtual dinosaur in the face. It was kind of dumb and kind of exhilarating at the same time. Dumb, because the dino crumpled as soon as …
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3 March
Instant messenger Line working on a virtual assistant to topple Alexa
You may not have heard of it, but Line is one of the world’s biggest messaging apps. Now the Japanese company is getting into the AI game. Line is teaming up with parent-company Naver, a South Korean search giant, to create an artificial intelligence platform called Clova. The company announced its plans at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona. …
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3 March
Holy handsets, Batman! Gresso’s take on the Nokia 3310 costs $3,000
The people who brought you the $500,000, diamond-encrusted iPhone 7 are back, this time with a more true-to-the-original, titanium version of the darling of this year’s Mobile World Congress, the revamped Nokia 3310. The new 3310 goes cheap — it’s 49 euros, which, directly converted, is about £40, $50 or AU$70 (or 2 euros if you buy the original at …
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3 March
The 25 laptops with the best battery life
The most important feature for many laptop shoppers is battery life, and rightly so. We carry these devices to meetings, to class, on airplanes and even just from room to room at home. Maximizing time away from the power outlet keeps you mobile and lets you move around without lugging a power brick. Buying the best laptop Laptop buying guide …
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3 March
Snap’s shares crackle and pop
Snapchat, the disappearing-photo app that’s an all-consuming obsession for young people, is coming of age. In one of the most anticipated tech IPOs in years, its parent company, Snap, went public Thursday morning, with a preopen share price set at $17. That price didn’t last long. Snap shares started trading just before 11:30 a.m. ET with an opening price of …
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3 March
Put a shutdown timer on your Windows desktop with this command
Now playing: Watch this: Put a shutdown timer on your Windows desktop with this… 1:24 If you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to leave your computer on for several hours, but you want it to shut down once a certain process has finished, reddit user excelhelpneeded111 has a surprisingly simple solution. You don’t need any third-party …
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3 March
The Google Pixel 2 is coming and it won’t be cheap
According to Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh, the Google Pixel’s successor is on its way — but the company’s next flagship phone may still cost you a pretty penny. The Pixel shows what a premium Google phone looks like. CNET 2016 marked the year that Google bucked the usual trend by ditching the Nexus brand for its line of signature …
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3 March
FCC helps Jewish community centers track down bomb threats
The Federal Communications Commission has waived privacy rules to help Jewish community centers identify and track down callers making bomb threats. The agency issued the temporary waiver Friday to allow phone companies to identify callers who are using blocked private numbers, which should help law enforcement trace the calls. “This agency must and will do whatever it can to combat …
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