More than 1.7 billion people use Facebook every month, which means lots of people scan see lots of imaginary and made-up stories pretending to be legit at any given time. (We’re looking at you, #PizzaGate conspiracy theorists.) It’s been a problem on the world’s largest social network for at least a year, but made headlines …
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31 January
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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. Enlarge Image A 60-inch smart TV for under $600. I’m listening! Samsung Sorry for the delay with yesterday’s newsletter. It was your garden-variety …
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31 January
Newegg launches landing page for Indiegogo gizmos
Newegg, the tech-focused online retailer, is beefing up its slate of new gadgets and gizmos with the help of Indiegogo. The e-retailer and crowd-funding site agreed to team up last year to support and bring to market some of the most promising concepts on Indiegogo’s site. As a next step in the partnership, Newegg on Tuesday launched a landing page …
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31 January
The hottest trending videos on YouTube right now
Every now and then I like to head over to YouTube to see what’s trending. Recently, there’s been a lot of political content, which is obviously a sign of the times but not really the tone I’m going for with these posts. This week I’ve been able to find some gems that will hopefully offer a brief escape from the …
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31 January
Nvidia wants to prepare you for battle at no charge
Nvidia’s offering a little incentive to bump up your laptop or desktop graphics to one of its higher-end GPUs. The Prepare for Battle bundle gives anyone who buys a GeForce GTX 1080 or 1070 GPU, or a gaming rig with one, a free copy of either Ubisoft’s For Honor or Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands. For Honor is a single- …
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31 January
Super Mario Run only got 5 percent of players to cough up their coins
Super Mario Run, Nintendo’s first mobile game, was supposed to be a smashing success. But although it’s hit 78 million since its December 15 release on the iPhone last year, only 5 percent of players paid the $10, £8 0r AU$15 to unlock the full game, Bloomberg reported. (Get Nintendo’s full earnings report here.) The 5 percent figure is about …
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30 January
Walmart kills its Amazon Prime copycat
Walmart waited a decade to introduce a membership shipping service to compete against Amazon’s hugely successful Prime program. Less than two years later, it’s killing off the new service and changing tactics. The big-box retailer said Tuesday it got rid of ShippingPass, which offered unlimited two-day shipments on Walmart.com for $49 annually. In its place, Walmart cut the minimum for …
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30 January
Telstra’s new mobile router is the fastest in the world
Telstra has just unveiled what it’s calling the fastest mobile device in the world. Developed in partnership with Netgear, the Nighthawk M1 is capable of up to 1 gigabit per second download speeds for as many as 20 Wi-Fi connected devices. The device will also double as a portable charger and media storage. Designed to hit that sweet spot between …
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30 January
How to avoid buying a stolen iPhone
Now playing: Watch this: The easy way to check if a phone is lost or stolen 1:04 Planning to buy a used iPhone or iPad? If you’re buying it from an individual, whether locally or from a source like Ebay, things just got a little trickier. Enlarge Image Where have you gone, Activation Lock checker? Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET For …
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30 January
Starbucks now takes orders through Amazon Alexa and its iOS app
Now playing: Watch this: Alexa will take your next Starbucks order 1:33 You don’t have to be embarrassed about admitting to another human being that you want a grande caramel frappuccino with extra whipped cream and a triple shot of vanilla syrup. Starbucks now lets you order via voice command or text through its iOS app or Amazon’s Alexa. It …
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