It’s hard to say what the best post-Black Friday sale on tech products is, but Microsoft is reprising its “12 days of deals” sale and it once again looks promising. It officially kicks off on Monday, December 5 at 12 a.m. PT, which is really Sunday night to folks on the west coast and early …
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December, 2016
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2 December
3 ways to stop iOS notifications from interrupting music playback
It’s the modern equivalent of a record screeching to a halt. You are kicking out the jams on your iPhone — whether grooving by yourself on headphones or, worse, rocking out with friends on a Bluetooth speaker — when the volume suddenly ducks and a chime sounds to signal the arrival of a new email, text, Slack message or what …
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2 December
Fast
Your phone is about to die, but you need to leave the house within the next 15 minutes. You’re screwed, right? Not necessarily. A fast-charging phone like the Google Pixel, Motorola Moto Z, OnePlus 3 (and 3T), LG G5 and HTC 10 could be clutch in time-sensitive situations. To fully charge a phone normally takes 1 to 2 hours, but …
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2 December
What’s new to stream this weekend (December 2, 2016)
What to stream this weekend (December 2, 2016) Your browser does not support the audio element. Here’s our brief weekly roundup of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. We’ve also added some trivia so you’ll know more about what you’re watching. For …
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2 December
Get 9 Christmas albums for free
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. OK, universe, I see what you’re up to. After falling all over myself yesterday to explain the problems with the two deals from …
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2 December
Accessory deal of the day: $30 Bose wireless sports headphone charging case
A few years back Plantronics pioneered the wireless headphone charging case with an optional battery case for its BackBeat Go 2 in-ear headphones. Now more companies are looking to capitalize on the hot Bluetooth sports headphone market and and coming out with standalone charging cases designed to protect and juice up your wireless headphones on the go. Best Buy has …
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1 December
Get an Ooma Telo home phone system for $39
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. Hi, cheeps. Let’s talk about yesterday. First, the Lenovo two-in-one sold out pretty quickly — not surprising given the size of the discount, …
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1 December
Petition to make Clinton president largest in Change.org history
Now playing: Watch this: Change.org petition for Electoral College to pick Clinton… 1:16 Could the Electoral College elect Hillary Clinton? Millions of people have added their name to an online petition calling for a presidential bombshell. A petition urging electors of the Electoral College to make Clinton, not Presdient-elect Donald Trump, the next US commander in chief is the largest …
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1 December
Reddit’s r/photoshopbattles took on a giant robot panda
Photoshop battles on Reddit never get old. I found one battle today that’s so good I had to share. The subject: A giant robot-panda statue, created by artist Bi Heng and living in Shenyang, China. The stated purpose of the project was to remind people that we mustn’t sacrifice nature for the sake of technical progress. The Yin-Yang symbol on …
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1 December
Hands
Moto Z, Z Force and Z Play owners will have two new snap-on Moto Mods to choose from: a car dock from Incipio that automatically triggers Google’s car mode when you attach it, and a Mophie-made battery pack. I got a chance to look at both Mods here at Motorola’s headquarters in Chicago. The car dock is the more interesting …
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