PC gaming company Razer makes high-design laptops such as the Razer Blade Stealth, as well as accessories, from gaming mice to colorful keyboards. The company is offering discounts on many of its peripherals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday through online stores, including Amazon and Newegg. (The deals will appear at these links on the …
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21 November
Enter the Cheapskate’s 9th
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. Bravo, indeed! Three lucky winners will take home one of these. Two other lucky folks will take home other stuff, too. Sharkk Cheeps! …
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21 November
New Google search tool helps you avoid crowds in real time
Bah, humbug. Just in time for the holiday shopping frenzy, Google is rolling out a tool to let you know how crowded a business is in real-time — so you know exactly where to avoid. Think of it like Waze, but for pedestrians. Waze, a Google-owned crowd-sourced traffic app, warns users when there’s traffic on certain roads or things to …
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21 November
5 oddly satisfying posts from Reddit’s OddlySatisfying
Social Studies looks at what’s trending on social media throughout the day so you don’t have to. I’ve talked here before about subreddits, which are basically topics on Reddit where you can find stuff you’re interested in. The default subreddits are what you see across the top of Reddit.com when you go to the site and offer a pretty good …
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21 November
15 tweets to help make your Thanksgiving a good one
Social Studies looks at what’s trending on social media throughout the day so you don’t have to. Thanksgiving, as you probably know, is this Thursday and the conversation about the holiday is ramping up on social networks. A new hashtag game called #SurvivalGuideToThanksgiving is getting a lot of responses on Twitter with tips for getting you through the holiday. Unlike …
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21 November
Apple offers free iPhone 6S battery replacement
Apple is offering a free battery replacement for iPhone 6S handsets that have power issues. On Sunday, the tech giant launched a support program after reports that some iPhone 6S handsets would spontaneously shut down, even when the battery is charged, and only turn back on when plugged in. “This is not a safety issue and only affects devices within …
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21 November
Netpicks: Everything coming and going on Netflix for December 2016
Now playing: Watch this: The best new stuff online for December 2016 1:12 December for Netflix shows off the company’s drive to really pack in original content. “Fuller House” season 2 arrives on December 9. The first season was a nostalgia trip for “Full House” fans, but was panned critically (and for very good reason). Netflix also is bringing a …
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21 November
AT&T’s DirecTV Now will stream Fox networks too
AT&T checked off one of the final items on its DirecTV to-do list: recruit Fox. The telecom giant signed up 21st Century Fox television networks like Fox News for its DirectTV Now streaming service, which is set to be unveiled next week. AT&T had sealed streaming deals with most of the major television programming companies but until Monday, Fox was …
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20 November
Jaybird headphones land in Oz and there’s no place like home
“Everyone told me I was crazy.” This is a pretty standard line from entrepreneurs and founders in the tech industry. But when Judd Armstrong, founder of wireless headphone company Jaybird, says it I believe him more than most. He’s Australian, from the Gold Coast, and has a casual, no nonsense attitude that frames him as not being too worried about …
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19 November
Cheap & cheerful: FiiO X1 second
I reviewed the original FiiO X1 music player in late 2014, but so much as changed in the intervening couple of years, the new X1 2nd Gen now boasts Bluetooth 4.0 wireless tech and a more responsive touch wheel user-interface into a handsome design. Build quality feels more robust, all in all not bad for a $99.99/£99 high-resolution portable music …
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