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$50 Beats Flex headphones now available in blue and gray

Announced back in October alongside the new iPhone 12 models, Apple’s Beats Flex earphones were initially available in Beats black and yuzu yellow, with flame blue and smoke gray options slated for early 2021. Those two additional colors are now available for $50 (£50, AU$80).   See it at Amazon While the Flex isn’t a true-wireless …

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Audeze Mobius premium gaming headset with planar magnetic drivers is now $60 off

You might not think about this much, but there’s a problem with most headphones: The stereo imaging moves with you as you move your head around — the soundstage is bolted securely to each earcup. The Audeze Mobius uses Waves Nx head-tracking tech to position the audio in 3D space around you. As you turn your head, the audio stays …

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Flash sale: The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus tablet with extras for $60

Every now and then, a store beats Amazon at its own game. Today, that store is HSN, which not only has a lower price, but also extras to sweeten the deal. For a limited time, and while supplies last, you can get the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus tablet for $60 with promo code HSN2021. That’s $20 below Amazon’s current …

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Best Buy’s 4

January is the time of year when we traditionally hunker down in heavy sweaters to watch Netflix until spring. Best Buy is hoping to lure you out of your hibernation, though, with an unexpected four-day sale. It kicked off Monday and runs through Thursday. There are a few hundred items on sale ranging from TVs and appliances to cameras and …

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Save $200 on the gaming

If you’re looking for an enormous screen and possibly some portability, projectors still have some advantages over TVs, but projectors don’t always win on price, and they’re easily washed out by ambient light. Even so, some of the best projectors have a lot of home theater appeal. Case in point: The Optoma UHD30 is a 4K projector that is blisteringly …

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Parler website is back online in limited form after Amazon cut hosting ties

After Amazon, Google, and Apple forced Parler offline in the wake of the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, the social networking company managed to make an online comeback on Sunday. Parler, which is popular with supporters of President Donald Trump, has not regained full operability and is little more than four messages on a page, but the company’s CEO, …

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Apple’s Tim Cook says Parler must tighten up moderation to get back on App Store

Parler could return to the App Store if it improves its moderation, Apple boss Tim Cook told Fox News Sunday in an interview segment released Friday. The controversial social networking app was banned by Apple, Amazon and Google due concerns the service could be used to promote more violence after last week’s attack on the US Capitol by supporters of President …

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Don’t buy a Galaxy S20 phone right now. Here’s why you should wait

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Update, Jan. 21: Here are CNET’s reviews of the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Ultra. If you’re in the market for a new Android phone, you may be considering the Samsung Galaxy S20 5G — last year’s flagship phone from the Samsung Galaxy line. But …

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Denon’s Home Sound Bar 550 boasts Dolby Atmos and Alexa smarts

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Denon has announced the smart all-in-one Home Sound Bar 550 ($599) at CES which includes support for Dolby Atmos/DTS:X and 4K HDMI (eARC).   Denon says the soundbar has “the ability to deliver Dolby Atmos and DTS:X 3D surround sound from a six-driver …

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Parler CEO says the social network might never come back online, report says

Since losing cloud hosting from Amazon Web Services, social media company Parler might not return to the internet, the company’s CEO reportedly told Reuters on Wednesday. Other cloud hosting companies have refused to work with Parler, Matze said, and the company’s best chance is to get its platform running again with Amazon’s services. Parler is popular with conservative and far-right …

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