Microsoft doesn’t put its office suite on sale very often. Microsoft 365 (which until recently was known as Office 365) includes all the usual office apps, an hour per month of Skype calls to landline phones, and a full terabyte of OneDrive storage. The Personal flavor is intended for a single user and usually costs …
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Amazon is getting into gaming. During Amazon’s big device announcement event on Thursday, the internet giant unveiled Luna, its cloud-based video game streaming service for Fire TV, phones, tablets and computers that rivals Microsoft’s xCloud and Google’s Stadia. A “Luna Plus” subscription will cost $5.99 per month as part of an invite-only early access program. A controller designed for the …
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Wearables are primed to hit almost 400 million shipments in 2020, IDC said Friday. According to the analyst firm, the top-selling wearable category globally is now hearables like wireless headphones and earphones. The rise in wearables shipments comes despite most of the world stuck at home amid the spread of COVID-19 — around 60 million more wearables are forecast to …
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Cheeps, I’m increasingly frustrated with coupons and promo codes that disappear or stop working — as I’m sure you are. I’m working with Amazon sellers to try to prevent this from happening so often. But the reality is that a few zillion Cheapskate newsletter subscribers and Facebook and Twitter followers often end up clamoring for what might be a few …
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OnePlus is dropping the price on most of its OnePlus 8 phones Friday, though those interested may want to wait. On Amazon and the company’s website, the 128GB OnePlus 8 is now $599 (down from $699) while the 256GB version is $699 (down from $799). T-Mobile’s OnePlus 8 5G is similarly down to $600, though Verizon’s OnePlus 8 5G UW …
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Amazon’s Prime Day is finally coming. The annual sale event will be held in the US on Tuesday, Oct. 13, and Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to an internal message Amazon sent employees this week. The message, sent Thursday, said that an official announcement from Amazon is coming Sept. 28. CNET on Tuesday reported that Prime Day would kick off on …
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True wireless earbuds are all the rage these days, but some aren’t great for exercise. They can fall out of your ears or get knocked loose, sending them flying. And they have to be held or pocketed when you take them out; there’s no place for them to just hang. For those reasons and more, I sometimes prefer old-school “regular …
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Amazon customers looking for a greener online shopping experience now have an easier way to identify more ecologically sustainable products. On Wednesday, Amazon announced the rollout of its new “Climate Pledge Friendly” label, which will highlight items that have been certified by a wide range of partners as sustainable products. The online retailer also created a dedicated storefront for the …
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If you read my recent story about the $37 Soundpeats earbuds and thought, “Too rich for my blood!” here’s good news. You can now buy a set of true wireless ‘buds for 12 bucks. Twelve dollars. $12. via GIPHY The last time I wrote about impossibly cheap earbuds, they were $14.49 — and surprisingly decent. How much lower can these …
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With streaming more popular than ever during the pandemic, Amazon’s Fire TV family of streaming devices is getting an update. Or at least, a lower price of entry. The new Fire TV Stick Lite is now the company’s cheapest streamer at $30 (£30, AU$59), undercutting last year’s $40 Fire TV Stick. The Lite still offers access to Fire TV’s thousands …
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