Looking for ways to lower expenses? Consider a cheaper phone plan. Because if you’re spending most of your time at home, you probably don’t need a pricey unlimited plan — not when you have Wi-Fi. Not everyone understands this concept, so let me explain. Most of the activities you do on your phone — downloading …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Whenever a new GPU or CPU hits the market, it boasts faster speeds, usually in the magnitude of two or three times better than before — at most. But Nvidia on Thursday blew right past those normally strong performance increases. The company’s new …
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Spotify is CNET’s favorite music streaming service, and right now it’s my favorite as well — because they’re giving it away. For a limited time, you can sign up to get three months of Spotify Premium absolutely free. That would normally cost you $9.99 per month, or $14.99 if you opt for the six-user Family Plan — which you can …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. With schools, stores, restaurants and theaters closed — and “social distancing” a top contender for Merriam-Webster’s word of the year — we all need lots of ways to entertain ourselves. Since most of us still have a lot of time at home ahead …
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Amazon continues to make small but worthwhile improvements to the Fire Tablet lineup. Today, for example, the company announced two new Fire HD 8 models, adding a faster processor, more storage and USB-C to the mix. In fact, the Fire HD 8 Plus also supports wireless charging, a rarity among modern tablets. Although you can preorder the new Fire HD …
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Saying Amazon is difficult to beat on price is like saying Michael Jordan was difficult to beat on the basketball court. It rarely happens, or happened. Newegg, however, wants to be the Bad Boy Pistons of computer retail: It has a handful of deals on gaming systems that are better than what is currently offered on Amazon. Namely, two MSI …
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There are never enough places to plug stuff in near my bed — between my phone, iPad, headphones, lamp and Amazon Echo, I need to keep a deluxe USB power strip under my pillow. Here’s a better option. Right now, you can get the when you apply discount code 8RJ7O65J at checkout. That’s 60% off the regular price of $33, …
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Amazon’s Fire TV platform now has a free section that it says will highlight a curated selection from thousands of free TV shows, movies, news and more. The new “Free” tab began rolling out to Fire TV users in the US on Tuesday. It opens with a row of free, ad-supported streaming apps, including the Amazon-owned IMDb TV, Tubi, Pluto …
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Amazon is pushing back against an allegedly widespread tech support scam that the company says targeted its Alexa and Echo device customers through phony Alexa apps and websites. In a civil lawsuit Amazon filed in federal court in Seattle last week, the company said an international ring in Washington state and India developed a scheme to draw in people looking …
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Best Buy is having a flash sale today that includes a variety of products from all over the store, with worthwhile deals on MacBooks, Lenovo laptops, Klipsch speakers, TVs and more. The standout deal here is TCL’s 8-Series Roku TV, which CNET dubbed the best 65-inch non-OLED TV of 2019. It’s selling for $1,000 today, which matches its all-time low price. According to …
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