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Google makes it free for sellers to list items on its shopping platform

Google on Tuesday said it’s opening up its shopping platform to make it free for sellers to list their products on the company’s search engine. Previously, search results for the shopping section of the site came from advertisers bidding on specific search terms, like workout gear or rice cookers. Now, sellers will be able to …

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Making 3D printed face shields, mask accessories and other coronavirus tools

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. I had to go to the supermarket — one of the only stores still open in the town I’m staying in during the coronavirus pandemic — but my personal protective options weren’t great.  My mother, an accomplished quilter, crafter and creative type, had …

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Amazon France workers will stay home until at least Wednesday

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon shuttered its French warehouses last week following a court ruling that it had to limit deliveries to products in the food, medicine and hygienic categories due to inadequate coronavirus protections at its warehouses. Workers have been asked to stay home until at …

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3 free ebooks to help you reduce stress and anxiety

If you’re able to weather the global pandemic without regular bouts of anxiety, I salute you. My pendulum swings back and forth between “We’ll get through this” and “We’re all doomed” — often several times per day. That’s why I’m increasingly on the lookout for helpful (and cheap) coping tools, be they free games to keep my mind off things …

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Save 20% on Replitronics’ incredibly cool Walkman

I’m just going to say it: The New Wave Toys Replitronics Hotline 16000 Power Bank is the coolest thing I’ve seen all year. But it’s also incredibly useful. And, for Cheapskate readers, it’s on sale. Trifecta! Just add it to your cart and apply promo code CNET20, which saves you 20% and brings the price down to $32 — right …

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Apple’s $399 iPhone SE is here, and it might actually fit in your pocket

Apple’s entry-level iPhone has been one of the worst-kept secrets in tech, with rumors swirling for months about an iPhone SE 2 or iPhone 9. It turns out, both names were wrong. On Wednesday, Apple unveiled a new iPhone SE with a 4.7-inch display as a follow-up to the original iPhone SE, released four years ago. The new iPhone SE …

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New iPhone SE deal: $324 and 6 months of free service

Update (April 20, 2:40 p.m. PT): Several aspects of this deal have changed since it first went live on the morning of April 17, most notably the unlock policy: It’s now 360 days, not six months as previously indicated. However, Red Pocket has promised to honor the six-month agreement for anyone who purchased (or purchases) a phone using the promo code …

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Put this dual

Struggling to make your home office work as efficiently as that fancy office at work that you can’t use at the moment? Until the global pandemic subsides, there are a lot of things you can do to make your house a more hospitable work environment. If you’re used to using two monitors, one of those things might be clamping a …

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Are more people cutting the cord during this pandemic?

If you’ve read that the rate of US cord cutting is about to speed up and also about to slow down, don’t feel confused; It’s all in the nuances of what is no longer a simple household decision to “stick it to the man.” Now playing: Watch this: We’re obsessed with broadband and streaming at home…. 15:57 Bruce Leichtman is principal …

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite now available for $650

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Lite, a more affordable version of the company’s Galaxy S10, is now available in the US for $650. Samsung unveiled the phone along with the Note 10 Lite ahead of CES 2020 in January.  The S10 Lite features a triple-rear camera setup with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide, a 48-megapixel wide-angle and a 5-megapixel macro lens. Samsung said the …

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