I met an old friend for lunch recently and was shocked to discover that she was carrying not one, not two, but three different power banks in her purse. Each one offered, at most, a paltry 10,000-mAh of power, so she felt the need for several of them to rattle around in her bag all …
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The Pixel Slate will soon be a collector’s item. Google announced last year that it’s getting out of the tablet game, making the current crop of Pixel Slate tablets the company’s last. There are three models in the Pixel Slate line, and Google has slashed the price at the top and bottom. The entry-level model is now $499. The midrange …
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Last month, Samsung announced the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 Plus and Galaxy S20 Ultra. Out with the old, in with the new, right? Actually, Samsung is keeping the S10 lineup, but lowering prices across the board. Result: Yesterday’s flagships are today’s deals. You stand to save $150 on each of the three models. Read more: Motorola Edge Plus is a worthy Samsung …
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Your tax refund might seem like new money, but in reality, it belonged to you all along. You simply overpaid on taxes, and now the government is returning your money. While you might be tempted to invest that cash in Future You — college fund, retirement, leaky roof or the like — I’m here to say that it’s a lot …
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Best Buy has kicked off another weekend sale with solid deals on a wide range of products. This one runs through Sunday, March 8 at 10 p.m. PT, meaning you just have a few hours left to take advantage these deals. As usual, there are discounts on TVs, headphones and laptops — and a noteworthy deal on the newest MacBook Pro. …
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If you’re always losing or misplacing your Lightning cables, you have two choices. You can get better organized, or just lean into your disorganization and buy a few spare cables. It’s easiest to stock up on cables, especially if they’re cheap. Here’s a price you probably won’t beat anytime soon: Aoshitai has a four-pack of Lightning cables for $4.99 when …
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If you’ve been thinking about ditching your expensive cable bill in favor of a more affordable live TV streaming service, now is a good time to test out the streaming waters. Sling TV will let you try out its biggest package for free from now until March 15. And after the trial ends, Sling TV has one of the cheapest …
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Getting great audio at home is a lot easier (and less expensive) than it used to be. Thanks to Dolby Atmos, modern home audio systems can replicate the cinema sound system experience better than ever, and Atmos is finding its way into ever more affordable speaker systems. Vizio’s SB36312 is just such a package. Armed with a pair of upward-firing …
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More and more companies are asking workers to stay home due to Coronavirus concerns. If you find yourself in that boat, you might also find yourself wishing for a way to connect to your work PC. There’s actually an easy way to do that, and a cheap one, too: For a limited time, Cheapskate readers can get a 1-year RemotePC …
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We now live in a world in which we can’t seem to go more than a few months without expecting some sort of blowout bonanza of a sale. Hot on the heels of the recent holiday sales, for example, we just had a surprisingly full-of-deals Presidents Day, and Amazon Prime Day is on the horizon as well. To tide you …
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