It’s OK if you got motion sickness from following Amazon’s earnings reports over the past year. Case in point: The e-commerce heavyweight’s profits crashed in the second and third quarters of 2019, following a heady string of record earnings. And just when profits seemed to be on their way down, they’re right back up again …
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I was just reminiscing with Cheapskate Rick — this might date both of us, but we remember the days when buying a printer was a sizable investment. I bought more than a few printers that cost north of $600, for example. Of course, these days, printers rarely cost much more than the value of the replacement ink. Case in point: …
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Amazon on Thursday revealed it now has more than 150 million paid Prime members globally. The company last offered a specific figure on paid Prime memberships in April 2018, when it said the number was over 100 million. The new figure was announced as part of Amazon’s unexpectedly strong fourth-quarter earnings report. Amazon said Thursday that more people joined Prime in …
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Update: As originally noted, Best Buy’s flash sale prices ended overnight. For other deals right now, check out Best TV deals for the big game and CNET’s Cheapskate page . My mom used to say that “the best surprises are the ones you don’t expect.” I always wondered if she stole that from Yogi Berra, but here’s a surprise you didn’t expect, and one …
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Back in 2013, Kwikset unveiled one of the first smart locks, the Kevo. Conceptually similar to the August lock, it let you unlock your front door without taking a key (or smartphone, for that matter) out of your pocket. The Kevo had some security issues with its deadbolt assembly though, and in 2016 the company released a new, improved second-generation …
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In the same way that digital photography made film cameras obsolete, mirrorless cameras are inevitably replacing DSLRs. Old-guard camera-makers such as Nikon and Canon got off to a slow start, but the Canon EOS M5 was Canon’s first serious effort to make a mirrorless model that could go toe-to-toe with DSLRs, and right now, you can get it for half …
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The easiest way to buy a TV is online, right? A few clicks and a few days, and there’s a TV on your porch. But if you’re not sure exactly which one you want, or you at least want to physically check out the TV before you buy it, you’re going to have to head to a store. This is …
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Tired of hunching over your laptop? Consider connecting a desktop monitor, something that will give you a larger screen and, potentially, more ergonomic setup. Amazon has a bunch of monitors (and laptops) on sale today, with one notable standout: The Sceptre E225W-19203R 22-inch LED monitor for $64.99 — an all-time-low price. See it at Amazon This isn’t some crummy low-end …
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More than 350 Amazon employees defied the company’s corporate communications policy on Sunday, with a Medium post criticizing its contribution to climate change. The move comes weeks after workers alleged that Amazon threatened to fire them for speaking out. The post from Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, an internal activist group that started in late 2018, includes comments from 357 …
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Santa did not bring me the one thing I asked for last month: The DJI Mavic Mini. Which I get, because the quadcopter didn’t budge as much as a buck below its $399 list price. Even Santa has his limits. Finally, though, finally there’s a deal to be had — with a catch. For a limited time, and while supplies …
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