I’ve covered a number of high-end headphones this year, but it’s been a while since I’ve reviewed a desktop headphone amplifier designed to bring out the best in those headphones. So when Monoprice’s $770 Monolith Liquid Platinum amp showed up on my doorstep, I had high hopes it would shine. The amp was accompanied by its …
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One of my missions in this Cheapskate life is to encourage folks to look beyond the Big Four phone carriers. Why? Simple: You can save big by switching to an MVNO — a smaller carrier that leases the same cell towers used by the big ones. I’m talking Cricket, Mint Mobile, Ting and Tello, to name just a few. In …
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Amazon’s Fire TV may be moving into the lead among video streaming devices, with its lineup of products attracting “well over” 30 million active users, the company said Wednesday at CES. That’s up from the 25 million Amazon disclosed in October, suggesting growth of 5 million new accounts in three months. And Amazon expects the number to grow soon, too. …
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Apple and Samsung have done it again. In a week in which pretty much every tech company in the world is unveiling flashy new products, the two giants have managed to steal the limelight. This time, it was at CES 2019, the world’s biggest electronics show. The Las Vegas confab is the event that sets the stage for the coming year in …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Samsung’s Galaxy S10 announcement. Who won CES: Apple, Google or Amazon? What were our favorite products. Ring’s new smart peephole, with the CEO joining us for an interview. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York …
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Add another player to the growing field of streaming services. IMDb is launching a free, ad-supported video service called Freedive, the company said Thursday. It’ll be available via your computer, but also through Amazon’s Fire TV devices. IMDb is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon. “With the launch of IMDb Freedive, they can now also watch full-length movies and TV …
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We may have lost the company payroll on the casino floor but that doesn’t mean we don’t still have a day of great events coming live from the CNET stage. You’ll find us outside of the Tech West area at the Sands Expo Center. Can’t join us here in Las Vegas? No problem: We’re bringing our final day of live …
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When I first heard about the Samsung Notebook Flash, it sounded like a less expensive version of one of our favorite slim, stylish notebooks, Microsoft’s Surface Laptop. Starting at $350 (roughly £275 , AU$490), the 13.3-inch laptop is intended for students or anyone looking for a stylish, inexpensive laptop for everyday use. It’ll be available in multiple colors and the …
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The good news: Sonos’ smart speakers will add support for Google Assistant in 2019, delivering on a promise the company made when the speaker launched more than a year ago. The bad news: While the Sonos speakers also have Alexa on board, you can’t have both Amazon’s and Google’s voice assistants running concurrently on the same speaker (yet). That was one of the …
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HTC wants to make it easier for everyone to get into virtual reality. And it hopes to do so through the Vive Cosmos. The Vive Cosmos, unveiled Monday at CES 2019, is a new consumer-friendly headset that promises to be easier to set up and more comfortable to use than rival devices. The Cosmos is HTC’s latest step to get …
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