Ever since Black Friday, the iPad 9.7 has been on sale at Target for $249. Today, Walmart beat that deal by $20. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Walmart has the 2018 iPad 9.7 (32GB) for $229 shipped (plus tax). It’s available in silver or space gray. That’s $100 off the regular price. Update: …
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As we close in on Christmas 2018, Amazon is offering up a real humdinger of a deal: the brand-new MacBook Air, which Apple introduced just this October, for $999. That’s a $200 discount off of Apple’s sticker price. Of course, Apple will also sell you a MacBook for $999 — but it’ll be the older (though beloved) model from 2017 …
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Need a last-minute stocking stuffer? Or a cool gift for the person who has (almost) everything? I’ve got you covered. Today only, and while supplies last, Amazon has the new Tile Mate locator for $15.99, with free shipping even if you’re not a Prime subscriber. See it at Amazon That’s one option. Another is the new Tile Pro in a …
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The biggest innovations from Apple in 2019 likely won’t be its devices. Instead, it’ll be the services that run on them. iPhone sales just aren’t soaring like they used to, and it’s getting harder to make smartphones flashier each year. Apple’s ability to woo users increasingly may come from the software and services — like Apple Music and the upcoming …
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Facebook gave some of the tech industry’s biggest companies greater access to users’ personal data than the social-networking company previously disclosed, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Special arrangements detailed in internal Facebook documents gave Microsoft’s Bing search engine access to the names of all Facebook users’ friends without consent and allowed Netflix and Spotify to read Facebook users’ private …
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Shopping for a new laptop? As a general rule I tend to prefer a 13.3-inch screen (or thereabouts) for easy portability, but if you primarily work at a desk, want a numeric keypad or just like planty of space for spreadsheets, video or multiple windows, you’ll need a 15.6-incher. Like this one: For a limited time, you can get the …
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When it comes to noise-canceling headphones, the gold standard is the Bose QuietComfort 35 II. But, man, that $349 price tag. Do you really have to pay that much for comfy, quiet listening? You do not: For a limited time, and while supplies last, you can once again get the Srhythm NC25 wireless ANC headphones for $36 with promo code JUT24NWB. (Tested …
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Google Assistant can now predict flight delays. Google Assistant will warn you of predicted flight delays this holiday season, the search giant said Monday. Over the next few weeks, the voice assistant, which rivals Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri, among others, will proactively notify you on your phone about predicted delays and offer a reason if it knows why. You …
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If you’re looking for a new set of headphones to give as a gift this holiday season, the first thing you’ll notice is that you’re faced with a multitude of options. There’s no shortage of headphones, which is why our “Best headphones for the holidays” roundup has so many products in it. You can check out that full roundup, but …
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Google is taking another bite of the Big Apple. The search giant on Monday detailed its plan to spend $1 billion on a new campus in New York City. The 1.7 million square-foot Manhattan campus will be known as Google Hudson Square, Ruth Porat, the company’s chief financial officer, said in a blog post. The company will expand by leasing …
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