Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 ($230 at Target) is currently its best phone. There are two storage options this year: 128GB or a whopping 512GB. And with the addition of a bigger battery, bigger screen and a new S Pen, the Note 9 looks to be a surefire hit. Samsung and its partners opened preorders on …
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Twitch is letting the ads flood in, even if you paid to keep them out. Twitch Prime, a service the streaming video site offers in partnership with its parent company Amazon, will no longer be ad-free for new members starting Sept. 14. Current monthly subscribers will get ad-free viewing until Oct. 15. This comes as Twitch — which lets gamers record …
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A few weeks ago, I took a close look at the Brother HL-L2395DW monochrome laser printer, discovering that it was as close to a frustration-free mainstream printer as I’ve found. But, with an official price of $169, I also suggested waiting for the regular sales that come along every few months, dropping that price to $99. Disclaimer: CNET may get …
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Walmart wants to become your new go-to store for digital books. The big-box retailer said Tuesday it’s opening its first-ever e-books storefront, thanks to a partnership with Rakuten Kobo. Kobo’s library of 6 million digital titles will now be available on Walmart’s US website, supplementing Walmart’s existing selection of physical books. Walmart is also offering an audiobook subscription service for …
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Amazon’s Kindle e-reader family seems to have lost a member along the way, with the disappearance of the Voyage from its Kindle Family listing. The site now lists just three models in its lineup of eight configurations, the Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Oasis. Good e-Reader first noticed this a few weeks back, saying the Voyage seems to have vanished in July. …
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On this podcast, we talk about: The new OnePlus 6T is coming to T-Mobile, in a first-ever US carrier deal for the phone maker. Amazon is reportedly working on a new DVR device. A look at Microsoft’s transformation under CEO Satya Nadella. Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus scores big with T-Mobile carrier launch (The… 4:37 The 3:59 gives you bite-size …
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If you follow the phone market, you know that Andy Rubin’s much-ballyhooed Essential Phone debuted last year to mixed reviews. Critics dinged the so-so battery life, finicky camera and missing headphone jack, but users have been far more enthusiastic. Of course, with its $700 price tag (later cut to $500), only the well-heeled could afford it. That changes today: For …
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Regular readers know of my fondness for the Goolsky TB-802, a simple indoor drone with a gesture remote. (Still a killer deal at just $18, FYI.) If you like the idea of that kind of controller but want something a little more substantial (read: outdoor-friendly), I’ve got just the thing. For a limited time, and while supplies last, EachineDirect (via …
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At Samsung’s lavish Unpacked 2018, the tech powerhouse announced two new gadgets we all expected — the Galaxy Note 9 phone and a new Galaxy Watch — as well as one we didn’t: the Galaxy Home smart speaker. You know, the speaker that looks like a cauldron, fondue pot or backyard grill. The Home is Samsung’s first speaker based on Bixby, …
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Amazon is reportedly considering the launch of UK insurance price comparison website. The US e-commerce giant is asking European insurance companies if they’d offer their products on such a site, Reuter reports, citing three anonymous industry executives. The executives told the news agency that the talks were several discussions Amazon is having with insurers, and that there are no immediate …
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