The Google Assistant is now available as an iPad app, the company announced Tuesday in a blog post. The Assistant, which is most notable for powering the Google Home and Google Home Mini speakers, was already available as an iPhone app released last May. While that iPhone version could run on the iPad, this tablet-specific …
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When it comes to dedicated e-readers, Amazon’s Kindle Oasis is as good as it gets, and now it has a new color befitting its premium status: champagne gold. You do have to pay $30 extra to go gold. The original graphite version starts at $250 for the Wi-Fi-only version, but it only comes with 8GB of memory while the champagne …
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Today is your last chance to lock into the $35 per month price for YouTube TV. The streaming video service price jumps to $40 per month for new subscribers as of tomorrow. But if you sign up by 11:59 p.m. PT today — Monday, March 12 — you’ll be grandfathered in to the lower monthly price going forward. YouTube TV …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Make sure to click Enter Code (below the Activate Now button, indicated here by the arrows) and then …
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The Galaxy S9 is finally here, and it’s time to take a look at what makes Samsung’s new flagship handset tick. The phone features a sexy dual-curved design and a terrific camera for well-lit shots. But low-light images often look blurry and lack the fine texture and contrast of competing phone cameras. So what gives? Thankfully, our friend tech repair …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives “Stranger Things” has nothing on this. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Ads are like phones. They come, they go and they affect the world not in the slightest. Then there’s this insanely twisted, artistic oeuvre on behalf of the AGM X2. Chinese company AGM is …
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Facebook wants baseball fans to turn off their TVs and instead log on to its social network. The company said Friday it signed a deal with Major League Baseball to exclusively stream 25 games this season on Facebook. It’s the first time the social network has gotten access to games from a major sports league that won’t be shown on …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! The Bip’s backlight makes the screen easily readable indoors, and the watch has a raise-to-backlight option. Photo by …
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I’m not here to tell you why pizza-ordering, TV-pausing shoes exist. But, I can tell you how they work. Pizza Hut created a marketing stunt of specialized sneakers last year that could order a pizza (Pizza Hut only, of course) with a press of a large button on top. This year, these shoes have returned: Pie Tops II, as they’re …
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Good news: There are no more 16GB iPhones ($285 at Amazon) in Apple’s lineup. Even the lowest-end iPhone SE and iPhone 6s ($190 at eBay) SKUs come with 32GB, which, let’s face it, is the bare minimum you need these days. Of course, maybe you’ve already got an older model with just 16GB of space. Or you decided to hop …
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