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eBay’s new Under $10 page offers millions of cheap products

Need to find bargain-bin novelty socks, phone chargers or blueberry-scented soy wax candles? If so, eBay’s got a new landing page for you. The giant online marketplace on Thursday unveiled its new Under $10 page, which includes millions of new items available with free shipping and no auction bidding required. Categories include video games, watches, …

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Google AI tech gives YouTube videos a new background

Google’s artificial intelligence researchers have a new trick up their sleeves: giving selfie videos a new background the way you can with still photos today. Switching out background scenery is a decades-old technology, but it’s generally complicated and time-consuming — think of making movies with superheros acting in front of green screens so computers can later replace the uniform green …

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UFC 222 can be streamed through Amazon

Sport and streaming services are becoming increasingly intertwined. The latest link on the chain? You can now order UFC pay-per-views on Amazon Video. The partnership starts with UFC 222, an event this Sunday headlined by the Women’s Featherweight championship fight between Cris Cyborg and Yana Kunitskaya. It’s available for preorder now, costing $65.  While that’s no cheaper than ordering by …

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5G is coming sooner than you might think (The 3:59, Ep. 362)

On this podcast, we talk about: New deployments of 5G wireless technology from both Sprint and T-Mobile. The Asus Zenfone 5 and 5Z, two iPhone X copycats that are half the price of their Apple inspiration. Amazon’s purchase of video-doorbell maker Ring, reportedly valued at $1 billion. Now playing: Watch this: 5G is coming sooner than you might think (The …

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Galaxy S9 deal: Bring the phone to US Mobile and save $200

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! Andrew Hoyle/CNET The Galaxy S9 has arrived — or, at least, been announced — and although it’s not …

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Huawei’s Mate 10 Pro is smart enough to drive a Porsche

I’m strapped into the shotgun seat of a Porsche Panamera, parked in a lot just outside FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium. My chauffeur for the afternoon: Huawei’s Mate 10 Pro smartphone. You read that right. A phone will be driving this car. No, Huawei isn’t getting into the autonomous car business. The Chinese telecom giant set up this experiment to …

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A free iPhone SE is yours when you switch to MetroPCS

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! An iPhone SE can be yours for free when you switch to MetroPCS. Sarah Tew/CNET Ah, the ol’ …

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CBS Sports HQ launches 24

CBS launched a free streaming TV sports network known as CBS Sports HQ on Monday, as more media companies look to virtual television to offset slipping ratings.  CBS Sports HQ is modeled on CBSN — a 24-hour online news network CBS launched in 2014 — with a sports spin. The sports service will present live news, game highlights and team analyses on connected devices. …

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Western Digital 400GB memory card

Western Digital came to Mobile World Congress hoping to prove that great things do come in small packages by unveiling a new 400GB SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSDXCT card.  But that card isn’t just large, it’s also tipped to be fast with read speeds of up to 160MB/s and write speeds of up to 90MB/s. Western Digital says that makes it more …

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Google’s actions apps learn Hindi, Thai and other languages

Google is continuing its push to make its digital assistant a global hit. At Mobile World Congress, the search giant said Monday that developers can now create apps for Google Assistant in seven new languages: Hindi, Thai, Indonesian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Dutch. More languages should be added by year’s end, the company said. Google, by the way, dubbed these …

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