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Cyber Monday sets mobile shopping record in US

A phone these days is a lot of things: a tiny TV, a game console, a home for your Animoji farm. Despite years of retailer effort, though, it hasn’t functioned all that well as a storefront to sell you actual goods. The big kickoff to the holiday shopping season shows that may finally be changing. …

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LG OLED TVs hit a new low price for Black Friday. Now’s the time to buy

UPDATE November 28, 2017: The price for the B7A series is now higher than it was during this sale. If you want to buy a new OLED TV now, it might be worth waiting for prices to fall again, but on the other hand, they might not get as low as they did during the sale described below.  LG’s Black …

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Get an HP Pavilion Wave desktop PC for $269.99

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! It’s a new Bluetooth speaker, right? Nope, it’s an entire PC — and a speaker! Sarah Tew/CNET Whew! …

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Kindle books on sale for Cyber Monday 2017: CNET’s top picks

I tend to splurge on random e-books every time there’s a Kindle sale, and I almost never have time to get to read any of them. But, there are some good stand-outs this year. This is by no means a definitive list of the best stuff (go browse the titles, there are a lot), but a few really good books …

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The Cheapskate’s favorite Cyber Monday deals of 2017

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! This 3D printer will run you just $160 — if you can get one. If not, check back …

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7 Cyber Monday tips to score the best deals

Didn’t get all the things you were hoping to buy on Black Friday? Fear not, Cyber Monday offers plenty of more deals. And you don’t have to leave your desk to score the best ones. Here are seven tips to help you navigate this Cyber Monday. Now playing: Watch this: Get the real deals on Cyber Monday 1:09 Always check price history The …

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The Cheapskate’s favorite Black Friday deals of 2017

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 Verizon Wear24’s few flaws are a lot easier to overlook when it’s priced at just $80. Verizon …

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Amazon reveals Cyber Monday deals

Is a turkey coma hampering your Black Friday shopping? No worries. Cyber Monday gives you a second shot at the deals, and Amazon is just one of the many retailers rolling out new offerings for the so-called busiest online shopping day of the year. Amazon doesn’t stop at just Cyber Monday, on which the company broke a record last year with …

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2 big innovations that made Amazon’s Kindle a success

In early 2005, Charlie Tritschler, an Apple veteran, walked into an old law library in Palo Alto, California, where a small group of Amazon employees was working on a secret project and looking to bring him onboard. The space included floor-to-ceiling book stacks and the team worked at boxy carrel desks. But, incongruous to the setting, a table nearby held …

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Amazon staff won’t work in Italy, Germany this Black Friday

Amazon won’t be enjoying Black Friday — and the rest of the holiday season — this year. Over 500 workers at the e-commerce giant’s main distribution hub in Italy have agreed to strike for the first time this Black Friday after disappointing talks with Amazon for bonuses and better pay, Reuters reported Wednesday. The plan follows strikes scheduled for the …

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