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! Previously you could get four lines for $100; now you can get five. …
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This is part of CNET’s “Dining Redefined” series about how technology is changing the way you eat. We’ve all been there: It’s Friday night and you want to veg on the sofa with takeout — but not with the greasy pizza you get from your local joint. What you actually want is dinner at your favorite restaurant, but without the …
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Just after Halloween, a bunch of retailers tried to get a jump on sales for the holiday shopping season, with Amazon, Walmart and eBay all pushing early discounts online this week. But don’t worry if you’re not in the holiday spirit quite yet and are annoyed by “Christmas creep,” the trend of holiday sales and marketing starting earlier in the …
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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! $50 for $42.50. ‘Nuff said. A steal at $3. Quick housekeeping note: Don’t forget, you’ve got until Saturday …
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“You use this for a week and then go to any other phone, you’re going to be upset,” says Tom Moss, Razer‘s head of mobile. He’s talking about the Razer Phone. (From Razer, the company you might know from mice, headsets or laptops.) It’s real. It’s sitting in my hand. It’s unlike any phone I’ve held all year. Update: Here’s …
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Just in time for the holidays, Amazon has boosted its augmented reality shopping game. The online retailer on Wednesday unveiled “AR view” on its Amazon shopping app. The new feature, which is only available for now for customers using iOS 11 installed on their iPhone 6S or later, lets shoppers check what new products might look like in their homes …
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When I reviewed the $180 Apple TV 4K I liked plenty of things about it, but there was one big thing I didn’t. It automatically converted everything to high dynamic range (HDR), including Dolby Vision. Now playing: Watch this: Apple TV 4K review: Sleek 4K HDR streaming for a premium… 2:45 Since HDR delivers the best picture quality available in …
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#article-body > div.article-main-body > div > figure:nth-child(1) {display:none;} #article-body > div.col-7.article-main-body.row > figure:nth-child(1) {display:none;} The Good: The new Kindle Oasis maintains its slim design while adding a sturdier aluminum back and a larger 7-inch, high-resolution E Ink screen. It’s fully waterproof (can be submerged) and can play your Audible audiobooks to Bluetooth headphones or speakers. Integrated light is brighter at …
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When asked in a new survey whether people would rather go to the mall with friends or just shop at home with a voice assistant like Amazon‘s Alexa, a third of people actually opted for the robot. Maybe that’s a sign of a drab future when we all become shut-ins and stores cease to exist, but that situation doesn’t seem …
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For today’s podcast, we go through some of the tools Russian trolls have used to draw lots of attention to their posts online, as well as what Facebook and Twitter are doing to stop them. Plus, we talk about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos becoming the world’s richest person thanks to his company’s strong third-quarter results, and Nintendo enjoying solid earnings, …
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