YouTube TV, the $35-per-month live TV service aimed at cable cord cutters, launched in April. At the time I lauded its potential, but complained about the experience on an actual TV: namely, the need to stream using a Chromecast and a phone as the remote control. Competitors in the fast-moving TV streaming space launched with …
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Google’s well aware that YouTube is a video powerhouse of viral hits, music videos and unique shows you cannot find anywhere else. Hoping to capitalize on its unstoppable success, Google created YouTube Red, a paid monthly subscription service with several perks that make your viewing experience better. It’s available now in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Mexico. Here’s …
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It’s not even November yet, but stores have already started “leaking” Black Friday ads. The latest reveals some surprisingly good tech items from a surprising source: Kohl’s. The department store’s Black Friday ad, which first appeared late Thursday on BlackFriday.com, spans a whopping 64 pages and includes a lot of noteworthy electronics, smart-home items and kitchen goods. Take note, however, …
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Three months ago, Jeff Bezos was for a brief moment the world’s richest person. This time, Amazon’s CEO and founder may get to keep that title for a little longer. On Friday, the online retailing giant’s stock shot up a whopping 13 percent, a huge amount for such a large company, after Amazon easily outpaced its third-quarter earnings expectations. That surge …
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TCNET’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! Enlarge Image It’s hard to tell from the photo, but the Pixma Pro-100 can crank out really big …
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in the World Series for the first time since 1988. The Houston Astros are returning to the World Series for only the second time in franchise history — and the team’s first as a member of the American League. The Dodgers won 104 games this year on the strength of having baseball’s best pitcher, …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. A dig at the Pixel 2? It seems so. Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Samsung must have felt a touch of glee when reports surfaced that Google’s new phones might be running into problem or two. When it comes to finer Android phones, Samsung has …
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No, Amazon isn’t quite done growing. The biggest online retailer in the world managed to blow away Wall Street estimates for its latest quarter, thanks again to sharply higher revenue (hello, Prime Day!) and its superbly profitable Amazon Web Services cloud-computing business. That the company can post a higher profit despite its huge investments in international markets, drone deliveries, new …
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To save some cash on a new LG phone, you can head straight for Amazon. The online retail giant has expanded its repertoire of Prime Exclusive phones with four LG handsets: the LG G6, the LG G6+, the LG Q6, and the LG X Charge. What are Prime Exclusive phones, you ask? They’re discount sale prices for Amazon Prime members only. …
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Amazon has enjoyed lots of fanfare and curiosity from the openings of its new Amazon Books physical bookstores. But what those locations haven’t seemed to bring in quite yet is sales. As part of its third quarter earnings results, Amazon for the first time reported its physical store sales, mostly to account for its purchase in August of Whole Foods. …
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