On the day the USA celebrates winning independence from British rule, the UK’s publicly funded broadcaster is fighting the influence of US online companies on British children. The BBC today announced in this year’s annual plan that it will plough £34 million (around $44m or AU$58m) into children’s services over the next three years, described …
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Here’s our brief weekly roundup of the newest videos to end up online. It’s a new month and there are plenty of things to watch. This weekend, you can catch the not-prequel to “Titanic II,” “Titanic,” on Netflix. For those of you who don’t know, Netflix used to house the Asylum’s “Titanic II,” a movie that has absolutely no connection …
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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 Twitter! So many phones, such affordable prices. How to choose? Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Sorry this is so late today! …
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Now playing: Watch this: Amazon Prime Day on July 11: Before you shop, know this 1:15 In case you didn’t already buy too much stuff on Amazon, here’s another excuse. The e-commerce titan said Wednesday its third annual Prime Day will be July 11. The sales day will include hundreds of thousands of deals worldwide and run for 30 hours, …
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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 Twitter! Now playing: Watch this: LG V20: Capture concerts with crisp audio 1:28 In the market for a new phone? …
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Now playing: Watch this: Nokia 6 is pure Android Nougat in a sleek aluminium body 1:07 What would you do to get a deal on a phone? If looking at ads falls into that spectrum, Amazon is selling five new budget Android phones to Amazon Prime members for between $30 and $80 less than their full retail price. The catch: …
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Amazon Web Services, the e-commerce giant’s other mega business that powers websites for companies like Netflix and Comcast, has been working on a translation service that clients could use to make sites and apps available in multiple languages, CNBC reported Monday. Amazon is already using a technology internally to translate items like product information, but the company is now preparing to …
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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 Twitter! Now playing: Watch this: Canon’s T6 is a dSLR for penny-pinchers 1:22 Today’s deal is a rerun, but the …
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Apple TV owners had cause to celebrate last month when Apple announced the totally unexpected arrival of an Amazon Prime Video app. Can a Google Play app be far behind? It seems pretty unlikely, but never say never. Fortunately, there’s already a way to watch your Google purchases on your Apple TV. You don’t need to jailbreak anything, nor even …
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Apple may bring wireless charging to the iPhone 8, but you can ditch the charging cable with your current iPhone with a little legwork. Let’s review your options and answer your questions. Wait, what is wireless charging? It’s where you place your phone on a charging mat instead of having to plug in your suddenly gauche charging cable. If you …
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