Can’t wait to shop at an Amazon supermarket? Well, you may have to wait a very, very long time. Two days after The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon plans to open “more than 2,000 brick-and-mortar grocery stores under its name,” the company knocked down the idea as false. “It’s absolutely not correct,” Amazon spokeswoman …
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Stop me if this sounds familiar: You’re home for the holidays, trying to get comfy in your childhood bedroom. You’re almost ready to send out a perfectly crafted festive greeting when — fwishhp. The Wi-Fi cuts out, and your message is gone. Now nobody’s going to see your artful arrangement of holly and candy-cane emojis. Christmas is ruined. Thanks a …
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It’s not even mid-December yet, but Amazon says it knows what the top-selling books of 2016 are. In a just-announced list, the company puts “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, Special Rehearsal Edition Script,” by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, in the top spot. Amazon says this is the first time a script has …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Well, cheeps, we’re now in the thick of gift-shopping season, so in the weeks to come I’ll be keeping a close eye on …
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Martian Watches has added Alexa to its line of mVoice timepieces, the watchmaker announced Tuesday. The partnership will give mVoice owners access to more than 5,000 of the Amazon voice assistant’s “skills,” which are kind of like apps. You’ll be able to ask the weather, add an item to a shopping list, create reminders or alarms, control your smart home, …
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There’s never been a better time to buy a tablet. You can get a dirt-cheap model for reading while on vacation or pick up a powerful laptop replacement for the upcoming school year. If you’re interested in something that lands somewhere in between a bare-bones tablet and a high-end powerhouse, there are many midrange models to choose from that don’t …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Today’s deal is a rerun, but in my world reruns mean one awesome thing: a lower price! Back in 2015, Invoxia rolled out …
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High ratings apparently aren’t enough to save a show from the chopping block. Amazon is canceling “Good Girls Revolt,” according to The Hollywood Reporter on Friday. The period drama made its debut on Amazon Prime as an original series earlier this year. Why cancel it? Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Amazon Studios head Roy Price gave Season 2 the …
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Amazon Prime members can now stream all the “Westworld,” “Game of Thrones” and “Last Week Tonight” they want — for an extra $15 a month. HBO and Cinemax are the latest premium channels available to Prime subscribers via Amazon Channels, the e-commerce giant said Thursday. Last year, Amazon began letting Prime customers add cable channels like Showtime and Starz 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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Ready to put your old laptop out to pasture? This might be the ideal time, as there’s a seriously sweet deal to be …
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