Black Friday 2016’s reign as the biggest US online sales day ever didn’t last long. Three days to be exact. That’s because Cyber Monday hit $3.45 billion in online sales, up 12 percent from a year earlier, according to the latest statistics from Adobe Digital Insights. The day edged out Black Friday by roughly $110 …
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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. If you have even the slightest interest in flying machines, you’re undoubtedly lusting after the DJI Mavic Pro. You’re also planning to wait …
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So you missed the Black Friday sale. And the Cyber Monday sale. And the Christmas-in-July sale. Doesn’t matter: There’s always another sale just around the corner. The trick, of course, is keeping tabs on items you want to buy and finding out when they go on sale again. Sure, you can subscribe to newsletters, which the stores love, but those …
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DirecTV Now, AT&T’s new set of skinny-bundle channel packages, goes live Wednesday. We discuss the benefits of the new plans, including a $5 monthly HBO add-on, as well as competitors like PlayStation Vue and Sling TV. Also, we delve into rumors that Amazon is planning a new Echo-like speaker with a touchscreen, plus the latest on Cyber Monday’s record online …
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Now playing: Watch this: Amazon’s next Echo said to come with a screen 1:58 Are you considering giving the Amazon Echo speaker as a gift this holiday season? You might want to wait. A new report suggests that Amazon plans to introduce a new high-end voice-activated speaker — with the addition of a touchscreen — early next year. The Seattle-based …
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AT&T’s new online TV service, DirecTV Now, will launch Wednesday at its promised low, low price: $35 for over 100 channels. But customers will have to lock in that deal. Packages for the DirecTV Now live-TV streaming service will range from $35 for more than 60 channels to $70 for more than 120 channels. But the deal that AT&T has …
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On a Friday this month in Manhattan’s Madison Square Park, I chatted with a handful of people about what it was like for them to buy T-shirts, toothpaste or TVs on their phones. I got an earful. “It’s difficult to move around and look for other options,” Munaf Tinwala, a 42-year-old chemical engineer from Long Island, told me. “It’s just …
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You may not necessarily know the name, but the speakers that Andrew Jones designs speak for themselves. His speakers are champions of the “budget hi-fi” ethic. And this Cyber Monday three of his best products are on sale. The first is the Elac Uni-Fi UB5. It’s one of our favorite speakers right now and today it’s selling for $100 off. …
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Despite years of work from tech and payments companies, shopping on your phone is still a lousy experience. For this podcast, we discuss some of the problems with mobile shopping and the efforts to fix these issues. Also, Alfred Ng talks about his first week with Snapchat Spectacles, after waiting in line for six hours to buy them. The 3:59 …
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I’m a relentless browser of discounted e-books. I peek at Kindle Daily Deals each day, and I get BookBub emailed to me (a nice way to check for sale books, FYI). Amazon’s biggest Kindle e-book sale of the year tends to be right now, and the sale books offered today are numerous. I bought a handful during last year’s sale. …
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