Apple says counterfeit power products constitute a threat to consumer safety. Jack Taylor, Getty Images That shiny new Lightning cable you bought through Amazon for you iPhone? Good chance it’s a fake, according to Apple. In a lawsuit filed earlier this week, the iPhone maker said Mobile Star LLC and 50 unnamed defendants had infringed …
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Brand-new “Black Mirror” and some movies ought to make for a great weekend! Your browser does not support the audio element. Every week, you’ll get a quick roundup (in about a minute) of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. We’ve also added in …
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Amazon’s Fire TV 2 bundles cost a tad less, thanks to an across-the-board price cut of $10. Enlarge Image The Amazon Fire TV 2 now costs $90 — 10 bucks less than before. Sarah Tew/CNET The price cut doesn’t apply to the new Fire TV Stick, but it brings the cost of the core Fire TV 2 bundle down to …
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Now playing: Watch this: What’s new to stream for November 2016 1:00 Like many months, Amazon and Hulu are adding a lot of the same titles in the month of November. So, let’s highlight what’s being added to just Amazon. First up is the second season of the Amazon original series, “Red Oaks.” The comedy is set in the 1990s …
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Amazon‘s Kindle Paperwhite is big in Japan — literally. The company this week started taking preorders for a 32GB version of the device, the most storage you’ll find on a Kindle. Sadly, it’s Japan-only for now. The “cartoon edition” is geared toward manga readers, thus the need for more storage. Most Kindles, like the premium Oasis model, come packed with …
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The cost of a monthly music streaming service hits a bum note with some listeners. In a survey by UK pollsters YouGov and subscription software company Zuora, 2,115 adults discussed their use of music and video streaming services. Of those surveyed who did not pay for a music streaming service, 48 percent believe they’re too expensive. Music services such as …
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Apple went “Blonde.” Tidal served “Lemonade.” And now Amazon has entered “The Chase.” Amazon Music Unlimited, a subscription music service launched last week by the e-commerce giant, is the first of its kind to stream music by Garth Brooks, one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Exclusives like the one announced Wednesday with Brooks are a core strategy …
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LeEco thinks of itself as the single source for all things tech. In its home country of China, LeEco is just that, delivering movies it produces on phones and televisions it makes, and hosting e-commerce and streaming sports sites on its own cloud service. “If you were to take Apple, Amazon, Paramount Pictures, Tesla, Uber and Netflix and combine all …
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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. Before Amazon released the $50 Fire last year, the Fire HD 6 ($49 at eBay) was my favorite dirt-cheap tablet. For a mere …
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Now playing: Watch this: Got Prime? Share Amazon’s unlimited photo storage with… 2:21 Amazon on Tuesday said Prime members in the US can now invite up to five other people to use Prime Photos to store as many photos as they want, as well as share 5 gigabytes of space for videos and other files. Additionally, that group can easily …
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