People aren’t freaking out about Netflix’s price hike anymore. The streaming video service on Monday reported skyrocketing profit and membership numbers that brushed away worries its subscriber growth, almost always the main way people take Netflix’s pulse, might go off a cliff. The company’s shares soared 19 percent in after-hours trading. The funny thing is …
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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. This again? This again. Because at this price, it’s too good to pass up. CNET Today only, and while supplies last, Meh has …
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The newest stuff online 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. For more information on what’s available to watch online, check out CNET.com/Netpicks or …
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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. In case you missed it yesterday, be sure to check out my evaluation of Amazon’s new Music Unlimited service. It sounds like a …
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Once upon a time, yours truly flat-out refused to even consider a streaming music service. Pay a monthly fee? For life? No way. Then a few things changed. First, I grew disenchanted with the huge hassle of maintaining a library of MP3s, ripped CDs and countless song and album downloads. Second, my kids got older and started to want their …
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Now playing: Watch this: What to look for in a budget Blu-ray player 2:00 These days, it’s all about streaming. But there are plenty of us who still have giant collections of DVDs and Blu-rays. Thankfully, that’s no longer an either-or proposition: you can get a good disc player that also doubles as a good streamer. But before we look …
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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. Now playing: Watch this: Garmin Vivofit a fitness tracker with super-long battery… 3:14 Today’s deal is a rerun of sorts, one with a …
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‘Tis the season for temporary employment. Amazon will be hiring more than 120,000 seasonal workers in the US this year, the company said Thursday. The jobs will span 27 states and cover customer service sites, sortation centers and fulfillment centers. That’s about 20,000 more positions than last year. The e-commerce giant kept many of its seasonal workers from 2015. “Last …
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Starting Wednesday, Pandora users will see a redesigned brand logo with a bold new color scheme. The app icon features a filled-in “P” dressed in sky-blue on a white background. The update to the logo coincides with the launch of the company’s revamped music subscription service called Pandora Plus. Announced in September, Pandora Plus offers offline listening, unlimited skips and …
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Now playing: Watch this: Amazon expands into subscription music…and meat? 1:55 Amazon wants to bring music home again. The e-commerce giant on Wednesday launched a new subscription streaming music service, Amazon Music Unlimited, with three levels to pay. Like Spotify, Apple Music and virtually every other option out there, Amazon Music Unlimited charges consumers $10 a month for an ad-free, …
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