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. I love television the way I love the air I breathe and the food I eat, but two …
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Now playing: Watch this: Flybrix is a crashable Lego drone 1:13 You never forget the first time you crash a drone. Or the second. Or the third. Fortunately, Flybrix makes every crash a learning experience rather than a lingering bad memory. It’s a build-it-yourself toy drone that’s made from Lego bricks, though the company is not associated with Lego. Each …
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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. Recently I wrote about apps you can use to track your mileage, noting that my preferred choice was MileIQ. It’s not free, but …
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Now playing: Watch this: Did the iPhone 7 survive our water test? 4:36 With Apple trumpeting its new iPhones as being “splash and water resistant,” you’ll understandably be tempted to take your new iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus on more adventures, from rainy-day hikes and long walks on the beach to fishing trips and whitewater rafting. Having your iPhone …
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With less than six weeks to go before Election Day, Republicans are hoping a new social media app will help the party attract voters, volunteers and donations to support their party’s candidates. The Republicans are hoping a new app will help the party get more voters out on Election Day. Republican National Committee The GOP launched the Lead Right 2016 …
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We’re just starting to get a clearer picture of Apple’s “Portrait” mode. A new beta version of iOS 10 released to developers on Wednesday includes software for taking portraits, according to MacRumors. Portraits is a feature the Cupertino, California-based tech giant touted when it introduced the enormous iPhone 7 Plus earlier this month and it’s just now getting tested out. …
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Is Google Allo the next big thing in messaging apps? Maybe…or maybe not. The new “smart” messaging app is actually pretty straightforward — especially if you’ve used its competitors, such as Whatsapp or Line, in the past — but it does have a few tricks up its sleeve (namely, that in-chat Google search that nobody will ever be able to …
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Of all of the crises faced by this great nation — and there are many — few rival the aggravation caused when you can’t hear the TV! Suppose, for example, you’re trying to watch football at the local wings-and-beer joint, but there’s too much noise; you can’t hear the commentary, can’t hear the instant-replay results of that controversial call. Suppose …
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Now playing: Watch this: Try these MacOS Sierra features 1:54 MacOS Sierra has landed. While we say goodbye to the “X” in “OS X” with MacOS Sierra, the new Mac operating system introduces a number of improvements and new features. Siri integration tops the list, but Sierra also offers easy filing sharing via iCloud Drive, a universal clipboard, auto unlock …
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If privacy when surfing the World Wide Web is something you value, then using a virtual private network (VPN) to obscure your surfing patterns is a must. While most VPNs either require a subscription fee or installing additional software on your PC, Opera’s latest update to its stable desktop browser version adds VPN functionality for free and turning it on …
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