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: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+: Dual-curve screen, super sized 1:34 I’ve been an iPhone owner since the dawn of smartphones, …
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T-Mobile was in a gracious mood on Tuesday. It praised the “generosity” of its rivals for contributing to its impressive customer growth. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier released preliminary third-quarter subscriber figures, noting that it had added 735,000 branded postpaid phone customers — or folks who pay their bills at the end of the month — and 650,000 prepaid customers. …
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All that new tech crammed into the new iPhone 7 isn’t coming cheap for Apple. Apple’s materials and manufacturing costs for the phone total $224.80, according to a teardown estimate by researcher IHS Markit on Tuesday. That’s up about 18 percent from the iPhone 6S, released last year. Apple kept the base price for its newest phone the same, at …
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While the iPhone 7 may not look all that different from its predecessor, there are some fairly significant changes to be aware of. You’ve likely heard that there is no headphone jack or that the iPhone 7 Plus got a second camera around back. But a new feature that is causing some concerns for people is the new home button. …
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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 you’re the type who does a full day’s shooting in 4K video with an action cam, drone or SLR, you’ll appreciate SanDisk’s announcement Tuesday that it’s working on an SD memory card with a whopping 1 terabyte of storage capacity. That’s more storage space than flash memory-based laptops come with and four times that of a top-end iPhone 7, …
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Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure knows his wireless plans can be a bit confusing. Through a promotion promising to halve your wireless bill if you switch, Sprint offers a dizzying array of rate plans, all pegged to what its three major rivals offer. So if you’re a Verizon customer looking to switch, you may be eligible to get a different plan …
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Thanks to phones and social media, a lot has changed since President Obama’s election eight years ago. Obama, making his final speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, reflected on the progress that’s been made on global issues during his presidency, from pulling the nation out of the 2008 financial crisis to pushing for attention on issues like …
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Got the iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus? You might need to keep an eye on Airplane Mode if you travel. Some owners reported a glitch that causes their phone to lose network service after turning Airplane Mode off, according to internal documents allegedly obtained by MacRumors. The website said that phones continued searching for service and could not make …
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Some things in life shouldn’t require a don’t-try-this-at-home warning. Purposefully destructive YouTube user TechRax’s recent video titled “Secret Hack to Get Headphone Jack on the iPhone 7” is one of these things. TechRax posted the footage on Saturday and it already has over 3.4 million views. The video is a straight-faced joke in the form of a tutorial on adding …
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