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The audiophile folks here at CNET have mad love for the Beats Powerbeats Pro true-wireless sport earphones, but the $250 price tag? Not so lovable. Thankfully, Best Buy just resurfaced a deal that’s pretty great: For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Beats Powerbeats Pro true-wireless earphones for $119.99, …

The Jabra Elite 65t true-wireless earbuds have been a CNET favorite for the past two years, offering a comfortable fit, excellent sound and great call quality. (This last attribute is often overlooked when evaluating earbuds, but it’s extremely important to some people.) The newer Elite 75t recently knocked the 65t off CNET’s list of the very best wireless earbuds, but …

Apple is apparently planning to release an iPad keyboard accessory with a built-in trackpad later this year. It’s expected to come out around the same time as the updated iPad Pro, The Information reported Thursday. Foxconn, the Taiwanese company responsible for making most iPhones, will be one of the main manufacturers of this new accessory, the report noted, and it’s …

Liquid crystal displays, aka LCDs, are old. Really old. It’s been 20 years since the technology’s arrival on the TV scene, a period long enough to see the demise of CRT, plasma and rear projection. LCD is still dominating the TV market against the remaining large-screen display tech, OLED. Compared to those other technologies the main advantage for LCD is that …

Google is sharing the planet with other browsers, literally. The search giant’s aerial mapping service is now available on browsers other than its own Chrome.  Google Earth is accessible via Firefox, Opera and Edge browsers, according to a blog post Thursday from the Google Earth team. This official release comes after a six-month public beta. There are plans for supporting Apple’s …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Facebook said Thursday it’s canceling its F8 developer conference, the social media giant’s biggest event of the year, over concerns about the novel coronavirus. The unusual move illustrates how the outbreak of COVID-19, the respiratory illness the virus causes, is impacting the world’s largest …

Ready to feel nostalgic? If you’ve bought a new MacBook ($600 at Amazon) in the last few years, you may have noticed how quietly it turns on. It’s not because of some fancy new fans or hardware inside — rather, Apple did away with the classic Mac startup chime in late 2016.  But if you’re missing the chime, there’s an …

Spring training is here and, in some good news for T-Mobile users who are baseball fans, right before Opening Day the wireless carrier is bringing back its free MLB.TV offer.  Responding to tweets on Tuesday as to whether the company would once again be offering a free subscription to Major League Baseball’s streaming service, a number of T-Mobile support reps …

Regular readers know of my affinity for the Amazfit Bip, an $80 smartwatch that’s way better than its price would suggest. But it’s been nearly two years since that thing hit the scene. Where are all the challengers? Here’s one, and it’s almost ludicrously inexpensive: The BingoFit Epic is just $19.99 with promo code 9ZCKRR7W (which should work with any of the six available …

Parasite may have cleaned up at the Oscars this month, but plenty of movies, actors and actresses also shared the spotlight at this year’s Academy Awards. Heavy favorite Joaquin Phoenix won for his role in Joker. Renée Zellweger won best actress for her portrayal of Judy Garland in Judy. Laura Dern won best supporting actress for Marriage Story, and Brad Pitt won …