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. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! This photo doesn’t do it justice; the Acer Swift 3 is a skinny, …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Still not the Apple of any salesperson’s eye. James Martin/CNET “You’re biased,” they said. “You’ve been to every store but a Sprint store.” When I say “they,” I mean at least two people. I couldn’t argue. I’ve paid several visits to carrier stores and Best Buy in …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Not loved by carrier store salespeople? Óscar Gutiérrez/CNET It’s been a pulsating few weeks. I’ve wandered around various carrier stores and Best Buy, learning about phones and failing to find a single salesperson to tell me that iPhone X is the best phone …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Will Apple weep at this review? James Martin/CNET It was, apparently, so close. Yet the iPhone X, Apple’s future of the smartphone, just wasn’t quite good enough. Not quite, indeed, as good as the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. That’s the curious conclusion …
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Now playing: Watch this: ZTE Axon M has 2 screens and opens into a 6.8-inch tablet 2:12 If the recent release of the unusual ZTE Axon M has you curious, now may be the best time to get the phone. Enlarge Image Why settle for one screen when you can get two with the ZTE Axon M? Josh Miller/CNET Best …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Not worth it? César Salza / CNET I think of T-Mobile most often when I see it’s insulted Verizon and when I see someone wear a pink tutu at a party. Still, it’s presented itself very well over the last couple of years …
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Best Buy is hoping that the element of surprise will drive customers hunting for deals in the run-up to the holidays this year. Over the next three weeks, Best Buy will unveil a new “doorbuster” deal each day. The retailer will kick things off Friday, Dec. 1, with an unnamed “Big-Screen Smart 4K TV,” and feature one product each day …
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Read our full review of the Nokia 8 Sirocco, the latest Nokia phone from HMD Global. If you’re looking for a phone that lasts longer for less, the Nokia 2 is now available in the US from retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and B&H for $100. That’s a price that’s hard for wallet-watchers to ignore, especially when premium handsets can cost ten times …
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It’s no secret that Black Friday deals — like Christmas decorations and pumpkin spice lattes — seem to start earlier every year. But the upside of that is that you can cash in on some good bargains without peeking at your phone during Thanksgiving dinner or waiting in freezing temperatures for the doors to open at Best Buy. To that …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Not much of a line. CBS DFW screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I’d rather thought this Black Friday business was waning a touch. I assumed most people shop online and don’t want to be involved in potential fisticuffs over a discounted TV. It seems, though, that …
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