This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Looking for a new Chromebook? Best Buy has a new deal that may be worth your attention. The big-box retailer is offering a $200 discount on an 11-inch HP Chromebook x2 11, dropping it from $599 to $399. The Chromebook, …
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Sony’s WF-1000XM4 may not fit everybody’s ears equally well, but if they do fit, they’re a fantastic set of true-wireless earbuds. Both their sound and noise-canceling capacity are excellent, and their performance as a headset for making calls is significantly improved over the earlier WF-1000XM3. However, they’re normally expensive at $280, and due to high demand after their release this …
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Apple warned on Thursday that it continues to struggle with supply chain disruptions as it ramps up for an expected holiday shopping crunch following the release of its iPhone 13, new iPads, Apple Watches and Mac computers. Apple said that iPhone sales jumped nearly 47% in the three months ended Sept. 25, as consumers snatched up the new iPhone 13. …
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Apple’s new iPhone 13, which launched Sept. 24, may be getting all the attention — but it’s only a part of the company’s sprawling 2021 smartphone lineup. For those looking to pay less, Apple’s 2-year-old iPhone 11 should not be ignored. With its new starting price of $500, the 64GB iPhone 11 is about $300 less expensive than the 128GB $800 …
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Samsung is bringing its Galaxy smartphone repair service to more than 100 Best Buy stores across the country starting Tuesday, the company said on Monday. Devices in Samsung’s Galaxy S and Galaxy Note lines will be the only ones eligible for repair services through Best Buy at launch, but support for Galaxy Z foldable phones is coming in early November. …
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Apple’s third-gen AirPods hit stores this week at $179, but you can get many of the highlight features of those headphones plus active noise canceling for over $120 less with this deal. The JLab Epic Air ANC True Wireless Earbuds are currently on sale at Amazon and Best Buy for $60, discounted by $40 from their $100 price. CNET’s David …
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Apple’s iPhone 12 is one of the highest-rated phones CNET has ever reviewed. If you’re thinking about an upgrade from the previous year’s iPhone 11 to the base iPhone 12 model (or one of the other models available), you may be wondering: What exactly is the difference between the two phones? And is it worth it to spend $699 on …
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There are plenty of new and confusing terms facing TV shoppers today, but when it comes down to the screen technology itself, there are only two: Nearly every TV sold today is either LCD or OLED. LCD TVs, also called “LED TVs,” have been prevalent on the market since the early 2000s. The best ones feature technologies like quantum dots or …
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What’s old is new again for Apple, which this week refreshed its MacBook Pro line at the high end and touched up its AirPods and HomePod Mini offerings as well. The biggest change: The 16-inch MacBook Pro now runs on Apple’s own M1 chips, rather than those from Intel. And what’s old is inexplicably still with us: This week marks …
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Sony’s new entry-level C500 earbuds were released just a few weeks ago. Now they’re already on sale in white at Amazon for $68 or $32 off their $100 list price for a limited time. While the C500’s design sensibility has more in common with the high-end WF-1000XM4 than their predecessor, the WF-XB700 Extra Bass, the C500 is not a noise-canceling model …
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