Apple is recalling some older-generation 15-inch MacBook Pros over batteries that could catch fire, the company announced Thursday. The voluntary recall, which is for 15-inch Pros sold between September 2015 and February 2017, appears to be limited to the older generation of the MacBook Pro, not the recent models that have USB-C or a Touch …
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Have a busted iPhone but live closer to a Best Buy than an Apple Store? You now have a new option for properly repairing your phone. On Wednesday Apple announced that it would be expanding its repairs program with Best Buy, bringing certified support to nearly 1,000 Best Buy stores in the US. The repairs are backed by Apple, with …
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In the market for a new iPad? Today only, there’s a Best Buy flash sale you need to check out. The catch? These prices are available only to My Best Buy members, though it’s free to sign up if you’re not already in that club. See it at Best Buy For starters, Best Buy has chopped $50 off the price …
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So many tech items these days rely on rechargeable batteries, it’s easy to forget we still need regular old alkalines for lots of things: game controllers, drone remotes, TV remotes, kids’ toys, garage-door openers, smoke alarms and so on. Good news: For a limited time, Amazon is taking 25% off many AmazonBasics batteries when you apply promo code POWER25 at …
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Today’s deal is a rerun, but it’s my favorite kind: More bang for the buck. It was already a steal back in January and now it’s even stealier. Read more: The best storage devices for 2019 This is about data, specifically your priceless photos, documents, contacts and the like. All it takes is one virus, ransomware attack, flaky OS update …
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This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. Time’s up! Father’s Day is tomorrow, so any last-minute gift shipping needs to happen now. For starters, consider some kind of subscription (like the Firstleaf Wine Club, below), which you can purchase instantly and doesn’t require any kind of immediate delivery. Father’s …
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This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. If you’ve been thinking about making a TV upgrade, now is a good time to put those wishful thoughts into action. Whether shopping for yourself or looking to go big at the last minute for Father’s Day, there are some tempting TV …
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I love things that solve problems, then get the heck out of the way. The problem: Working on a laptop forces you to hunch over, which can lead to neck and shoulder pain. That’s because the screen isn’t positioned up near eye level where it belongs. The solve: The Moft, an adhesive laptop stand that folds completely flat when not …
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Editor’s Note: Check out CNET’s in-depth review of the Motorola Moto Z4. We spent weeks testing the phone and found things we really enjoyed like the battery and stuff we didn’t like the design and camera performance. The Moto Z4 phone is an anomaly. It costs $499, which puts it in competition with the midrange $479 Google Pixel 3A XL that …
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This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. You don’t need to be shopping for a dad or a grad to cash in on Best Buy’s three-day Dads and Grads sale. The sale runs from Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 9 and includes a wide variety of tech, from …
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