This is it, folks: Peak holiday-shopping season. You’ve got Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, followed by Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Festivus and all those other giftworthy celebrations. Have no fear: We’re going to help you find the perfect presents for everyone on your list — and maybe win a sweet special something …
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With a new mode called SpeedReader, the Brave browser will use AI technology to strip clutter out of websites so they load more than 20 times faster and trample your privacy a lot less, the startup said. Apple’s Safari, Mozilla’s Firefox, Vivaldi Technologies’ Vivaldi, Microsoft’s Edge and other browsers have reader modes designed to show simplified versions of many websites, …
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Know someone who’s always misplacing things? Technology to the rescue, in the form of the new Tile Pro tracker. A single normally runs $35, while a four-pack is currently on sale for $100. Today only, however, CNET readers can get a free third-gen Amazon Echo Dot with the purchase of a Tile Pro four-pack. See it at Tile The Tile …
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Hold onto your wallets, deal shoppers! Actually, get out your wallets, because we’ve got something new and cool: CNET’s 10 Days of Deals. Starting Nov. 5, and running every weekday through Nov. 16, we’ll serve up a sweet deal you won’t find anywhere else. Yep, you’ll get exclusives on some of our favorite products — items you’ll love for yourself …
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iFixit does careful teardowns to figure out how repairable the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil 2 are. But watching durability tester JerryRigEverything use pliers, a box cutter his hands and other tools to demolish an iPad Pro, carve Spider Man into the back and snap an Apple Pencil 2 in half is informative in a different way. And it’s seven …
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US lawmakers are getting serious about stopping illegal scam calls. Republican Sen. John Thune from South Dakota and Democratic Sen. Ed Markey from Massachusetts on Friday introduced the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, which will increase penalties; promote call-authentication and call-blocking technology; and give regulators more time to find scammers. The bill would broaden the authority …
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This is your chance to win* an new HP Spectre x360 laptop! We are kicking off this online sweepstakes during our live show, Best Holiday Deals 2018 to help you find the best bargains on the Internet just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday and to thank you for being the best audience in all cyberspace. The HP …
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EE and Virgin Media were slapped with a combined £13.3 million ($17 million) fine for overcharging phone and broadband customers who wanted to leave their contracts early, Ofcom announced Friday. The UK communications regulator said neither telecoms company made the charges for failing to see out the minimum contract term sufficiently clear, breaching consumer protection rules. About 400,000 EE customers …
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Microsoft scrubbed the Surface lineup back in October, unveiling new versions of its Surface Pro tablet and Surface laptop, refreshing its Surface Studio all-in-one desktop PC, and debuting its first pair of noise-canceling headphones. Now, Black Friday is presenting an opportunity for the company to promote some of its newest devices and clear out older inventory. And that means discounts. The 40 best Cyber Monday …
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You can breathe easier, film fanatics: AT&T’s WarnerMedia may be killing off its classic-movie streaming service FilmStruck, but it’s resuscitating the same idea under a different banner. WarnerMedia and the Criterion Collection on Friday said they would be launching a streaming service, the Criterion Channel, next spring that “will be picking up where FilmStruck left off.” It’s expected to cost $10.99 …
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