The frontrunners for CNET’s highest rated TV of 2017 now have official pricing, and it’s not cheap. LG’s least expensive new OLED so far, the C7 series, starts at $3,500. That’s the cost for the 55-inch size, available this month. The 65-inch model will sell for $5,000 when it hits the market in March. Those …
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HTC wants you to add a phone to the chocolate, roses and champagne you plan on gifting your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day. Starting Friday, the company is launching a week-long sale on select phone models. The HTC 10 ($699) will go down to $549, the HTC One A9 ($499) to $299, and HTC One M9 ($649) to $399. HTC is …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image A 60-inch smart TV for under $600. I’m listening! Samsung Sorry for the delay with yesterday’s newsletter. It was your garden-variety …
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Update January 27th, 2017: Pricing on the 2017 C7 series appears to be $2500 for the 55-inch size and $4000 for the 65-inch size. Buy now or wait? The 2017 CES has come and gone, and now we know a lot about the new TVs. I expect OLED-based televisions to deliver the best picture quality on the market in 2017, …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Best Buy’s Insignia brand gives you 55 inches of TV goodness for $279.99. Best Buy When life gets me down, I have two …
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Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day, Prime Day and now; Digital Day? Because there’s never enough days dedicated to deals, Amazon announced that Friday, December 30 will be Digital Day with sales on your downloads — TV shows, music, apps, games, eBooks and other software. Amazon is hoping to capitalize on the rush of new gadget owners from the just-wrapped …
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Amazon Prime is really giving Santa Claus a run for his money. The Seattle-based retailer giant shipped more than 1 billion items with Prime around the world for the holiday season, more than five times its sales last holiday season, between November 1 to December 19. The Echo Dot was the most coveted gift out of items shipped from Amazon, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Gift cards and exchange tips 1:00 Most shoppers go into Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the pre-holiday shopping frenzies with the concern that their most-desired bargains will sell out. But the truth is many manufacturer discounts, which make up the bulk of those “great” seasonal prices, run until at least the end of the year and …
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Just in case you haven’t hit your spending goals for this year, Best Buy is spreading discount love one more time for “Green Monday,” aka the second Monday in December. If you missed out on the Xbox and PlayStation 4 deals from Black Friday, you’ve got another chance to grab one today: Xbox One S and PlayStation 4 bundles are …
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HP is offering a handful of discounts for “Green Monday,” the lesser-known cousin of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Most of these are for fairly generic laptops, desktops and printers that probably aren’t high on anyone’s holiday wish list, but there are a couple of standout discounts, including one for my favorite ultrathin laptop of the year. HP EliteBook Folio …
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