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. Dot’s the way I like it: $20 off! Amazon Far as I’m concerned, there’s no better gift to …
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On Monday, Amazon revealed a new 1,800-square-foot convenience store in Seattle called Amazon Go. Soon after, the Wall Street Journal reported that the online retailer has plans to open not just one 7-Eleven-style store, but more than 2,000 grocery locations. That’s four times the number of Trader Joe’s markets, a scale that could radically change the way we shop. Don’t …
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GoPro is cutting its workforce by 15 percent and closing its entertainment arm that aspired to turn the action-camera company into a media power. GoPro plans to lay off 200 workers and cancel open positions, according to a company release Wednesday. It will close its entertainment division, which aimed to build a media company with original content inside GoPro. President …
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So you missed the Black Friday sale. And the Cyber Monday sale. And the Christmas-in-July sale. Doesn’t matter: There’s always another sale just around the corner. The trick, of course, is keeping tabs on items you want to buy and finding out when they go on sale again. Sure, you can subscribe to newsletters, which the stores love, but those …
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If you have even a dollar leftover from Black Friday and Cyber Monday, today’s your day. It’s Giving Tuesday, and it’s trending on Facebook and Twitter. What exactly is Giving Tuesday? It’s a post-gluttony day when nonprofits collectively ask you to give. If your inbox isn’t already inundated with donation requests, just pop over to social media and you’ll see …
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Black Friday 2016’s reign as the biggest US online sales day ever didn’t last long. Three days to be exact. That’s because Cyber Monday hit $3.45 billion in online sales, up 12 percent from a year earlier, according to the latest statistics from Adobe Digital Insights. The day edged out Black Friday by roughly $110 million. Jill Stein is already …
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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. What’s better than Black Friday? Duh: Cyber Monday! Without any further ado, let’s get right to my top picks for this, the only …
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Cyber Monday has dawned. Black Friday’s digital sequel is here, and social media is eating it up. People are furiously tweeting about where to find deals. Cyber Monday also taken over Facebook, with more than 1 million people posting about it. Social Cues is our early look at what people are talking about on Facebook and Twitter each day. Here’s …
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Social Studies looks at what’s trending on social media throughout the day so you don’t have to. I’m back from the Thanksgiving break, well rested and ready to see what’s happening on the social networks! As you probably know, today is Cyber Monday, the online shopping version of Black Friday, where you can find some pretty great deals. We’ve rounded …
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US shoppers made $1.2 billion in purchases with their phones and tablets on Friday, the first time in US retail history that mobile revenue exceeded $1 billion in one day, according to data released Saturday by Adobe. see also Black Friday holiday gift guide Your Black Friday brawl videos, in all their glory Here’s the tech you shouldn’t buy on …
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