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. Cheeps! It’s Black Friday! Or, as I like to call it: Friday. Actually, there are some pretty sweet deals to be had today, …
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Software might be the first thing that comes to many minds when you hear “Microsoft,” but the company has plenty of hardware deals this holiday season. Most of the savings started on November 24 and run through November 28 on Microsoft’s web store, but can also be found in its stores and retail partners like Office Depot and Best Buy. …
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HTC 10 owners have one more thing to be thankful for this weekend. HTC is rolling out an update that will let users of the unlocked version of the device to upgrade to Android 7.0 Nougat, Google‘s latest operating system. Nougat will be available from Friday, the company’s vice president of product management said in a tweet. The HTC 10 …
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No, you can’t get an iPhone 7 for half price on Black Friday, but Apple is sweetening the deal a little with gift cards when you buy an iPhone, Mac, Watch or iPad. Buy a SIM-free 32GB iPhone 6S Plus for £599, $649 or AU$1,079 and you’ll receive a £40, $50 or AU$70 Apple Store gift card in return. Maybe …
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Online electronics retailer Newegg is offering Black Friday savings on a wide range of products, including televisions, computers, tablets, phones and much more. Newegg is particularly popular among the do-it-yourself computer crowd, and it is offering deals on solid-state hard drives, desktop graphics cards, memory, Intel processors and a variety of computer accessories. Some noteworthy offers include a 240GB solid-state …
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Sometimes it seems like Apple’s products never go on sale. There’s usually a good handful of deals every year around Black Friday, however, especially if you’re shopping for an iPad or Apple Watch. The best deals this year seem to involve the iPad Mini 2, iPad Air 2, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, Apple Watch Series 1, iPhone 7 and a handful …
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Every year I round up a bunch of tech deals during the holiday buying season, but some of you may be wondering, of all the deals out there — and there are some good ones — which ones would I buy? Well, here are the ones I’m most tempted by this year: Amazon HD 8 tablet for $60 (normally $90): …
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If you go to Otterbox’s website, you’ll notice a few new items that aren’t cases — or have anything to do with protecting your phone or tablet. Yes, the company is branching out into mobile charging accessories. For now, the selection is limited — there’s a USB car charger ($25), USB wall charger ($25) and micro USB charging cable ($30), …
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Love it or hate it, and I suspect that you’re in the latter camp, Black Friday has landed in the UK with retailers like Amazon, Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse jumping into fray. No, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to have Black Friday when there’s no Thanksgiving before it, but it’s still a day to grab …
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Update: This post has been updated with new deals on desktops. Origin PC makes high-end desktops and laptops for gamers, including some of our favorite VR-ready rigs. Holiday shopping deals on a handful of laptops are available right now, which include discounts and extras. Early Black Friday deals EON 9-Series 15-X original price: $2,020 — Black Friday Price: $1,499 EON …
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