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The Cheapskate’s favorite Black Friday deals of 2017

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. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! The Verizon Wear24’s few flaws are a lot easier to overlook when it’s …

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Walmart Cyber Monday deals will give you Black Friday deja vu

Like other retailers, Walmart wants you to know that it’s got plenty of good deals lined up for you on Cyber Monday — Monday, Nov. 27, the day you return to work after Thanksgiving break. And like other retailers’ sales, the vast majority of those so-called Cyber Monday deals are really just the Black Friday deals with a new name, …

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Google cracking down on YouTube’s terror content

Google wants us to know it’s not tolerating any extremism online, not even content from a dead man. As part of its growing effort to crack down on extremism on YouTube, Google is barring terror-related content “featuring persons and groups designated as terrorist by the US or British governments” from YouTube, reported Reuters. This also includes videos don’t show gore …

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Enter for your chance to win* the Cheapskate 10th

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. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you humbled, grateful and thoroughly excited. This month marks 10 years since …

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Get a DJI Mavic Pro with remote for $699

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. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Get your smart-home lighting off to a smart start by saving 40 percent on this kit. Philips Cheeps! …

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Walmart Black Friday sale begins Thanksgiving Day, early deals start now

Add Walmart to the Black Friday fray. The nation’s largest retailer has unveiled its plans for the annual holiday shopping dealfest, which is now just two weeks away. The three most important things to know: Black Friday sale prices begin online at walmart.com at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 23). Walmart stores will be open “all day” …

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5 early Best Buy Black Friday deals worth a look

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. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Enlarge Image You can get some of Best Buy’s Black Friday doorbuster deals right now — no door-busting …

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DroneBase’s augmented reality app is Minecraft in the sky

With an iPhone, you can already make virtual furniture appear in your home, or play games on your tabletop with pieces and armies that don’t actually exist.  Now, a company wants to let you play with virtual Lego-like blocks in the sky — using your DJI drone. DroneBase, a company that puts drone pilots to work taking aerial photos and video …

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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos retakes world’s richest title

Three months ago, Jeff Bezos was for a brief moment the world’s richest person. This time, Amazon’s CEO and founder may get to keep that title for a little longer. On Friday, the online retailing giant’s stock shot up a whopping 13 percent, a huge amount for such a large company, after Amazon easily outpaced its third-quarter earnings expectations. That surge …

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The best Black Friday tech deals might be at…Kohl’s?

It’s not even November yet, but stores have already started “leaking” Black Friday ads. The latest reveals some surprisingly good tech items from a surprising source: Kohl’s. The department store’s Black Friday ad, which first appeared late Thursday on BlackFriday.com, spans a whopping 64 pages and includes a lot of noteworthy electronics, smart-home items and kitchen goods. Take note, however, …

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