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! At $149, the fourth-gen Apple TV is overpriced. But at $84.55? Now we’re …
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The lovely screen with skinny bezels is the most exciting update to the new OnePlus 5T, but the camera has seen some tweaks too. The telephoto lens we liked on the standard OnePlus 5 is gone, replaced with a 20-megapixel sensor that helps improve picture quality in low-light situations. It provides depth information too, letting you snag those portrait shots with …
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It’s an old adage that technology gets better and cheaper every year. But how true is that? There are certainly more inexpensive products every year, but often those less-expensive products perform worse than average. They’re just cheaper, but not as “good.” If you look at the best TVs on the market, they’re still pretty expensive. But how does that compare …
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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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Cutting the cable TV cord and shopping on or around Black Friday are two great ways to save money, and they go perfectly together. Whether you’re about to ditch cable TV or you never had it in the first place, chances are that you’re watching a good portion of your TV via streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Video, …
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There’s no shortage of photo editors for the iPhone. Take any picture you snap and apply filters, adjust the saturation or white balance, remove unwanted items from the image and so much more. Mobile photo editors have come a very long way in just a few, short years. But what about apps that help you take better photos? There are plenty of …
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If you’re looking for a streamer to add to a 4K HDR TV this Black Friday, this is the deal for you. Our favorite streamer overall, the Roku Streaming Stick Plus, will be selling for $50 at retailers nationwide. That’s $20 off the current price of $70, and the same price as the non-4K version right now. The sale price …
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It’s back: The 55-inch TCL S405 4K TV is in stock at Amazon, selling for just $399. (Hat tip to Kinja for spotting.) The question is this: Should you buy it, or should you wait for a (possibly) better Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal? First, you can read David Katzmaier’s full review of the TCL S405. But in light …
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Just when you thought you’d gotten the whole high dynamic range thing figured out, here comes a whole new format. HDR is the latest enhancement to make it to televisions, streaming devices and your favorite TV shows and movies. The good news is that it can deliver the best picture quality available in home video today. The bad news? It …
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Black Friday falls on Nov. 24 this year and you’ll need to wait for Sept. 23 and 24 to get the best “doorbuster” deals. But Dell just announced all of its bargains for the month for both Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Rolling Black Friday doorbusters will be available to the public Nov. 23-24, to Dell Financial Service Nov. 13-14, …
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