Now playing: Watch this: We took a magic ride in a metal VR skeleton with Hypersuit 1:28 Shrug off that New Year’s hangover, there’s no time to rest as CES begins once again. The CNET team is on the ground in Las Vegas ready to bring you all the gadget goodness. Though the show doesn’t …
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Republic Wireless is offering customers a deal that’s almost too good to be true. The low-cost Wi-Fi first wireless operator is offering six months of service for free, which includes unlimited talk, text messaging and 1GB of data, to new and existing customers. The catch? The deal is only available for customers buying one of these two phones: Moto Z …
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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. 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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Samsung is still No. 1 in smartphones, but Chinese manufacturers are gaining ground. The Korean electronics giant saw phone sales in the third quarter decline by 14 percent year over year, its worst performance ever, according to researched published Thursday by Gartner. The slump is due in part to battery problems that caused some of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phones …
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Now playing: Watch this: A premium Android tablet that gives the Apple iPad Mini… 1:16 One of the best Android tablets of the year is now available to purchase in the US. Starting today, November 17, the Huawei MediaPad M3 will be available for purchase via Amazon for $299. The Huawei MediaPad M3 is a slightly more affordable alternative to …
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Despite not being as recognisable as Apple and Samsung, Huawei once agains proves itself to be a big player in the mobile game. On Friday, the Chinese company announced the P9, a premium phone released in April, has sold over 9 million units worldwide. Those sales helped Huawei retain its position in Q3 2016 as the global No. 3 phone …
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Get yourself a tablet that can do both — both Wi-Fi and 4G LTE, that is. If you take your tablet outside the comfort of your own Wi-Fi network, you know what it’s like to be at the mercy of whatever public Wi-Fi is available. Subscribing for data service on your phone is a no-brainer, but having the option on …
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Halloween is creeping, oozing and slithering all over social media. Even the 2016 presidential election is taking a backseat to the holiday, despite the October Surprise that’s haunting Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Social Cues is your go-to guide on what’s trending across Facebook and Twitter each morning. Here’s what people on social media are talking about this Monday morning: Happy Halloween: …
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Huawei, like Apple, is one of the only phone brands that makes its own processors. And its latest one, the Kirin 960, looks to be a winner. Announced at a Shanghai press conference earlier today, a phone powered by the Kirin 960 wa put to the test against an iPhone 7 and a Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Android Central reports. …
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If you’re looking for a big-screen phone to replace your discharged Samsung Galaxy Note 7, you might consider one of Huawei‘s flagship Mate 9 phones, expected to come out next month. Leading up to Huawei’s event in Munich on November 3, reputable tipster Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, tweeted Wednesday that the company plans to preview two different body styles for …
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