Selena Gomez has nabbed the title of most popular celebrity on Instagram, for the second year in a row. The star accounted for eight of the top 10 most-liked celebrity photos in 2016 and has more than 103 million followers. Only Instagram itself has more. Gomez’s most-liked photo this year was a Coca-Cola ad, with …
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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. OK, universe, I see what you’re up to. After falling all over myself yesterday to explain the problems with the two deals from …
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Get into the holiday spirit this season with free Christmas music courtesy of Microsoft. That’s right, the Microsoft Store is offering a select few jovial holiday albums free of charge and in MP3 form. Available Friday only, there are nine albums in this holiday giveaway. You can choose from classics like Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and Boris Karloff’s …
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Twitter is eager to feast on Thursday’s holiday, while Facebook users are sharing a video of Justin Bieber punching a fan. Or should we say a former fan? Social Cues is our guide to what’s trending across social media. Here’s what people are talking about Wednesday morning: Happy Thanksgiving Eve: It’s less than 24 hours to go until the US …
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How much does it cost to block a website like Kickass Torrents? According to Australia’s internet service providers, AU$50 per domain. That’s the price tag TPG has put on blocking individual domains that live in the darker corners of the internet, offering pirates access to torrents of recent movies and TV shows. TPG, Optus, Telstra and Foxtel (with its ISP …
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Now playing: Watch this: Google Translate and the refugee who wants to be Justin… 2:22 This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series “Life, Disrupted,” about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis — if at all. Of the memorable conversations I had with refugees in Greece, and there were many, this simple exchange stands out: …
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