Life is stressful enough without the hassles of lost or misplaced keys, phones, wallets and such. Thankfully, there’s helpful technology in the form of Tile trackers, which establish a sort of digital tether to your phone. Something goes missing? Use the Tile app to locate the tracker. Can’t find your phone? Use the tracker to …
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The phones we use today nearly didn’t happen
This story is part of CNET at 25, celebrating a quarter century of industry tech and our role in telling you its story. Every time you use a smartphone, you’re enjoying something we thought might never exist: a device that does almost everything really well. But in the early years after CNET’s founding in 1995, there was a lot of …
Read More »Get 4 months of free Tidal and a discounted subscription with a purchase at Walmart
Are you curious if Tidal might be better than Spotify? How deep is its music library? Is the interface easy to use? These are the kinds of questions you might be asking, but there’s usually no way to find out without pulling out your credit card. Unlike Spotify, there’s no free trial over at Tidal. Here’s a deal that’ll let …
Read More »Google makes it free for sellers to list items on its shopping platform
Google on Tuesday said it’s opening up its shopping platform to make it free for sellers to list their products on the company’s search engine. Previously, search results for the shopping section of the site came from advertisers bidding on specific search terms, like workout gear or rice cookers. Now, sellers will be able to list products on the shopping …
Read More »That whole quarantine routine gone bust? No problem, we’ll set you right
You’re inside nearly all the time now, and time is meaningless. You’re free to binge Netflix or work from bed, and lounge around in a bathrobe and bunny slippers all day, skipping showers and “forgetting” to shave. Such unbridled sloth sounds fun, but in reality there’s a better way to keep yourself happy and sane in the probably months of …
Read More »Working from home? Add a portable second monitor to your laptop for $179
Cheeps, these are crazy times. It’s hard for me to engage in business as usual when our priorities have shifted so dramatically. Thus, my focus right now is to help you find free ways to stay entertained, affordable options for working and exercising at home and strategies for saving money on essential goods and services. Read more: How to stay …
Read More »Verizon is reportedly shelving further plans to sell Pixel phones
Verizon has put an “indefinite hold” on plans to sell Google’s Pixel phones, Android Police reported late Wednesday citing an unidentified source described as familiar with the company’s plans. No specific reason was cited, but poor sales could have motivated the change. Verizon on Thursday morning pushed back against the report, with a spokeswoman saying the mobile carrier will continue to …
Read More »Free video
Tubi, a free, ad-supported video streaming site, said Tuesday that it saw its monthly active users hit 25 million in December. Its total view time also reached more than 163 million hours watched, an increase of 160% year over year, according to a release. Disney Plus, by comparison (which costs $7 a month for a regular US membership), has just over …
Read More »Samsung’s Galaxy Home Mini spotted in wild yet again ahead of Unpacked
The saga that is Samsung’s Bixby-powered Galaxy Home Mini may at last be nearing an end. After making an appearance at the FCC, getting a beta test in Samsung’s home country of South Korea last year and teased in an interview earlier this year, a new leak has revealed a little more about the forthcoming smart speaker. Shared on Twitter …
Read More »At CES 2020, Google doubles down on getting its software all around you
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Google is everywhere at CES 2020. With the world’s largest consumer electronics showcase under way here in Las Vegas, the search giant has dispatched an army of people clad in white uniforms to spread the gospel about the Google Assistant, the …
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