In this week’s episode of The Cheapskate Show, Rick is excited about a new class of inexpensive portable projectors, such as one that costs a mere $100. Dave is less enthused and explains some of the reasons you might want to be careful before spending money on this kind of projector. Want to see what a …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says it’s wrong to suggest the social media platform is designed to enrage people. In an interview with Axios on HBO, Zuckerberg admitted that partisan content on Facebook often gets high engagement — such as likes or comments — …
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Sales of technology products like laptops have boomed since the coronavirus pandemic led to shutdowns, quarantines and work from home policies starting in March. With the holidays fast approaching and the virus continuing to spread, analysts predict that the fourth quarter will see “historic growth” in tech sales, particularly in e-commerce. In the fourth quarter of 2020, tech sales are …
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YouTuber Brad Sams on Monday leaked an image of the long-rumored Xbox Series S — a cheaper, less feature-heavy version of the next-generation console the Xbox Series X — along with a price: $299. After a few hours of speculation, Microsoft tweeted a confirmation. Then it revealed the Nov. 10 release date on Tuesday. The Xbox Series S will be all-digital, have …
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Rameez Anwar’s phone had serious problems. The device, paid for by the federally funded Lifeline program for low-income people, was overrun with pop-up ads that made it unusable. Despite multiple factory resets, the problem wouldn’t go away. “As soon as it detected internet,” Anwar said, “it started doing the pop-ups.” Anwar, who says he’s tinkered with computers since childhood, suspected …
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Amazon is reportedly barring the sale of foreign plants to the US, following reports that people across the country this summer have been receiving suspicious, unsolicited packages of seeds, many of which are postmarked from China. Amazon’s new policy went into effect on Thursday, according to an email viewed by The Wall Street Journal, which first wrote about the ban …
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Chinese tech giant ByteDance may be ready to give up its control of TikTok after all, with reports in recent days saying the social networking app’s sale may be finalized soon. A deal for TikTok’s US, New Zealand and Australian operations is expected to be announced sometime in the near future, according to reports in CNBC, The Wall Street Journal …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple and Google want to make it easier for health agencies to join its coronavirus exposure notification system, creating a new option that will allow them to help people track and alert one another about coronavirus infections without having to build an app. …
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T-Mobile has added 81 cities and towns to its midband 5G network, the company said Wednesday, promising peak download speeds of up to 1 Gbps and average speeds of around 300 Mbps. The carrier network said each midband 2.5 GHz 5G site can cover tens of thousands of times the area that one mmWave site can cover, and can also …
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Walmart has seen its e-commerce business grow enormously during the coronavirus pandemic, as millions of people have avoided venturing into stores. The big box retailer is now doubling down on its ambitious e-retail goals to help it keep expanding online and to help shoppers get digital orders faster. On Monday, Walmart said it’s building out its e-commerce membership program to …
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