If you love clicky, tactile keyboards — or frankly, are at all picky about the feel of a keyboard — chances are you can’t stand the quiet but shallow-travel, mushy keyboard on the Razer Blade 15 line of laptops. So Razer went back to the drawing board for its thin-and-light gaming laptop and emerged with …
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If you’re anything like me, you’d love to get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy Fold — but you wouldn’t (or couldn’t) pay $2,000 for the privilege. I mean, sure, it didn’t quite go the distance in our amazing Fold durability test, and who really knows if this is a genuinely practical device or just a novelty? But, come on: …
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Samsung invited Galaxy S10 owners to enroll in its Android 10 beta program on Monday, after Google rolled out the updated operating system on Pixel devices last month. You can check if you have access with the Samsung Members app. The Android 10 beta includes smaller notifications (so you can continue to reply to that email if someone texts you), …
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Fortnite appears to be conquering more than just the video game world. Hasbro and Epic Games, the developer of the wildly popular battle royale game, have teamed up for a new spin on an old tabletop game. Your game night could soon include Jenga: Fortnite Edition. Jenga: Fortnite Edition adds a couple of twists to the classic block stacking game. …
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Mobile phones are all screen, so it makes sense to get the best damn screen money can buy. Believe it or not, that screen may not come from Apple or Samsung; many would say it’s found on the Razer Phone. Though a bit long in the tooth (it debuted in December 2017), its 120Hz 5.7-inch screen, spectacular speakers and game-friendly …
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Remote access is one of those things: either you need it or you don’t. For example, if you have an office desktop that houses files and apps you need while traveling or working from home, a remote-access system can be invaluable. Here’s one: For a limited time, Cheapskate readers can get a one-year RemotePC subscription for just $3.48. It’s normally …
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Donald Trump is spreading his social media wings with the launch of a channel on Twitch. Trump is at least the third candidate for president to create a presence on the video game streaming service. Trump’s account, which has a verification check mark, counts about 7,000 followers but hasn’t posted any content as of this writing, but the move suggests …
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I typically buy a new laptop every few years, and even though I work from home 98% of the time, there’s one piece of software I always install first thing: LockItTight. If the machine ever gets lost or stolen, it’ll give me a much better chance of tracking it down. And although it’s been around for years, it’s still free. …
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The new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max will undoubtedly appeal to a broad swath of people, but the shiny new Apple phones seem aimed at two people in particular: filmmaker Steven Soderbergh and myself. Soderbergh is the Academy Award-winning director behind such films as Ocean’s Eleven, Magic Mike, Erin Brockovich and Sex, Lies, and Videotape. I, on the …
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I’ve been on something of a cheap-watch jag. Last month I looked at the BingoFit Epic, a surprisingly stylish wearable priced at just $28 (via a promo code that has since expired). Then I tried on the Apple-Watch-lookalike Letsfit ID205, another rather impressive model — especially given its $31.49 price tag (also expired). The key takeaway from these two tests: …
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