Make no mistake: The iPad Pro is not the tablet for cheapskates. It’s the tablet for people who have specific needs and the budget to accommodate those needs. Of course, everybody likes a deal, am I right? And for a limited time, Best Buy’s got one of the best ones ever: The iPad Pro 10.5 …
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Another AirPods alternative? Hear me out. (Hear. See what I did there?) I’ve written ad-nauseum about the BlitzWolf BW-FYE1, a personal favorite and a steal at around $35. But I’ll admit they’re lacking in the bass department because they merely rest inside the ear instead of creating that all-important seal. (AirPods are the same, just for the record.) Want something …
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Best Buy is having a four-day sale — and it’s a good one, with many products at or near Black Friday prices. You’ll find discounts — some of them significant — on a ton of items, everything from appliances to phones to smart-home gear. Want to know which products really stand out? Below I’ve gathered up what I consider the …
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The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday briefly suspended arrivals at New Jersey’s Newark Airport after drones were spotted nearby. A pair of drones were seen flying 3,500 feet (just over 1 km) over the smaller Teterboro Airport, which is about 17 miles away from Newark — the 11th busiest airport in the US — at around 5 p.m., an FAA …
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You can now use your Apple Watch or iPhone to pay at more retail locations. The Apple Pay contactless payment service is coming to Target, Taco Bell, Jack in the Box, Speedway and Hy-Vee supermarkets, Apple said Tuesday. Apple Pay is now supported in 65 percent of all retail stores in the US, the company said. “We’re thrilled even more customers will be …
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Russia’s telecom regulator on Monday opened a civil case against Facebook and Twitter over their alleged failure to explain how they’ll comply with data laws. Roskomnadzor wants to know how and when the social media sites will comply with legislation requiring all servers that store Russians’ personal data to be located in the country, it confirmed in an emailed statement. …
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Google celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with a Doodle depicting the late civil rights leader studying at home. King was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, and rose to prominence by advocating for civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott against the policy of racial segregation in the Alabama city’s …
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Feeling passionate about a cause? Facebook is launching a tool that lets users post and sign online petitions right in their news feeds. The social network will start rolling “Community Actions” out to its US users on Monday. It’s been testing the feature for several weeks in a couple of markets, TechCrunch first reported Sunday, and is building on that …
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I really wanted one of those sensationalized headlines for this story. Something along the lines of, “This simple fact about hotel prices will shock you,” but CNET doesn’t roll that way. (Thank goodness.) Nevertheless, this simple fact about hotel prices will shock you: There’s a 40-percent chance your room rate will drop after you book it. Nearly as shocking, if …
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The New England Patriots are playing in their eighth straight AFC Championship game. The Kansas Chiefs haven’t reached the conference championship in 25 years. If Tom Brady and the Patriots want to return to the Super Bowl for the third straight year, they’ll need to win on the road at Arrowhead Stadium, one of the most difficult places in the …
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