If a cheaper iPhone is what you’ve been waiting for, you’re now in luck. Preorders for Apple’s iPhone XR kicked off at 12 a.m. PT on Friday. The device will hit stores Oct. 26. The only model that won’t be delivered on launch day is the 128GB yellow model from T-Mobile. This will ship in …
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Time for a double-feature! For a limited time, the Microsoft Store is selling the digital HD 2-film collection of Wonder Woman and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition for just $4.99. On any given day you’d be lucky to score just one of them for under $10. Update: This great deal has expired, alas. See it at the …
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Facebook has apologized after a British woman who lost her child continued to see baby product ads after changing her advertising preference on the site. Anna England-Kerr found that her feed “was filled with ads for baby things” despite using the social media site to share the news that her daughter had been stillborn and changing her settings to avoid …
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As the reviews of the new Apple Watch Series 4 trickle in and rumors of upcoming iPad Pro models with USB-C float, Apple slipped a USB-C version of its Magnetic Charger into its online store. The charger costs the same $30 (£30, AU$45) as the Type-A versions and looks like it will be available in-store, in the US at least, …
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I speak enough French to get by, and for some reason I thought that foundation would help me during a recent vacation to Italy. It did not. (It’s like those Italians have a different word for everything!) Needless to say, whether you want to be a world traveler, gain an edge when applying for a job, or impress a date …
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Twitter is subtly fighting fake news with a small addition to its Moments. The “annotations” appear under the highlighted tweet. Twitter/Screenshot by CNET The social network is adding “annotations” to its curated tweets, giving us more contextual information on the topic. The annotations are written by Twitter’s curation team with the aim of clarifying its highlighted tweets, according to TechCrunch. …
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After a week or so in preorder, Google’s latest flagship phones, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL went on sale Thursday as promised in the US, UK and Australia. They start at $799 (£739, AU$1,199) for the smaller model and $899 (£869, AU$1,349) for the XL. As well as the Google Store, you can get them in the US with Google Fi …
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Using a phone without a case is kind of nuts, if you ask me, but I also hate the way most cases cover your phone’s artful design. Indeed, if you’re buying an iPhone XR, you want to actually see its colorful shell, right? Ranvoo Solution: a clear case. And they don’t come much more affordable than this one: For a …
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Super luxury phonemaker Vertu filed for bankruptcy and liquidated its stock of hyper expensive phones back in 2017. But apparently the company is back to doing what it does best. Vertu unveiled its latest Android-based smartphone, the Aster P, on Oct. 17 in China, GizmoChina reports. Like other Vertu phones, the Aster P is built by hand in England using luxe materials like …
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Regular readers are now intimately familiar with the Insignia Voice alarm clock that regular pops up here for $25. Guess what? Its portable cousin is on sale for the same price: Best Buy has the Insignia Voice Portable Speaker with Google Assistant for $25 shipped. Regular price: $150! See it at Best Buy At first blush, it’s a fairly average-looking alarm …
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