Trains in the US lag behind their European and Asian counterparts, generally speaking. While Amtrak faces an uphill battle to improve or expand its service, one thing it can improve is the locomotive itself. It might surprise you to learn that the second busiest Amtrak region is the LOSSAN Corridor, aka the Los Angeles-San Diego-San …
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When I mentally rank the big shopping days of the year, Columbus Day doesn’t exactly rank up there with Black Friday or Prime Day. But whether or not you choose to celebrate, know that this weekend does have its share of good deals out there. (Note that all these prices are for a limited time and, where applicable, while supplies last.) …
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UFC fighters Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov are ready to face off in the ring for the first time, and the backstory is rather tense. McGregor was arrested in April for attacking a bus containing UFC fighters in Brooklyn while looking for Nurmagomedov, and the foes faced each other for the first time since then in a much-anticipated prefight press conference …
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I dig this on-demand internet of ours, when you can order a customized anything: t-shirt, coffee mug, flash drive and so on. And don’t forget books! Blurb is a service that will custom-print a photo book, trade book, cookbook, magazine or the like, with you providing the content and dictating the look, layout and so on. Cool stuff. From now …
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Cheap things come to those who wait. You know that Galaxy S9 Plus you’ve been lusting after, for example? It’s around $840 right now, but give it a year or so and you might be able to score one for half that. Here’s proof: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Woot has the certified-refurbished factory-unlocked Galaxy S8 Plus …
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Don’t worry: The government didn’t just spam you. On Wednesday, the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System sent a test message to everyone using a cellphone in the US that runs on a network operated by a carrier participating in the Wireless Emergency Alert system. You’d know you got the message if the header read “Presidential Alert.” The content of the …
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Last week eBay took 15 percent off sitewide — this week it’s Rakuten’s turn. Ending at midnight PT tonight, you can save 15 percent on just about anything by using promo code SAVE15. See it at Rakuten To take advantage of the offer, you’ll need a Rakuten account. You can use the code only once per account and apply it …
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First things first: Yesterday’s free-logo deal? Back in business. Apologies to those of you who went through the process of creating a logo and then discovered the code didn’t work. It does now. (And, for the record, it did initially, because I tested it!) Today I’ve got one of the weirder — and better — bundles I can recall. For …
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When you use Yelp for restaurant recommendations or TripAdvisor for places to see, you’re often putting the fate of your travel or dining experience in the hands of a stranger. Likewise is a new app that gathers recommendations from people you know or trust. And these recommendations aren’t limited to one thing. They can be someone’s favorite books, movies, TV …
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Google has made its Voice Access app available globally after two years in beta. The app lets you move around or between screens and open apps through spoken commands. “Voice Access can be useful for people who have difficulty using a touchscreen due to paralysis, tremor, temporary injury, or other reasons,” Google writes in the app’s Play Store listing. The …
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