Apple may have discontinued the iPhone SE, but you can still find the beloved-by-many model out in the wild. In fact, head to your local Walmart for one of the better deals to date. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Walmart has the iPhone SE (32GB) with one month of Family Mobile service …
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Amazon on Tuesday said it will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in the US, a response to mounting pressure over its wages and its treatment of warehouse workers. “We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead,” Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said in a statement. …
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World wide web pioneer Tim Berners-Lee’s startup, Inrupt, aims to bring data back to the people. The computer scientist announced Inrupt’s open source project, Solid, in a weekend blog post. It’s “a platform based on the existing web” that gives you control over your personal information and allows you to decide where it’s stored, who can view different elements and …
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I’m traveling today, cheeps, but I’m excited to bring you a rerun of one of my favorite discoveries from earlier this year — and at a Cheapskate-exclusive lower price! In my tenure as the Cheapskate, I’ve seen a lot of Bluetooth speakers. Big ones, small ones, cute ones, stylish ones. But this one? This one makes my heart go pitter …
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The rotors of a helicopter thump menacingly overhead, the first hint this is no ordinary museum. Signs and fences are telltale indications of a military presence, and indeed, Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton is an active military base. It’s operated by the Fleet Air Arm, one of the five branches of the UK’s Royal Navy. The base is a fitting …
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Spotify Premium is cheaper if you share it with your family, but you may want to think twice if your family lives apart. According to Spotify’s website, the “Premium for Family” plan can be shared with up to six people who live in the same household. To make sure that family plan members actually shared the same household, Spotify sent …
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Google is trying to make planning your next trip a little less stressful. The search giant, which turned 20 this week, is adding suggestions directly to your searches and created a landing page for flight trends and hotel options as the winter holidays approach, as previously reported by TechCrunch. The suggestions offer you things to do, day plans and travel …
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Your phone can probably pull hotspot duty, which is undeniably handy while traveling. However, it’s a huge drain on the battery, and maybe you don’t want to be paying an extra $10 to $15 per month for a feature you use only occasionally? Consider packing a dedicated mobile hotspot, which will give your phone a break and let you pay …
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Lyft has challenged more people to give up their cars by expanding its Ditch Your Car program. The ride-hailing company announced the expansion in a Wednesday blog post, giving people until the end of September to sign up. If you offer to give up your car between Oct. 8 and Nov. 6, you could get credit for Lyft Shared, Zipcar, …
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Sweden’s advertising watchdog slammed a company for using the “distracted boyfriend” meme in a recruitment ad. The meme, which rose to popularity in 2017, shows a man checking out a passing woman as he walks with his girlfriend, much to the girlfriend’s irritation. Bahnhof, a Stockholm-based internet service provider, used the image in a recruitment ad seen on Facebook. The boyfriend …
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