Not long ago I discovered a way to check your current eyeglass prescription without an exam. That’s fine if you already have glasses, or don’t think your vision has changed. But what if you’re new to eyewear or think you need a new prescription? Time to schedule a pricey, time-consuming exam, right? Maybe, and maybe …
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If you wanted to use your Visa card to pay for something in the UK and Europe on Friday, you may have had to use cash instead. Visa announced Friday that it experienced a “service disruption” that prevented transactions from going through. We are currently experiencing a service disruption which is preventing some Visa transactions in Europe from being processed. …
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I honestly can’t remember how I learned about Pratherteam, but I’m glad I did. I looked around its website and really liked its approach so I requested a review sample of its handsome Walnut Record Rack-Model CFM ($95, or £72 and AU$126 roughly converted) LP storage unit, which holds up to 40 LPs. Brit and husband Jason Prather design, build, finish, …
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We may be getting an early look at the iPhone X Plus and 6.1-inch LCD iPhone, rumored to be coming this September. These renders of the 2018 iPhones were shared by phone site MySmartPrice in conjunction with mobile leaker and renderer OnLeaks. He says he bases his renders on factory CAD info, but it’s worth noting that these are not official Apple renders, so …
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Facebook will remove its troubled “Trending Topics” section next week, the company said Friday, signaling that the controversial feature was better off dead as Facebook builds different products for news. The section, which takes up important real estate on the social network’s desktop interface, has faced backlash since it first rolled out in 2014. Often criticized for surfacing conspiracies and fake …
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Amazon, Vudu, iTunes and other online retailers regularly feature limited-time deals on digital movies. Here’s a few deals worth highlighting as we head into the weekend. Note that many but not all digital movie purchases will port over to Movies Anywhere, which enables you to link multiple online retailers and access your purchased content from any one of them. On …
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An Amazon Prime subscription costs $119 a year for free, fast shipping on everything you buy. Walmart’s new Jetblack service costs $50 every month — but you won’t have to do the buying. It’s a personal shopper service where you’ll simply text a request to have Walmart fulfill your needs, by purchasing the item and shipping it to you — generally …
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A dual-screen mobile device project from Microsoft thought to be abandoned may have been snatched up by Dell, reports Winfuture.de. The device, which resembles Microsoft’s Courier and Andromeda projects, was seen in documents by Winfuture.de and details a Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 on Arm device codenamed ‘Januss’. The site also suggests it would be the first device to use an unannounced Snapdragon …
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Canon is officially done with film. The camera-maker just announced that it’s ending sales of its last film camera, the EOS-1V. In 2006, reports said that Canon was ending production of all film cameras, but the company never officially confirmed this. Instead, Canon quietly stopped making them. The EOS-1V is a 35mm SLR camera that released in 2000. Since Canon reportedly stopped …
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I have a family vacation coming up, and I always like to bring a speaker so we can enjoy some tunes while lazing around. Ah, but which speaker? Maybe this one: For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Tribit XSound Go portable Bluetooth speaker is $29.87 when you apply promo code BTS20BLK. It normally sells for $36. Not …
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