Cher has landed, the glitter cannons are primed and Australia is getting ready to celebrate Mardi Gras — and you can live-stream the whole thing. Twitter and Facebook are set to broadcast the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday (through the SBS Twitter and Facebook pages), taking one of the world’s biggest …
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Samsung’s latest flagship phones are already turning heads, but the prices for the new devices are all over the place. A new Galaxy S9 starts at $720, while the Galaxy S9 Plus starts at $840. But depending on the carrier you buy it on, you might pay a lot more. T-Mobile matches Samsung’s price, but for a limited time. AT&T’s …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! This is the Amazfit Bip under sunlight. The reflective color screen is lovely and easy to read. Photo …
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If you don’t want to spring for a pricey peanut sensor, then you can use your phone to avoid foods that contain nuts. Here are three free apps that can help peanut allergy sufferers. ShopWell ShopWell is a health app that helps you achieve a wide variety of health goals, but for our purposes here, I’ll focus on its bar …
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By 2026, the world will be generating more than 160 trillion gigabytes of data. We’ll be connecting cars and robot surgeons, sending a million minutes of video across the internet every second and using 25 billion internet-connected devices around the globe. But in 2026, Australia will apparently only need broadband speeds of 49Mbps. That’s the assessment of a new report …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Andrew Hoyle/CNET The Galaxy S9 has arrived — or, at least, been announced — and although it’s not …
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Per the norm, Samsung just announced the latest iteration of its wildly popular flagship line of phones, the Galaxy S9 ($198 at eBay), at Mobile World Congress. Save for some larger storage options, dual-aperture camera and AR emoji, there’s not a lot to set it apart from the Galaxy S8. Maybe you’re long overdue for an upgrade, you can’t afford …
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For me, it all started with the Hubsan X4 H107C, a palm-size quadcopter with a low-res camera that can be picked up for less than $40 (or about AU$100 or £45). It has a paltry 5 to 7 minutes of flight time and I crashed it loads, but I was hooked and wanted to fly as much as possible. This …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! An iPhone SE can be yours for free when you switch to MetroPCS. Sarah Tew/CNET Ah, the ol’ …
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Ever since 4K TVs hit the scene a few years ago, home theater fans have been drooling at the idea of projectors with 4K resolution. The visible improvement in even big TVs is marginal at best, but a massive projection screen seems like a much better use for all those pixels. Today you can get a 4K TV for $300, …
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