This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. While Black Friday used to mean “big sales the day after Thanksgiving,” nowadays, it’s come to mean “any good deal in November.” That rings true this year more than ever, with Black Friday sales already happening at Best Buy, Target and (of …
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Black Friday is just two days away — Nov. 27. However, Black Friday deals have been going on since mid-October, making the day itself less important this year. Actually, many stores won’t even be open on Thanksgiving night leading up to the big day. Instead, retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot, Target and Walmart have opted for early Black Friday deals, putting some of …
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In the movies, spies use GPS devices to track stuff around the globe. But you can’t use just any GPS device, because it needs to be able to transmit its location to a gadget you disguise discreetly as a brandy snifter. Or, if you’re not a Double-0 in the employ of MI-6, you can check using a mobile app. Spot …
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Looking for ways to lower your bills? Consider ditching your phone plan in favor of something like this: For a limited time, Red Pocket Mobile is offering a 360-day prepaid phone-service kit for $95. That works out to less than $8 a month. The kit includes a SIM card for your choice of networks: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. See …
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Movies are the universal way to unwind over the holidays. Whether you’re watching Jumanji with the kids after Thanksgiving or reliving the Tarantino oeuvre over the holiday break, we can all give thanks to Hollywood. Perhaps in the spirit of Thanksgiving, Fandango Now (and its sister site, Vudu) has just ripped the wrapping off a killer sale. From now through …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Smartwatch maker Amazfit has been busy this year, releasing several new devices — including the Bip S, Bip U and Band 5 — and rebranding its app Zepp, in deference to a wearable-tech firm that Amazfit parent Huami acquired a while back. If you’re keeping …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Star Wars: Squadrons launched last month for PC, PS4 and Xbox, and surprisingly for a high-profile new release, it was priced at $40, not $60. You can do better. For a limited time, and while supplies last, GameStop has Star Wars: Squadrons (Xbox One) for $17. …
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A lot of musical instruments change hands during the holidays — it’s a great time to gift a guitar, for example, to someone who’s always dreamed of starting a band. But it’s notoriously hard to teach yourself to play with just a few books. That’s why online music-lesson services like Yousician are so popular — they combine a large music …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. A few days ago I shared a roundup of my favorite cheap gifts for the holidays. This week’s episode of The Cheapskate Show is like an audio version of that post — but also much more, because Cheapskate Sr. (aka Dave Johnson) weighs in with …
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Cheeps, there are interesting things afoot: Starting this Sunday, Nov. 22, Target will offer a TCL 4 Series 65-inch 4K UHD Android TV for just $230, which beats the $250 Hisense deal that sold out so quickly yesterday. Of course, you’ll be competing against the entire interwebs to get one (same as with that Hisense), so keep your expectations in …
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