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Wires are one of the last remaining mundane hassles of the tech world. Not all gadgets come with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, so every once in a while I have to haul out an old fashioned cable to connect two devices — like plugging headphones into the home theater AV so I can watch Raised by …

Save the dates: Amazon Prime Day 2020 starts Tuesday, Oct. 13 and runs through Wednesday, Oct. 14. We’re here to help you cut through all the noise, to find the best deals in all the categories and get the most for your money. First things first: Some Prime Day deals are already available, like a pair of Echo Dot smart …

This deal is a rerun from last year, but it’s back in stock — and for the lowest price ever. Do you like music? And showers? Most speakers shouldn’t go anywhere near water, but this one can: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Amazon seller Patozon has the VicTsing SoundHot C6 5W wireless water-resistant speaker for $8.90 when you …

Microsoft doesn’t put its office suite on sale very often. Microsoft 365 (which until recently was known as Office 365) includes all the usual office apps, an hour per month of Skype calls to landline phones, and a full terabyte of OneDrive storage. The Personal flavor is intended for a single user and usually costs $70 per year. But for …

I hate that we have to compare all true wireless earbuds to Apple’s AirPods, but in this case the comparison really is apt. Samsung’s noise-canceling Galaxy Buds Live are clearly going toe-to-toe with the AirPods Pro. Priced at $170, they’re significantly cheaper than the AirPods Pro’s $250 price tag. And right now that fraction is even smaller than usual: At …

True wireless earbuds are all the rage these days, but some aren’t great for exercise. They can fall out of your ears or get knocked loose, sending them flying. And they have to be held or pocketed when you take them out; there’s no place for them to just hang. For those reasons and more, I sometimes prefer old-school “regular …

If you read my recent story about the $37 Soundpeats earbuds and thought, “Too rich for my blood!” here’s good news. You can now buy a set of true wireless ‘buds for 12 bucks. Twelve dollars. $12. via GIPHY The last time I wrote about impossibly cheap earbuds, they were $14.49 — and surprisingly decent. How much lower can these …

TikTok removed more than 104 million videos from its platform during the first half of 2020, according to the company’s latest transparency report, released Tuesday. TikTok said that’s less than 1% of all videos uploaded to the popular app between Jan. 1 and June 30. The update comes as TikTok’s fate in the US remains in jeopardy, pending the finalization …

Walmart has been experimenting recently with drones, announcing plans this month to handle deliveries of health and wellness supplies in Arkansas early next year while also launching a pilot project for grocery deliveries in North Carolina. Now it’s using the flying robots to help get COVID-19 testing kits to patients, with the retail giant announcing on Tuesday that it has partnered …

Regular Cheapskate readers know that Amazon gear goes on sale all the time — but occasionally another store will beat the house. Case in point: For a limited time, and while supplies last, new QVC customers can get the current-gen Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet for $45 with promo code NEW. That’s $25 below Amazon’s current price and an all-time …