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Last chance: Best Buy 72

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Waited to get your Christmas shopping done and now struggling with delivery deadlines?  While a few retailers, including Amazon, are still offering a quick turnaround on some items, many items are already unavailable for Christmas delivery, which can make shopping …

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Amazon to launch an Instacart

Amazon reportedly wants to take its role in the grocery industry to new heights in 2022. The retail giant is planning to launch a new grocery delivery service in the US next year and expand its current service in Europe, according to a report Monday by The Information.  While Amazon has been involved in grocery delivery for years — offering deliveries through Whole …

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Best Target holiday deals: Save big on Beats earbuds, Apple Watch 7 and more this week

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. As the countdown to Christmas morning ticks closer and closer, retailers are ramping up their final waves of holiday deals. Giving last-minute shoppers another chance to get in on the savings and check those last, pesky names off their gift lists. Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon …

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iPhone 11 vs. 11 Pro vs. 11 Pro Max: They’re still worth it in 2021

Apple announced the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max in 2019 but they’re still worth considering in 2021. The iPhone 11 phones have wonderful cameras, a blazing fast processor and excellent build quality. If you don’t need 5G, you can probably pass on the newer iPhone 12 series. You can save some serious money, too. Apple sells the iPhone 11 for …

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Walmart’s $199 Oculus Quest 2 deal is still available

As far as Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts were concerned, it was pretty slim pickings when it came to the Oculus Quest 2. The best we saw was a free gift card with purchase, but no actual drops in price. While the 128GB model stubbornly remains at $299, if you’re committed to getting your hands on one of these …

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This Roku’s price is so low, it’s in Secret Santa territory

Roku is CNET’s favorite streaming platform thanks to its ease of use and compatibility with all of the major streaming service apps, from Netflix to Disney Plus to HBO Max. And now that Google and Roku have (thankfully) managed to strike a deal, both YouTube and YouTube TV will be available as well. Right now, you can get this Roku …

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OLED screen burn

If it’s a screen on the best TV, the best phone or the best portable game console — namely the Nintendo Switch OLED — it’s probably powered by organic light-emitting diodes. OLED technology has the best image quality around, with the kind of excellent contrast ratio that LCD screens can’t match. OLED TVs from LG and Sony outperform rivals, all of the high-end phones from Google, Samsung and Apple have OLED screens and …

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2021 Holiday Gift Guide: Stop making these mistakes when buying smartphones and other tech gifts

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. An unfolding supply chain crisis and a continuous pandemic won’t stop the holidays — but it’ll definitely make it more difficult for you to get your hands on the perfect holiday gift. And while seeing empty shelves might push you into a panic to buy something ASAP, …

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DoorDash launches a new ‘ultrafast’ grocery delivery service

DoorDash on Monday unveiled a new direct-to-your-door grocery delivery service in New York City. The company promises “ultrafast” deliveries in 15 minutes or less from a new DashMart location in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, with more locations coming in the next few months, according to a DoorDash blog post.  The DashMart location is open daily from 7 a.m. to 2 …

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Make your own bot for tracking holiday gift restocks this year (it works anywhere)

Between the clogged supply chain and chip shortage, many products have become so hard to find lately. For instance, the highly sought-after PS5 has been so hard to find in stock that CNET has been intensely tracking it. And now that we’re in the thick of the holiday shopping season, it’s not likely to get better any time soon.  It’s tiring …

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