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15 Mar

The best cheap phones for 2024

John RoutledgeLatest News

It may be fashionable to spend $1,000 on the latest flagship smartphone when they first get released, but it's not necessary. You don't even have to spend $500 today to get a decent handset as there are plenty of options as low as $160 that could fit your needs. But navigating the budget phone market can be tricky; options that…

14 Mar

Whoops! Amazon served costly ads for products people couldn’t actually buy

John RoutledgeLatest News

It can be quite annoying to click through an Amazon ad in your results only to find out that the product you want can't be shipped to your place. Now, imagine you're the small business owner being charged for those ads. (Forget corporations and drop shippers, I know you all hate them.) There you are, thinking you're going to make…

14 Mar

Annual subscriptions to Max are currently 40 percent off

John RoutledgeLatest News

If you're ready to commit to a year of Max, you can do so for a 40 percent discount. Right now, every tier of the streaming service is on sale — that includes the ad-free, 4K version for $140 annually, which works out to $12 per month instead of the regular $20 monthly. The least expensive sub is ad-supported and…

14 Mar

Meta sets a date for killing off CrowdTangle

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CrowdTangle saw its team disbanded in 2021, new user registrations cut off in 2022 and now the site will officially shut down on August 14, the Wall Street Journal reports. Journalists and academics alike have used CrowdTangle to study the flow of content on Facebook and Instagram, including conspiracy theories and fake news. Meta, which bought the company in 2016,…

14 Mar

TikTok is now asking users to call their Senators to prevent a US ban

John RoutledgeLatest News

One day after a bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the United States passed the House of Representatives, the company is doubling down on its strategy of urging users to call lawmakers. The app began pushing new in-app messages to users asking them to "tell your Senator how important TikTok is to you” and to “ask…

14 Mar

Amazon Big Spring Sale 2024: Everything you need to know about the deals event starting on March 20

John RoutledgeLatest News

Amazon announced today that it will hold yet another sale event at the end of March. The "Big Spring Sale" will start on Wednesday, March 20 and run through Monday, March 25. This is the first time Amazon will host a spring sale like this in the US, as it previously held a similar sale event in the UK in…

14 Mar

The FCC just quadrupled the download speed required to market internet as ‘broadband’

John RoutledgeLatest News

The FCC has raised the speeds required to describe internet service as “broadband” for the first time since 2015. The agency’s annual high-speed internet assessment concluded that 100 Mbps downloads and 20 Mbps uploads will be the new standard. The news will likely irk ISPs who would love to keep pointing to 25 Mbps / 3 Mbps speeds (the previous…

14 Mar

Intel’s latest desktop CPU hits 6.2GHz without overclocking, breaking another speed record

John RoutledgeLatest News

Intel just broke another speed record when it comes to desktop CPUs. The company just introduced the Core i9-14900K CPU, which can reach up to 6.2GHz without overclocking, making it the fastest desktop processor available to consumers. The company did the same thing last year, but that chip maxed out at 6GHz. In addition to the record-breaking CPU speed, the i9-14900KS…

14 Mar

Google I/O 2024 takes place on May 14

John RoutledgeLatest News

It’ll soon be time for the tech world to once again turn its attention to Mountain View. Google has revealed the date for this year's I/O conference. The event is set for May 14. Google for Developers disclosed the date in annoying fashion. It asked folks to complete a tedious logic puzzle (think of the path puzzles from BioShock). Once enough…

14 Mar

8BitDo’s NES-inspired mechanical keyboard is on sale for an all-time low price

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8BitDo’s nostalgic Retro Mechanical Keyboard is on sale for an all-time low price today. The Nintendo-esque accessory ships in NES or Famicom-inspired colorways, and it includes two giant red buttons that would look right at home playing Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! or Excitebike. Usually, it’s $100, but you can grab the keyboard for $85 right now from Amazon.The 8BitDo Retro Mechanical…