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Google’s New Pixel 9 Pro is $150 off in this Early Black Friday Deal
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The Google Pixel 9 Pro is now available for $849 on Amazon from $999 making it one of the best deals for a phone that's only a few months old. It's a great deals for existing Pixel fans who want to upgrade, as well as those who want to try out Pixel UI and Google's AI shenanigans.
The Acer Aspire Vero is $200 Off with This Early Black Friday Deal
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The Acer Aspire Vero is a 15.6-inch Windows laptop with a pretty recent i5 1335u processor that's currently available for $429. Most laptops in this price segment either have an older processor or lesser storage to work with. Hence, the Acer Vero is pretty much the only good mid-range laptop you can get in the price segment.
The Lenovo Ideapad 1, in an early Black Friday deal, is now available for $299. It's a 15.6-inch Windows laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and touchscreen which ticks almost all the boxes.
Snag a 4K Hisense QLED TV in this Early Black Friday Deal at $250 Off
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Hisense QD6 QLED TV is currently discounted for $250 in an early Black Friday deal. The 75-inch TV is now available for $449, making it the least expensive 4K QLED TV in the market with all the features that you'd expect from a smart TV or even more.
Ryzen 7 5800X at 64% Off Could Be a Fitting Upgrade This Black Friday
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The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X desktop processor is now available for $158. It's an 8-core 16-thread processor that can still pretty much handle any modern AAA title you throw. It's especially great for video editing and heavier workloads besides gaming and is worth spending an extra $30 over the 6-core Ryzen 5 5600X.
The Acer Chromebook Plus 514 for $199 from $349 making it an exceptional acquisition for those looking for a "budget but not too basic" Chromebook. It's easily one of the best deals you will ever find on a Chromebook Plus device this sale season. You get a decent 14-inch IPS panel, all the AI goodies, and a free 12 months of Google One AI Premium plan worth mentioning at this price point.
Score the Epomaker TH80 Mechanical Keyboard at 50% Off in This Early Black Friday Deal
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The Epomaker TH80 Pro V2 is an 80% mechanical keyboard available for $49 as an early Black Friday deal. It works in three modes—2.4GHz, USB, and Bluetooth—and offers a variety of switch options, making it a great keyboard for beginners.
Want to Stand Out in Meetings? Get Logitech Pro Webcam With $45 Off During Black Friday
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If you're looking for a great 1080p webcam, the Logitech Pro Webcam is currently discounted by $45 for this early Black Friday sale. It has a 3 MP sensor which is of higher resolution compared to other options in the market. It also comes with autofocus and a 90-degree FOV which also triumphs other cameras.
iRobot’s Roomba j9+ is $300 Off During Early Black Friday
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The iRobot Roomba j9+ is a robot vacuum plus mop device that's now available for $599 in an early Black Friday deal. With features like smart cleaning scheduling, obstacle detection, carpet detection, self-emptying, and a large dust-holding capacity of over 60 days, it's easily one of the best deals right now.
Don’t Miss This 2TB WD Black SSD Early Black Friday Deal
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The 2TB variant of the WD Black SN770 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD is now available for $119, which is its all-time low price. You'd be hard-pressed to find a 2TB NVMe SSD for $119 and it can be used in both PCs and PlayStation 5. Although, you'd need to buy a heatsink separately.
How to Change Language on Your Chromebook
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You can change the default language on your Chromebook by simply using the Ctrl + Space shortcut on your keyboard. You can also add new languages from the Chrome OS system settings. The following guide will help you switch languages on your Chromebook with detailed instructions.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Could Potentially Launch on This Date
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Samsung may have accidentally leaked the release date of Galaxy S25 series in a Google Forms survey. The survey says that people who answer the survey will get a 10% discount voucher on January 5, 2025, which they can redeem to buy an S25 device. January 5 could very well be the day Galaxy S25 series launches.
This Google App Helps You Verify If You’re Chatting with the Right Person
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How do you know the person you're texting is actually the person you intend to text? Google has introduced a new system app called Android System Key Verifier that aims to solve just that. It can be used to scan the opposite party's QR code and verify keys to ensure you're texting the actual person and not an imposter.
Grab the Baseus 6,000mAh MagSafe Power Bank for Just $10 With This Black Friday Deal
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The 6,000 mAh Baseus MagSafe Power Bank that launched recently on Amazon is now available for $10. It's a compact 20W MagSafe power bank that attaches to your iPhone or Android phone with a MagSafe case. This makes it an exceptional deal compared to other Power Banks in the market.
Samsung Odyssey G5 Monitor is $320 off With this Early Black Friday Deal
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In an early Black Friday Samsung Odyssey G55T deal, the 34-inch gaming monitor is currently on sale for $229 making it an excellent deal for those looking for a large, curved Quad HD and a high refresh rate monitor. There aren't many monitors out there in a similar price range offering an IPS panel let alone one that's as color-accurate.
Score $70 Off on Beats Solo 4 in this Early Black Friday Deal
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If you're looking to buy a Beats headphone, you may want to check out the Beats Solo 4 that's currently discounted for $70 and is selling for $129 in an early Black Friday sale. It has excellent battery life and can be a great headphone to use when commuting. Some of other other Beats headphones and TWS such as the Solo 3 and Beats Studio Buds are also on sale.
Best Google Pixel Early Black Friday Deals You Cannot Miss
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Early Black Friday deals are here and they're pretty exciting ones starting with the newly-released Pixel 9 which can be bought for $549 compared to its usual $899 price (256GB). The second best Pixel deal is the Pixel 8 which is available for $399. The Pixel 8a is also available at a similar price but buying the Pixel 8 makes more sense.
This Handy Extension Helps Find Your X (Twitter) Followers on Bluesky
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Sky Follower Bridge is an extension that lets you find your X followers on Bluesky. It's an open-source extension available on both Chrome and Firefox. All you need to do is go to your X followers or following pages, launch and enter your Bluesky credentials in the extension, and it will highlight the users and the handles of those who have a Bluesky account.
Here’s Why Desktop Widgets on ChromeOS Could Be a Game-changer
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Widgets are being widely implemented across operating systems, and I hope to see it on ChromeOS. As ChromeOS comes with ARCVM, it should be pretty easy for Google to bring Android widgets to both Desktop and Lockscreen on ChromeOS.
How to Revert ChromeOS to Older Version on a Chromebook
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If your Chromebook developed any issues after a recent update, you may want to revert it back to the previous ChromeOS version. There are two ways to go about this — reverting from a stable update to a previous stable update and reverting from Beta or Dev channels to the stable channel. The first method requires you to press keyboard shortcuts on the Powerwash screen, while the second method requires you to change the channel to Stable.
OnePlus 12 Gets OxygenOS 15 Stable Update, But Without AI Features
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OnePlus 12 is finally getting Oxygen OS 15 stable. The update doesn't come with AI features that OnePlus announced during the event. Besides the lack of AI features which OnePlus said will roll out by the end of this month, the Circle to Search feature is still not here. The update is rolling out in batches in North America, Europe, and India.
You Can Now Use ChatGPT from Windows Terminal; Here’s How
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The latest Canary build of the Terminal app brings support for ChatGPT and GitHub Copolit alongside Azure OpenAI. The feature can be accessed by clicking the small down arrow in the tabs section and clicking Terminal Chat in Settings. Users can then select the AI service they want to use. Using ChatGPT in Terminal is not free though, and requires an OpenAI API key. It's a fairly simple integration that will save users time; instead of going to a browser or app and asking questions, they can directly use Terminal Chat.
18 Hidden ChromeOS Features You Might Not Know Existed
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There are many hidden features in ChromeOS. Some are hidden in plain sight while the other require accessing Chrome flags and manually turning on. Features like Steam gaming, GIF recording, Clipboard, Emoji picker, etc, should make your Chromebook feature-rich and the overall experience a tad bit better.
The release date for Android 16 is set to be June 3, 2025. This time, Android 16 will be released on the same day on both AOSP and Pixels, unlike Android 15, which rolled out much later after hitting AOSP. The development also means the next flagship from Google - the Pixel 10, will come with Android 16 out of the box.
Kindle Colorsoft’s Debut Is Now Drabbed by Display Problems
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Owners of the latest $280 Kindle Colorsoft are facing issues with the display where there's a visible yellow tinge at the bottom, affecting the reading experience. Amazon says it's aware of the issue and has started shipping replacements to those affected by the issue.
One UI 7 Beta Likely to Arrive on November 21
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Samsung may release the first beta of its upcoming One UI 7 on November 21. The company has scheduled the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) Korea 2024 on this date, and we can expect the One UI 7 Beta to hit the first of the eligible devices.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Overheating Issues Emerge During Early Testing
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Early testing of the Realme GT 7 Pro which comes with Snapdragon 8 Elite revealed that the phone gets incredibly hot when running benchmarks. The same behavior wasn't noticed when running games on high graphics. The phone reached temperatures of up to 46 degrees Celsius when benchmarking; however, it could be due to Realme trying to alter benchmark results. The firm later reached out to one of the publishers saying the issue will be fixed soon.
ChromeOS 130 Brings a Pixel-Like Recorder App, AI Features, and More
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ChromeOS 130 is rolling out to all Chromebooks and it brings new features to both Chromebook and Chromebook Plus platforms. It includes a built-in recorder app and AI features like Help me read to summarize web pages and PDFs and Studio-style mic for better quality audio.
iQOO 13 Goes Official With Snapdragon 8 Elite
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The iQOO 13 is the second phone in the world to feature the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite. It comes with a 2K OLED display, triple 50 MP rear cameras, 6,150 mAh battery with 120W charging, and OriginOS 5 based on Android 15. Besides, it boasts UFS 4.0 storage and LPDDR5X RAM. The phone comes in four colors and the base 12GB RAM and 256 GB storage variant starts at RMB 3,999 which is around $560 or Rs 47,000.
Pixel 9a Will Have a Bigger Battery That Will Take Even More Time to Charge
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The latest Pixel 9a leak reveals the battery capacity of the device which is expected to be 5,000 mAh, an 11% increase from last year. The phone's larger footprint of 154.7 x 73.3 x 7.9 mm and the display size has also been increased from 6.1 inches to 6.3 inches, which is bad news for small phone enthusiasts.
I Tried Out Focus Mode on Chromebook, and It Rescued Me From All the Worldly Distractions
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Google rolled out Focus Mode to Chromebooks with ChromeOS 129 update. It immensely helped me get more productive. Focus Mode comes with Google Tasks integration and auto-activates DND which makes it a great tool if you get distracted easily.
Why Is My Chromebook So Slow? 9 Fixes You Should Try
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A Chromebook might slow down due to a variety of reasons but some of the most common reasons could be due to lots of applications running in the background, Chromebook's storage filling up, or Linux taking up more storage, slowing your Chromebook down. Some of the less common reasons could be a battery that's about to die, clogged fan vents, or ChromeOS files getting corrupt.
Google Pixel Watch 5 Could Get the Tensor Upgrade
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A major leak from Google's gChips division has revealed that the Pixel Watch 5 may feature Google's custom Tensor chip for wearables. The chip will feature 1 x Cortex-A78 and 2 x Cortex-A55 cores and could be based on TSMC's 3nm process, offering better performance and battery life.
10 Best File Manager Apps for Android
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There are plenty of third-party file managers on Android but not all of them are great. The built-in file managers are great but if you want a more feature-rich app, Files by Google, Astro File Manager, and Total Commander are some of the best file managers you can download on Android.
10 Best Chromebooks You Can Buy in 2025
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Chromebooks have evolved into powerful devices that can do pretty much everything from running Linux apps to Android and Chrome apps, alongside web browsing. There are a ton of Chromebook options in the market and buying the right one for your needs could be tough. Some of the best options you can check out are the Acer Chromebook Spin 714, Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus, and ASUS ExpertBook CX54.
10 Best Podcast Apps on Android You Should Try
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Podcasts can be heard without much effort and require significantly less data and if you're on Android, you'll be spoiled by the choice of podcast apps because there are plenty of them. Some of the best podcast apps you can use on Android are Spotify, YouTube Music, Pocket Casts, Podcast Republic, Podcast Addict, and CastBox.
Instagram Confirms Bias, Popular Creators Get the Best Video Quality
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Instagram's Head Adam Mosseri revealed in an Instagram AMA that the platform lowers the quality of the video after a long time if it isn't being watched. He also mentioned that the platform restores the quality if the content gains popularity. This is the reason why you sometimes feel like the quality has gone down perhaps due to your internet, but the actual reason behind the same is the platform itself.
OxygenOS 15: Confirmed Features, Release Timeframe, and Supported Devices
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OxygenOS 15 is now official, and it brings changes to the UI, new AI features, and customizations. Some of the highlights of the release are smoother animations, new quick settings layout, new widgets, and AI features for photos and productivity. The OxygenOS 15 closed beta is now out for OnePlus 12, and the open beta for select handsets starts seeding from October 30.
One UI 7 Hands-on Video Gives Us a Closer Look at All-New Features
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A YouTube channel has uploaded a hands-on video of what seems like a demo S24 Ultra made to showcase a One UI 7 build. It gives us a brief look at some of the features and UI elements; some already known and some new. Here's One UI 7 in action.
How to Install Firefox on Chromebook (3 Ways)
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Installing Firefox on a Chromebook is quite easy and can be done in three ways — using the Google Play Store, Linux environment, and Flatpak on Linux. We'd suggest sticking to the Android app as it has everything you could ask for, including Extensions support. However, if you're feeling adventurous, try installing Firefox via Linux which offers the desktop version.
Wear OS 5 Rolling out to Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic
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Samsung is rolling out the last update to One UI 6 Watch Beta to Watch 6 series. It's the stable update which will soon be rolled out globally. The update brings notable features like universal gestures, workout routines, personalized cards and sleep insights, new notification cards, and a few new AI features in Samsung Health.
Here are All Confirmed Snapdragon 8 Elite Phones (So Far)
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Many smartphone manufacturers have already announced their upcoming devices with the 8 Elite platform. OnePlus, Samsung, iQOO, Realme, Xiaomi, HONOR, ASUS, and REDMAGIC are all launching a device with 8 Elite SoC in a few months. Some of the popular phones include the OnePlus 13, Galaxy S25 series, iQOO 13, and Realme GT 7 Pro.