Best Buy, Target & Walmart Black Friday sales start with doorbusters Thursday evening, but you’ll have to go into the store for the biggest bargains.
Author: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
Video speaker showdown: Which is best – Amazon, Google or Facebook?
Amazon’s 2nd generation Echo Show, Google’s Home Hub and Facebook’s Portal are all discounted by $50 for Black Friday and expected to be big sellers.
YouTube quietly adds 100 ad-supported movies for free viewing
The video network now has a section for free movie viewing, from the MGM library (Legally Blonde, Terminator) alongside films it charges to view.
Sunday project: Scan, save and protect now
In the wake of those massive California fires, we offer a weekend project to make sure you don’t lose everything in a disaster. Digitize everything and soon. Because you never know.
Fireproof and digitize precious files
USA TODAY’S Jefferson Graham tells us why it’s important to fireproof your files and the best resources for digitizing personal documents.
Apple is 1/3 of the way through major remake of flagship retail stores
Flagship stores refocused as education first, sales second, in bid to win customers for life.
Apple’s remodeled flagship Santa Monica store
Apple is one third of the way through a big remodel of its flagship Apple Stores. The latest is Santa Monica, in the Santa Monica Promenade.
How is Facebook Portal? Not bad compared to Skype, FaceTime and Google Hangouts
Video chat device with always on microphone and camera can be perceived as a home monitor, but it’s the best video chat device we’ve ever seen.
The late Stan Lee talked tech with USA TODAY
The creator of Spiderman and so many other iconic characters sat down with USA TODAY in 2012 to talk tech, his love of the iPad and being a “living legend.” Lee died on November 12 at age 95.
The high costs of repairing an Apple i-device
Apple charges $300 to fix a $400 smartwatch, or $150 if you invest in Apple Care. This is similar to fees to fix a cracked iPhone, but on a percentage basis, way smaller. Getting the iPhone 8 screen fixed is the best bargain around at $149.
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