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• Xbox Series X restock update: Availability at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Amazon and more - CNET

  03-04-2021 23:51 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's new game console shows up here and there every few days. We've got links to every US retailer that sells the Xbox Series X.
  
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• Where to buy a PS5: Everything you need to know to buy Sony's new gaming console - CNET

  03-04-2021 23:14 via cnet.com
  
  The PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling video gaming console ever, but most people still don't have one.
  
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• New Black Widow trailer from Marvel trumpets July 9 release - CNET

  03-04-2021 23:01 via cnet.com
  
  Looks like it won't be all that long before fans finally get to check out the delayed MCU flick.
  
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• Dependents and stimulus checks: Everything new and different you should know, including amount - CNET

  03-04-2021 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  With the third stimulus check, dependents count for more money than before, but not every family will qualify. Here's everything you need to know, including how new tax breaks will bring some families a bigger amount.
  
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• 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV debuts in new commercial - Roadshow

  03-04-2021 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  This all-electric utility vehicle promises incredible off-road capability and more than 300 miles of range when properly equipped.
  
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• PS5 restock update: What's available at Best Buy, Target, GameStop, Walmart, Amazon and more retailers - CNET

  03-04-2021 22:37 via cnet.com
  
  Having trouble finding a PS5? Here are all the links to all the stores selling the gaming console.
  
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• Losing an AirPod sucks. Use this hidden trick to locate your lost earbud - CNET

  03-04-2021 22:15 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's wireless earbuds are small, easy to misplace and expensive to replace. We'll show you how to locate them using an app you may already have.
  
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• What's an amended tax form, and do I need to file one for 2020? What to know - CNET

  03-04-2021 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  Here's what to know about the amended tax form, and how it connects to the new stimulus bill tax credits and breaks.
  
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• NCAA Final Four: Schedule, how to stream Houston vs. Baylor, Gonzaga vs. UCLA today - CNET

  03-04-2021 21:54 via cnet.com
  
  The final men's college basketball games are on CBS and you don't need cable to watch.
  
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• Falcon and Winter Soldier episode 3 recap: Cap's boys come face to face with dancin' Zemo - CNET

  03-04-2021 21:30 via cnet.com
  
  Sam and Bucky get help from an old Avengers enemy as they hunt the Flag Smashers.
  
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• More stimulus checks are coming in the mail. 2 ways you can track yours through the USPS - CNET

  03-04-2021 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Stop stressing and start using a simple, free tool to see if your stimulus check is in the mail. We'll tell you what to look for so you don't throw it away.
  
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• More stimulus checks are coming in the mail. 2 ways you can track it through the USPS - CNET

  03-04-2021 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Stop stressing and start using a simple, free tool to see if your stimulus check is in the mail. We'll tell you what to look for so you don't throw it away.
  
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• Amazon apologizes, says 'peeing in bottles thing' is actually a thing for its drivers - CNET

  03-04-2021 20:28 via cnet.com
  
  The company says a tweet that suggested otherwise was "incorrect."
  
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• Best smart thermostat of 2021 - CNET

  03-04-2021 19:47 via cnet.com
  
  Looking for a new thermostat? Start here.
  
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• Facebook data on 533 million users posted online

  03-04-2021 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Data posted on a cybercrime forum includes phone numbers, Facebook IDs, birth dates, gender and location.
  
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• IRS stimulus check tracker tool now tracking more payments. Here's what to know - CNET

  03-04-2021 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  This free IRS tool shows you the status of your $1,400 stimulus check -- including for SSI and SSDI reciepients -- but it can be finicky to use and won't give all you may want to know.
  
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• Child tax credit for $3,600: How and when the payments will arrive, 1 main thing to know - CNET

  03-04-2021 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  The 2021 child tax credit is confusing, and the IRS doesn't have all the answers yet. But if you have kids, you could get more money beyond $1,400 stimulus checks. Here's what we know so far.
  
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• This LED desk lamp with USB ports and wireless charging pad is now just $16 - CNET

  03-04-2021 17:57 via cnet.com
  
  Save 68% on this multifunction lamp with a night light mode, timers and adjustable color temperature.
  
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• Save 20% on Canon's DR-C225 II small business scanner just in time to get your taxes done - CNET

  03-04-2021 17:26 via cnet.com
  
  It scans 25 pages per minute with a 45-sheet feeder, includes OCR and connects direct to your favorite cloud service.
  
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• Why Silicon Valley's most astute critics are all women | John Naughton

  03-04-2021 17:00
  
  Tailors and dressmakers long ago worked out that men and women are different shapes and sizes. The news has yet to reach Palo AltoIn November 2019, which now seems like an aeon ago, I wrote about an interesting correlation I had stumbled across. It was that the authors of the most insightful critiques of digital technology as deployed by the tech companies were women. I listed 20 of them and added that I made no claims for the statistical representativeness of my sample. It might simply have bee
  
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• How past tech floats fared, and upcoming IPOs in London

  03-04-2021 17:00
  
  Even Facebook and Google had their troubles when they first went public, so Deliveroo’s bad experience is far from uniqueAmazon listed on the Nasdaq at $18 a share with a market value of $438m in 1997, when it was just an online bookseller, with 256 employees. The share price rose gradually over the years, but started to rocket in 2015 after the firm posted substantial profits. Three years later, it became the world’s second trillion-dollar company, just weeks after Apple reached tha
  
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• SSI, SSDI and stimulus checks: IRS schedule update, how you'll get payment, what to know - CNET

  03-04-2021 16:57 via cnet.com
  
  If you receive Social Security benefits, your stimulus payment may be here. What we know about timelines and eligibility.
  
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• Where to buy the Xbox Series X: Updates at Best Buy, GameStop, Amazon, Walmart and more - CNET

  03-04-2021 16:21 via cnet.com
  
  Here's everything you need to know about finding Microsoft's newest console.
  
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• Xbox Series X restock update: Availability at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, GameStop and more - CNET

  03-04-2021 16:12 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's new game console shows up here and there every few days. We've got links to every US retailer that sells the Xbox Series X.
  
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• MG Cyberster has a bad name, but good looks - Roadshow

  03-04-2021 16:02 via cnet.com
  
  MG has something to say about the Tesla Roadster.
  
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• Stimulus check timeline status: Payment update and details, IRS scorecard, plus-up money - CNET

  03-04-2021 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  The IRS is starting to send tens of millions more stimulus checks this weekend. Here's what to know about receiving your payment, including new details on how you'll get a makeup payment for money owned.
  
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• NCAA Final Four: How to watch and stream Houston vs. Baylor, Gonzaga vs. UCLA today - CNET

  03-04-2021 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  The final days of the NCAA men's basketball season have arrived, and it is all on CBS.
  
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• Save 40% on Einova's 20,000-mAh fast-charging Eggtronic power bank - CNET

  03-04-2021 15:52 via cnet.com
  
  This 63-watt charger can charge up to three devices at once, including phones and most PD laptops, for $42.
  
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• No stimulus check for veterans this weekend: New payment date, qualifications, dependents - CNET

  03-04-2021 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  If you're a veteran of the US military and receive benefits, we'll explain details you should know about your stimulus check, including when you should expect your payment, how you'll get paid and what to do if something goes wrong.
  
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• Your iPhone gets 2 new Siri voices with iOS 14.5. Here's how to try them out - CNET

  03-04-2021 14:15 via cnet.com
  
  Tired of talking to the same ol' Siri? iOS 14.5 gives you more options for a total of four.
  
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• Zoom anxiety lingers even a year into the WFH era - CNET

  03-04-2021 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Accidentally turning your camera on, trouble finding the unmute button and staring at yourself all day are still real sources of stress as COVID-19 continues to impact our lives.
  
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• Will your home security system work if the power goes out? - CNET

  03-04-2021 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Whether you're worried about bad weather, random power outages or burglars, here's what you need to know about battery and cellular backups for your smart home security system.
  
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• What size moving truck do you need? - CNET

  03-04-2021 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Whether you're packing up a studio apartment or a four-bedroom home, we help you sort through the options from popular rental providers like U-Haul and Penske to find the best truck for your stuff.
  
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• Southwest Airlines announced a big change that may leave customers speechless

  03-04-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  When the pandemic and technology get together, they can completely alter the very concept of customer service. But is it a good thing?
  
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• Genesis Noir review – an astonishing cosmic thriller

  03-04-2021 14:00
  
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  The big bang meets the whodunnit in this dazzlingly inventive point-and-click adventure spanning time and spaceAccording to theologians, philosophers and, seemingly, the makers of Genesis Noir, the ultimate whodunnit (and its subordinate mystery: howdunnit) is the origin of our universe. The game’s title says it all: here is the story of the world’s beginnings as told in the mode of a detective thriller, and the style of a Saul Ba
  
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• 2021 Lincoln Navigator, Hyundai Santa Cruz teased and more: Roadshow's week in review - Roadshow

  03-04-2021 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Here's a look back at the top reviews and stories for the week ending April 3.
  
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• Police uncover teenage girl ‘suicide’ Instagram group

  03-04-2021 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twelve UK girls, aged between 12 and 16, were part of a chat group that led to "serious self-harm".
  
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• Child tax credits and shared custody: Can both parents qualify for the same kid? - CNET

  03-04-2021 13:15 via cnet.com
  
  With the new CTC rules splitting payments between 2021 and 2022, could both parents receive duplicate CTC payments if they both claim a child on their taxes?
  
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• Infinitum: Subject Unknown review – solo time loop echoes lockdown

  03-04-2021 13:05
  
  This iPhone-shot sci-fi drama with cameos from Ian McKellen and Conleth Hill is impressively realised, though the plot ultimately frustratesYou’ve got to admire wife and husband film-makers Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart. Stuck in their London flat at the start of the pandemic, the pair wrote a sci-fi script together: a Groundhog-Day-meets-The-Matrix tale of a woman trapped in a time loop. They shot it à deux on an iPhone; she stars, he directs. And there are a couple of cameos, from
  
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• WWDC to be all-virtual, PayPal users can shop with crypto video - CNET

  03-04-2021 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  This week's major tech headlines include Apple's WWDC going all-virtual, PayPal users getting the chance to shop with crypto and NBC Universal possibly pulling owned content from competitors.
  
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• Windows 10 spring 2021 update: Every new feature, when to download and more - CNET

  03-04-2021 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's latest update, Windows 10 version 21H1, is on the way. Here's what we're expecting, and why it could set the stage for a major Windows 10 shift soon.
  
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• iPhone 13 might not be Apple's next flagship, thanks to superstition - CNET

  03-04-2021 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  Could it be called the iPhone 12S instead? Here's why people think so.
  
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• Change these TV picture settings now (you'll thank us later) - CNET

  03-04-2021 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  From choosing the best picture mode to tweaking contrast, brightness, sharpness and more, here's how to get maximum quality out of your TV.
  
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• Facebook lets you take the wheel on two big features. Here's how to use them - CNET

  03-04-2021 12:30 via cnet.com
  
  The social media giant has added new settings to help you customize your feed and community.
  
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• AirPods Max vs. Bose 700 vs. Sony WH-1000XM4: The best noise-canceling headphones compared - CNET

  03-04-2021 12:30 via cnet.com
  
  Specs, price and performance: Which wireless headphones are right for you?
  
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• AirPods Max, Bose 700 or Sony XM4? Testing the best noise-canceling headphones video - CNET

  03-04-2021 12:30 via cnet.com
  
  Deciding between the AirPods Max, Bose NC 700 and Sony WH-1000XM4? Lexy takes you through an in-depth review of the features of each of these premium wireless headphones, including sound quality, noise cancellation and battery life.
  
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• Spotify: Download music from playlists in the mobile or desktop app now. Here's how - CNET

  03-04-2021 12:00 via cnet.com
  
  You can now listen to Spotify tracks offline on both your phone and your laptop. We break down how to do it.
  
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• OnePlus 9 review: 5 reasons to consider buying this superb do-it-all phone - CNET

  03-04-2021 12:00 via cnet.com
  
  A great lineup of specs and a more affordable price make this the OnePlus phone to buy right now.
  
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• iOS 14.5's release date, new features and more: Everything we know - CNET

  03-04-2021 12:00 via cnet.com
  
  Here's everything that will be included in the latest iPhone update that we know so far -- and how to download the public beta now.
  
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• Check out the 5 best emoji keyboards for Android and iOS - CNET

  03-04-2021 12:00 via cnet.com
  
  Tired of your phone's built-in emoji keyboard? You've got options to shake up your messages. Here's how to use them.
  
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