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Lilbits: Firefox for Android finally gets pull-to-refresh, Google brings app auto-archiving to Android

Firefox 112 is out today, and while desktop users won’t see much new (there’s optional support for revealing passwords with a right-click), Firefox mobile users with an Android device will get one major (and long overdue) update: you can pull down from the top of the screen to refresh a website so you can see […]

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Best Buy’s answer to Amazon Prime offers free shipping, discounts, tech support, and 2-year warranties for $200 per year

Amazon dominates the internet retail space, but a handful of bricks and mortar companies have been making moves in recent years to better compete. One strategy? Leverage your own strengths to launch an Amazon Prime-like service with features Amazon can’t currently match. Last year Walmart launched Walmart+ which offers free shipping for $98 per year, […]

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Lilbits: Broadband access, electronics shopping moves online, and do expensive Chromebooks make sense?

Often when I write about Chromebooks, somebody chimes in with a comment about how they’re not “real” laptops, and people would be better off buying a Windows machine. When I write about a Chromebook that costs more than $400, someone will inevitably complain that it’s too much money to spend on a laptop with a […]

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Someone bought NVIDIA’s unannounced Shield TV Pro at a Best Buy

NVIDIA hasn’t officially announced it yet, but the company is updating its Shield TV line of Android TV devices. We already knew that thanks to a couple of leaked product listings that showed up online last week for a $200 NVIDIA Shield TV Pro and a someones$150 Shield TV with a brand new design. Those […]

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Daily Deals (8-02-2019)

Didn’t get a chance to pick up a $25 Fire TV Stick 4K, a $30 Fire tablet, or a $22 Echo Dot Mini on Amazon Prime Day? Best Buy’s got you covered. The retailer is running a 3-day sale on a whole bunch of products… but the highlight may be Prime Day-matching prices on most […]

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Best Buy launches 48-hour Flash Sale (to take on Amazon Prime Day)

Today and tomorrow may be Amazon Prime Day, but competitors are countering with their own sales — and if you’re looking to score deals on mobile tech, it’s worth checking out Best Buy’s 48-hour flash sale as well — especially if you don’t have an Amazon Prime membership. Here are some of the mobile tech […]

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Daily Deals (6-19-2019)

Best Buy is running a 24-hour flash sale on select products including laptops, tablets, storage, monitors, and TVs. The only catch? You need to sign up for a Best Buy member account to access the sale — but it’s free to sign up, so as catches go that one’s not too bad. As an added […]

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AT&T and Best Buy cancel Samsung Galaxy Fold pre-orders

The Samsung Galaxy Fold was originally scheduled to hit stores on April 26th, but Samsung postponed the launch after multiple reviewers reported that the screens were easy to damage on their demo units. At the time the company said it would announce a new release date “in the coming weeks,” at this point it’s not […]

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Daily Deals (7-27-2018)

The real Black Friday is four months away, but Best Buy is running a Black Friday in July sale today with some of the lowest prices I’ve seen on some gadgets like the 2018 Samsung Chromebook Plus, Insignia Voice smart speaker with Google Assistant, and Logitech C922 Pro Stream webcam. Here are some of the […]

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Deals of the Day (6-07-2018)

Another day, another sale roughly designed to coincide with a holiday or two. This time Best Buy is running a 3-day Dads and Grads sale between today and Saturday offering discounts on select computers, phones, TVs, media streamers, and a bunch of other products. And if you missed out on eBay’s site-wide 20% off sale […]