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Lilbits: Purism’s refund policy (or lack thereof), Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and better QR code scanning

The Purism Librem 5 Linux smartphone has had a long and storied journey. Purism was one of the first companies to announce plans to release a smartphone capable of running software based on a mainline Linux kernel… but it took years for the company to actually begin shipping phones to customers who had placed pre-orders, […]

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Daily Deals (10-11-2021)

Best Buy is holding a flash sale that ends Tuesday, with discounts on a range of products including laptops, TVs, headphones, and more. Among other things, you can pick up a not-that-great Chromebook for $109 or a pretty good one for $329. Meanwhile, Amazon and B&H are running sales on select SanDisk and Western Digital […]

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WD’s new 4TB portable SSDs are speedy (and pricey)

A year after showing off an 8TB portable SSD prototype at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, Western Digital has yet to actually sell an SSD that large. Up until recently most of the company’s portable SSDs have topped out at 2TB. But now WD is doubling that number. The company is introducing new 4TB portable […]

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Lilbits: Google Nest Audio, Xiaomi Mi 10T, Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite, and more

Google announced two new phones, a new media streamer, and a bunch of new software features today. But the company also finally released an update to the Google Home smart speaker that launched almost four years ago. The new Google Nest Audio is a $100 smart speaker that the company says offers louder sound, deeper […]

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WD made an 8TB portable SSD, but you can’t buy it (yet)

Portable SSD prices have fallen in recent years, and you can these days you can pick up a 2TB model for around $270. But an 8TB portable SSD? Right now that’s priceless. Western Digital is unveiling a prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show, but the company hasn’t committed to bringing it to market anytime soon. […]

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Daily Deals (8-08-2019)

Best Buy is selling SanDisk’s 128GB microSDXC card for the Nintendo Switch for $15 today (you can use it with other devices too). B&H is offering a USB 3.0 flash drive with 256GB of storage for $32. And Amazon continues to have some of the best prices yet for portable SSDs from Samsung and SanDisk. […]