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Apple’s MacBook Pro is the best 15-inch laptop you can buy. It’s well-built, attractive, and packs a ton of power. It’s also heavy and, at $2,000, really expensive.

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Roku’s first Streaming Stick has been the best streaming device around for some time. Compared to rivals like Amazon’s Fire TV Stick and the Apple TV, the Roku Stick is preposterously slow. The new Roku Streaming Stick isn’t much to look at, because, well, there just isn’t much to it.

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I doubt I’m alone in this: I keep chargers for my phone, tablet, and smartwatch in every spot I’m likely to park long enough to catch a charge: my desk, my bedside table, and my car. Yes, all those cables can look messy. I look forward to a future in which every surface is in an inductive charger. But until then, there’s the Griffin Guide.

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Snapchat’s Live Stories offer a compelling collection of moments of each day from cities around the world. Story Explorer, which launches today in New York and Los Angeles, shows Snapchat finding new ways to package user-submitted photos and videos into creative, ephemeral portraits of places and events.

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This article, What’s the catch with off-brand prepaid wireless services?, originally appeared on CNET.com. Savvy shoppers already know that buying generic brands of products such as cold medicine and cereal will save you big bucks. Could the same be true for wireless service?

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The latest in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police that has sparked more than a week of demonstrations (all times local):

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As someone who has used nothing but Android since 2010, I decided to jump ship to the iPhone earlier this year. Facebook does not need to have access to my location data and the iPhone 6s isn’t going to give it to them unless I specifically tell them it’s OK.

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A 23-year-old software engineer at Google is saving about 90% of his take-home pay. When your only fixed living cost is truck insurance, you can save a large chunk of your income.

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U.S.-based Cheniere Energy (NYSE MKT: LNG) doesn't believe it will become Europe's leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) player despite bullish export plans. But European nations are already courting Cheniere in an attempt to wean themselves off Russian supply.

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Will financial incentives be enough to retain loyal diesel buyers? Toyota has reclaimed the title of world's largest automaker by sales volume from Volkswagen, which is working to salvage its reputation with buyers. To cut costs, Volkswagen will likely throw heavy incentives at current diesel owners.

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Believe it or not, but Microsoft 's hardware strategy is actually something of a paradox right now. There are ways that Microsoft cares very deeply about hardware, but in other ways it continues to detach its business from hardware.

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Intel is buying Saffron AI, a startup in Cary, North Carolina that makes a cognitive computing platform that is reminiscent of IBM’s Watson technology. Saffron’s software takes in a variety of data on a topic provided by the client and then parses similarities and relationships to “learn” about that topic.

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Oct. 26 -- Jeff Currie, Goldman Sachs's head of commodities research, discusses the outlook for oil prices with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu, Alix Steel and Joe Weisenthal on "What'd You Miss?"

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Is Popcorn Time's wild run coming to an end? One of the two biggest versions of the illegal streaming service, popcorntime.io, was reportedly shut down for good last week after a dispute between developers.

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Battling for consumer dollars this holiday season, two major retailers have already announced plans to offer free shipping on all items purchased online. Starting today, consumers can take advantage of free shipping at Best Buy on all items, no minimum purchase required.

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Volvo has placed itself at the forefront of this modern class of automobiles with its redesigned 2016 XC90 crossover SUV. A view of the 2016 Volvo XC90's dashboard featuring a tablet-sized touchpad that where most of the car's features are controlled. Volvo is probably best-known for its commitment to safety.

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In its battle against Apple, Samsung may be launching yet another flagship phone ahead of schedule. According to a new report, Samsung could debut its upcoming Galaxy S7 as early as January 2016, eschewing the device's typical spring release window.