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November 26, 2022

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Most cranberries are harvested by flooding their fields (they float thanks to little air pockets in the berries) and tend to be frozen or processed quickly once harvested. Those that are dry harvested and sold as ‘fresh’ are tested for ripeness via a bounce board separator (ripe cranberries bounce).

Are you making the most of your AirPods? Apple’s convenient wireless headphones include some additional features that you might not be aware of until you go hunting for them. Read More »

Earning a 9/10 rating from our reviews team, the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra is the ultimate automated cleaning machine, and you can get one today for 24% off its usual retail price. That's not all, either. Roborock's hosting even more discounts across a wide range of models and price points to choose from in their massive Black Friday sale.

Need to tune your guitar? Tuner apps can be expensive, and forgetting your physical tuner at home is the last thing you need when you’re about to start a gig. The free Google Guitar Tuner is a search away in your browser and can work well in a pinch. Read More »

Black Friday is often about deals, but don’t forget about exclusive products only available during the shopping event itself! Roku has released the Walmart-exclusive Roku Premiere just for Black Friday, and at $19, it’s a perfect stocking stuffer purchase.

The Roku Premiere is a simple but great streaming device, offering 4K and HDR streaming, as well as an included HDMI cable to make it even easier to gift. If you know someone that needs a streaming device to cut the cable (or you are that person), this is the perfect pick-up.

A “burner phone” is a cheap, prepaid mobile phone that you can destroy or discard when you no longer need it. In popular media, criminals often use burner phones to evade detection by authorities. You might use a burner phone for privacy reasons, as a last resort, or during an emergency. Read More »

Get your fill of turkey and pumpkin pie while you can, because the biggest shopping event of the year is here. With all of the Black Friday festivities in full swing, we’re giving you wall-to-wall coverage of all the best tech deals, which you can find in our Black Friday Deals roundup (coming tomorrow), as well as in our free Deals Newsletter, which we’re sending your way today, tomorrow, and Cyber Monday. Let’s get to it! Read More »

Hulu’s selection of worthwhile action movies is heavy on blockbusters, with some more offbeat choices added in. Here are 10 good action movies to stream on Hulu. Read More »

From OLED to QLED, quantum dot technology to HDR support, there’s a lot you need to know before settling on a new television set. We cut through the chaff to get the TV you need. Read More »

There are a lot of iPads nowadays, and it can be hard to figure out which one’s right for you—especially considering the price. Which iPad you want will depend on if you’re looking for something to read on, need a laptop replacement, or anything in between. Read More »

There are a lot of words you might use to describe a MacBook but “cheap” isn’t one of them. It’s true of the price, and also of the overall user experience. While not for everyone, here’s why some of us keep buying shiny Apple-branded chunks of aluminum. Read More »

If you’re reading about cybersecurity, the term penetration testing will come up as a way to see if systems are secure. What is penetration testing, though, and how does it work? What kind of people perform these tests? Read More »

Proton‘s privacy and security-focused products are awesome. And if you use Proton Mail and/or Proton Calendar, they’re about to get way better, as Proton has announced a handful of new features for both of those services. Read More »

Google discounted two of its current phones ahead of Black Friday: the flagship Pixel 7 and the budget Pixel 6a. The devices are still on sale, and they’re still an excellent deal. Read More »

Mastodon is the federated social media platform skyrocketing in popularity, comprised of thousands of independant servers instead of one website owned by one group. Soon, some mainstream social media sites could interconnect with Mastodon. Read More »

It’s that time of year again. That’s right! We have a new Pokémon video game to enjoy. This time around, we’ve been gifted with Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet for the Nintendo Switch. These two versions are a bit different from each other and previous Pokémon games. Read More »

Whether they’re furry, feathered, or scaly, we all want to make sure our pets are happy and healthy. That’s why pet cameras have become so popular. However, these specialized cameras might not be the best way to keep an eye on Fido or Fluffy. Read More »

College is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and it’s pretty dang expensive. So with any extra money you have, it’s important to spend it on worthwhile tech that’ll potentially last the entire time at college and not on gimmicky items that’ll break or be ignored after a few weeks. Read More »

AI art is 2022’s hottest trend, and it’s all thanks to models like DALL-E and Stable Diffusion. Using those, you’re able to generate eerily realistic AI-fueled images. Stable Diffusion 2 has been officially released, bringing several improvements — and apparently being nerfed in other aspects. Read More »

The Apple Pencil is the main stylus accessory for iPad tablets, and now you can get the second-gen model for $89.00 at multiple stores. That’s a discount of 31% from the original MSRP, and the best price we’ve seen yet. Read More »

Roku is a name that has become so common to see that you probably don’t think much about where it came from. Roku devices can be found in millions of households, but what does “Roku” actually mean? Is it anything? Read More »

Happy Black Friday! Whether you’ve been out hunting for deals all morning long, or you’re just getting started, we’ve made the search a little easier. Check out our comprehensive Black Friday deals roundup for the absolute best deals we’ve found across the web, and while you’re here, have a look at some hand-picked offers below. Read More »