Alicia Betancourt

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Giveaway

KnowTechie Giveaway: Senstroke – play drums on any surface, anywhere, anytime

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Apple

Apple is working on a face shield for medical workers – plans on shipping 1 million per week

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Tech Hangover

Tech Hangover: Apple has come to the rescue

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Tech

Project COVID uses conversational AI to help people understand the coronavirus

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How-To

Skype now lets you join video calls without signing up or downloading the app – here’s how it works

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Entertainment

Quibi is a new $8/month streaming video service that lives entirely on your phone – is it any good?

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#GameTechie

Review Roundup: Final Fantasy VII Remake – both familiar and new at the same time

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Deals

Prop your phone up on this Anker wireless charging stand for just $12

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Internet

Well, it’s official: Microsoft Edge is now the world’s second most popular desktop web browser

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Deals

This USB wall outlet features a nifty night light – right now they’re just $12 each

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Giveaway

KnowTechie Giveaway: Senstroke – play drums on any surface, anywhere, anytime

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Google

Me and the Internet: A ❤ Story

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How-To

How to deblur photos online with ease

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Tech

Tech advances that are preparing students for the future of work

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Mobile

Have phones replaced friends? How to win the battle against screen addition

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#GameTechie

This is probably why your Xbox One keeps turning on by itself

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Internet

5 ways to recognize trustworthy online reviews

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Apps

How many devices can you watch Netflix on one account?

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Tech

Mechanical keyboards vs. ordinary PC keyboards – which to choose?

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Business

Affiliate marketing: Technology driving business …and relationships

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Tech

Eight skills you need to be a data scientist

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Entertainment

Quibi is a new $8/month streaming video service that lives entirely on your phone – is it any good?

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#GameTechie

Review Roundup: Final Fantasy VII Remake – both familiar and new at the same time

senstroke drumming sticks

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Giveaway

KnowTechie Giveaway: Senstroke – play drums on any surface, anywhere, anytime

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Review: Snakeybus – it’s as if Snake and Crazy Taxi had some weird love child together

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Here are your free PlayStation Plus games for April 2020

fitbit charge 4 fitness tracker

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Gadgets

Fitbit’s first fitness tracker since the Google deal is still just a Fitbit

call of duty modern warfare 2

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The remastered Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 just dropped on PlayStation 4

wack tech in march

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Gadgets

All the wonderfully whack tech we found in March

open hard drive on table

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Tech

It’s World Backup Day: have you backed up your data today?

best android puzzle games to play

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The best Android puzzlers to keep you occupied during these trying times