Best tech under $100

Best tech under $100: "With our list of the best accessories under $25 and the best tech under $50, we've already shown that you can get some great gadgets without breaking the bank. Now we're raising the budget to $100 and choosing a new list of favorites -- including all of the products shown above."



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How to Choose Your Default Applications on an iPhone or iPad

How to Choose Your Default Applications on an iPhone or iPad: "Apple tries to stop it, but there are ways to change your default apps on iOS. You can use your favorite browser, email client, and mapping app instead of Apple’s own apps.

You can forcibly change your default apps by jailbreaking your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, but that’s not the only way. In fact, it’s not even the recommended way — unless you really want to jailbreak for another reason."



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How to Easily Boost Your Cell Phone Signal at Home

How to Easily Boost Your Cell Phone Signal at Home: "Poor signal strength could be your carrier’s fault, or it could be because of signal-blocking materials in your home’s walls. Whatever the cause, you can boost that signal and get the maximum number of bars at home."



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How to See Your Current Wi-Fi Connection Speed in Mac OS X

How to See Your Current Wi-Fi Connection Speed in Mac OS X: "Ever since I’ve been using my new MacBook Air, I’ve been befuddled by how to do some of the simplest tasks in Mac OS X that I would normally do from my Windows laptop—like show the connection speed for the current Wi-Fi network. So am I using 802.11ac or not?"



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12 fun and crazy Google Tips & Tricks | Komando.com

12 fun and crazy Google Tips & Tricks | Komando.com: "Google Search can do a lot more than just finding the website you want. Around Christmas, one especially useful trick is package tracking. Simply type your tracking number into Google and you'll see where the package is; no need to visit the shipper's website! That's saved me plenty of times this season."



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Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6 Plus: Up close

Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6 Plus: Up close: "The Nexus 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are two of our three favorite phablets of the year (along with the Galaxy Note 4). We have both in house right now, so why not take a quick look at how the two size up?"



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How to Change the DNS Server on a Chromebook

How to Change the DNS Server on a Chromebook: "Chromebooks allow you to set a custom DNS server, but Google doesn’t make the option easy to find. There are many reasons to change your DNS server, after all.

The fastest way to do this may be to simply change the DNS server on your router. This change will then take effect on every device on your home network, but only while they’re on your home network."



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Review: Amazon Fire TV Stick

Review: Amazon Fire TV Stick: "Amazon entered the battle for the living room when it launched its Fire TV set-top box earlier this year. More recently it expanded its attack with the launch of the Fire TV Stick that competes with the Chromecast and the Roku Streaming Stick. Here's our hands-on look at how it performs and how it stacks up against the competitors."



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Facebook Makes it Easier to Search for Old Posts | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Facebook Makes it Easier to Search for Old Posts | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Looking for a specific Facebook post you saw in your news feed weeks ago? It should now be easier to find it."



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5 Ways to Type Faster on Your Smartphone’s Touch Keyboard

5 Ways to Type Faster on Your Smartphone’s Touch Keyboard: "For those of us who didn’t grow up with smartphones, typing on a touch keyboard can feel awfully slow. But there are tricks you can use to speed up typing on a touch keyboard, just like a physical one.

These tips apply to any smartphone with a touch keyboard, from iPhones and Android phones to Windows phones and BlackBerries. They all work in a fairly similar way."



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