Technologies

Grab Grade-A Refurbished iPhone SE Models Starting at $300

If you’re looking for a solid budget-friendly phone, Woot has the 2022 iPhone SE available in nearly new condition.

There are plenty of cheap phones on the market, but if you’re looking for a great phone on a limited budget, Apple’s third-gen iPhone SE is certainly the most affordable way to get an iPhone. And right now you can get your hands on one for even less than usual at Woot, where refurbished iPhone SE models are on sale from as little as $300. That’s a $129 savings compared with a brand-new model from the Apple Store, though the sale is only available through March 31 while supplies last.

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These refurbished models are rated grade A, which means your item will have no visible scratches or blemishes and come with a minimum battery health of 95%. Plus your purchase is backed by a 90-day Woot limited warranty.

Released in 2022, the latest iPhone SE is equipped with 5G technology and Apple’s A15 Bionic chip — that’s the same chip from Apple’s iPhone 13. That means this phone is faster than its predecessors. Plus, it gets up to 15 hours of video playback. This phone has the classic iPhone design, with a home button equipped with Touch ID and a 4.7-inch LCD display. And it has both a 12-megapixel rear camera, which can capture video in 4K, and a 7-megapixel front-facing camera, too. It’s rated IP67 splash-, dust- and water-resistant, and it has upgraded glass for a little more durability. You can grab the iPhone SE with either 64GB or 128GB of storage to suit your needs and budget.

CNET’s Patrick Holland said in his iPhone SE (2022) review that «the iPhone SE is your cheapest admission ticket to Apple’s ecosystem» and called it «an incredible value for what you get,» referring to the $429 starting list price. With this refurb, you’ll be getting all those features at an even better price.

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This Transformable Electric Truck Could Become the Cheapest EV in the US

Merging retro touches with a high-tech electric platform, the Slate Truck offers a customizable, budget-friendly alternative to traditional EVs.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 27, #686

Hints and answers for Connections for April 27, #686.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections puzzle might make you hungry — especially if you spot the four words in the blue category. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Do the math.

Green group hint: Tresses.

Blue group hint: Munchies.

Purple group hint: Think Stockholm.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Calculator buttons.

Green group: Amounts of hair.

Blue group: Salty snack unit.

Purple group: Swedish ____.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is calculator buttons. The four answers are equals, minus, percent and times.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is amounts of hair. The four answers are lock, shock, thatch and tuft.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is salty snack unit. The four answers are Combo, Goldfish, Ruffle and Taki.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is Swedish ____. The four answers are Chef, Fish, massage and meatball.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 27, #420

Here are hints — and answers — for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 420 for April 27.

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Sleep used to be so simple, but now it can be complex, as we try to add in extra things to help us get that good night’s rest. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle highlights sleep assistance, and a few of the words are tricky. If you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Sleep tight

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Zzzzz…

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

BEDS, MINE, TAKE, TAKES, TAKER, STAKE, LATS, EARL, PLUG, PLUGS, ROUT, MIKE, DATE

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you’ve got all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: