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All it took was a call to Spectrum's retention department, which is where you end up after telling the automated system you want to cancel your service. After a mildly tedious conversation with an exceedingly friendly rep, my monthly bill dropped from $68 to $45 per month for the next full year. Not only did I save money, but my speeds increased from 400 Mbps to 500 Mbps.
While I can't guarantee the same results everywhere, in general it's a great time to threaten to cancel cable internet service.
For years, Comcast and Charter (which operates the Spectrum brand) have boasted to shareholders that growth in home internet more than offsets the collapse of cable TV, but now they're losing internet customers to vendors offering faster fiber and cheaper 5G wireless alternatives. They are highly motivated to keep potential defectors on board, so you should take full advantage of their collective insecurity.
What competition looks like
Last year, Spectrum and Comcast lost 508,000 and 411,000 home internet customers respectively . The year before, Comcast lost 66,000, while Spectrum lost 61,000. Stock prices for both companies are already below what they were two y
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According to Windows Latest, Microsoft has created a 15 megabyte JSON file with information about which apps should end up in which category. That's right—pretty much every app on the Microsoft Store has been assigned a number, with 0 indicating Productivity apps, 1 indicating Social apps, 2 indicating Creative apps, and so on.
As soon as you have at least three apps that belong to the same category, they will automatically be grouped together in the new Start Menu. The ranking of the apps will depend on how often you use them, so the apps in a category won't be sorted in an alphabetical order.
At the moment, it doesn't look like Microsoft is going to give us the option to rename categories or add our own, so we'll just have to accept the company's categorization method… for better or worse.
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Here at PCWorld, we'e dug through thousands of early Prime Day deals over at Amazon to find the very best ones. Our tech experts are testing PC hardware and gadgets for decades and know what's worth buying and what should get a pass. You'll need to be a Prime member to seize advantage of the sales though! Here's how to get Amazon Prime for free if you need it.
We're updating often, so make sure to check back frequently to see what deals we found. Also, check out our Prime Day 2025 hub for more amazing discounts.
Best early Prime Day deals on mainstream laptops and Chromebooks
Dell Inspiron 15 3535, AMD Ryzen 5 7520U processor/15.6-inch 1920×1080 display/8GB RAM/512GB SSD, $398.97 ($51.02 off at Amazon)
Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1, AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS processor/14-inch 1920×1200 touchscreen display/32GB RAM/1TB SSD, $799.99 ($2,200 off
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