More people are using Amazon Prime than ever. The online retail giant surpassed 100 million Prime subscribers earlier this year, and Cyber Monday 2018 was the site’s biggest shopping day yet. So how will Amazon keep up with this demand? Apparently by buying more airplanes. On Friday, Amazon announced that it was expanding its fleet …
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Microsoft is trying to make it even easier to use its Office apps. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced its new Office app for Windows 10. The app will act as a central hub for all your Microsoft Office needs, replacing the current My Office app. Open it up and you’ll get access to all the Microsoft Office productivity apps at the …
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Never got around to reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen? What about The Time Machine by H.G. Wells or Frankenstein by Mary Shelley? Well, now you can listen to them in audiobook form, for free. Apple now offers six classic audiobooks free to download. Plus, they’re voiced by celebrities like Kate Beckinsale, Kelsey Grammer and Tituss Burgess. The Secret …
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If you’ve spent time on Tumblr, odds are you’ve encountered porn. A study from 2016 showed that nearly half of its users end up seeing porn on the microblogging site. But starting today, that’s going to change. Tumblr’s ban of all adult content takes effect on Monday, Dec. 17. Tumblr, one of the oldest blogging platforms, defines adult content as “photos, videos, …
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Phone manufacturers and carriers alike have promised to make 5G mobile data a reality in 2019. But when will we actually get 5G-compatible phones? Perhaps as soon as February. Both Samsung and LG are reportedly announcing their 5G phones at Mobile World Congress (MWC), according to The Korea Herald. MWC is the industry’s largest annual trade show, and it’s currently …
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Blu, a company that manufactures super-cheap phones, just announced its latest device: the Blu Vivo Go. What makes the phone special is that it runs Android Go, a specific version of Android built to run smoothly on entry-level phones. Android Go phones are also among the first to get Google’s latest version of the OS. This holds true for the …
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We’re in the heat of the holiday shopping season, but Best Buy isn’t done unveiling new deals. On Thursday, Best Buy announced its “Nick of Time” sale. The promo kicks off Friday Dec. 14 and only runs for three days. Best Buy highlighted some of the upcoming discounts, including: Up to $150 on iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 …
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Google seems to be feeling that holiday giving spirit. On Wednesday the company announced that it’s adding a way to donate to charity through the Google Play Store. All you have to do is visit play.google.com/donate on your Android device. From there you’ll be able to see a list of participating nonprofits, including: American Red Cross Charity: Water Doctors Without Borders USA …
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A French retailer may have accidentally spilled the beans on an upcoming Huawei phone. Electronics site Boulanger briefly listed the Huawei P Smart (2019) for preorder. The page was taken down soon after, but not before people got a good look at all the phone’s details. Screenshots of the listing were later shared by Roland Quandt on Twitter. Huawei P …
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More people are likely to get their news from a tweet or a post than a physical newspaper. That is, according to a Pew Research Center study about where people turn to get news. It may seem obvious to some that social media outpaces print journalism — with the circulation of physical newspapers steadily declining and social media reaching billions …
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