The annual price of an Amazon Prime membership in the US is going up by 20 percent. The e-commerce titan on May 11 will hike Prime’s fee to $119 a year from $99, finance chief Brian Olsavsky said Thursday during an earnings call with analysts. The new price will apply to existing Prime members’ renewals …
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To make your 4K TV look its best, you need 4K HDR content. It’s not just about resolution anymore, as HDR adds deeper colors, inky blacks and brighter highlights. Whether it’s the latest Netflix show or a remastered classic movie, HDR can help your entertainment become more involving and exciting. While the easiest way to get content is to …
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Spotify’s revamped mobile app unshackles free users from shuffle mode — and opens up a cache of new data in the process. The world’s largest music-streaming service said Tuesday that after years of limiting mobile users of its free tier to shuffled songs, it’s opening up about 40 hours of on-demand music from 15 playlists like your personalized Discover Weekly …
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I visited the Manhattan Classic Car Club along the Hudson River last Friday. But I wasn’t there to gawk at the lime green Lamborghini or vintage orange Bronco. I was there to check out a very sensible red Chevy Equinox. With the help of that Chevy, a team from Amazon put together a demonstration of a new right-to-your-car-trunk delivery service, …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Amazon’s CEO for the first time reveals that his company has over 100 million Prime members. Qualcomm’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of NXP continues to face challenges amid US-China trade issues. Amazon unveils a new way to make your own custom Alexa skills. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the …
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AT&T on Thursday revealed plans to launch a new streaming service to compete with industry veterans Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, but the unveiling was definitely off script. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson brought up the new offering, called AT&T Watch, during testimony in an antitrust trial, according to CNN. Stephenson was on the witness stand to defend AT&T’s proposed …
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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos revealed Wednesday that its Prime membership service has over 100 million paid customers worldwide. The company hasn’t previously offered a specific number about its Prime members, instead keeping the size of one of its most important businesses a secret until now. Amazon has previously said it has tens of millions of Prime members in …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! See that belly-cam? It can detach and shoot video on land using an included handheld gimbal! Sarah Tew/CNET …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Looks like an Apple Watch and a Pebble got busy… Amazfit A little over a month ago I …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! CNET It’s 2018, people: Time to level up from front-facing photography to a full 360 degrees. I mean, …
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