Amazon has been working for years to clean its sites of fake reviews and fake products. It’s still got work to do. The online retailer on Wednesday filed five separate legal actions through the American Arbitration Association to cut down on a variety of alleged scams used to make money on Amazon’s Kindle self-publishing service, …
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Remember when streaming TV meant torrenting or paying per episode, months after your favourite show had aired overseas? Things have changed. The arrival of Netflix and Stan in 2015 saw a massive shake up in the local market with established players like Foxtel lowering its prices and other smaller operations shutting up shop altogether (farewell Ezyflix!). But which streaming or …
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It’s Amazon Prime time for Whole Foods shoppers. Amazon said Thursday it expects to complete its $13.7 billion deal for Whole Foods on Monday, with plans to slash prices on a handful of popular items at the high-end grocer immediately after closing. “We will lower prices without compromising Whole Foods Market’s long-held commitment to the highest standards,” Jeff Wilke, CEO …
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Here’s our weekly notifier on what to watch online. Amazon brings 10 episodes featuring the exploits of the nigh-invulnerable one (read what we learned about “The Tick” at Comic-Con here) to its streaming service on August 25. You can also catch the Fox version of “The Tick” on Crackle.com for free. On August 27, it’s time for the season finale …
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Back in April, Amazon won the rights to broadcast “Thursday Night Football” online by paying $50 million. Last year, Twitter had the rights but did not charge to view. The only way to watch football on Amazon is by being a Prime member. The first game is the Chicago Bears taking on the Green Bay Packers on September 28. On …
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People who bought the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 ended up with a raw deal, having to give up a phone they really liked for something less impressive (though obviously much safer). Considering that situation, shouldn’t Samsung offer incentives to past Note 7 owners for their purchase of the Note 8, which is expected to be revealed next week? Also on …
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It’s kind of like a store, if the store was a self-service locker and you needed to use an app to buy something. Amazon on Tuesday launched Instant Pickup, a new program for its Prime members that lets people order from hundreds of items including snacks, cold drinks, personal care items and (obviously) Amazon devices — and then pick them up …
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Do you like to read? Awesome. Do you have limited funds? Welcome to the club. Obviously your local library is the best option if you want to read for free, but is it the only one? Definitely not. Below I’ve rounded up six sources of free and/or discounted e-books, which you can read just about anywhere thanks to phones, tablets …
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There’s nothing I like better than getting a good deal. And luckily for wireless customers there are tons of great deals to be had not only on wireless plans but phones, too. While Apple and Samsung still charge top dollar for their flagship handsets, there are several manufacturers making budget phones that cost less than $200. How do these bargain-basement …
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