This ain’t your grandma’s tea kettle. The KitchenAid Gooseneck Kettle is more like something 007 would use and right now, it’s more than 50% off as part of Best Buy’s Deal of the Day. In addition to looking cool as heck, the stainless steel gooseneck kettle — perfect for tea or coffee — sits atop its …
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Amazon Fresh grocery delivery slashes monthly fee to $0
Online grocery delivery has so far failed to catch on in the US, but Amazon may have found a way to convince you to try it: free shipping. That’s right, the king of e-commerce on Tuesday said it dropped the fee for its Amazon Fresh grocery service from $14.99 a month (or $179.88 a year) down to zero. You still …
Read More »Halloween kitchen gadgets and party gear to help you slay this year’s bash
Halloween kitchen decor and gadgets run the gamut from delightfully disgusting to creepy-cutesy. With so many ghoulish baking tools and serving pieces for prepping a perfect Halloween party spread, you’ve officially run out of excuses not to get festive this fall. Halloween celebrations should be irresistibly haunting and undeniably delicious, sure, but it’s not just about Halloween party decorations and recipes for creepy …
Read More »Apple’s TV app is on Roku, Fire TV and Samsung, but only Apple devices get every feature
Apple has its own app for streaming TV shows and movies, and in typical Apple fashion the name is dead simple: It’s called the TV app. But how it works can be surprisingly complex. One basic thing about the app is the same on every device: You’ll need it to stream Apple TV Plus, Apple’s Netflix rival that launched Nov. 1 …
Read More »Xbox All Access lets players upgrade to Project Scarlett
If you use Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program to change phones every year, the new tweak to Xbox’s All Access console purchasing program will be familiar. Players who buy an Xbox One this holiday will get the option to upgrade straight to next year’s new console currently codenamed Project Scarlett. Xbox All Access was first introduced last year. It turned buying a new Xbox, Xbox Live …
Read More »Embiggen your monitor: This 27
There was a time when 27 inches was considered big for the TV in the living room. Times change. These days, a 27-inch display is table stakes for the desktop PC in your home office or gaming room. And if you’re picking up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, why would you play it on anything smaller? That’s why you might …
Read More »Amazon’s next
Amazon’s string of record quarterly profits appears to have collapsed after the company’s bold plan to speed up its shipping saddled it with more expenses. The world’s largest e-commerce company on Thursday posted third-quarter earnings that badly missed expectations, despite better-than-expected sales. Its revenue prediction for the all-important fourth quarter, during the peak holiday retail season, was also soft. Shares plunged …
Read More »Verizon isn’t done with 4G yet as it grows subscribers
Wireless is where it’s at for Verizon. Just look at its most recent quarterly results. The company continues to rack up new wireless customers as it goes city by city to roll out 5G. But all this growth is coming from its traditional 4G LTE service, the tried-and-true service Verizon’s still working to promote. Meanwhile, the company sees its traditional …
Read More »Amazon now makes super
Amazon has maintained a program for years called “Add-on items,” which restricts certain inexpensive products from shipping unless you hit a $25 threshold. Amazon says the program has let it offer really cheap stuff that’s otherwise too costly to ship on its own. Well, it ends up that Amazon quietly shrank the size of its “Add-on” program, making it easier …
Read More »Hey, Apple TV app, welcome to Amazon’s Fire TV
Amazon announced that starting Thursday, Apple’s TV app is now available for download to Amazon Fire TV devices, namely the newest Fire TV streaming stick and the Fire TV Stick 4K. Amazon says the app is coming soon to more Fire TV devices, including older Fire TV streamers, the Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Edition televisions and the Nebula Fire TV Edition sound bar. …
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