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) …
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I don’t know if JBL is clearing out inventory or what, but in recent weeks the company has offered some damn good speaker deals. The latest: The JBL Link 500 smart speaker for $149.95 with promo code CNET500. It lists for $449.95, though it was $399.95 when CNET reviewed it. The best deal I’ve seen elsewhere: $249.95. Update: This deal is …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Disney Plus is designed to be the one-stop streaming shop for all things Disney, but Disney Plus will have some holes: Some popular titles, including a large number of Marvel movies, won’t be available at launch, and others will have to leave the service for periods of time. Speaking Tuesday at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit, Disney CEO Bob Iger suggested …
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