Prime Day sales are in full bloom and have certainly attracted the attention of Amazon’s retail rivals. If you’re not an Amazon Prime member (or you’re protesting Amazon), then you shop competing sales at Walmart, eBay and Best Buy. Like Amazon’s Prime Day, Best Buy’s flash sale ends tomorrow. (Procrastinating night owls should know that Best Buy’s …
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Prime Day 2019: American Express, Chase credit card rewards could give you some extra savings
Prime Day is filled with discounts, but those looking to save a few more bucks might be able to find it by activating deals from their credit card providers. As spotted by deals site Dan’s Deals, American Express and Chase cardholders can get up to $50 off if you use a rewards point during checkout. A single point is often enough to …
Read More »Snag Amazon Prime Day deals without being a member
Those Amazon Prime Day deals are looking sharp. And you don’t even have to be an Amazon Prime member to get the same discounts as people who are already signed up. Prime Day runs this year all day on July 15 and 16. Part of Amazon’s purpose for this 48-hour online shopping spree is to use doorbuster deals to lure new members to …
Read More »Use Alexa to get early Prime Day deals without lifting a finger
Amazon Prime day kicks off on Monday, July 15 and will last for 48 hours. However, if you’re interested in shopping the early Prime Day deals, Alexa can give you the scoop on all of the current deals as early as Saturday, July 13. Amazon will post new deals as often as every five minutes (watch for the device deals!), …
Read More »These are the top 10 ‘boycott Prime Day’ states in the US, according to tweets
Amazon’s annual Prime Day kicks off Monday, but not everyone is excited for the tornadic frenzy of digital sales. A new map from product review site My Daily Dose shows the frequency of tweets related to boycotting Prime Day, with Minnesota taking the top spot. Prime Day, Amazon’s massive annual sale, is July 15-16. The company’s competitors are also holding sales …
Read More »Apple Watch 3 vs Apple Watch Series 2: What’s new?
With Prime Day approaching soon on July 15, sales of various tech products from various retailers are happening throughout the week. The Apple Watch and its many iterations, in particular, are being discounted by retailers like Amazon and Walmart. The Apple Watch Series 3, for example, is $200 at Amazon and starts at $230 at Walmart. You can also find …
Read More »Tech giants are about to pay more taxes despite US investigation
A day after the Trump administration announced plans to investigate whether France’s planned digital tax amounts to unfair trade practices by discriminating against US companies, the French government has passed the laws. On July 11, the Senate passed the bill creating a 3% tax on big tech companies providing services to French users. It could affect US giants Apple, Facebook, …
Read More »Taylor Swift concert: How to watch the replay (without all those annoying Prime Day ads)
Prime Day starts at midnight on Monday, July 15, but the party got underway last night in New York with a free streamed concert from Taylor Swift. Hosted by Jane Lynch, the Prime Day concert also featured artists Dua Lipa, SZA and Becky G. Tay Tay headlined the show and performed her newest singles, ME! and You Need To Calm Down. …
Read More »Galaxy S10 5G speed test: Verizon and Sprint duke it out in Chicago
It’s one thing for wireless carriers like Verizon and Sprint to show off 5G speeds in this or that city. It’s another to test the same phone on two different networks in the same town for a taste of how 5G competition is heating up. That’s exactly what I did today in Chicago — testing peak and real-world 5G speeds …
Read More »Listen to Beyonce sing Spirit on the new Lion King 2019 soundtrack
It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all. The Lion King, the 1994 musical Disney animated feature, is back with a new soundtrack for 2019 that includes brand-new performances from Beyonce, Elton John, Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner. Beyonce’s new single, Spirit, is a star of the new soundtrack, produced by Hans Zimmer and Jon Favreau. You can …
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