We always thought Amazon’s entry-level tablet, the Fire 7 ($50, £50), was a good value, particularly when it was discounted by $10 or even $15 during flash sales. Now Amazon is updating it with a faster processor and bumping the base storage from 8GB to 16GB. The “all-new” Fire 7 is available for preorder now and …
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Amazon says it has 34 million Fire TV users, building lead on Roku
Amazon says it has 34 million monthly active Fire TV users, building a roughly 5 million user lead on rival Roku in the battle between streaming platforms. The news was revealed by Jennifer Prenner, Amazon’s Fire TV general manager and head of marketing, in an interview with Cheddar published Wednesday from the Pay TV Show in Colorado. With 34 million users …
Read More »iPhone XS Max vs. Huawei P30 Pro: Which camera is best?
The Huawei P30 Pro has the best camera of any Android phone, according to our testing. But how does it compare to Apple’s current flagship phone, the iPhone XS Max? With the P30 Pro’s Leica quad-camera array, it has the benefit of being able to see both really far into the distance with a 5x optical or 10x hybrid zoom, …
Read More »Laptop, PC and tablet gifts for grads
Whether moving from high school to college or college to the real world (or its much more pleasant sibling, grad school), a new computer or tablet is a graduation gift that always hits. This list includes low-cost tools for note-taking and productivity, everyday laptops that will look sharp in class, at the office or in a coffee shop, and, of …
Read More »One of our favorite AirPod alternatives is on sale for $68 (Update: Expired)
If you like the idea of Apple’s AirPods — true-wireless earbuds that auto-connect when you take them out of their case — but not the $159 price tag, listen up. Today only, or until the deal is fully claimed, Amazon has the Anker Soundcore Liberty Air true-wireless earphones for $67.98. That’s tied with the lowest price yet since these debuted …
Read More »Facebook isn’t secretly listening in on your phone conversations. Really
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: After you talk about something specific, an ad related to that very topic pops up on your Facebook feed. It’s uncanny, unsettling and, like most urban legends, nearly everyone has a variant of this story. Thanks to the wealth of data the mammoth social network already has on you — your location, network …
Read More »Sonos launches Google Assistant on Sonos One and Beam speakers today
Google Assistant will finally come to the Sonos One smart speaker and Sonos Beam sound bar, which already support Amazon Alexa, making the company the first to support multiple assistants on one device. Sonos demonstrated the voice assistant on its One speaker at CES 2019 , and is in the process of rolling out firmware enabling Google’s voice system on its smart speakers in the United States …
Read More »Accessibility tech has a lot of unfinished business to get right
When Apple’s iPhone was released in 2007, Erin Lauridsen was frustrated. As someone who’s blind, she was worried mobile phone tech would leave people with disabilities behind. Thankfully, with the iPhone 3GS two years later, it offered VoiceOver, a screen reading technology that’s part of Apple’s iOS mobile operating system. Ten years later, Lauridsen uses her iPhone XR, along with free or low-cost …
Read More »Walmart launches free one
Walmart is joining the race to make one-day shipping the new e-commerce standard. Amazon last month announced plans to upgrade its Prime membership program in the US from two-day shipping to just one day. Not looking for Amazon to hog all the attention, Walmart on Monday unveiled its own plans to provide one-day shipping. Walmart had hinted that this effort …
Read More »Get this $35 mobile charger with Lightning cable for $14 (Update: Sold out)
Most mobile chargers (also known as power banks) require you to BYO cable(s). First-world problem, I know, but it’s a hassle all the same. That’s why I’m partial to power banks that have a cable built right in, so there’s one less thing to: A) remember to pack; B) clutter up your carry-on; and C) accidentally leave behind in the …
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