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A US college is bringing Amazon’s Alexa onto its campus and in force. Saint Louis University will put 2,300 Amazon Echo Dots in dorm rooms by the start of classes later this month, according to the Missouri university’s blog post. The Alexa-enabled devices will answer more than 100 questions regarding the university, such as “Where …

Amazon is reportedly considering the launch of UK insurance price comparison website. The US e-commerce giant is asking European insurance companies if they’d offer their products on such a site, Reuter reports, citing three anonymous industry executives. The executives told the news agency that the talks were several discussions Amazon is having with insurers, and that there are no immediate …

Thunderous applause erupts as I enter the building. I look around and blanketing my field of vision is a small army of black-and-magenta-garbed T-Mobile employees shouting, screaming and waving thunder sticks at me. They form a path deeper in, yet I’m already dizzy and overwhelmed from the sensory overload. As far as greetings go, this is insane. I walk through …

T-Mobile is sweetening its Un-carrier event with a little free music.  The nation’s third-largest wireless service provider said Wednesday that customers would get access to Pandora Plus, a paid version of its streaming music service. T-Mobile has also struck a deal with Live Nation to offer reserved seats at sold-out events and discounted tickets to outdoor amphitheater shows.  The pitch …

Over the years, Alexa has popped up in a number of places we would never have expected it before — in refrigerators, cars, thermostats, televisions and even lamps. But it’s taken longer for Amazon’s handy personal assistant to arrive on our pockets. Last year, Amazon made Alexa accessible from every iOS device by adding it to the Amazon Shopping app. Then …

Almost a fifth of the world’s population lives in China. But because of the country’s so-called Great Firewall of censorship, its 772 million internet users can’t use the world’s most popular apps — they’re restricted to locally developed versions instead. Apps by FAANG companies — Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google — either are blocked or feature minimal services in the …

I can’t think of label makers without thinking of that classic Seinfeld episode of the same name. And, let’s be honest, “Label Baby” is such a better product name than P-Touch Cube. On the plus side, the Cube’s labels probably won’t fall off, leading to an awkward threesome situation. If you’re willing to take that risk, Staples has the Brother …

Just a few weeks ago, Sprint unveiled a pretty tempting (and short-lived) offer on the iPhone 8: $8 per month when you sign up for a Sprint Flex plan. Today, the carrier has a similar deal lined up for Apple’s best phone (for now): The iPhone X for $5 per month. Once again, that’s with an 18-month Sprint Flex plan …

Fortnite is a global phenomenon. It’s the biggest thing in video games, in no small part because kids are obsessed with the part-Minecraft, part-PUBG shooter they can play on an iPhone for absolutely zero money (as long as you disable in-app purchases). Now, the game is available on Android too, meaning the other 85 percent of the world’s smartphone audience …

Looks like Samsung’s idea of “reasonable” Galaxy Note 9 pricing actually means higher pricing. The company’s new phablet — unveiled Thursday during an Unpacked event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York — sports various tweaks from last year’s Note 8, like a bigger battery, more internal storage and expanded S Pen stylus capabilities. But one of the most …