Forget socks; did Santa bring unwanted gift cards? If you’re now the proud owner of some gift cards you’re just never going to use, have no fear. Instead of dumping those unwanted gift cards in your junk drawer for future regifting, why not try your hand at selling or swapping them online? Where to buy, sell …
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Even for streaming video, it’s true what they say: You can’t always get what you want. The top complaint consumers have about streaming-video services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu is lack of content, according to a survey by IBM Cloud Video, which powers streaming for online video providers. Nearly half of those users say video-streaming services rarely or …
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So you have an aging iPhone that’s perfectly fine except for one thing: the battery. These days you’re lucky to make it to midafternoon before the power gives out. It’s a common dilemma. Or perhaps you’ve noticed another issue? Does your iPhone seem slower than it was before? Turns out there’s a reason for that: Apple recently admitted that iOS …
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Amazon has announced that starting today all Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick users will be able to browse the web on their TVs using Firefox or Amazon’s Silk browser. As part of the press release Amazon mentions that customers can access the World Wide Web, “including popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, Reddit, as well as local …
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Now that the latest iPhones have wireless charging capabilities, more people are looking for wireless charging pads, including ones made for the car. iOttie is one of the bigger players in the car accessory arena, and its Easy One Touch Qi Wireless Fast Charge Car Mount, which usually costs $50, is down to $35 on Amazon as a “deal of the …
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The battle between Amazon and Google escalated earlier this month, when YouTube announced that it would cut access to its service on Amazon Fire TV devices starting Jan. 1. That announcement was made on Dec. 5, which is important because that same day Amazon filed a patent application for an internet service that would allow the transmission of videos, photos …
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YouTube TV finally has a full app, but the rollout to various TV devices is taking longer than originally planned. The apps for Roku and Apple TV, originally slated to launch before the end of 2017, are now scheduled for the first quarter of 2018. Also planned for the Q1 timeframe, a YouTube representative told me, are apps for older …
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Online retail companies should ban the sale of mini mobile phones designed to be smuggled into prisons, said justice secretary David Lidington on Monday. Often marketed as “Beat the Boss phones”, the tiny feature phones can be bought for around £20 to £30 online on sites including Amazon, eBay and Gumtree. On the inside, they can change hands for up …
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Merry Christmas? Perhaps not for Amazon UK. The online shopping giant could be the subject of an investigation by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the Guardian reported Sunday. The ASA said it received five complaints pertaining to late deliveries by Amazon Prime as Christmas approaches. Prime is a membership service by Amazon that, in the UK, promises subscribers “unlimited one-day …
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Amazon is bringing back Digital Day following the holiday rush this December. If you’re not familiar with it, think of Digital Day as Amazon’s Prime Day, but for all things you can download. The massive retailer is offering savings on thousands of products, including movies, apps, e-books and TV shows. The deals will kick off on Dec. 29 at midnight …
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