This week Amazon launched Kindle Vella, a “mobile-first” reading experience for serialized stories. Kindle Vella stories are offered in short 600 to 5,000 word “episodes” that can be purchased one at a time. The first three episodes of every story are free, Amazon said in a press release Tuesday, adding that readers can then buy …
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I game with a controller when I’m on my couch, and a keyboard and mouse when I’m gaming at my desk. I definitely prefer the latter to the former, though, and usually, I do it sitting on the edge of my couch hunched over the keyboard and mouse on my coffee table. It’s not ideal, but it works. The three-piece …
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Apple TV Plus — Apple’s $5-a-month streaming service — houses a number of popular, exclusive shows like Ted Lasso, Dickinson and Schmigadoon. The tech giant launched Apple TV Plus in 2019, aiming to compete with Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max and others. Here are a few hacks to make sure you get the most out of the service. Get an Apple TV Plus free …
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Belkin just launched its new Soundform Freedom earbuds on Amazon and is offering up a pretty sweet deal to CNET users: $50 off the buds’ list price of $120 when you apply the code 50OFFBELKIN at checkout. I know that’s pretty easy math, but just to be clear, that brings the price down to $70. The deal doesn’t have a …
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Online grocery service Instacart appointed Fidji Simo, a longtime Facebook executive and head of the social network’s mobile app, as its new chief executive officer Thursday. Simo will take over the role starting Aug. 2. Apoorva Mehta, the company’s founder and previous CEO, will transition to executive chairman of the board. “I fell in love with Instacart first as a …
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Amazon Prime Video will exclusively stream live-action movies from Universal’s film studios about eight months after they hit theaters and four months after they stream exclusively on rival service Peacock first, according to a complex new licensing deal between Amazon and NBCUniversal announced Thursday. The deal joins others confirming how the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed big-screen movie release cycles, …
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The webcam built in to your laptop is not very good. It doesn’t really matter who makes your laptop, there’s not a lot of space in the lid (or the keyboard) to add a bunch of quality sensors and optics. If you find yourself constantly on video chats, an external camera will greatly improve your appearance. Many come with better …
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Finding good lighting for your space is always important. Whether you’re a budding photographer or you spend too much of your day in Zoom meetings, being able to control your lighting makes a huge difference. Being able to set the ideal color temperature and brightness for whatever you’re doing is great, and being able to make changes on the fly …
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Hot on the heels of Nintendo surprising the world with a new Switch console packing an OLED screen and some other new goodies, a bunch of the best games for the console just went on sale. We’ve seen minor price drops for a handful of Switch games since the company’s presentation at E3 this year, but several of these titles are …
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The Department of Defense has canceled its $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract that was at the center of a legal fight involving Microsoft and Amazon. The Pentagon said the disputed contract no longer met its needs due to “evolving requirements, increased cloud conversancy, and industry advances.” The move, which was earlier reported by CNBC, puts an end to litigation …
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