Amazon bumps up Prime memberships by almost 20%
But prices don't change if you pay $99 Prime fee up-front.
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Google Pay aims to simplify mobile, user experiences
Company merges Android Pay and Google Wallet into single Google Pay brand.
New Report: Cable TV continues to lose ground to Netflix, cord cutters
The long, slow — and somewhat agonizing and predictable — decline continues. A new report “I stream, you stream” from PWC’s consumer intelligence series suggests…
Microsoft Edge browser is here for iOS and Android, but is it worth switching?
Windows 10 fans will likely be pleased. For the rest of us Safari, Chrome and Firefox users it will be business as usual.
HomePod delay a massive miss by Apple
Delaying HomePod to 2018 means Apple will lose buyers to Amazon and Google this holiday season. It could be a very costly decision.
Fossil has new smartwatch, but is Google’s Android Wear holding its end of the bargain?
Fossil today released yet another smartwatch. Per The Verge it runs Android Wear 2.0, has a 45mm, water resistant circular case, touch-sensitive bezel, and costs…
Amazon Echo sales show no signs of slowing, smart speakers to be in half U.S. homes by 2022
Amazon. Google. Microsoft. Sonos. And a raft of other up-and-comers. All are making so-called smart speakers. But why? According to TechCrunch a new report out…
Google and the Smartwatch: What’s next for Android Wear?
Google launched its wearable OS, Android Wear, in 2014. To much fanfare. All of us early adopters, tech writers, and geeks were fully on board.…
Smart Home News: Samsung SmartThings dongle announced for NVIDIA Shield
This is an interesting development. Well, at least for smart home and home automation enthusiasts it might be. SmartThings (now owned by Samsung) today announced…
Trendspotting: At 76% share Amazon Echo is running away with smart speaker market
Amazon jumped into the voice-enabled digital assistant (aka smart speaker) market early, and now it appears to be reaping major dividends. A new report from…