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CHEAP: Get 3 (yes, a whole 3!) Amazon Echo Dots for only $70! WOW!
With Easter fast approaching, the deals are coming out in full force. Today, you can get three of Amazon's Echo Dots for ...
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Google/Amazon deal sends YouTube to FireTV and Prime Video to Chromecast (finally)
Google and Amazon appear to have buried the hatchet, and are now offering their video streaming apps on each other's devices. ...
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These phones give you the most battery life per dollar
Ever wondered which phone will give you the best battery life? Well, we worked it all out for you with maths and data and ...
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How tech giants can strangle transformative tech at birth — and how to stop them
Google is digesting its third whopping antitrust penalty from the European Commission, having been fined €1.5 billion (£1.3 ...
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Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant are changing how we interact with the world by doing it for us
Innovation shapes our daily experiences, offering us the chance to seize the convenience offered by modern technology. Since ...
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Amazon's plan to rival Apple AirPods is about more than selling you earphones
Bloomberg reports that Amazon is working on wireless earphones, similar to Apple's AirPods - but with support for the Alexa ...
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Payment options in apps can be designed better
Let’s start with a simple thought: What was the last meal that you had? How did you decide to eat a certain dish as opposed ...
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Facebook data leak (yeah, another one) allegedly exposes passwords, likes, etc
Flip that board that says "It's been _ days since we found a massive pile of unsecured Facebook data" right back to zero, ...
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Pssst, looking for this week's most discounted Apple products?
'Pssst,' is our new service for you, in which we spend hours scouring the deep troughs of the web to get you the finest discounts. Apple. ...
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Pssst, looking for the most discounted Apple products on Amazon?
On the hunt for the best deals on Apple products? Look no further! Using internet magic, we've rounded up the best of the ...
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Amazon has a new cheap Kindle, but the Paperwhite is still a better deal
Amazon today updated its entry-level Kindle, making it at once a bit more useful and a bit more expensive - the starting ...
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CHEAP: Only hours left to get $370 off a refurbished Apple Macbook
Quick! You can get $370 off a refurbished Apple Macbook, but you've only got a few short hours until this deal is no more. ...
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Who are you siding with in the Spotify-Apple antitrust war?
Apple and Spotify are locking horns over whether the iPhone maker is engaging in anticompetitive behavior with its App Store ...
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Novel ways to find what book to read next, curated by a huge word nerd
We've all been lost for what to read next, but this guide will banish that feeling forever. So, hop on in and find your next ...
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CHEAP: Grab an Apple Watch Series 3 for $199 before it's too late
Oh wow – this is one helluva deal. For under $200, you can be the proud owner of an Apple Watch Series 3. Go, go, go, before ...
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CHEAP: Hurry up and get $30 off the new Kindle Paperwhite
We're big fans of the new Kindle Paperwhite at TNW. And when it has $30 off its retail price? Well, that only makes us love ...
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Amazon's counterfeit protection racket could cost brands millions
To say Amazon has a bit of a counterfeit program is putting it mildly. The world’s largest ecommerce platform has, for ...
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Google, Facebook, and Amazon’s not-so-secret weapon for success: M&A
Whether you’re an entrepreneur or an established CEO, growing your business is always job number one. It’s how you’ll ...
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Facial recognition tech sucks, but it’s inevitable
Is facial recognition accurate? Can it be hacked? These are just some of the questions being raised by lawmakers, civil libertarians, ...
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Jeff Bezos promised drone deliveries by 2019 — but 3 things are missing
Five years ago, Jeff Bezos promised in a 60 Minutes interview that drones would deliver goods to our homes by 2019. With the new year upon us, it’s exciting to think that drone package delivery could be a reality in the US, just as it’s starting to happen in other countries. While ...
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Sorry, I’m too busy planning our smart home to help pack
A smart outlet review from a guy who is shopping for smart gadgets on the internet instead of helping his family pack for ...
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Why tech giants are interested in regulating facial recognition
Last week, Amazon made the unexpected move of calling for regulation on facial recognition. In a blog post published on ...
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Moonday Mornings: Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten may be getting into cryptocurrencies
Your weekly dose of over-the-weekend blockchain news is here: Indian scammers swindle investors out of $14 million worth ...
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If tech companies are hurting journalism, can they also help save it?
As professions go, journalism isn’t exactly known for its stability. The last half of January only served to highlight ...
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Here's why Amazon can't sell its own products in India right now
India's new norms prevent Amazon from hawking items under its own label. What does this spell for one of the world's fastest ...
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Amazon, Facebook, and Google don’t need to spy on your conversations to know what you’re talking about
If you’ve ever wondered if your phone is spying on you, you’re not alone. One of the most hotly debated topics in technology ...
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Amazon just screwed over the indie filmmakers that made Prime Video great
Amazon Prime Video Direct, once a haven for independent filmmakers is now a decaying monument to what could have been after ...
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Alexa gets a Sims 4 integration, while Sims get an off-brand in-game Alexa
The Sims is now available on Alexa as an experience featuring trivia, music, and interesting facts. Your Sims also have their ...
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The #AmazonShitCarShow is some of the best crap on Prime
Amazon's hit car show "The Grand Tour" was recently called an expletive-deleted show by a marketing team working for one ...
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Amazon adds its new Alexa Voice Remote to its Fire TV Stick
Amazon has updated its streaming hardware, the Fire TV Stick, with a new controller: the Alexa Voice Remote. Oh, and it's ...
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Amazon is reportedly building a game streaming service to rival Google and Microsoft
Amazon is building a game streaming service that will beam titles from the cloud, so you can play without installing them ...
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What Amazon’s Alexa microwave teaches us about interacting with AI assistants
Does it make sense to put a voice assistant in your microwave? Amazon, the leader in smart speakers and voice assistants, ...
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Tech stocks are overvalued and it’s killing innovation
We’re entering an unprecedented era of advanced technology and behemoth tech companies driving its development. Earlier ...
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How you can teach AI to speak Welsh (and other minority languages)
Pioneering smart home technologies and voice assistants don’t, as a rule, speak Welsh – although the Welsh government ...
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Kindle Paperwhite 2018 Review: The best ereader for the money adds waterproofing and audiobooks
If you want an e-reader, you should probably buy the new Kindle Paperwhite. I can pretty much end this review here. For ...
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Amazon’s selling Chromecasts again — a year after it said it would
I know you've spent the past year counting down the days, but it's here. The time has finally arrived. Yes, you got it right, ...
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Amazon cozies up to ICE as Congress cries foul
Amazon and ICE seem to be the best of friends these days, and friends are supposed to be good at keeping secrets. Congress, ...
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Report: Apple considered making a low-cost streaming TV dongle
For years, Amazon, Google, and Roku have been battling it out in for the top spot in the video streaming market with their ...
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France will tax tech giants in 2019 if EU doesn’t step up
France hasn't given up on creating a tax on digital revenue to prevent the likes of Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and ...
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Experts warn AI could hardwire sexism into our future
From Apple's Siri to Amazon's Alexa, voice recognition and AI assistants are typically female by default. Technology isn't ...
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Amazon officially joins the blockchain party
Amazon is now officially part of the party after launching two new blockchain oriented services, Amazon Managed Blockchain ...
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What Amazon’s Alexa microwave teaches us about interacting with AI assistants
Does it make sense to put a voice assistant in your microwave? Amazon, the leader in smart speakers and voice assistants, ...
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Fabulous Black Friday deals for under $50
Want to get involved in Black Friday, but don't want to splash a lot of cash? We've got a guide filled with the best products ...
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Full moon patents: MIT creates glowing plants and Amazon gets better drones
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series ...
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Block Friday: the best rectangular, square, cube & cuboid Black Friday deals
Normal Black Friday lists are boring. Welcome to Block Friday, a place where we share the best deals on square, cube, and ...
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Amazon’s sexist hiring algorithm could still be better than a human
Amazon has decided to shut down its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) recruiting tool after discovering it discriminated ...
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Spotify is giving away free Google Home Mini speakers to some paid subscribers
Spotify today announced a partnership with Google that doles out free hardware to certain paid subscribers. As of today, ...
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Full moon patents: US Navy tube drones and Facebook doppelgängers
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series ...
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Germany wants a global 'minimum tax' for tech giants' revenue
Germany's finance minister, Olaf Scholz finally supports global minumum tax on tech giants. France and Germany push for the ...
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6 reasons why you should make your ‘digital consultants’ work on-site
In the future, all companies will be tech companies. Traditional firms must upgrade their technological capabilities to match ...
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This Day In Deals: A pet tracker to stop the French firing your cat into space
This Day In Deals is our new section where we share a historical fact and the day’s best deal – and try to connect them. ...
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Amazon debuts the new, waterproof Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon's latest Kindle offering is smaller, lighter, comes with twice the storage, and can survive an hour-long dip in water. ...
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Amazon gets patriotic while Google embraces censorship
Wired 25 was attended by some of the biggest names in tech, and Amazon and Google's bosses both took the opportunity to get ...
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Ecommerce is ignoring people with disabilities — here’s how it should change
It might sound complicated or costly, but considering accessibility from the outset of the design process adds little in ...
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5 quick tricks to improve your Amazon listing’s ranking on Google
There are some quick and easy tricks you can use to get your Amazon listing to rank quickly on Google and drive your sales ...
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Amazon likely to win $10B Pentagon contract – Google, IBM, and Oracle aren't happy
The Pentagon's lucrative Project JEDI remains mired in controversy amid accusations it was always meant for Amazon -- and ...
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Apple & Amazon refute Bloomberg report of tiny Chinese spy chips in their servers
Both companies were on the list of companies allegedly compromised by tiny spy chips on their servers, which they publicly ...
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Deebot Ozmo 930 is the robot vacuum you've been waiting for
As smart vacuums go, there's a lot of space between the very best, and the very worst. The Deebot Ozmo 930, by Ecovacs, belongs ...
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Animation reveals what could be Google's new 'Pixel Stand'
A new accessory for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL could give Alexa devices a run for their money. The Pixel Stand, as its reportedly ...
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Amazon reportedly plans to open 3,000 cashier-less stores by 2021
Amazon is said to be interested in beating grocery stores at their own game by opening 3,000 more of its cashier-less Amazon ...
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Sturgeon Moon patents: One-blink ordering and energy harvesting airports
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That's why we're disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series about ...
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Amazon launches a Hindi site to lure India's next 100 million online shoppers
With a view to make Amazon the ultimate shopping destination for the next 100 million Indians, the company has launched a ...
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Google is reportedly building its own Assistant-powered smart display
Google is said to be working on a smart speaker with its own Home label on the tin this year, reports Nikkei Asian Review. ...
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Inside Google's plan to stalk your social media accounts
Google, once again, is excited about social media. But not in the ways you might think; this isn't about another in a failed ...
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Alexa isn't the shopping behemoth Amazon hoped it would be
Voice shopping was supposed to be the future. Remember? Both Amazon and Google touted a world where barking a simple command ...
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Parents are shelling out $20/hour for Fortnite tutors and the internet is losing its goddamn mind
In what surely constitutes a sign of the coming apocalypse, parents are shelling out up to $20 an hour for coaches to help ...
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It’s time to confront Amazon's secret monopolies
At 3 PM ET on July 16, tens of millions of shoppers flocked to Amazon to celebrate the cornucopia of capitalism known as ...
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Prime Day is bad for Amazon’s brand
Amazon introduced Prime Day in 2015 as a way to celebrate its 20th anniversary as a one-day sale with the aim of overshadowing ...
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Amazon's new tool tracks down odd parts to avoid those dreaded trips to the hardware store
Amazon's newest tool helps you scan, identify, and shop for spare parts. Part Finder uses the iPhone camera to avoid dreaded ...
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Jeff Bezos must spend his $150B helping humanity otherwise he's a scumbag
Well, it's happened. Amazon's CEO and founder, Jeff Bezos, is now the richest person ever. According to Bloomberg, Amazon's ...
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Jeff Bezos plans to charge upwards of $300,000 for a ticket to space
Jeff Bezos really wants to make space tourism a thing. According to a report by Reuters, the Amazon CEO's rocket company, ...
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Amazon banned Confederate flags but Nazi gear is A-OK!
A new report indicates Amazon still has a huge problem with racist content from sellers in its marketplace. Even banned items ...
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Amazon could be delivering to the Moon by 2023
At least, as long as Jeff Bezos' other company, Blue Origin, chooses to do business with them instead of a different company ...
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Stolen Brazzers accounts cost as much as social security numbers on the Dark Web
You can buy pretty much anything on the dark web, but did you know a stolen Brazzers account sells for the same as someone's ...
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Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 are worthy...if you play in Amazon's sandbox
In its line of Fire tablets, Amazon operates on a core principle: we'll give you a great tablet at a low price, as long ...
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Amazon Echo review: Alexa's a great listener, but is awful at search
Amazon Echo review: The nine-inch tall cylinder is designed to be a personal assistant but it still feels very much like ...
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Amazon may well be the most evil company in technology and Jeff Bezos should be ashamed
You are dying of cancer. You have just lost your unborn child. You have to care for your dying father. You are worthless. ...
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Amazon will no longer give you price adjustment refunds (except for TVs)
Most people shop on Amazon because of its large catalog and competitive pricing – prices so good that sometimes, they drop even ...
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Amazon Web Services is an exploding IT beast... so learn to tame it for less than $9 per course
As AWS’s footprint in the cloud industry keeps expanding, now is the time for forward-thinking techheads and IT job seekers ...
