Pairing Cortana with a Harman/Kardon speaker, the personal digital assistant is coming to a standalone device in 2017. This would put Microsoft in competition with Google Home and the Amazon Echo. To succeed in this space, Microsoft will need greater abilities than a voice-based Bing search such as integrations with other smart home gadgets and streaming … [Read more...]
18 days until Black Friday and retailers are full steam ahead
If you are looking forward to starting the holiday shopping season after Thanksgiving with some deals, you are not alone. The retailers are even more excited than you are. In particular, some tech-related retailers are working on building that hype up further. This round-up should help you plan your Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping for others and creating your own holiday … [Read more...]
Amazon announces Prime Day 2016 deals on July 12
Amazon has issued a press release to announce the second annual Prime Day event. With deals starting throughout the day, it is comparable to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Countries around the world that are eligible for Amazon Prime were involved last year. In addition to the big day on July 12th, Amazon will offer countdown deals to Prime members between July 5 and July … [Read more...]
Amazon sells Xfinity services better than Comcast
I'll be moving soon and part of the fun of moving is figuring out all of the new utilities. I currently live in an area where Cable Internet is provided by Mediacom and I will be moving where Comcast is the cable provider of the usual Internet duopoly (though fiber installs are currently happening around town!). While shopping my Internet and cable TV options with Comcast, I … [Read more...]
Amazon refreshes $50 Fire tablet
Amazon tweaked their 7" display, $50 Fire tablet today. The new line expands the tablet's internal storage to 8GB or 16GB and expands beyond just the black shell to also include blue, magenta, and tangerine options. At 8GB and with special offers, this Fire tablet will only cost you $49.99. Upgrading to 16GB is an extra $20 and removing special offers is an extra $15. The … [Read more...]