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Amazon Echo speaker
Tech

Smart speakers’ most popular uses are for music and information, not shopping

August 27, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

Smart speakers have taken off in recent years. According to GeekWire, the most recent sales quarter saw 16.8 million units shipped. Meanwhile, global sales grew

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Amazon gift cards
Tech

The value of Amazon Prime’s services, plus a look at alternatives

July 11, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

Amazon Prime has become a very successful premium offering for online retail giant Amazon. For $119/year ($59/year for students), or $12.99/month ($6.49/month for students), Prime

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Amazon gift cards
Tech

Amazon’s 2017 US online sales beat its rivals combined

June 1, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

It’s infographic time again. This time, it’s a look at the leading online stores in terms of sales (from 2017): You will find more infographics

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Streaming services on Apple TV
Tech

Recommended streaming services for cartoons (2018 edition)

April 9, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

I wrote last year about on-demand and live streaming service recommendations for animation fans, as well as a general streaming services post. That said, a

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Toys R Us
Media

Toys R Us is shutting down

March 16, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

Iconic toy store chain Toys R Us has announced it’s shutting down, with plans to close or sell off all its stores in the United

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Amazon gift cards
Tech

Amazon’s narrowed its HQ2 candidates down to 20 cities

January 22, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

Late last week, Amazon issued an update on its plan to set up a new headquarters (dubbed “HQ2”) in another city. Which city will get

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Fire tablet and iPads
Tech

A short review of the 2017 Fire HD 8 tablet

January 3, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

Three years ago, I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 tablet during a Black Friday sale. It’s since served me adequately as a digital

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MacBook, coffee mug, and cactus
Tech

Online Black Friday 2017 sales strong; Cyber Monday biggest online sales day in US history

December 4, 2017December 10, 2021 Anthony

Another Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone. This year’s Cyber Monday was the biggest online sales day in US history, racking up

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iPad and newspaper
Media

Survey: Binge-watching preferred over weekly episodes

October 23, 2017December 10, 2021 Anthony

Binge-watching’s something that I don’t do often. Maybe it’s the total number of TV shows I sit down and watch having dwindled over the years.

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MacBook, coffee mug, and cactus
Tech

Digital movie store guide 2017: The impact of Movies Anywhere

October 16, 2017December 10, 2021 Anthony

In the spring of 2016, I wrote about the major digital movie stores: Amazon, Vudu, iTunes, and Google Play. Given some major changes since then,

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