Prime Day, Amazon’s annual deals extravaganza, will run from October 13th-14th, the company announced today. Amazon says the two-day shopping event will feature “over one million deals across every category,” including brands like Panasonic, Roborock, Keurig, Under Armour, Coleman, Adidas, Lacoste, Marvel, Ticwatch, and more. Amazon is aiming to support small businesses on its platform […]
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Halloween is coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing’s next big update will help make your island a little spookier. Today, Nintendo detailed New Horizon’s Halloween-themed fall update, which adds a few new features to the game, including the option to grow pumpkins (which can then be harvested and used for DIY projects) and the ability to collect candy for the big day […]
Ring’s Traffic Stop feature is about bringing more accountability to policing but could it lead to invasions of privacy
Last Thursday, Ring, the home security subsidiary of Amazon, released a new dashcam embedded with a novel feature called “Traffic Stop” that could help bring more accountability to policing. That could be a powerful thing, especially as tens of millions of people have poured onto the streets in cities across the country to demonstrate against systemic racism, […]
Microsoft’s new Xbox app will let you stream Xbox One games to your iPhone
Microsoft is about to release a big Xbox app update for iOS that includes the ability to stream Xbox One games to an iPhone. A new Xbox app will arrive in the App Store soon that includes a remote play feature, which lets Xbox One console owners stream their games to an iPhone. Remote play […]
Apple removes charging brick from Apple Watch Edition and Hermès
MacRumors has discovered that Apple has quietly removed the 5W USB charging brick that it had been previously including with its pricier Apple Watch Edition and Apple Watch Hermès models, bringing the luxury models in line with the remainder of the company’s lineup. At its “Time Flies” event earlier this month, the company announced that it would no […]
OnePlus will release an app to make its OnePlus Buds work better with other Android phones
OnePlus released the OnePlus Buds, its $79 true wireless earbuds, back in July. While they have great battery and an affordable price, if you used them with a non-OnePlus phone, you weren’t able to manage some settings or get firmware updates. That should change in the future, though, as a OnePlus Buds app will be […]
Google’s New Nest Thermostat applies for FCC approval
Google appears to have a new Nest Thermostat in the works, according to new FCC documentation. It could be equipped with Google’s Project Soli radar motion controls, in what would be a first for the company’s home products, as spotted by Droid Life. There’s very little to go by in the current crop of documents, but the new Nest […]
New leak of Google’s next Chromecast shows full remote with dedicated Netflix and YouTube buttons
Fans may have gotten their best look yet at the long-rumored new Chromecast and its dedicated remote, thanks to what appear to be leaked marketing renders posted by WinFuture. It’s well known that Google plans to launch hardware, including a new Chromecast, at its September 30th event, so these renders could be showing off a product Google […]
Amazon’s fall Alexa hardware event is set for September 24th
Amazon’s fall Alexa hardware event is scheduled for September 24th at 1PM ET. It’s not clear exactly what might be revealed at the event — invitations sent out to the lucky few only said that Amazon’s Devices and Services team would be sharing “some news.” An Amazon spokesperson specified that the event is invite-only, which […]
Roku and Comcast reach agreement to offer Peacock to Roku customers
Comcast and Roku have come to an agreement months after NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service launched. Peacock will be available to stream on Roku in the coming weeks. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Comcast that will bring Peacock to Roku customers and maintains access to NBCU’s TV Everywhere apps,” a Roku spokesperson said. […]