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The best free 30- and 7-day trials you can scoop up from Amazon

The best free 30- and 7-day trials you can scoop up from Amazon

by ben patterson | Dec 19, 2017 | deals

Updated! So, how does a free week of HBO or Showtime strike you? Or how about a couple of free audiobooks, or a month of free unlimited streaming music? If the idea of gratis “Game of Thrones” episodes or a month of unlimited Kindle reading strikes your...
Amazon’s super-cheap Fire tablet is back on sale

Amazon’s super-cheap Fire tablet is back on sale

by ben patterson | Feb 6, 2017 | deals

If you were bummed that you missed Amazon’s holiday sale on its impressive 7-inch Fire tablet, good news: the price just dropped to $40 again, this time for Amazon’s Valentine’s Day Deals sale. Normally priced at $50, Amazon’s 7-inch Fire...
Stream TV shows from Netflix, Hulu on your HDTV with this $29 gadget

Stream TV shows from Netflix, Hulu on your HDTV with this $29 gadget

by ben patterson | Dec 19, 2016 | deals

Have a loved one who’s still leery about streaming TV shows from Netflix and Amazon? Nudge them in the right direction this holiday season with this cheap, itty-bitty set-top box. The $29 Roku Express sits right next to your HDTV and comes with just two ports:...
Tried Prime yet? If not, Amazon will give you a free month

Tried Prime yet? If not, Amazon will give you a free month

by ben patterson | Dec 14, 2016 | deals

Amazon Prime used to be worth it just for the free shipping, but now with instant Prime videos, the Prime Reading lending library for Kindle books, streaming Prime Music, and unlimited photo storage, it’s a pretty sweet deal. If you’re not quite ready to...
Smartphone tip: 8 things to know about Amazon’s new Fire phone

Smartphone tip: 8 things to know about Amazon’s new Fire phone

by ben patterson | Jun 18, 2014 | news, phones

Move over, Apple and Google. Amazon just announced its very own smartphone: the Fire, a svelte little number with a 3D (or 3D-ish) display, a camera that can recognize millions of products, songs, and even TV shows at the press of a button, and—perhaps best of...
iOS tip: Download free Kindle samples directly to your iPhone or iPad

iOS tip: Download free Kindle samples directly to your iPhone or iPad

by ben patterson | Apr 30, 2014 | apps, how-tos, phones, tablets

It’s a well-known—and highly annoying—fact that you can’t buy Kindle books directly from the iOS Kindle app. Sure, there is a way to buy Kindle books on an iPhone or iPad by navigating to the Kindle store from the Safari web browser, but it’s a...
Kindle tip: Reset the “furthest page read” of a book you’re re-reading

Kindle tip: Reset the “furthest page read” of a book you’re re-reading

by ben patterson | May 2, 2013 | apps, e-readers, how-tos, phones, tablets

Thanks to the Kindle’s handy “Whispersync” feature, you can start reading a book on, say, your Kindle Fire, then pick up right where you left off on another Kindle-friendly device, like an Android phone or iPhone. But if you try to re-read a Kindle...
How to stop Amazon from branding you as a Twi-hard (or anything else)

How to stop Amazon from branding you as a Twi-hard (or anything else)

by ben patterson | Mar 21, 2012 | how-tos, online shopping, privacy

So there I was, taking a quick look at one of those “Twilight” books on Amazon (for someone else, I swear!) when all of a sudden, my Amazon home page was covered with more Twilight paraphernalia than a Twi-hard could shake a stick at. We’re talking...
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