Amazon Music has been available in two tiers for years. Amazon Prime members could access a limited selection of songs as part of their regular subscription, while Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers could pay a monthly fee for access to a larger catalog of music that rivals other top services like Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal. […]
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Lilbits: Steam Deck Dock updated ahead of launch, Google kills call recording on Android (again), and more
Valve’s Steam Deck is a gaming PC designed to be held in your hands. But if you want to use it for desktop-style gaming, you can always connect an external display, keyboard, mouse, or other hardware. And the company plans to begin selling an official Steam Deck Dock later this spring that will make it […]
Lilbits: Apple “Prime,” Intel Alder Lake-S, and an Epic game of chicken
When Epic first brought its incredibly popular video game Fortnite to smartphones two years ago, the company sidestepped the App Store and Google Play by offering its own Android app launcher. Eventually Epic made its game available in the official Android and iOS app stores, but company officials were never happy about having to split […]
Lilbits 6-04-2020: AFTVNews returns, Apple “Prime” may be in the works, and Playdate runs Doom
First playable version of Doom on the Playdate. Still very early but I guess I will cross out “Port Doom” from my bucket list. My main inspiration was @fabynou Game Engine Black Book. pic.twitter.com/Qy21oTYkvf — Nic (@NicMagnier) May 31, 2020 Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web. First playable version of […]
Amazon Prime Day mobile tech deals roundup (from Amazon and beyond)
Amazon Prime Day is actually two days this year, with deep discounts across a range of products on July 15th and 16th. As usual, Amazon is offering deals on its first-party devices, which means you can pick up a Fire tablet for as little as $30, a Fire TV Stick for $15, a Kindle Paperwhite […]
Daily Deals (11-05-2018)
Amazon’s starting to spill the beans on some upcoming Black Friday deals (expect $24 Amazon Echo Dots, $35 Amazon Fire TV 4Ks, and $50 Amazon Fire HD 8 tablets, among other things). Something to keep in mind is that the company offers some deals exclusively to Amazon Prime members… but another thing to keep in […]
Amazon Prime gets a price hike: Is it worth $119 per year?
Amazon is increasing the annual price for an Amazon Prime membership in the US for the first time since 2014, when the company raised the annual fee from $79 to $99. This time the price is rising to $119. The new pricing takes effect May 11th for new members and June 16th for existing customers… […]
Walmart’s Amazon Prime competitor ditches the annual fee for free 2-day shipping
Pay $99 for an Amazon Prime membership and Amazon will give you free 2-day shipping on millions of items… as well as access to a library of digital movies, TV shows, music, and eBooks. Few companies have the resources to offer all of those things for one monthly price. But Walmart decided to try the […]
Anime Strike is Amazon’s Anime streaming service for $5 per month (for Prime members)
Amazon Prime subscribers in the US get access to thousands of TV shows and movies with their $99 membership fee. But since late 2015 Amazon has also allowed you to add additional content from HBO, Showtime, Starz, and other networks through a service called Amazon Channels. Now the company has launched the first channel with […]
Amazon Prime Video goes global: launches in “more than 200 countries and territories”
Amazon’s subscription-based video service is now available around the world. The company says Amazon Prime Video will bring Amazon originals and regional content to over 200 countries and territories. The move comes almost a year after rival Netflix made its service available in 190 countries. Not surprisingly, countries that didn’t make the cut include North Kora, […]