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18
Nov

Amazon reveals it’s starting Black Friday a week early


As Thanksgiving approaches Americans look forward to not only eating turkey, cranberries, stuffing and mashed potatoes, but also look forward to one of the best shopping days of the year, Black Friday. Amazon has announced that they are starting this year’s Black Friday eight days early with some unique twists involved. The deals will begin on November 20, with new deals added as often as every five minutes for eight straight days. Amazon is calling their special eight day sale the Eight Days of Holiday Deals.

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There will be ten coveted “Deals of the Day” starting at midnight on Thanksgiving(Nov. 26), with ten more for Black Friday. Black Friday is regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, and in 2014 $50.0 billion was spent on this day, with 133 million customers participating in the sales. Places like Amazon, Walmart and Target all play off the hysteria of Black Friday, and offer some of the most incredible deals of the year.

 

New twist for Amazon app users only

This year, Amazon will select 150 hand-picked Lightning Deals on everything from electronics to kitchen gadgets only through the Amazon Mobile Shopping App available on Android, iOS, and Fire OS. These deals can be found on the “App Only Deals” tab and will be released daily from 3 PM PT to 11 PM PT starting Thanksgiving through Wednesday, December 9. In addition, Prime members in 20 metro areas can use the dedicated Prime Now mobile app to enjoy free two-hour delivery on select Deals of the Day throughout the holiday season.

“Customers can truly sit back and relax with their family and friends this holiday season knowing that they will be notified as soon as the products they’ve had their eye on are about to go on sale,” said Steve Shure, Vice President, Amazon Consumer Marketing. “Year after year, more and more customers shop for deals on Amazon from the comfort of their own home, and we continue to make that process even more convenient for them. And with App Only Deals, customers will have plenty of options when it comes to scoring great deals from Amazon.”

Following are examples of some of the top deals that will be available at various times between November 20 and Black Friday at www.amazon.com/blackfriday:

Electronics:

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Books, Music & Video Games:

  • 80% off Transformers: The Covenant of Primus
  • Save more than 50% on Deathstroke Volume 1 Book and Mask Set
  • Save on more than 10 autographed CDs, including Kenny Rogers, Megadeth, and more (Amazon Exclusive)
  • Save 15% or more on select vinyl records
  • Save $20 on Need for Speed
  • Save $30 on Rock Band 4 Wireless Guitar Bundle
  • $50 off Xbox One Consoles
  • $50 off PlayStation 4 Uncharted Bundle
  • $25 off Metal Gear Solid V
  • Hundreds of PC download deals up to 70% off

Amazon Prime members will get 30-minutes early access to the majority of these Lightning Deals. So if you’re not a member it might be worth looking into a membership for $99 which includes free two-day shipping on many items. Shopping on Amazon is a great way to avoid the crowds and the cold temperatures. Enjoy your family and shop from the comfort of your own home.

Amazon has a gift guide which can be found by following this link.

Oprah Winfrey also has a selection of her favorite things on Amazon.com too.

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18
Nov

Amazon reveals it’s starting Black Friday a week early


As Thanksgiving approaches Americans look forward to not only eating turkey, cranberries, stuffing and mashed potatoes, but also look forward to one of the best shopping days of the year, Black Friday. Amazon has announced that they are starting this year’s Black Friday eight days early with some unique twists involved. The deals will begin on November 20, with new deals added as often as every five minutes for eight straight days. Amazon is calling their special eight day sale the Eight Days of Holiday Deals.

Amazon-Black-Friday-Deals-Week-header

There will be ten coveted “Deals of the Day” starting at midnight on Thanksgiving(Nov. 26), with ten more for Black Friday. Black Friday is regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, and in 2014 $50.0 billion was spent on this day, with 133 million customers participating in the sales. Places like Amazon, Walmart and Target all play off the hysteria of Black Friday, and offer some of the most incredible deals of the year.

 

New twist for Amazon app users only

This year, Amazon will select 150 hand-picked Lightning Deals on everything from electronics to kitchen gadgets only through the Amazon Mobile Shopping App available on Android, iOS, and Fire OS. These deals can be found on the “App Only Deals” tab and will be released daily from 3 PM PT to 11 PM PT starting Thanksgiving through Wednesday, December 9. In addition, Prime members in 20 metro areas can use the dedicated Prime Now mobile app to enjoy free two-hour delivery on select Deals of the Day throughout the holiday season.

“Customers can truly sit back and relax with their family and friends this holiday season knowing that they will be notified as soon as the products they’ve had their eye on are about to go on sale,” said Steve Shure, Vice President, Amazon Consumer Marketing. “Year after year, more and more customers shop for deals on Amazon from the comfort of their own home, and we continue to make that process even more convenient for them. And with App Only Deals, customers will have plenty of options when it comes to scoring great deals from Amazon.”

Following are examples of some of the top deals that will be available at various times between November 20 and Black Friday at www.amazon.com/blackfriday:

Electronics:

2

Books, Music & Video Games:

  • 80% off Transformers: The Covenant of Primus
  • Save more than 50% on Deathstroke Volume 1 Book and Mask Set
  • Save on more than 10 autographed CDs, including Kenny Rogers, Megadeth, and more (Amazon Exclusive)
  • Save 15% or more on select vinyl records
  • Save $20 on Need for Speed
  • Save $30 on Rock Band 4 Wireless Guitar Bundle
  • $50 off Xbox One Consoles
  • $50 off PlayStation 4 Uncharted Bundle
  • $25 off Metal Gear Solid V
  • Hundreds of PC download deals up to 70% off

Amazon Prime members will get 30-minutes early access to the majority of these Lightning Deals. So if you’re not a member it might be worth looking into a membership for $99 which includes free two-day shipping on many items. Shopping on Amazon is a great way to avoid the crowds and the cold temperatures. Enjoy your family and shop from the comfort of your own home.

Amazon has a gift guide which can be found by following this link.

Oprah Winfrey also has a selection of her favorite things on Amazon.com too.

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18
Nov

Todoist is bringing its popular productivity app to Windows 10


Todoist’s take on the to-do list is handy for keep your daily agenda organized, and now it’s available for Windows 10 users. The free productivity app is available for Microsoft’s operating system as a preview, syncing those important tasks across mobile and desktop devices. And yes, it will update across operating systems too, in cause you need to tuck your Surface Pro 3 away and check your to-do list on your iPhone or Android handset. Many of the tools are held over from desktop, iOS and Android versions of the app including setting due dates, managing tasks and collaborating with your colleagues. Just like the add-on for Gmail, there’s an Outlook extension that allows you to turn emails into tasks with a click or tap. For larger screens like the Surface tablets, Todoist offers a three-pane view to help keep things organized and easy to find. While the app supports Live Tiles now, it’ll also play nice with Cortana in the near future. If you’re looking to give it a shot, the Todoist preview is available in the Windows Store now. Slideshow-341591

Source: Todoist, Windows Store

17
Nov

Tumblr gives you an easy way to make reaction GIFs on mobile


Tumblr made it easier to search for GIFs earlier this year, but if you’re tired of seeing the same old stuff, you’ll like this update a lot better. The social network has created a built-in GIF maker for its mobile apps that can process videos without having to fire up another app or a website. You simply have to compose a new Photo post and pick any video or photo burst (that iPhone 6s/6s Plus format that captures actions in the pictures you take) you want.

Source: Tumblr

17
Nov

Google’s mobile app answers your complex questions


Google Now redesign

Google’s mobile search app just got much better at handling the sort of detailed, nuanced questions you’d ask a real human. The Android and iOS software now does more to gauge the true intent of a question, including multi-layered questions that would previously have thrown it off — ask for the population of a country in a specific year and you’ll get the exact number you wanted. The app also understands superlatives like “biggest” or “smallest,” and it knows how to deal with ordered items (say, the tallest buildings in the US). Google is quick to admit that its upgraded engine still makes mistakes, but it’s good enough that you can expect useful results whether your requests are very specific or slightly fuzzy.

Source: Google Inside Search

17
Nov

Facebook truce with Google helps you find info on your phone


Searching Facebook on an Android phone

Facebook and Google are calling a partial truce in their longstanding feud, and that’s good news if you’ve ever tried to track down a contact or status update. As of Friday, Facebook is letting Google index some of the public information within its mobile app, helping you search for that content on your phone. If you find someone’s profile on Google, you’ll now get a direct link to their page in the app instead of on the web. This won’t help if you’re looking for anything you’d only see while signed in (such as a privately shared post), but it’ll make life a lot easier if you hate jumping back and forth between a browser and Facebook’s native software.

Source: Wall Street Journal

16
Nov

Hail a scooter-riding ‘Vallie’ to park your car in London


Driving in London can be slow and stressful enough, but finding a parking spot? Eesh. For many locals, that’s the stuff of nightmares. Vallie wants to solve the problem with a valet parking app that lets you request custom drop-off and pick-up points inside the city. The service is available right now, but there are some caveats to be aware of; one, it’s only available in a small patch of central London, between Farringdon and Aldgate; two, parking costs £8 per hour or £25 per day; three, Vallie only operates Monday to Friday, 7am to 8pm, so late-night dinners and weekend expeditions are out of the question.

Via: TNW

Source: Vallie

13
Nov

Snapchat’s ‘lens store’ is full of 99-cent selfie filters


Snapchat debuted in-app purchases back in September with the arrival of replays, and now it’s offering more ways for you to spice up your selfies. The ephemeral messaging app introduced what it’s calling a “lens store” today, a collection of photo flair priced at 99 cents each. Lenses aren’t new to Snapchat. In fact, they’ve been around for a while now. However, in addition to the seven or so free lenses that are available each day, there will be an addition 30 paid options. Once you hand over $1 to secure one, it’s yours forever, showing up in the app between the free and paid add-ons.

Via: The Verge

Source: Google Play, iTunes

13
Nov

Microsoft OneNote gets instant access on Android, 3D Touch on iOS


Microsoft has released quite a number of major OneNote updates for Android, iOS, Windows and the web. If you’re an Android user, you’ll be able to quickly write down thoughts or copy-paste text even if you have another app open, thanks to the new OneNote badge. It can live anywhere on the screen, and you simply have to tap it to open it up. The company’s doing staged roll outs, though, so you might have to wait for two to three weeks to get the feature. If you have an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus, you’ll get 3D Touch support instead. When you press on the app icon, a menu will pop up allowing you to quickly create a new note or view recent ones. In addition, OneNote’s interface has been optimized for the iPad Pro’s larger screen.

Source: Microsoft Office Blog

13
Nov

Microsoft brings its time-lapse video stabilizer app to Mac


When Microsoft first released its Hyperlapse video editing app, it wasn’t clear whether it would ever become available for Apple’s devices. The mystery has finally been solved: Redmond has just launched Hyperlapse Pro for Mac, which can process footage captured using phones, GoPros and other cameras. It has the capability to stabilize time-lapses, even shaky ones taken from first person POV, and users can choose their speed, resolution and frame rate. The desktop app will cost you $50, but Microsoft principal program manager Josh Weisberg is confident that the product can compete with similar software. “The Mac has some great video editing tools a lot of enthusiasts and professionals use, and there are other time lapse applications out there,” he said, “But nothing as smooth and sophisticated as Hyperlapse Pro.” That said, you can try it out for free, so long as you’re cool with seeing watermarks on your videos.

Source: Next at Microsoft, Microsoft Store

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