Are you sick and tired of seeing kids staring at a TV or playing video games on their phone? That’s how kids entertain themselves these days. Reading? Nah. Why read when you can play a game on your phone. But what if there was an app that got your kids reading? Would you care if it’s a comic book? Madefire…
If you’re looking for a job but hate the thought of actually going in to work, Amazon may be just what you’re looking for. Amazon is looking to hire nearly 240 employees who will work from home. The jobs include positions in customer service, IT, software development, marketing, human resources and working on Amazon’s growing list of Alexa and Echo…
Maybe you’ve seen the ads on Facebook or other places online. The online retailer Zulily is putting pressure on its biggest competitors, offering a new “Best Price Guarantee”, just in time for the holidays. If you haven’t heard of Zulily, don’t worry, many people haven’t, despite it being in business since 2010. I found the website very clean looking; products…
Security cameras are great because we can watch what’s happening at home on our smartphone from anywhere. But a report from a consumer watchdog group in the UK found some of the most popular cameras for sale on Amazon could let anyone watch what’s going on, from their phone. The investigation by the consumer review team at “Which?” discovered a…
I don’t know how many times I’ve asked “what did she say?” while watching television. It’s usually during one of those shows like “Downton Abby” or a movie with lots of special effects and a loud soundtrack. But there are other times I want to hear what’s playing on TV and can’t turn up the volume. Like watching a ballgame…
There may be as many cooking apps to choose from as there are any other category. Most do the same thing: meal ideas, shopping lists and step-by-step directions. Kitchen Stories is a cooking and recipe app that’s a little different. First up, it’s a very clean app. No ads popping up on the screen, lots of quality pictures and videos….
Trusting reviews on Amazon has been a tricky thing since the early days of online shopping. When it comes down to two similar items in our cart most of us will turn to what other Amazon shoppers think of the products. But we are all aware that reviews are not always trustworthy. Some reviews are fakes and others are paid-for….
People aren’t buying every new phone that’s released anymore. The long lines on release day disappeared. Improvements are not as big as they used to be. But new smartphones are hard for some people to resist, and this is a great time of year to find a bargain. On Craigslist, last year’s iPhone Xs Max can be found for $750…
In a surprising move to many, the developers of the messaging app “Kik” is shutting it down. The app, available for iOS and Android devices was one of the more popular messaging/chat apps among teens and pre-teens. At one time the company claimed some 300 million users and 40% of teenagers said they used it. In a blog post on…
If you’re an audiophile who listens to music by streaming it from Apple, Spotify, Pandora or Amazon, there’s good news: Amazon can now stream music in ultra high definition. Launched just last week the new service costs more per month than Prime Music does now, but the music is played at higher bitrates which, according to Amazon, sounds like you’re…
