• Fry’s Electronics is closing all stores, which also includes online shopping

    Blaming a lack of retail foot traffic from the COVID-19 pandemic, management at Fry’s Electronics has made the decision to close all 31 Fry’s Electronics retail locations in nine states within the U.S. The company ceased all...

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    Amazon Echo Auto Review: Great For Music!

    Amazon Echo Auto ($40) is basically a mini voice-controlled Echo speaker for your car. Here in Minnesota, where a new “hands free” law just went into effect, we’re all looking for the best way to control music...

    • Posted 5 years ago
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  • Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Generation) Review

    Amazon’s new Echo Dot 3rd Generation Smart Speaker will be one of the hottest tech goodies of the 2018 holiday shopping season, especially during the Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales. Regularly $50, it will be $24 or...

    • Posted 5 years ago
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    Amazon ends Prime Pantry service

    As of this week, Amazon has halted the Amazon Pantry service (also known as Prime Pantry), likely due to other popular options like Subscribe & Save as well as Amazon Fresh eliminating the need for it. The...

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    Walmart ends $35+ free shipping requirement for Walmart+ subscribers

    Starting on Friday, December 4, Walmart is removing the $35 minimum order requirement in order to qualify for free next-day and two-day shipping. This new policy is on everything Walmart sells accept for groceries. Grocery orders will...

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    Echo Glow Review: Colorful, but Not Smart Enough

    The Echo Glow ($30) is marketed as a “smart lamp” for kids. My three young kids and I set out to see how brightly this new addition to the Amazon devices family really shines. So…what is it?...

    • Posted 5 years ago
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    Disney+ Review: Packs Quite a Streaming Punch at a Low Cost

    The Disney+ streaming service just launched today, a $7-per-month streaming subscription service available on the Web, mobile devices, game consoles, streaming media players and smart televisions. It’s taking on streaming giants like Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video;...

    • Posted 5 years ago
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  • Amazon Echo Buds Review: Alexa In Your Ear & Everywhere

    The Amazon Echo Buds ($130) are Amazon’s first foray into “true wireless” headphones, a burgeoning product category that evokes the in-ear devices that the Cybermen use to control people in Doctor Who. Considering the Echo Buds’ big...

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    Here are the times when Prime Day & other competing sales start

    If you are interested in snagging Prime Day deals (or deals at all the other competing sales), here’s a guide that will help you be online at the right times. Already Active: Walmart & Costco Walmart’s “Big...

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  • Best Buy announces sale to compete with Amazon Prime Day

    Starting at the same time as Amazon Prime Day on October 13, Best Buy will be pushing a 2-day sale live that the company is promoting as “Early Black Friday deals.” Best Buy promises that there will...

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    Walmart launches Walmart+ delivery service, an Amazon Prime competitor

    After testing a grocery delivery service for the past year, Walmart is launching an unlimited delivery service for $98-per-year or $$12.95-per-month (which comes out to $155.40-per-year). Membership will be open to all Walmart customers on Sept 15,...

    • Posted 6 years ago
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    Receive a weird package you never ordered? You may be part of a brushing scam

    Has a package landed on your doorstep that you never placed an order for? There’s a relatively new scam that’s being used by online sellers to artificially inflate review scores. In fact, one of our Ben’s editors...

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