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Hulu Adds Voice Control Via Amazon Alexa
Have an Amazon Fire TV device and also happen to be a Hulu subscriber? Accessing content on the streaming service is about to get a whole lot easier. Hulu on Wednesday announced that its integration with Amazon Alexa, first tipped last month, is now live. The feature...
Split Your Airbnb Bill With Up to 16 People
Planning a New Year's Eve getaway somewhere cool with a bunch of friends? Splitting the bill for your Airbnb rental is about to get a whole lot easier. The lodging reservation service now lets you easily split the bill among up to 16 people. In a blog post, Airbnb...
eBay Tips Black Friday iPhone 8, iPad, TV, Laptop Deals
Heads up, deal hunters: eBay on Monday posted its Black Friday week ads, and the online retail giant has tons of tech deals lined up. EBay Black Friday savings begin at 5 a.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, and the discounts continue through Cyber Monday, Nov. 27. During...
Two Giant Steps Move Vehicles Closer to an Autonomous Future
This was a big week for autonomous-vehicle technology—and a sign that self-driving vehicles could be coming much faster than anyone ever imagined. Even a famous car guy and former GM exec proclaimed on Tuesday that "it is absolutely inevitable" that "human-driven...
Report: Apple Aiming to Sell AR Headset by 2020
Apple is reportedly going all in on augmented reality. Citing unnamed sources "familiar with the situation," Bloomberg reports that Cupertino is moving ahead with the development of an AR headset, which it aims to start selling by 2020—a loose deadline that could be...
Facebook Takes on Yelp With Newly Rebranded ‘Local’ App
Got no plans this Friday night? Facebook wants to help you find something to do. The social network last year launched a standalone app called Events to help users discover activities — from festivals and 5Ks to neighborhood fairs and nightlife. Today, that app is...
Newegg Tips Black Friday Gaming, PC Deals
Heads up, deal hunters: If you missed tech e-retailer Newegg's early Black Friday sale last week, don't fret. The company is planning 11 days of savings around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and we just got all the details. A number of other retailers plan to kick off...
Project Loon-Powered Internet Reaches 100K in Puerto Rico
Alphabet X's balloon-powered Project Loon has beamed internet access to over 100,000 users in hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico. The hot-air balloons arrived over the island from Nevada three weeks ago and have been delivering internet access to certain AT&T and...
Target Solves the ‘Out of Stock’ Problem in its Stores
With online companies such as the behemoth Amazon eating into the profits of the more traditional retailers, the Walmarts and Targets of the world need to react. It looks like the best reaction is convenience, and Target just made shopping at its stores less...