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How to Preserve Vintage Electronics
My name is Benj Edwards, and I am a journalist who specializes in technology history. To inform me in my quest to understand and preserve historical electronic devices, I have been collecting computers and video game consoles for almost a quarter century. In the...
How to Get the Best Amazon Deals and Discounts
Amazon is synonymous with online shopping, and with good reason. Launched over 20 years ago, the world's largest retailer now sells nearly every mainstream product throughout all categories with brands ranging from niche sellers to global labels. At this point, Amazon...
Amazon ‘Instant Pickup’ Orders Will Be Ready in 2 Minutes
Think Amazon Prime's two-day shipping is fast? Pssh, Amazon now wants to have your orders ready in just two minutes. Instant Pickup is a free service for Prime and Prime Student members offering "a curated selection of daily essentials available for pickup in two...
Google Maps Adds ‘Questions & Answers’ Section
Have a specific question about a place you're planning to visit? Ask Google Maps, where a "Question & answers" section is currently rolling out on Android and mobile Search. "When deciding where to go and what to do, we often ask ourselves lots of questions before...
Pokemon Gold & Silver Boxed Copies Don’t Contain a Cartridge
Sometimes games companies make decisions that leave me scratching my head and asking "why?" Today, Nintendo is that company after taking the decision to release boxed copies of Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver next month across Europe. The twist? Neither box includes a...
Comcast’s Cell Service Now Available Nationwide
Comcast's cell service is branching out. The company on Thursday announced that its Verizon and Wi-Fi-powered Xfinity Mobile service is now available nationwide in all Comcast service areas. First launched in April, Xfinity Mobile costs $12/GB of data on the "By the...
iPhone 8: What We Know
The only thing we know about the next iPhone is that we know nothing about the next iPhone. Seriously. While there are a lot of iPhone 7s and iPhone 8 supposed leaks and rumors out there, they're contradictory and unreliable, often based on renders and CAD files of...
You Can Now Post Videos Right to Reddit
Heads up, Reddit users: The "front page of the Internet" is getting a lot more video friendly. Reddit on Thursday announced that it is rolling out native video hosting so users can upload videos directly to the platform. This new feature "makes it easier than ever for...
Android O May Eclipse the Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21
This coming Monday is shaping up to be a pretty eventful day. As if you didn't already have enough on the agenda, Google just teased a big Android O announcement happening on Aug. 21. In case you've been living in a cave without Internet or TV, that's the same day the...