Ohio Is there anything better than lounging in the sun, reading a fantastic book? I think not. Now is an excellent time to stock up on books for the summer, because Amazon has a huge book sale running through May 20. Ebook prices start at $1, while print books are going for as low as...
Cincinnati The latest take on the Amazon Kindle, the Kindle Scribe, is an impressive E Ink tablet, and one of the best e-readers you can buy. The Scribe takes things further than ever before though, and allows you to not only read on it, but also write, draw and take notes on its lovely display. Thanks to a big discount,...
Cybersecurity Apple last week refreshed its iPad lineup by upgrading the iPad Pro and iPad Air. The latter got its first hardware update in over two years. The latest iPad Air is powered by an M2 chipset and it ships on May 15. If you’re interested in picking one up and haven’t yet done so,...
Ohio Continuing the long American tradition of wealthy corporate overlords making union-busting comments, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy went on a media blitz in 2022 to warn of the workplace-altering terrors of labor unions. (Surely, it’s an unfortunate happenstance that his urgent PSA coincided with an uptick in organizing efforts at Amazon.) Sadly for Mr. Jassy,...
Cybersecurity Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Facepalm: Amazon S3 buckets, part of the Amazon Web Services infrastructure, are great for storing and managing huge amounts of data at scale, but they can also become a financial and security risk if used with poor default configurations. Using...
Cincinnati Amazon’s Prime Day is usually chockablock with deep discounts and doorbusters that bring back crowds of bargain hunters year after year. While Amazon has experimented with October sales in recent years, and a new Big Spring Sale earlier this year, the main Prime Day bonanza usually takes place in the summer — and 2024...
Ohio According to a court document viewed by Engadget, the Federal Trade Commission accused Amazon of using Signal’s disappearing messages feature to conceal communications as part of its antitrust suit against the company. The FTC says the retailer continued to auto-delete its communications even after the agency notified it that it was under investigation and...
Cincinnati FTC lawyers submitted a filing on Thursday that claims Amazon’s top execs used Signal’s disappearing messages feature to destroy evidence relevant to the agency’s massive antitrust lawsuit. (You remember the one? The FTC accused Amazon of creating a secret “Project Nessie” pricing algorithm that may have generated more than $1 billion in extra profits.)...
Cybersecurity In Recent years, Netflix and Apple TV+ have been duking it out to have the most prestigious film offerings, but some of the best movies are on Amazon Prime Video. The streamer was one of the first to go around picking up film festival darlings and other lovable favorites, and they’re all still there...
Cincinnati Amazon customers in California won’t be able to get drone deliveries anymore. The e-commerce company has closed its delivery site in Lockeford, which has been operational since 2022, and will now offer its personnel in the area opportunities at other sites. Amazon made the revelation almost as an aside in an announcement that it’s...