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Enlarge ImageAmazon is offering up to 50% off select Logitech peripherals today, including the Logitech Performance Mouse MX. CNET For today only, Amazon is serving up another Gold Box sale on Logitech desktop accessories with up to...

Jason Cipriani/CNET Netflix doesn't won't let anyone store movies or shows to watch offline, but Amazon just amped up its download options for Android users in a big way. If you own a device ruing Google's Android system, Amazon will let you download titles from its Netflix-like Prime Video service onto SD cards, removable storage units that keep your phone's inteal from getting too packed. (Apple devices like iPhones have fully enclosed bodies that don't allow owners to slip in extra storage like an SD card.)People who have outright purchased a digital video from Amazon can store the item on an SD card too.That opens the door to potentially loading up various cards with different content to...

Enlarge ImageHey Alexa, go sit in a coer and think about what you've done. Amanda Kooser/CNET Alexa and I had a little quarrel Tuesday night. It wasn't our usual tiff where I ask her to tu off an alarm and she ignores me and then we both laugh about it later. Tuesday's...

Amazon's Prime Day shopping-fest of a holiday launched in 2015 with some oddball bargains, ranging from giant tubs of taffy to signed "Goonies" photos. This year's festivities may be full of electronics bargains, but the party also contains plenty of bizarre products. Anybody want to to buy a gimp outfit with chainmail pants?This bouncy animal is designed for kids, but it will make plenty of adults long for the days of childhood. The inflatable animal hopper is known as Bey the Jumping Bull. The description says it's "SO-MUCH-FUN." It's part of the stranger side of Amazon's Prime Day deal-palooza. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're readin...

I'm not seeing a lot of Prime Day headphone deals, but there are handful worth checking out. Some are timed deals with limited stock, so grab the product if it piques your interest -- you can always retu it later if you don't want it.Sony MDRZX770BT (going fast at $48): This is an older Sony Bluetooth model. I reviewed the step-up Sony MDRZX770BN, which includes active noise-cancelling. This is a Bluetooth-only model and perfectly decent. It's a good deal at $48 (usually $80, though the list price is $100).Creative SoundBlaster Jam (going fast at $30). A good deal on a highly rated lightweight Bluetooth headphone that normally costs $50. (Read the CNET review here).Symphonized XTC Wood in-ea...

With Amazon's second aual Prime Day sales event kicking off Tuesday, the inteet retail giant is offering a peek at the kind of deals customers can expect.The Amazon-created event offers deals on thousands of items from nearly every category on the site to Prime members, who pay $99 aually for free, two-day shipping and other benefits. The sale, which has been likened to Alibaba's own manufactured event in China called Singles Day, is extra muscle in Amazon's fight to stave off competition from Walmart and other discount retailers.This year, Amazon says it is doubling the number of Prime Day deals it's offering as often as every 5 minutes, with nearly 30 percent of its Lightning Deals coming ...

Enlarge ImageThe Jaybird X2 improves on its predecessor with better sweat-proofing, a new matte finish, a more comfortable ear fin design, a better carrying case and improved battery life. Sarah Tew/CNET A c...

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Walmart will offer free shipping on its website this week along with discounts on electronics in an apparent bid to compete with tomorrow's Amazon Prime Day. The mega-retailer aounced Monday that Walmart.com will ship items for free without a minimum purchase. It will also offer discounts on electronics, including the Samsung 55" 4K Ultra HDTV for $598 (was $1,199), the Apple iPhone 5S 16GB Straight Talk Prepaid Smartphone for $149 (was $450) and the Xbox One Console 500 GB Gears of War bundle with wireless controller and Minecraft for $279 (was $355).Amazon will launch its second aual Prime Day tomorrow. This sale promises extra savings on items you order from the website. The online retail...

When Greg Greeley and his team flipped the switch on the first-ever Prime Day last year, starting in Japan, they quickly realized their idea to host a major sales event in July would pay off."We knew immediately when we tued on Japan and saw the response from Japanese Prime members that we had hit upon something special," Greeley, the vice president of Amazon Prime worldwide, said in an interview Friday.Heading into the second aual Prime Day this Tuesday, the stakes are higher, as Amazon hopes to make this year's sale even bigger. Greeley spoke with CNET about what consumers can expect from the upcoming event, which is exclusive to its Prime members, and how Amazon made changes in response t...

Want an Amazon tablet for the price of four movie tickets? Just wait until next week.As part of the online retailer's Prime Day sale this upcoming Tuesday, the company is cutting the price on its $50 Fire tablet to under $35, an Amazon representative told CNET on Friday.Amazon has been teasing out different Prime Day deals throughout the week, as it works to make this year's sale bigger than its first-ever Prime Day last year. For example, the Segway MiniPro hoverboard will go on sale for $799, a price drop of $200. Also, Kindle Unlimited, a $10 monthly subscription service for e-books and audiobooks, will be offered for up to 40 percent off.Amazon said it plans to offer plenty of deals acro...

Alexa has a little something special for Amazon Prime deal seekers.Starting today, using your voice on Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, or Tap, ask, "Alexa, what are your Prime Day deals?" and Alexa will give you a list of "exclusive" deals.Amazon says that today and through Prime Day (July 12), Prime members will receive $10 off their first purchase on any eligible order over $20 when they shop using Alexa.It's also worth mentioning that Amazon's Alexa-enabled Tap speaker is on sale today for $79 or $50 off if you order via Alexa (and with the $10 discount it's actually $69).For a list of Alexa Prime deals you can also use your keyboard and go to amazon.com/AlexaDeals.Let's block ads! بخوانید...

As part of Amazon's second aual Prime Day sales event coming up next week, customers will have the option of receiving their purchases within an hour through the company's Prime Now delivery service.Amazon said Tuesday that customers in more than 25 US metropolitan areas will be able to get near-immediate delivery of more than 500 items during the e-commerce giant's aual sales event. The Cyber-Monday-in-July, which promises extra savings over and above the company's usual discount prices, begins on July 12."The only thing better than snapping up amazing deals on Prime Day is having your order arrive just minutes or hours after placing your order through Prime Now," Stephenie Landry, worldwid...

In what could ea first place as worst-named contest ever, the Amazon Picking Challenge has a wier. A team from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands has won $50,000 for creating the robot most likely to take over humans' jobs in Amazon warehouses. Actually, the team beat out 15 others from around the world by most quickly picking out 20 products from a container and depositing them on specified shelves without damaging the items -- and then doing the reverse. The Delft robot won through its combination of a "suction cup, a 'two-fingered' gripper and a 3D depth-sensing camera," according to BBC News. Contests such as this one have huge implications for the massive e-tailer, whi...

The Amazon Echo, Tap and Echo Dot. Chris Monroe/CNET Alexa's latest trick: Ordering new products off Amazon.The online retailer said Friday that Alexa, the digital voice assistant residing inside the company's Echo smart speaker and Fire TV, can now be used to order tens of millions of items -- from sunscreen to batteries to chocolate -- by simply asking.Just tell your Echo: "Alexa, order Old Spice deodorant" or (hopefully not yelling across the house) "Alexa, order Charmin toilet paper."Alexa previously was only programmed to reorder items someone had already purchased, or to recommend company-selected printers or laptops through a service called Amazon's Choice. All the items now available...

Time to get ready for Jeff Bezos' favorite made-up holiday. No, not Festivus -- Prime Day.Amazon on Wednesday said Prime Day, a shopping event it introduced last year, is coming back on July 12, starting midnight Pacific Time for US shoppers. As the name suggests, all Prime Day deals are available only to Prime members, who pay $99 a year for unlimited two-day shipping and other perks. (But folks using a 30-day free Prime trial can join in, too.)The first Prime Day, held to celebrate the online retailer's 20th aiversary, proved a big success for the company, with new members pouring in and sales topping any prior Black Friday. However, Amazon faced a backlash on social media, with some compl...

Enlarge ImageSen. Elizabeth Warren says we need more competition in the US. Win McNamee, Getty Images There have been several high-profile acquisitions in the tech industry over the past few years: Google bought the phone maker Motorola in 2012...

Amazon Amazon now sells its own baby food.The e-commerce giant quietly launched its first-ever private-label foods on its website, starting to sell Happy Belly coffee and Mama Bear baby food. A company spokesperson confirmed that both products are made by Amazon and went on sale in the past few days. The products are only available to Amazon Prime members in the US.The new products, which were rumored to come out, put Amazon into a new category for its homemade products. The Seattle retailer already sells its own Fire...

Enlarge ImageCheap and cheaper: The Moto G, left, and Blu R1 HD. Amazon If you could save a few bucks on a new phone by allowing ads on your lockscreen, would you do it?That's the idea Amazon is pitching with a new offer to its Prime members for two unlocked budget phones....

Does your Kindle make you miss thumbing through the pages in a book? The new features hopes to replace that utility....