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Amazon’s New Fire Phone: What You Need To Know

Today, Amazon released their new phone, the Fire Phone. Here’s a quick rundown of exactly what you need to know. Note: If you’re interested in the strategy behind this, read this month’s book club book, “The Everything Store“, and check back next week, for our interview with author, and Amazon expert Brad Stone! Is it good-looking? The Fire Phone is gorgeous. With circular polarity,...

Tech Book Club #1: The everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

Sometimes we need something a bit more in-depth than a 500 word blog post, or a magazine, so I’ve decided to start an online book club, and you’re invited! Today, I’m unveiling our first book club book, “The Everything Store”, by  Brad Stone. Read it now, and next month, we’re going to find something cool for us to do with the book (maybe an interview...

Amazon Has a Huge Fire…Sale today [Deal Alert]

Yes. That was an arrested development reference (see vid below). Anyhow, Amazon has cut the price of the Kindle, Kindle Fire HD, and Kindle Fire HDX by 15% today only, in celebration of the FAA’s decision to allow portable electronic devices on planes. So, if you’ve been looking to pick up a great tablet at a good price, there’s no time like today. How...

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Don’t Get Scammed On Cables, and Gadget Gear – Weekly Deal Tips

A lot of companies (looking at you Radioshack) like raking in massive profits by selling really over-priced, high margin items like HMDI cables, and camera cases, at absurd prices. Seriously, I don’t recommend shopping at Radioshack, CVS, Walgreens, or even Walmart, unless you need something in a rash. You could literally buy overnight shipping on many of the items you’re going to buy, and...

101 Uses For A Chromecast: Part One

The Google Chromecast has been in my hands for only three days, but I already see the full value. Still, with only four apps currently, many may ask, what exactly can the chromecast do? Well here are 12 functions that you can perform using the chromecast right out of the box. This is the first part in a multipart series on Chromecast uses, which...