Listen up Prime Members! Right now is a great time to get an 8-inch Fire HD tablet on the cheap. Amazon is selling the 16GB version of the Fire HD 8 for $50 instead of $80. You need to be a Prime subscriber to get the deal. Amazon offers a free 30-day Prime trial if you want to get in on the action without taking a full-cost leap on the company's subscription.The Fire HD 8 features a pair of 2 megapixel cameras (the rear camera shoots 720p video), dual-band Wi-Fi, and a promise of up to 10 hours of battery life. There’s also a microSD slot that can handle up to 400GB of additional storage, and the 8-inch screen is rocking 1280-by-800 resolution with 189 pixels per inch.The Fire HD tablet also rocks hands-free Alexa integration for placing calls, controlling smart home devices, weather and traffic updates, and more. This is the “special offers” version of the tablet, which means you can expect to see ads on the lock screen just as with the Kindle e-readers.The … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Fire HD 8 tablet is just $50—$30 off—for Prime members
Love Island host Arielle Vanderberg is engaged to Matt Cutshall
Arielle Vanderberg is engaged to her long-term boyfriend Matt Cutshall. The Love Island USA presenter announced the happy news to her 1.3million Instagram followers on Thursday. Arielle, 32, shared a snap of her alongside her soon-to-be husband onto her gallery which she captioned: “MY FIANCE!!! You're the ONE. My one that makes me smile. My one that I trust with my whole heart. Instagram "My one that makes me feel so loved and beautiful. My one that prays with me. My one that makes me feel safe. My one that I want forever. MY ONE THAT I LOVE. HUSBAND GOALS! I love you too enough my cutie!" The smitten star could be seen beaming as her beau, 34, planted a kiss on her cheek and she flashed her dazzling diamond ring in the cute image. The location of the proposal was the idyllic setting of the luxury Montage Laguna Beach in California. Both of the American pair rose to fame on short-form video hosting service Vine and confirmed their romance in 2017. Matt also took to social … [Read more...] about Love Island host Arielle Vanderberg is engaged to Matt Cutshall
The highly-anticipated new TCL 6-Series Roku TV is now on sale
In August TCL finally gave us details on its new 2019 TVs, including an upgrade to the superb 2018 TCL 6-Series that adds QLED color. Now that TV goes on sale, starting at $600 for the 55-inch size and $800 for the 65-incher. That price for the 65-inch size is $200 cheaper than TCL originally announced.I haven't had the chance to review the 2019 TCL 6-Series yet -- stay tuned for that -- but judging from its pedigree and its aggressive price, it's already a contender to be one of the best TVs of 2019. Its price matches that of the excellent Vizio M8 series, a direct competitor, which might explain why TCL dropped the price so much already. I'll wait for the full review to compare them directly, but one thing's for sure: the TCL's built-in Roku TV system beats Vizio's (and everyone else's) hands-down.Thanks in part to Roku and aggressive pricing, TCL has become one of the most popular TV brands in the US. It grew by more than 60 percent in 2017 and 2018 … [Read more...] about The highly-anticipated new TCL 6-Series Roku TV is now on sale
Mercedes-Benz electric scooter coming in early 2020
Mercedes-Benz fans had a few vehicles to appreciate at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, but there was one that didn't get any attention at all. The German luxury marque ever so quietly also announced an electric scooter coming next year.Buried within an announcement detailing accessories coming from the Mercedes-Benz brand, parent automaker Daimler said it will launch its first electric scooter in early 2020. The automaker did not provide details about range, price or any of the finer things. What we do know is the company partnered with Swiss scooter maker Micro to make it happen.The electric scooter will be co-branded, with both the Micro logo and the Mercedes-Benz star. More specifically, the German company is calling the electric scooter a part of its EQ family. The EQ badge represents the brand's electric cars -- the first of which being the EQC electric crossover.The EQ range will eventually include an EQA small car, the production EQV electric van and Mercedes-Benz showed off the … [Read more...] about Mercedes-Benz electric scooter coming in early 2020
AWS new Middle East Region shakes up local cloud market
Now that Amazon Web Services Inc. has opened its Middle East Region in Bahrain, how will it impact other technology companies in the region? Will AWS suck up the market share of smaller cloud providers and independent software vendors? In the U.S., AWS and smaller providers coexist and even benefit each other. It appears that a similar story is unfolding in Bahrain. AWS’ projects in Bahrain and the country’s Cloud-First policy, in general, are fostering an ecosystem of innovation, according to S. M. Hussaini (pictured, left), chief executive officer of Almoayyed Computers Middle East. It is not just bringing about brand new things like startup incubators and degree programs. Existing companies and government agencies in the region are looking at how the AWS Cloud can change them for the better. “If it is government, it is about more services that they can offer; if it’s the non-government sector, it’s the new revenue … [Read more...] about AWS new Middle East Region shakes up local cloud market