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How Amazon and Google made me switch from Android to iOS for good

I’ve always used multiple platforms, normally an iPad + Android phone + Windows computer, but with some variation. Tasker has

I know; you saw the word “FREE” and clicked; so I won’t make you scroll, but there are some really

Today’s guest post comes from Bethany Smith. In a society where books like “50 Shades of Grey” and “Twilight” are

If you’ve been a loyal Netflix subscriber who never saw the need to get Amazon Prime for the video content,

As a child, I would thumb through the pages of The Giver with a dim book-light and my bed sheets over my

Rovio has announced that Angry Birds Star Wars will be receiving a free update tomorrow, adding an entirely new planet:

“This will be a day long remembered,” as Darth Vader once said. Angry Birds Star Wars, which Rovio and Lucasfilm announced

Last week Amazon introduced its newest feature in its Whisper series. They already had Whispersync which syncs all your books,

Amazon has owned Audible for a while, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the service. That’s all about

Since they were announced yesterday, Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HD tablets have been the focus of at least a bit

So I know I’ve been talking about Kindles a lot this week, but that’s because I have spent a lot

Descentman Just went through a similar experience trying to get comcast to explain how I can be charged for 1) Service that I cancelled. 2) Service that I haven't used for two months. 3) How is this legal? If...
What happened when I tried to disconnect Comcast Business · July 27, 2021
Paul King The G6 has it and that's running at $89 - I was unaware any phone after 2016 was released without NFC - got a link?
If you haven’t tried in a while Tap-to-pay seems workable. Finally. · July 27, 2021
Davin Peterson The problem is that Google doesn't get the same recognition as Apple, so most stores didn't introduce tap to pay until after Apple Pay came out even though NFC & Google Wallet existed on Android 6...
If you haven’t tried in a while Tap-to-pay seems workable. Finally. · July 27, 2021
Davin Peterson Walmart still refuses to accept Google Pay or Apple Pay. Instead they use Walmart pay in the Walmart App. You simply scan the QR Code on the terminal screen using the Walmart App
If you haven’t tried in a while Tap-to-pay seems workable. Finally. · July 27, 2021
Davin Peterson Many Android Phones under $300 have NFC (expect Motorola). I use Google Pay on the DC subway. https://www.wmata.com/about/news/SmarTrip-for-Android-in-Google-Pay.cfm.
If you haven’t tried in a while Tap-to-pay seems workable. Finally. · July 27, 2021