Mobile World Congress , the biggest smartphone trade show of the year, is this week, and companies like Samsung and LG are there showing off the hot new handsets they want you to buy. All of this gives us a glimpse into how Android phones will evolve in 2016, and what you should look for before you go shopping for your next smartphone. Read more…
Read More:
How to Choose Your Next Android Phone: 2016 Edition
Even if you don’t have Prime, you can still get free shipping from Amazon if you reach a spending threshold. Up until recently, that threshold was $35, but Amazon just raised its free shipping minimum to $49. Read more…
See original article:
Amazon’s Free Shipping Minimum Is Now $49
I bet you’ve never thought about how giant clams wil revolutionize future technology. It’s okay. You probably didn’t know about the incredible way these massive mollusks turn sunlight into power . Read more…
Original post:
Giant Clams Light Up Like Plasma Screens, Only Better
We’ve noted before that there are only three things everybody agrees about when it comes to nutrition . Thanks to a meeting of nutrition researchers, we can add a few more things to that list. Read more…
Continue reading here:
There’s Finally a Consensus (Sort of) on What We Should Eat
Amazon warned late last year that it would eventually require a $299 yearly membership just to use its AmazonFresh grocery delivery service. And like or not, the internet giant is making good on its word: shoppers in New York City, Philadelphia and Seattle (and possibly other cities) are finding out that they need that pricey Prime Fresh subscription before they can go food shopping. The outlay gives you free delivery on all orders over $50, on top of the benefits of a regular Amazon Prime membership, but it’s now considerably more expensive if you only occasionally want groceries shipped to your door. So far, tests that would open the door to standard Prime members (who’d always pay delivery fees) haven’t led to anything concrete. The pricing doesn’t stack up well next to rivals like Instacart, which both costs less up front ($99 per year) and waives the delivery fees at a lower threshold ($35). However, it’s doubtful that Amazon will have a change of heart in the near future. The company is one of the old hands in the online grocery delivery business, and it had a long time to do the math — it’s likely convinced that an all-encompassing $299 plan is more sustainable than a groceries-only option. [Image credit: Andrew Hitchcock, Flickr ] Via: GeekWire Source: AmazonFresh
Excerpt from:
Amazon’s grocery service now requires a $299 yearly membership
The Amazon Dash button lets you place an order for a single, specific product. Stick the button anywhere you like and, when you run low, press the button, and an order is automatically shipped to you. Read more…
View article:
Amazon Dash Buttons Are Now Available to All Prime Members
Larry is a service from the folks at Lawtrades that’s designed to give you near-instantaneous legal help whenever you might need it. All you have to do is send Larry a text message (once you’ve signed up, of course), and you’ll get a personalized response, specific to your situation and where you are. Read more…
Read More:
Larry Offers Personalized Legal Help via Text Message
When you plan to have something for a long time, it makes sense to pay for quality. And it makes even more sense when companies will replace your item if it wears out or becomes unusable. GOBankingRates rounds up 32 brands with lifetime warranties. Read more…
See the original post:
A Huge List of Brands That Come With Lifetime Warranties
siddesu writes A popular ‘encryption’ package for Android that even charges a yearly subscription fee of $8, actually does nothing more than give false sense of security to its users. Not only is the app using a worthless encryption method, it also uses weak keys and ‘encrypts’ only a small portion of the files. One wonders how much snake oil flows through the app stores, from ‘battery savers’ to ‘antivirus’. What is the most worthless app purchase you made? Did you ask for a refund? Read more of this story at Slashdot.
View article:
Popular Android Package Uses Just XOR — and That’s Not the Worst Part
After all the recent credit hacking news , many people are a little more hesitant about using plastic. Blur is a service that makes your shopping a little more secure by generating “fake” credit card numbers to deter hackers. Read more…
Read the original post:
Blur Uses One-Time Use Credit Card Numbers to Deter Hackers