Has Amazon’s ‘one-click’ checkout on mobile looked a little different to you lately? A number of users of Amazon’s mobile applications have recently reported seeing a new checkout option that replaces the click – well, on mobile, the tap – with a swipe instead. As it turns out, the option is part of a fairly large-scale test Amazon has underway. Currently… Read More
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Target launches an e-gifting option on its website
Target today announced a new e-gifting feature designed for those who think gift cards are too impersonal, but who are just too busy (or too lazy) to actually shop for and mail gifts themselves. The retailer is launching a new feature called “GiftNow” which lets you browse its site, then pick out an item to be sent via email to your gift recipient. The recipient can choose to… Read More
Learning how to draw is hard, but this $15 online course could make it easier
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Drawing can be a difficult skill to learn: It takes forever to create something, and once you’re finished (and this is especially true if you’re a …
Amazon launches in Australia for real, but not everyone’s impressed with those prices
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Following a false start last week, Amazon’s Australian store launched on Tuesday — at last.
The arrival of the internet retail giant has received plenty of media coverage in the lead up, with much of the focus on how Amazon would smash local bricks and mortar competition through better pricing and service.
So far though, the launch pricing of products on Amazon hasn’t impressed everyone. Many products are no cheaper than Australian stores, although there are smatterings of good — and terrible — deals to be had.
OMG OMG OMG OMG AMAZON HAS LAUNCHED IN AUSTRALIA…
Checks prices….
Meh…
— Trevor Long (@trevorlong) December 4, 2017 Read more…
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View More Amazon launches in Australia for real, but not everyone’s impressed with those pricesHilarious Amazon fail is too good to even get mad about
Buying something on the internet comes with a little bit of risk. For the most party, things go smoothly, but when you get burned from a phony sale, hopefully it will come with a little bit of comedic relief.
In the past few years there’s been a wave…
3 tips to mastering your cyber security this holiday shopping season
As the long holiday season of online shopping kicks off, here’s how to keep your personal information safe. Read more…More about Web, Christmas, Internet, Mashable Video, and Shopping
View More 3 tips to mastering your cyber security this holiday shopping seasonAmazon sold ‘millions’ of Alexa devices over the holiday shopping weekend
On the heels of news that Amazon may have accounted for half of Black Friday online sales, the retailer today announced that the Black Friday holiday shopping weekend – which it defines as Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday – was its best-ever, in terms of Amazon devices sold. The company historically doesn’t release hard numbers related to its device sales. Instead, it… Read More
Now you can own NASA’s Golden Record on vinyl
In 1977, NASA sent the Voyager 1 spacecraft out on a mission to the distant worlds of our solar system.
Nestled safely aboard the spacecraft sits the Golden Record, a collection of sounds and songs of Earth meticulously chosen by scientists to repres…
5 of the strangest Amazon items to check out this Cyber Monday
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It’s Cyber Monday and instead of the chaos you expect to see in stores on Black Friday, people are reloading pages on Amazon trying to find anything worth spending their money on.
SEE ALSO: The Instant Pot everyone went crazy over on Black Friday is on sale again for Cyber Monday
Searching through Amazon’s pages can reveal some bizarre deals that are either intriguing or induce a fair amount of head scratching depending on what you consider a good purchase.
We decided to take the time to round up some of the weirdest deals on Amazon. So, if you’ve got plenty of cash and a need for strange items, we’ve got you covered. Read more…
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Macy’s credit card processors stop working on Black Friday
It’s one of the biggest shopping days of the year, but retail giant Macy’s can’t get its credit card processors to work.
Customers have been waiting in lines across the United States to buy discounted items, only to find out that the machines won’t take credit cards or gift cards. Some Bloomingdale’s stores, which are owned by Macy’s, may have also been… Read More
This real-time Black Friday tracker shows just how much we shop online
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Shopping season is upon us — even if Thanksgiving is just getting started.
To really see how much everyone’s dropping on deals, online shopping platform Shopify has a real-time dashboard showing how much and what (and from where) people are buying online.
SEE ALSO: Black Friday 2017 deals from all over the internet, compiled just for you in one handy spreadsheet
With over 500,000 online merchants, Shopify’s dashboard this year will track shopping habits as the purchases happen. Based on feedback from last year’s visualizer, the company is including more data about shopping trends. They’ll show what categories are most popular, like fashion and apparel, health and beauty products, and toys and electronics. Read more…
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This real-time Black Friday tracker shows just how much we shop online
Shopping season is upon us — even if Thanksgiving is just getting started.
To really see how much everyone’s dropping on deals, online shopping platform Shopify has a real-time dashboard showing how much and what (and from where) people are buying online.
SEE ALSO: Black Friday 2017 deals from all over the internet, compiled just for you in one handy spreadsheet
With over 500,000 online merchants, Shopify’s dashboard this year will track shopping habits as the purchases happen. Based on feedback from last year’s visualizer, the company is including more data about shopping trends. They’ll show what categories are most popular, like fashion and apparel, health and beauty products, and toys and electronics. Read more…
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