On Monday, Amazon updated the Fire HD 10 tablet line with a new processor and USB-C. It can be a compelling alternative to the 10.2-inch seventh generation iPad, but only if you solely want to consume media on it.
After Apple dropped the price of the Apple Watch Series 3 to $199 in September, Amazon is knocking another $10 off GPS models, bringing the price down to a record-low $189 while supplies last.
Top deals on Apple products are going on now at Amazon and B&H Photo, with aggressive markdowns on iPad Pro and iMac hardware, including the popular 256GB iPad Pro that's back in stock for $799. Save up to $720 instantly across the product lines, with free expedited shipping and finance incentives on most models.
Amazon has issued a fresh price drop on the Apple Watch Series 4, delivering the lowest price seen to date on the 44mm GPS + Cellular model (now just $399).
On Friday, the Amazon Prime Video app was not searchable in the iOS and tvOS app stores for several hours, in what now appears to be a technical issue.
Bloomberg Businessweek's claims of Chinese spy chips hidden in Apple and Amazon servers has been refuted, debunked, and ridiculed. You just wouldn't know that from what Bloomberg has said or, most recently, done.
With holiday travel fast approaching and college students knee deep in the fall semester, Apple's portable iPad is a versatile solution — lightweight enough to toss into a backpack, while still powerful enough for taking notes when seconds count. We've rounded up the best iPad deals going on now, with savings of up to $410 off.
This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, Victor and William talk about the release of iOS 13, 13.1, and how Amazon and Apple are both working on hyper-local protocols for home automation. Plus Victor interviews John Wyner of Izotope about audio production.
To compete with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, critics have insisted that Apple would need its own drastically cheaper HomePod. But instead of Apple moving down into the loss leader territory of $30 Echo Dots and Google Home minis, Amazon has unveiled its much more expensive Echo Studio, with a $200 price tag equivalent to a half dozen Echo Dots.
Just as it did last year, Amazon used its September event to launch a large number of new products from across its vast empire of subsidiaries. AppleInsider collects together some of the less prominent announcements to come out of Seattle on Wednesday.
Alongside a host of other announcements, Amazon has debuted smart glasses called Echo Frames and a ring named the Echo Loop, all aimed at integrating Alexa further into people's lives.
Amazon has revealed the Echo Buds, the retailer's attempt to capitalize on the wireless earphone trend led by Apple's AirPods, with its version including Alexa as well as Bose-developed active noise cancellation.
Amazon has used its special event to launch new Alexa-powered devices in the Echo range, including the Echo Studio speaker, a refreshed Echo, and the Echo Dot with Clock.
Amazon's rival to Apple's AirPods will include fitness-tracking capabilities, a report claims, with the online retail giant's audio accessories set to be accompanied by a new audio-focused Echo that includes a woofer for better sound quality.
Month-end Apple deals are delivering cash savings on everything from the Apple Watch Series 5 to Vega MacBook Pros and iMacs. Many of the markdowns at top Apple Authorized Resellers are in addition to bonus perks, such as free expedited shipping and no interest financing offers.
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