[ad_1] Amazon’s cloud would store the data and might even tie it to Amazon.com spending to help target ads, although we can imagine some hesitation given that people are already concerned about creepy targeting. The company may also have challenges in safeguarding payment cars. It could blacklist people caught using stolen cards, according to tipsters, […]
Category: shopping
Google can point you toward the popular clothes in many stores
[ad_1] Online clothes shopping is still something of a pain. You might not always realize what choices you have, let alone which places have the best prices. Google is trying to help, at least. It’s introducing a search feature on mobile that piles results for popular clothes, accessories and shoes into one section. You could […]
Nearly 40 percent of online Black Friday purchases were made with phones
[ad_1] It was also a banner year for online Black Friday shopping as a whole. There was a record $7.4 billion in internet-based sales versus $6.2 billion last year, and people were more comfortable spending for expensive items with an average order of $168. It won’t surprise you to hear that many were shopping for […]
Disney cashes in on baby Yoda with crude online merch
[ad_1] They’re not cheap, either, with prices ranging from $15 for a tumbler to $45 for a baby-Yoda-badged iPhone XS case from Speck. Yes, Disney isn’t even offering cases for this year’s iPhones at the moment. Mercifully, this isn’t the sum total of Disney’s The Mandalorian cash-in. CNBC has learned that other, hopefully higher-quality goods […]
Amazon ends creepy program that sent samples based on purchase history
[ad_1] Product Sampling is ostensibly a convenience — you can try items you’d otherwise never consider. However, it also serves as a physical reminder of Amazon’s far-reaching data collection. Even if you’re fully aware that Amazon has a detailed record of your purchase history, it could still be creepy to receive cat food or moisturizer […]
Walmart’s best Black Friday deals: Roku, Oculus, Instant Pot and more
[ad_1] Oculus Go The standalone VR headset impressed us when we reviewed it in May, and now it’s an even more affordable way to get into virtual reality. The Oculus Go is typically $199, but will be on sale this week for $149. This is for the 32GB model and remote. The Go is more […]
Amazon may open checkout-free supermarkets early next year
[ad_1] Amazon opened its first checkout-free store in early 2018, and it has said it could open as many as 3,000 cashierless Amazon Go stores by 2021. So far, most have been smaller convenience stores, but people have speculated that it’s only a matter of time before Amazon brings the cashierless checkout to large supermarkets. […]
Macy’s says its website leaked credit card info to hackers for a week
[ad_1] The technique, known as Magecart, has grown in popularity among hackers for its mix of relative simplicity and effectiveness. They don’t have to do much more than insert rogue scripts (pointed to remote command-and-control servers) and wait for people to go shopping. From there, they can use the info to make fraudulent purchases, make […]
Siri can add items to your Walmart grocery order
[ad_1] Walmart Voice Order learns from your past orders so that users don’t have to specify exactly which item they want. According to Walmart, if the customer has ordered “Great Value organic orange juice with no pulp” before, they can just say “orange juice” and the app will figure out the user’s preferences. The feature […]
Epic Games Store revamp helps you find trending titles
[ad_1] The refresh also brings a way to make Epic Games Store purchases within games (such as for add-ons or virtual currency packs), stricter 3D Secure authentication for purchases in Europe (to match local laws) and Thai language support. If you were hoping for larger updates, you’ll just have to wait. Epic is still developing […]