Home screens for streaming TV services and a visit to Pluto’s headquarters in West Hollywood, California
Author: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
Whole Foods roses: Again the best online prices for Valentine’s Day
Amazon Prime deal is $19.99, or $25 with local delivery, a good two-thirds less than $79.90 for 1-800-Flowers. In-store pickup is best deal.
Amazon’s Bezos & Twitter winners of week; Apple Store, InstaCart losers
Busy week dominated by Bezos v. National Enquirer via Twitter & Medium; GoPro, Snapchat & podcasts also winners; not so Apple Store or InstaCart
Police say don’t use *77 to block robocalls on your cellphone. You’ll reach 911 instead
Mobile companies have maintained several alternatives, including #HELP, *77, #77 or *SP. But it’s not the best way to connect with emergency help.
Is Medium cool again? Bezos shows it as a blog platform of choice to reveal and respond
Amazon CEO could have given interview to Washington Post, which he owns, or done TV, but instead chose a blogging platform that’s not household name.
The best places to take a photo of the Las Vegas Strip
Bars, parking garages, bridges and attractions like the Stratosphere, Eiffel Tower Viewing Deck and High Roller are highlights.
Consumers can save dramatically on wireless by skipping unlimited
L.A. startup says national average of data consumption is 6 GB monthly, before Wi-Fi and argues that opting for a limited plan is more economical.
Flickr extends delete deadline to March 12
Photo site was set to delete on Feb. 5 unless users opted to pay to have access to over 1,000 photos. Server issues and complaints changed that.
Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts out suddenly
Analysts think she is casualty to poor sales trend for iPhones that Apple is trying to reverse. Ahrendts just introduced new retail ideas last week.
Mint Mobile’s wireless deal is really good – but read the fine print
Its $20 monthly plan for 3 months moves to $35 monthly after trial period unless you lock in for a year. It’s still cheaper than most competitors.