Seeing Is Believing: The Amazon Echo Show Review

Our verdict of the Amazon Echo Show:Amazon's latest member of the Echo family, the Show, delivers with a touchscreen and great sounding speakers. But will developers to support the new platform?810 We're giving away an Amazon Echo Show. Keep reading to find out how to win!Amazon’s line of connected speakers are growing up and adding a big new feature: a touchscreen. Instead of having to listen to responses from the voice-enabled assistant Alexa, anyone can now also view important information on the screen of the $229 Echo Show. Along with acting as a smart home hub, the device can also...

Read the full article: Seeing Is Believing: The Amazon Echo Show Review

Saturday Deals: The Witcher 3, Moto G5, Disney’s Moana, and More [UK]

For most people, this weekend signals the first week of the school holidays. Today’s deals may ease the transition with savings on PS4 games, Motorola smartphones, action camera accessories, and Disney Blu-rays. If you are on the lookout for something new to listen to, then make sure to check out last week’s New Music Friday roundup. The Witcher 3 – Game of the Year Edition (PS4) [25% Off] The Witcher 3 Game of the Year Edition (PS4) (輸入版) The Witcher 3 Game of the Year Edition (PS4) (輸入版) The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Game of the Year edition brings together...

Read the full article: Saturday Deals: The Witcher 3, Moto G5, Disney’s Moana, and More [UK]

5 Interesting Ways to Read the News Every Day

News has evolved, and how you read it needs to evolve too. It’s not about going to one site any more. It’s also not about reading through social networks. Reading the news today isn’t as simple as it used to be. There is an information overload that you need to counter. Plenty of sites have their own biases that you have to manoeuvre. And lots of smaller news outlets have the most interesting articles. So change how you read news: take small bites, track a single subject, or read the most trending articles. These sites and apps will give you...

Read the full article: 5 Interesting Ways to Read the News Every Day

This Music Will Make You More Productive at Work

Most knowledge workers you see grinding in coffee shops will be completely deaf to the world. Their headphones welded to the side of their skulls, blasting all manner of genres into those eardrums. The same is increasingly true in the cubicles and open offices the world over. But mostly gone are the days when managers thought that an employee listening to music is an employee not giving their best. It’s now widely accepted that in many cases listening to music actually enhances productivity, or at least doesn’t make us less productive. In an article for The New York Times, Amisha...

Read the full article: This Music Will Make You More Productive at Work

20 of the Most Popular Bargains From MakeUseOf Deals

Do you like saving money on VPNs, online courses, software, and cool gadgets? You’re in luck because today we’re going to look at the 20 best-selling bargains from MakeUseOf Deals. These are the items your fellow MUO fans have been jumping on, so you know it’s the good stuff. 20.  Python Programming Bootcamp Clearly, MakeUseOf readers see the value in learning Python, as this is the 20th best-selling deal! It comes with over 50 hours of content spread across six courses, so it’s a great discount. 19.  IT Security & Ethical Hacking Certification Training This deal is all about teaching...

Read the full article: 20 of the Most Popular Bargains From MakeUseOf Deals

Can TSA Take Your Phone? Everything You Need to Know

Increased security at U.S. airports has a lot of people worried about the security of their mobile devices. We keep a lot of personal, sensitive information on our phones, from banking apps to photos, and the idea of someone rifling through all of those things is rather uncomfortable. But what can security agencies, like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP), actually do with your phone? Can they take it away? Can they even look through it? Knowing what’s allowed and what’s not is key to being informed. Here are six things you need to know....

Read the full article: Can TSA Take Your Phone? Everything You Need to Know