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Best Amazon Prime Day 2018 tech deals

Best Amazon Prime Day 2018 tech deals

It's , which brings some of the best deals in the year to Amazon Prime customers through the online website. These deals are usually even bigger than the Black Friday promo sales, and Amazon has even extended it by an additional 6 hours this year for a record 36 hours of a discounts.

Prime Day starts today at 12pm PT / 3pm ET

In order to be eligible for the Prime Day deals, you will have to be an Amazon Prime member. Prime Membership usually costs $19.99 per month and includes several perks. Fortunately, those who don't want to commit to the fee can opt for the 30-day trial period and get in on the deals.

With fresh deals being revealed on a regular basis, we've put together some of the best deals on technology, so that our readers will have a one stop shop for all their tech needs.

Prime Day 2018 Phone Deals

We already looked at some smartphones that were discounted leading up to Prime Day, but here are some of the current ongoing deals.

LG V35
LG V35 (Prime Exclusive)
Display 6 inches (1440x2880 pixels)
Camera 16MP (rear) | 8MP (front)
Processor 2.8GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
RAM 6GB
Storage 64GB + microSD
Battery 3300 mAh
Features Dual SIM, LTE, Fingerprint, NFC
Price $599
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Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Display 6 inches (1080 x 2160 pixels)
Camera 12MP (rear) | 8MP (front)
Processor 2.36GHz octa-core HiSilicon Kirin
RAM 6GB
Storage 128GB
Battery 4000 mAh
Features Dual SIM, LTE, Fingerprint, NFC
Price $499
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Honor View 10
Honor View 10
Display 6 inches (1080x2160 pixels)
Camera 16MP (rear) | 13MP (front)
Processor 2.36GHz octa-core HiSilicon Kirin
RAM 6GB
Storage 128GB + microSD
Battery 3750 mAh
Features Dual SIM, LTE, Fingerprint, NFC
Price $399
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Honor 7X
Honor 7X
Display 5.9 inches (1080x2160 pixels)
Camera 16MP (rear) | 8MP (front)
Processor 2.36GHz octa-core HiSilicon Kirin
RAM 3GB
Storage 32GB + microSD
Battery 3340mAh
Features Dual SIM, LTE, Fingerprint
Price $169

Prime Day Deals on Amazon Devices (Echo, Fire and More)

With the purchase of select Amazon echo devices, the retailer is offering six months free of Amazon Music Unlimited. This has to be the best deal Amazon has offered in the history of their premium music streaming service.
Amazon Prime members also get 10% back on select Amazon devices, including the Echo, Fire TV and Kindle when you shop on Prime Day using your Amazon Prime Rewards Visa card or Amazon Prime Store Card.

Prime Day Deals on Laptops

Check out these Prime Day 2018 deals on laptops

Acer Aspire E 15
Display 15.6 inches
Processor Intel Core i3 (8th Gen)
RAM up to 8GB
Storage 1TB (optional SSD)
Battery 13.5-hours of battery life
Features DVD
Price $379.99
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ASUS VivoBook S
Display 14 inches
Processor Intel Core i7 (8th Gen)
RAM 8GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce MX150 graphics with 2GB
Storage 256GB SSD
Battery -
Features -
Price $799.99
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Acer Aspire 1
Display 14 inches (1920x1080 pixels)
Processor 2.2GHz Intel Celeron N3450 Quad-Core Processor
RAM 4GB
Storage 32GB + microSD
Battery 2-cell Li-Ion (4810 mAh) Battery, Up to 9 Hours Battery Life
Features -
Price $205.80
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Dell Inspiron 13 5000
Display 13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Truelife, LED-Backlit Touch Display with Wide Viewing Angles-IR Camera
Camera 16MP (rear) | 8MP (front)
Processor 3.4GHz Intel Core i5-8250U Processor (8th Generation)
RAM 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 up to [16GB], (additional memory sold separately)
Storage 256GB (SSD)
Battery -
Features -
Price $649.99


Prime Day Deals on Smartwatches, Fitness Trackers and Accessories



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Samsung announces Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic smartwatches

Samsung announces Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic smartwatches

Samsung has officially unveiled its newest series of smartwatches: the Samsung Gear S2 and Samsung Gear S2 Classic. Both wearables are powered by Tizen instead of Android Wear, but their most significant highlight is their 3G enabled variants, which let you use the smartwatches without a phone.

Both models also feature rotating bezels, which allow you to navigate through the various menus on your smartwatch. On the right side, there are also two physical buttons - a home and back keys - that make it easier to deal with notifications.

Samsung Gear S2

The Samsung Gear S2 comes with with an all metal modern design. It is slightly heavier than its sibling, weighing 1.66oz (47g), while the thickness is the same at 11.4mm.



Samsung Gear S2 Classic

The Samsung Gear S2 Classic comes in black and offers a design similar to the traditional watch. Its rotating ridged bezel offers a nice tactile feel and its overall look clearly screams premium. The watch is also fairly lightweight at just 1.48oz (42g) and measures 11.4mm thick.



Samsung claims, Tizen will do well with keeping you informed about texts, calendars, emails, breaking news, and fitness goals, while the 3G version of the watch can make and take regular voice calls. However, it is important to note that Tizen is a much smaller ecosystem with much less watchfaces and third-party apps, when compared to Android Wear (but Samsung says it's working on expanding it).

On the other hand, the Tizen platform assists in offering longer battery life, with typical use ranging between two to three days (depending on usage).

The new smartwatches will offer full support for Samsung Pay, which is set to go live in the coming month. Samsung Pay promises compatibility with almost all current paying terminals with no special hardware required.

If you purchase the 3G enabled model, you will have to put in an seperate SIM card for calling and mobile data. The 3G version of the watches features a 300mAh battery (while the regular ones sport a 250mAh one), required because of the extra strain that comes with always-on connectivity. This makes the watches slightly heavier and thicker: the S2 3G weighs 1.8oz (51g) and measures 13.4mm thick.

The new family of Gear S2 smartwatches will be available on all four major US carriers - Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile - in the near future for a yet undisclosed price.
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Apple Watch receives Watch OS 1.0.1 update


The Apple Watch has received it first update, which brings Watch OS to version 1.0.1 on the device. The update brings various bug fixes, while improving the overall performance of some features such as Siri on the timepiece.


Following the update to Watch OS 1.0.1, the Apple Watch will be able to calculate how many calories you've burned while rowing or after a strenuous session of indoor cycling. The update also allows Apple Watch to measure the distance or paces you've traveled while walking, or running outdoors.

Watch OS 1.0.1 also brings support for a number of languages allowing the Apple Watch to speak in Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Thai, and Turkish. The device was recently released on April 24th in nine countries.

You will be able to install the update on your Apple Watch through your iPhone through the Apple Watch companion app.
  1. Launch Apple Watch companion app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on My Watch tab, and then navigate to General > Software Update.
  3. Now wait for the app to find new OTA update for your Apple Watch. If there’s new update available, it will show up, as shown in the screenshot below. If your Apple Watch is already on the latest version, you will see “Your software is up to date.” message.
  4. Now tap on Download and Install, followed by a tap on Agree to accept new Terms and Conditions.
  5. Now the new update will start downloading on your Apple Watch.
  6. Once the update is downloaded, the process of ‘Installing on Apple Watch’ will automatically begin. At this point you will see Apple boot logo on your Watch with circular progress bar indicating the installation progress.
Once that is complete, the Watch will reboot automatically and then there will be a another progress bar preparing the new newly installed update ready for use. Once that is complete, Watch will reboot again and this time straight into watch face.
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Android powered I'm Watch

Android powered I'm WatchAn Italian company called Blue Sky brings the Android powered 'I'm Watch'. This cool tech device offers some useful Android features in an elegant design and has a starting price of $350 (249). Its higher end models come with luxuries such as jewels and diamonds.



Android powered I'm Watch in colorsThe device has a 1.54 inch touch display which allows tasks like sending test messages, accessing email and viewing photos and listen to music using your headphones of course. It also features bluetooth which allows you to connect to most smartphones and discreetly screen your incoming calls.

The I'm Watch is powered by a FreeScale IMX233 process and has 64MB of memory and 4GB of flash storage. The device will start shipping in November and if you are interested in getting your hands on one of these you can head over to Blue Sky and pre-order yours today.


source - phoneArena
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