Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Smart speakers are voice-activated digital assistants that enable users to use their voice to command a wide variety of activities, such as play music, listen to news, make calls, watch video clips, shop online, and control smart home devices (thermostats, home alarm systems, lights, smart TVs, etc.). households by 2022.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

In one corner is Amazon , the scrappy bookseller-turned-global ecommerce empire that's the reason why we're all a tad impatient. But in the battle of Walmart vs. Amazon, whose deals are actually better? It's worth noting that the time frame included Amazon's flagship Prime Day sale and Walmart's counter-programming.)

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

EDT The Amazon Big Spring Sale hasn't started yet, but here are the best Lego deals already live. SEE ALSO: Pokemon Go players are actually training a giant AI model Here, you'll find the best Amazon Spring Sale Lego deals we've seen ahead of the event. at Amazon $99.99 at Amazon $74.99 at Amazon $159.99

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

at Amazon $199.95 Get Deal If you need a quality pair of earbuds, you need to check out this latest Amazon deal on my favorite pair. This is great for outdoor activities such as running when you want to hear your music, but also stay aware of those around you, and one of my favorite features of this earbud. Save $30.00

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Netflix or Amazon may suggest what to watch or buy next based on viewing history, but a taste atlas goes much deeper. Expand to music and beyond Once youve mapped your reading and movie preferences, try a similar approach for your favorite music, art, food, and other interests. Why analyze your preferences?

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Theres no such thing as one best music streaming service. Most of these apps are designed around the same principles and provide access to a huge music catalog. If youve used one to build up a library over the years, that one is most likely to be in tune with your musical tastes.

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Engadget

MARCH 24, 2025

It goes without saying that many of these smart LED light bulbs work with Amazons Alexa and the Google Assistant, so if you already have a smart home setup in the works, you can find one that fits into your chosen ecosystem. Smart light bulb FAQs Whats the best smart light bulb for Alexa? There is no best smart light bulb for Alexa.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

SAVE $100: As of March 7, the Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 42mm) is available for $299 at Amazon. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 42mm) $299 at Amazon $399.99 Right now, Amazon has it for $299, shaving $100 off its usual $399 price tag. That’s 25% off its usual price of $399. Save $100.99

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Amazon on Wednesday announced it has added podcasts to Amazon Music across all tiers at no additional cost. Amazon’s new podcast library is much smaller than the competition’s at just north of 70,000 titles. In comparison, Apple has over a million podcasts on offer and Spotify has more than 1.5.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

in the Amazon Big Spring Sale. at Amazon $149.95 Get Deal Amazon's first big sale event of the year has officially begun. The Beats Studio Buds have had a 33% discount at Amazon for the Big Spring Sale, dropping their price from $149.95 Don't miss out on 33% off the Beats Studio Buds in Amazon's Big Spring Sale.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

at Amazon $199.95 Released just last year, these headphones bring some big upgrades to the Solo lineup — and as of March 25, you can find a great discount as part of Amazon's Big Spring Sale. This deal is available across all colorways at Amazon except black/gold. That's a saving of 35% on list price.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Amazon just announced that it’s acquiring Wondery, the network behind podcasts including “Dirty John” and “Dr. ” Wondery will become part of Amazon Music, which added support for podcasts (including its own original shows) in September. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

in Amazon's Big Spring Sale. at Amazon $249 Save $79.01 That’s why I’m eyeing this Amazon Spring Sale deal: Apple AirPods Pro 2 (with USB-C) are down to $169.99 , saving you $79 off the regular $249 price. SAVE $79: As of March 25, Apple AirPods Pro 2 (USB-C) are on sale for $169.99

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TechSpot

JANUARY 20, 2022

MIDiA in its latest music subscriber market share report said Spotify was the top digital service provider with a market share of 31 percent as of Q2 2021. Apple Music trailed far behind with a 15 percent market share followed by Amazon Music and Tencent Music, each having captured 13.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

at Amazon $179.95 Get Deal Deals on headphones aren't in short supply at Amazon during its Big Spring Sale. So you can run, walk, or do any activity with accompanying music, but you can still hear what is going on around you in the outside world. This is a great option in Amazon's Big Spring Sale, so don't miss out.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Sonos is adding the ability to play Dolby Atmos Music and hi-res audio tracks directly from Amazon Music on compatible products like the Arc and Beam soundbars.

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Digital Trends

JULY 14, 2022

Is your Alexa device not connecting with your Amazon Music account? Let's look at what could be happening, and how to get your Amazon tunes playing again ASAP.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

Translation: movies, music, and TV shows sound richer, fuller, and more spread across your space instead of just blasting straight at you. Grab Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds for $80 off at Amazon. You can stream directly from your phone or use Wi-Fi to access internet radio and built-in music services through the Bose Music app.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

GET UP TO $300 OFF: The Amazon Big Spring Sale is on and Samsung is showing strong with deals on TVs, phones, earbuds, hard drives, and more tech at Amazon and elsewhere. Amazon's Big Spring Sale is here and Samsung is majorly on board. at Amazon $99.99 at Amazon $1,297.99 at Samsung ($150 off).

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Engadget

MARCH 12, 2025

There's a sale on some of our favorite Sonos devices happening on Amazon right now. We also liked its bass performance and overall sound quality for either TV or music. One of the best deals comes thanks to a 36 percent discount on the Sonos Ray compact soundbar. It's our runner up for best midrange soundbar.

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The Verge

JUNE 7, 2021

Apple Music has flipped the switch on its previously announced lossless-quality streaming and spatial audio features. The standard AAC streaming remains the default unless you switch your preference to lossless in the Music app section of iOS settings. Today is the first time you can also try out spatial audio on Apple Music.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

Not to mention, your purchase also comes with three months of YouTube Premium for free if you're a new subscriber, so you can give the earbuds a test run on a variety of videos and music on the platform. Over at Amazon, you can save on the AirPods Pro 2 and the Beats Fit Pro right now. Looking for even more earbud deals?

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TechSpot

AUGUST 16, 2023

Amazon has become the latest streaming provider to raise the price of its streaming music service. Here's where things currently stand, as best I can tell. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

According to Amazon SVP of devices and services, Panos Panay, Alexa+ can perform tasks like ordering groceries from Whole Foods or Amazon Fresh, order takeout from Uber Eats or Grubhub, remind you when tickets for your favorite band go on sale on Ticketmaster, play music from most popular streaming services.

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Engadget

MARCH 12, 2025

But, in its annual Loud & Clear report , the music streamer is trying to change the narrative, reiterating an earlier claim that it paid artists $10 billion in 2024 ($60 million since launching) and adding that these payments increased tenfold over the last 10 years. at Apple Music and $8.80 at Amazon Music.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Between 2017 and 2024, 52-year-old Michael Smith of Cornelius, North Carolina, and his co-conspirators fraudulently increased the number of streams his AI-generated tracks received on platforms including Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and YouTube, states court documents (via BleepingComputer). Read Entire Article

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

SAVE 30%: Suzanne Collins' latest in the Hunger Games series publishes March 18, and ahead of its release find it for 30% off at Amazon. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins $19.59 at Amazon $27.99 Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins $19.59

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The Verge

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Amazon received a “blistering” letter last Thursday about copyright infringement and Twitch’s nonexistent licensing deals with major music rights holders, Variety reports. The document accuses Twitch of allowing streamers to play copyrighted music without getting the proper licensing to do so.

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The Verge

JULY 4, 2021

It should keep the click-wheel of course, but I can’t stop thinking about how good an iPod, designed for the age of music streaming, AirPods, and high-res displays would be. The other, perhaps more obvious reason, is that the iPod is a music-centric device, and Apple literally has a service called Apple Music. But so what?

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Get Deal Springtime is right around the corner and if you're itching to spend some time out in the sunshine, a portable speaker is a great investment so you can listen to your favorite music, audiobooks, or podcasts outside of the house. What better way to kickstart listening to music on this sleek little speaker? at Best Buy $149.99

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Jeff Bezos’ departure from the day-to-day responsibilities of running Amazon will be the first time the founder hasn’t driven the company as CEO in 26 years. To get a sense of how much Amazon owes to Bezos, here’s a look back at Bezos’ history with the company, and an idea of the scope of what he’ll be leaving behind: The beginning.

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Engadget

MARCH 17, 2025

One of the best sales is on the 10th-gen iPad , which is down to $269 at Amazon for the blue and silver colorways. If you just want an iPad to help you catch up on reading and email, control your smart home devices, watch videos and stream music, this is probably the one to go for.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

SAVE $20: As of March 24, the Amazon Echo Show 5 is on sale for $69.99 Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Echo Show 5 $69.99 at Amazon $89.99 Save $20 Get Deal If you're a fan of smart home devices and bargains, you need to check out Amazon's latest discount on the Echo Show 5. at Amazon ($20 off the list price).

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

at Amazon $399.98 Make calls, send texts, listen to music, and even use your watch as a remote to take photos. SAVE $69.99: As of March 13, get the Samsung Galaxy Watch7 for $329.99 at Samsung. Plus, get a free watch band ($70 value) with your purchase. Opens in a new window Credit: Samsung Samsung Galaxy Watch7 $329.99 Save $69.99

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

Music licensing marketplace Songtradr this morning announced a $50 million Series D. The platform licenses music to high-profile names for advertising, films, TV, gaming and the like, including Disney, Netflix, Apple, Coca-Cola, Amazon and Google. Generative algorithms are redefining the intersection of software and music.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Neil Young was the first to pull his music from the service, followed by Joni Mitchell and others. Although some Spotify fans might disagree, there are quite a few alternatives available for good music listening. Amazon Music. Amazon Music. Apple Music. Apple Music.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The long-rumored bundle bringing together Apple Music , Apple TV Plus , Apple Arcade , Apple News Plus, and iCloud storage is here. The Individual plan gives subscribers Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade, and iCloud storage (50GB) for $14.95 As Bloomberg noted, a family using one plan that combines Apple Music ($9.99

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