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Amazon Prime Day Fitbit deals: How to find the best fitness tracker bargains

The Amazon Prime Day Fitbit deals are the perfect time to score a cut-price fitness tracker or fitness watch in 2023. With Amazon Prime Day set for July 11 - 12, a few very early deals are beginning to rear their heads, even though the retailer's uber-sale hasn't officially kicked off yet.  The Amazon Prime Day deals always offer sterling discounts across lots of different kinds of tech – including fitness trackers and smartwatches. The best Fitbits , whether you're going for a smartwatch like the Fitbit Sense 2 or a slender fitness tracker such as the Fitbit Charge 5 , are consistently some of the most popular choices when it comes to wearables.  It stands to reason there are always some great discounts on offer during deals events, like Prime Day and Black Friday.  Below, we've used last year's deals to provide an example of what sort of discounts you can expect, along with some information on how, when, and where to find the best Amazon Prime Day Fitbit dea...

Meta is making it easier to manage your kids' Instagram and Messenger addictions

Meta is kicking off a sizable security update as the tech giant begins rolling out new parental tools to Messenger, Facebook, and Instagram. The goal here is to give parents and legal guardians a lot more control over how their teenage children interact with these apps . Messenger's tools will be housed in the new Parental Supervision hub where users can learn “how much time their teen spends on” the platform, receive notifications whenever someone new is added to the contacts list, as well as dictate who can message them. Parents can restrict incoming messages to “only their [child’s] friends, friends of friends, or no one”. Parents will also be able to control “who can see their [kid’s] stories” and get told whenever someone is reported on the account. Teenagers can change some of the security settings themselves, but if they do that, their guardians will get a notification informing them of any adjustments. This first batch is currently “available in the US, UK, and Canada… ...

Microsoft Launcher's latest update is causing issues especially for these users

Microsoft Launcher’s latest June update has been giving users plenty of trouble, especially if they happen to be using a Surface Duo. The update, released on June 27, 2023, has already amassed plenty of posts from Reddit and Twitter users about their devices not working properly with Microsoft Launcher. Though it’s a wide range of devices having issues, the Surface Duo seems to be the most common which, according to Windows Central , seems to be tied to a recent system update. (Image credit: Reddit user /yugabe) Right now, the only real solution has been to reset the launcher when prompted by the error message, though some users are apparently reporting that doesn’t work either. This could especially be a problem for Surface Duo as it’s that device’s only launcher, because if resetting doesn’t work then you might have to resort to customizing settings again. Other phone users can simply switch launchers when the error pops up, however, saving a bit of a headache. TechRadar...

Roku goes wheel-to-wheel with Apple and Netflix with its first live sports offering

Roku has squared up to the world's best streaming services like Apple TV Plus and Netflix by announcing its first foray into today's big new TV battleground: live sports. A new deal with Formula E, which is the electric car sibling of Formula 1, will see Roku and CBS Sports become the exclusive home of the racing championship from January 2024.  As part of the deal, Roku will stream 11 races on the free, ad-supported Roku Channel, while CBS will show five races per season (which will also stream on Paramount Plus ). Both of these will be available in Roku's Sports Experience hub, which launched in November 2022 to give users a centralized place for sports streaming. This new Formula E deal is Roku's first foray into live sports – and that's a pretty big deal. The electric car championship isn't on the same level as Formula 1 (the latter gets about 70 million global viewers per race on average, compared to Formula E's average of about 23.8 million per...

How to watch The Bachelorette 2023 online - live stream season 20 from anywhere

Watch The Bachelorette season 20 online In the US, The Bachelorette is broadcast through ABC; alternatively, you can stream it the channel live through Fubo TV or Hulu + Live TV. Canadians can watch it with City TV or City TV Plus, while episodes will episodes will be added to Hayu in the UK. Travelling away from home? A VPN will let you reconnect to your usual streaming service. Georgia native Charity Lawson is finally getting her chance to find Mr Right. After landing fourth place in last season of The Bachelor, she’ll be getting familiar with 25 dashing contestants and looking to find one worthy of receiving her final rose. Host Jesse Palmer returns to guide Lawson through this rollercoaster journey, and you can catch all the drama with our guide below explaining how to watch The Bachelorette season 20 online. Lawson, a child and family therapist, made it all the way to the hometown dates episode of Zach Shallcross’s season before being eliminated. Now she’s the one breaking he...

Quordle today - hints and answers for Tuesday June 27 (game #519)

It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off.  Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's good fun, but also difficult. What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keeping it fresh in the form of a new variant called the Daily Sequence, which sees you complete four puzzles consecutively, rather than concurrently.  But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for Wordle hints , you'll probably need some for this game too.  I'm a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who's been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #519 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence.  SPOILER WARNING: Information ...

Samsung updates its TVs and monitors to help those dealing with color blindness

Samsung is currently rolling out a software update that will introduce a SeeColors mode to all of its 2023 TVs and monitors.  Through this new accessibility feature, the tech giant is adding “various color settings” to help people dealing with color vision deficiency (CVD) – more commonly referred to as color blindness. The company states “SeeColors mode provides nine [different] picture presets” giving people a way to adjust the “red, green, and blue levels” in a picture to something more “suitable for them.” That way, users will be able to more “easily distinguish [on-screen] colors… depending on their degree or type of CVD.” SeeColors existed prior to this as a standalone app for Samsung TVs . Now, the mode will be more widespread and easier to access. Once you get the update, you can find the tool integrated into your display’s accessibility menus.  It’s also important to mention Samsung does not recommend using the mode to help diagnose or treat any kind of medical p...