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Amazon is running a combo offer in India under which it is offering the Fire TV Stick along with a Bluetooth-enabled Micromini X Ninja game controller with a cashback of Rs. 750. The prime purpose of the promotion is apparently to encourage casual gamers to buy the Fire TV Stick to play games on their TVs. Amazon claims that it offers free access to over 30,000 games through Fire TV Stick. The push for the gaming content is aimed to make the Fire TV Stick a distinct offering among other media streaming devices.Customers…

The U.S. Supreme Court this week denied an effort by Bayer AG BAYRY -1.11% to stem thousands of lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer among landscapers and residential gardeners. On Alan Meadows’s Tennessee farm, it was business as usual.As the top U.S. court declined Tuesday to hear Bayer’s appeal of a 2018 jury verdict linking the company’s herbicide to non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a California plaintiff, Mr. Meadows said he was spraying the chemical on his…

Amazon shoppers might want to hold off buying new gadgets such as the Echo speaker, Fire TV Stick and Kindle. That's because the online retail giant has just confirmed that it will be holding its yearly Prime Day sale next month and prices are going to plummet.Along with revealing an actual date for Prime Day (July 12/13) Amazon has also confirmed that devices including the Echo Dot , Echo Show 5, Fire TV Cube, Blink Cameras, Ring Home Security, and Fire 7 Kids Pro Tablet are all getting a whopping discount.In fact, from…

Install a VPN to optimize your Amazon Fire Stick with these easy steps. VPN or "Virtual Private Network" is a way to establish a protected network connection while using public networks and encrypt your internet traffic to disguise your online identity. It prevents your online activities or locations from getting tracked by third parties. Installing a VPN on your Amazon Fire TV too will secure your connection. This will also let you watch foreign TV channels…

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday said investors should be in stable, boring stocks to keep their portfolios strong as concerns over inflation roil the market."If you took your cue from me and bought common stocks of companies that make real things and do real things that return capital and trade at a reasonable valuation, you're relatively fine," the "Mad Money" host said."The problem is those stocks that go down less … they're really boring," he added.Cramer's comments come after a horrible day in the market, which was…

Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite with all-new Alexa Voice Remote Lite has been launched in India. The new bundled remote includes dedicated controls to access apps including Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. It also includes a shortcut to access other apps on the Fire TV Stick Lite. Amazon has brought the Fire TV Stick Lite with the new Alexa Voice Remote Lite over one-and-a-half years after introducing the original Fire TV Stick Lite that debuted in 2020. The company also last year introduced the Fire TV Stick Voice Remote (3rd…

CNBC's Jim Cramer reminded investors to own profitable, recession-proof stocks rather than conceptual ones after major tech stocks tumbled on Thursday.He noted that while the stocks took a hit, they're still "terrific" and stand out from uninvestable names for two main reasons.Investable stocks "have a defined downside because of that dividend and their lack of sensitivity to interest rates. … The other reason: They're mature companies that have gotten through recessions before and come out the other side even stronger,"…

Netflix is thought to be laying the groundwork to launch its first ever streaming stick, and may have found the perfect partner. The Amazon Fire TV Stick and Google Chromecast devices could soon be facing new competition, with Netflix rumoured to be buying streaming giant Roku. It's thought talks on the buyout already taken place and could pave the way for Netflix to launch its own brand of streaming sticks.Roku already make a wide range of popular streaming devices such as the Roku Express and Roku Streaming Stick+.Roku…

Fire TV Stick 4K Max review: A brilliant iteration on Amazon's winning formula (Image: AMAZON • EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS) This article contains affiliate links, we may receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Fire TV Stick 4K Max review: The VerdictFire TV Stick 4K Max might have an overly wordy and complicated product name, but the philosophy behind this streaming gadget is deliciously simple. Amazon has fitted its most powerful chipset and the latest Wi-Fi standard into the same lightweight design…

Fire TV Stick review: The all-new Alexa Voice Remote includes power, mute and volume controls (Image: AMAZON • GETTY) This article contains affiliate links, we may receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Fire TV Stick (2020): The VerdictThe latest revision to the Fire TV Stick doesn't make any unnecessary changes ...in fact, it doesn't make many changes at all. But while that might sound like a criticism, there's really no need to change the award-winning formula that Amazon has stumbled upon…