a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Amazon will now ship small items under $10 for free

Jun03
by on June 3, 2015 at 4:57 am
Posted In: amazon, Around the Web, Free Shipping, Insider

amazon_feat
Amazon is introducing free shipping on a range of small items in its store that cost less than $10 and weigh under eight ounces, for all its customers in the US, reports Bloomberg. You don’t need to be signed up to Amazon Prime to avail of the service, or worry about a minimum order amount. The Fulfillment by Amazon Small and Light program applies to products like makeup, phone accessories and earplugs. Orders will be shipped from Amazon’s hub in Florence, Kentucky and arrive at customers’ doorsteps in four to eight business days. With its lower fulfillment cost, the program…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: ,
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

VSCO’s largest film pack release is clean, colorful and refined

Jun03
by on June 3, 2015 at 1:12 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

vsco
One primary mission of Visual Supply Company (aka VSCO) —makers of digital film emulation presets and camera profiles — is to preserve the look of analog film in the digital age. Today, the company released a brand new pack, VSCO Film 07 — Eclectic Films. The company’s largest release so far, VSCO Film 07 offers 18 films and over 100 presets. Eclectic Films is designed to be elegant and modern, but its main distinguishing characteristic is that it’s clean — less gritty and grainy than the company’s other film packs. These filters are recommended for portraits, night shots and architectural work. Image by…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: 
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Apple CEO Tim Cook castigates Silicon Valley rivals over privacy, and he’s right

Jun03
by on June 3, 2015 at 12:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

7178643521_12bd67824a_k
Speaking remotely to an Electronic Privacy Information Center crowd honoring him last night, Apple CEO Tim Cook had some choice words about how other tech companies do business. I’m speaking to you from Silicon Valley, where some of the most prominent and successful companies have built their businesses by lulling their customers into complacency about their personal information. They’re gobbling up everything they can learn about you and trying to monetize it. We think that’s wrong. And it’s not the kind of company that Apple wants to be. We don’t think you should ever have to trade it for a…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: 
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Apple CEO Tim Cook castigates Silicon Valley rivals over privacy, and he’s right

Jun03
by on June 3, 2015 at 12:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

7178643521_12bd67824a_k
Speaking remotely to an Electronic Privacy Information Center crowd honoring him last night, Apple CEO Tim Cook had some choice words about how other tech companies do business. I’m speaking to you from Silicon Valley, where some of the most prominent and successful companies have built their businesses by lulling their customers into complacency about their personal information. They’re gobbling up everything they can learn about you and trying to monetize it. We think that’s wrong. And it’s not the kind of company that Apple wants to be. We don’t think you should ever have to trade it for a…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: