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Today’s Deal is on the powerful and very popular Amazon Echo.  Today you can pick up the Amazon Alexa powered personal assistant device, refurbished for only $89.99.  That is a savings of $75 off the regular price.  Refurbished models are certified by Amazon to perform & function like new.  They also come with a 1 year warranty.  Yeah, it’s a great deal.

The Echo has thousands of services that you can link to it in order to get news, information and, of course, order things from Amazon.  The Echo is a truly immersive experience for those that leverage Amazon Prime and the associated services like Amazon Music.

The 7th season of Game of Thrones starts on July 16th and I, like many, can’t wait!  The HBO series based on the books series, A Song of Ice and Fire from author George R.R. Martin and is one of the most acclaimed television series in history.  If you haven’t been watching GoT to this point, now is your chance to get caught up.

In the Google Play Store, you can now get all six of the first seasons on sale to get your binge watching in before next weekend.  The prices vary per season:  Season 1-2 are $18.99, Seasons 3-4 are $19.99 and Seasons 5-6 are $22.99.  There is also an option to buy all six seasons at once for $99.99.  Normally these seasons range from $28.99-$38.99 so the savings are signifiant.  The 6-season bundle is normally $139.99 so you are saving $40 during this sale.

There are no coupon codes are anything like that required.  Just go over to the Play Store and buy the seasons you want or need or get the entire series.  And binge away!

Winter is coming….

Microsoft has begun rolling out a significantly revamped Bing for Android app to the Play Store.  The update brings a new look with a simplified search experience, a color refresh, and quicker access to specific content in search results.  The update also expands the search results you can get from the app such as searching for GIFs and being able to save them to your favorites.

While most Android users tend to think about Google Search on their devices, Bing remains the number 2 search engine in the United States and for those who are deep into the Microsoft ecosystem, especially Windows 10 users, this update to the Bing app will be a welcome update.

Google has announced on the Google France blog that Google Home will be coming to the country starting August 3rd.  Initially it will be available online but will be followed up with in-store purchase options.  The price of the Google Assistant enabled smart speaker will be a maximum of €149, roughly $170.  That is substantially more than the current $129 price here in the United States.

Interestingly, Google Assistant is referred to as “Google Wizard” in the announcement.