Tag: Amazon Prime
Tech Digest daily roundup: Etsy U-turn over withholding sellers’ money
Online marketplace Etsy has said it will change its policy after sellers complained of money being held. The U-turn comes after the BBC reported that some sellers had 75% of their money frozen for 45 days. Etsy said it was "substantially decreasing" the amount of money it would put on hold but did not state…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Is the Google Pixel 7A the best midrange Android phone available?
Google’s latest mid-range phone brings high-end features down to a reasonable price, including the firm’s top chip and class-leading camera. The Pixel 7a costs £449 (€509/$449) – £50 more than the initial price of last year’s 6a but £150 cheaper than the Pixel 7 – while offering almost the same features. In fact, it looks almost identical to…
5 Tips to Save Money on your Monthly Subscriptions
With the news that Amazon is set to increase the monthly price of its Prime service for UK customers for the first time since 2014, we look at ways in which you can save money on your monthly subscriptions... From September, Amazon Prime's subscription will go up an extra £1 to £8.99. Its annual membership…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Amazon Prime to increase by £1 to £8.99 a month
Amazon is to increase the price of its monthly Prime subscription service by 12.5% – or £1 – to £8.99 from September in the latest sign that delivery costs are rising. The company said the cost of an annual Prime package, which includes unlimited deliveries for online shopping, access to its video and music streaming…
Revealed: Brits spend almost £300 a year on online subscription services
New research by comparethemarket.com reveals online subscription services we can’t live without Netflix comes top, followed by Amazon Prime and Disney+ Brits spend nearly £300 a year on subscription services with Londoners spending the most, followed by those in Manchester and Birmingham With the average Brit spending three hours and 37 minutes online every day,…
Amazon Prime membership could rise to over £90 a year predicts ParcelHero
Amazon’s UK revenue jumped over 20% last year. But that won’t halt a rise of at least 17% in the cost of Prime membership, if it follows the lead of Amazon US, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero. Even though Amazon has just announced record sales of £23.6bn here in the UK, it’s unlikely that…
Most Brits now expect same-day delivery, claims ParcelHero
Image: Parcelforce Worldwide There has been a big change in the way shoppers view same-day deliveries. New research from the home delivery expert ParcelHero shows over half of online shoppers now believe same-day delivery options are important. As recently as 2020, it was just 33%. The pandemic forced many people to…
Adults spend 6 hours watching TV and video, claims Ofcom report
Adults in the UK spent a third of their time watching TV and online video, according to Ofcom’s annual study of the nation’s media habits. With people across the UK under some form of lockdown restrictions for most of last year, more than 2,000 hours of it were spent watching TV and online video. That’s…
5 Disruptive Technologies Consumers Embraced in 2021
The events of the past year created a confluence of factors that changed the fields of commerce and technology – perhaps forever. People are spending more time at home than ever; many are even working at home. Almost everyone now thinks twice before going out, and people are increasingly deciding that those weekly trips to…
Inflation-busting price hikes fail to dampen Netflix demand
Above-inflation price rises of up to 33 per cent are failing to curb demand for film and TV streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+, according to research by digital marketing consultancy Priestley. The study shows that Young Brits are increasingly bouncing between services, using free trials and one-month subscriptions to binge-watch the latest films…
