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Amazon’s new Kids Tablets let parents manage access to the Google Play store

Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid.

Alongside its new collection of Alexa Tablets that run Android with full access to the Google Play store, Amazon is introducing kid versions with similar functionality but the ability for parents to limit what software and content they have access to. The Amazon Kids Tablets also come with two different styles of colorful cases featuring characters from Paw Patrol, Barbie, and SpongeBob: a thicker more protective option for pre-kindergarten children, and a thinner one for kids aged six and up.

The Amazon Kids Tablets are available in two sizes that both feature lightweight aluminum designs and 8-core processors. The Kids Tablet 8.7-inch starts at $229.99 and comes with 64GB of storage and a battery good for up to 14 hours of...

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I Test Home Security Tech. Here Are 4 Devices I Rely on to Guard My Porch - CNET

Your front door is your first line of defense against, well, anything you don’t want in your home. It’s also one of the first places burglars check when they’re looking for an easy break-in, and the spot porch pirates watch if they think lucrative packages are going

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The UK government is proposing huge changes to the ‘outdated’ BBC funding model — it could soon include Netflix, YouTube, and other platforms

* The UK government could extend the BBC's licensing fee to include streaming platforms, clamping down on fee dodgers * This means if you want to watch Netflix, Disney+, or YouTube, you'll need to pay the £180 annual TV license fee * The changes are set to be announced

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119 Blog Posts To Learn About Github Actions

Let's learn about Github Actions via these 119 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. GitHub Actions is a CI/CD platform that allows automation of software

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How to Spend Six Months Changing a Light Bulb

I have recently been observing a phenomenon I can only describe as the industrialisation of doing absolutely fuck all. Not ordinary laziness. We’ve all had a Friday afternoon when the prospect of opening another spreadsheet makes us want to climb into the stationery cupboard and die. No, this is

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