Amazon on Monday morning issued a press release in which it listed out the “Best of Prime 2018.” What does that mean, exactly? The nation’s top retailer took tabs of all of its best Prime perks and recapped it for us. For example, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and Homecoming starring Julia Roberts were the two most popular Prime originals of 2018 (Homecoming was awesome!), and Justin Timberlake was the most streamed artist on Amazon Prime Music.

Where sales are concerned, Prime subscribers purchased plenty of great products over the course of the year. It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the single best-selling product of 2018 among Prime members in the United States was the $40 Fire TV Stick (which is on sale right now for $25 if you grab a refurb). The second best-selling product of 2018 was the Echo Dot, which is also on sale right now. You can get the 2nd-gen Echo Dot for $25 for a limited time, or get the new and improved 3rd-gen Echo Dot for $30.

Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, streaming media player: $39.99

Certified Refurbished Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote | Str…: $24.99

Echo Dot (2nd Generation) – Smart speaker with Alexa – Black: $24.99

All-new Echo Dot (3rd Gen) – Smart speaker with Alexa – Heather Gray: $29.99

What are some other best-selling products among Prime members in 2018? Here’s a breakdown from Amazon’s press release:

• Electronics: Panasonic ErgoFit In-Ear Earbuds Headphones, Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 Instant Camera, Tile Mate Bluetooth Tracker
• Home Entertainment: TCL 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Roku Smart LED TV (2017 Model), LG Electronics 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (2018 Model), Roku Streaming Stick+
• Home Décor: Greenco Set of 3 Floating U Shelves, Nearly Natural 6-Foot Ficus Silk Tree, Umbra Trigg Hanging Planter Vase
• Cookware: Lodge 10.25-Inch Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet, T-fal 5-Quart Saute Pan Jumbo Cooker with Lid, Calphalon Set of 10-Inch and 12-Inch Contemporary Hard-Anodized Aluminum Nonstick Cookware
• Home Improvement: TP-Link Kasa Wi-Fi Smart Plug (Works with Amazon Alexa), Affresh Washing Machine Cleaner, Philips Hue LED Light Bulb (Works with Amazon Alexa)
• TVs: TCL 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV, LG Electronics 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV, Samsung 65-Inch 4K Smart TV
• Major Appliances: Danby 120-Can Beverage Center, Opal Nugget Ice Maker, Danby Compact Refrigerator
• Lawn & Garden: REPEL Plant-Based Lemon Eucalyptus Insect Repellent, TERRO Liquid Ant Baits (2-Pack), Sun Joe Electric Pressure Washer
• Office: Elmer’s Gallon of Glue, Ticonderoga #2 Pencils, Scotch Packaging Tape
• Tools: Ergodyne N-Ferno Winter Balaclava Ski Mask, LE LED Headlamp, Streamlight Lithium Batteries
• Sports: ProSource Puzzle Exercise Mat, Bowflex SelectTech Adjustable Dumbbells (Pair), Spalding NBA Street Basketball
• Pets: Chuckit! Ultra Dog Ball, Nylabone Dura Chew Power Chew Textured Ring, Multipet Duckworth Duck Large Dog Toy
• Toys & Games: Nerf N-Strike Elite Strongarm Blaster, L.O.L. Surprise! Bigger Surprise, Play-Doh Modeling Compound 10-Pack
• Luxury Beauty: EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum Facial Sunscreen, Bioderma Sensibio HO Micellar Water, Mario Badescu Facial Spray
• Prime Wardrobe: Prime members have loved access to thousands of brands available to try before they buy
• Fashion: Top brands including Levi’s, Calvin Klein and Under Armour
• Fashion Private Brands: Amazon Essentials, Goodthreads and Daily Ritual

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2. There’s a $17 case on Amazon that adds wireless charging to older iPhone models

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Amazon just announced the best-selling Prime products of 2018 – did you get them all? originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 3 Dec 2018 at 07:52:41 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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At least two smartphone makers have launched 5G phones this year, but the handsets aren’t exactly 5G-ready. Motorola was the first one, but its phone needs a 5G module that’s not available in stores — not that 5G networks are really available to potential customers right now. Xiaomi then said it’ll have a 5G version of its latest flagship in stores and teased the handset in previous weeks, but you can’t buy that phone. OnePlus, Samsung, and Huawei all confirmed they’re working on 5G handsets of their own, while Sprint partnered with LG and HTC for a 5G smartphone and 5G hotspot, respectively. Apple, however, isn’t expected to make a 5G iPhone until 2020. And that’s the best estimate, a new report says.

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BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals sale kicks off with big discounts on Bose, Arlo, smart LED bulbs, more
2. There’s a $17 case on Amazon that adds wireless charging to older iPhone models

Trending Right Now:

1. Everything new coming to Netflix this week, and everything leaving (week of Dec. 2)
2. Galaxy S10’s stunning all-screen design imagined in new renders
3. That customer service agent you’re chatting with might be watching you type in real time

Bloomberg: The first 5G iPhone will launch in 2020 at the earliest originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 3 Dec 2018 at 07:35:06 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Infinity-O displays are the talk of the town right now, and that’s because so many reports keep saying this is the kind of screen that will end up on the upcoming Galaxy S10 flagship. Samsung already unveiled this particular type of Infinity screen along five other versions at its SDC18, and that was just days after it teased the design with the help of an unannounced Galaxy A8s. On top of that, Chinese smartphone makers including Huawei and Lenovo are also expected to deliver smartphones with similar displays, although they’ll have different marketing names to describe all-screen displays featuring a circular camera cutout at the top instead of a thick bezel. It’s about to be the biggest trend in smartphones, and the Galaxy S10 will be one of the phones that starts it all.

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BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals sale kicks off with big discounts on Bose, Arlo, smart LED bulbs, more
2. There’s a $17 case on Amazon that adds wireless charging to older iPhone models

Trending Right Now:

1. Everything new coming to Netflix this week, and everything leaving (week of Dec. 2)
2. Top Apple insider says AirPods 2 will hit stores early next year
3. That customer service agent you’re chatting with might be watching you type in real time

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Governments and entities around the world are starting to venture deep into Minority Report-land, giving serious attention to the use of artificial intelligence and scoring databases to assign risk in a way that influences the lives of ordinary people in profound, game-changing, and even slightly creepy ways.

We reported just last week about how the government in China is rolling out a “social credit” scoring system that central authorities are using to keep closer watch on the country’s 1.3 billion citizens and to limit the activities — like booking flights — of people deemed to be “untrustworthy” and assigned low scores as part of this system.

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BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals sale kicks off with big discounts on Bose, Arlo, smart LED bulbs, more
2. There’s a $17 case on Amazon that adds wireless charging to older iPhone models

Trending Right Now:

1. Everything new coming to Netflix this week, and everything leaving (week of Dec. 2)
2. Top Apple insider says AirPods 2 will hit stores early next year
3. The best-selling Bluetooth speaker on Amazon has 21,500 5-star reviews, and it’s down to $22

British cops want to see if AI can prevent crimes, like ‘Minority Report’ in real life originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 15:14:11 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Though Apple’s AirPods were initially mocked due to a somewhat funky design, demand for the company’s wireless earbuds has continued to grow impressively with each passing month. And while Apple won’t divulge specific sales figures, reputed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple may sell upwards of 28 million units by the time 2018 draws to a close.

Originally released in late 2016, Apple’s AirPods are nearly two years old at this point. Consequently, we’ve seen quite a few rumors surrounding a next-gen version of the wireless earbuds over the past few months. Though early rumors claimed that we’d see AirPods 2 hit store shelves sometime this year, a new investor note from Kuo relays that Apple will release a new iteration of AirPods sometime in early 2019.

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BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals sale kicks off with big discounts on Bose, Arlo, smart LED bulbs, more
2. There’s a $17 case on Amazon that adds wireless charging to older iPhone models

Trending Right Now:

1. Yup, Samsung is finally ready to copy the iPhone design decision it’s been mocking since 2016
2. The LED faucet light that changes color based on water temperature is my new favorite thing
3. The best-selling Bluetooth speaker on Amazon has 21,500 5-star reviews, and it’s down to $22

Top Apple insider says AirPods 2 will hit stores early next year originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 14:03:15 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Big Brother is watching you, and so it seems are many customer service agents you chat with online. Apparently, they can see what you type in real time — everything you type, every time you erase and start over, all with most people generally unaware of the degree to which they’re being scrutinized.

Yes, those online agents are increasingly able to follow along with what you type before you ever click “send” — a button that Gizmodo’s ace privacy reporter Kashmir Hill went so far as to describe in a piece this week as just “an illusion.” What brought this up? Well, a number of things, actually.

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BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals sale kicks off with big discounts on Bose, Arlo, smart LED bulbs, more
2. There’s a $17 case on Amazon that adds wireless charging to older iPhone models

Trending Right Now:

1. Yup, Samsung is finally ready to copy the iPhone design decision it’s been mocking since 2016
2. The LED faucet light that changes color based on water temperature is my new favorite thing
3. The best-selling Bluetooth speaker on Amazon has 21,500 5-star reviews, and it’s down to $22

That customer service agent you’re chatting with might be watching you type in real time originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 12:48:54 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Now that Thanksgiving is over, and we have a temporary reprieve before we are once again surrounded by family for the holidays, we might as well cram in as much streaming as possible. Thankfully, Netflix is going to make that easy with over twenty new shows and movies for the first full week of December.

Some of the highlights are the first season of Blue Planet II, the first season of Syfy’s Happy!, and the brilliant alien movie District 9. There are a boatload of original series and films coming this week as well, but most of them appear to be relatively unfamiliar, other than Neo Tokio and The Ranch. But don’t fret — there are plenty of Christmas films coming, in case you’re looking to get into the spirit a few weeks early this year.

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BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals sale kicks off with big discounts on Bose, Arlo, smart LED bulbs, more
2. There’s a $17 case on Amazon that adds wireless charging to older iPhone models

Trending Right Now:

1. Yup, Samsung is finally ready to copy the iPhone design decision it’s been mocking since 2016
2. The hot new Arc-1 headphones that go toe to toe with Bose are discounted for the first time
3. Amazon has Alexa smart plugs on sale for under $6, today only

Everything new coming to Netflix this week, and everything leaving (week of Dec. 2) originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 11:23:25 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There are so many great features on Apple’s new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR. All three new iPhones are also wildly expensive though, so many people would rather hold onto their current iPhone models than cough up between $750 and $1,450 for a new one. If you’d love to have wireless charging support on your older iPhone model but you know it’s not worth hundreds of dollars for the upgrade, check out the Antye Wireless Charging Receiver Case instead. It costs between $16 and $17 on Amazon, and there are versions available for every recent iPhone model.

Antye Wireless Charger Charging Receiver Case for iPhone 7 Plus, Ultra Slim Qi-Compatible Phone…: $16.99

Antye Wireless Charger Charging Receiver Case for iPhone 7, Ultra Slim Qi-Compatible Phone Back…: $16.99

Antye Wireless Charger Charging Receiver Case for iPhone 6 Plus/6S Plus, Ultra Slim Qi-Compatib…: $15.99

Antye Wireless Charger Charging Receiver Case for iPhone 6 / 6S, Ultra Slim Qi-Compatible Phone…: $15.99

Here’s what you need to know from the product page:

• 【Wireless Charging Enabling Case】Built-in newest Qi wireless charging receiver module chip delivers wireless charging capabilities to your iPhone 7 Plus, wireless charging your phone like iPhone 8, 8 Plus, X
• 【Matte Finish Slim Phone Back Cover】Durable plastic with matte coated finish helps prevent fingerprints, dusts… Precise cutouts gives full access to all ports
• 【Flexible Connector】Makes it easy to sync and charge in the old fashioned way as well, No need to remove case
• 【Universal Qi Compliant】A wireless charging pad (Not Included) is required to charge your iPhone wirelessly; Works seamlessly with any Qi-standard wireless charger dock
• 【What You Get】1 × ANTYE Qi Wireless Receiver Case, 100% No-hassle 12-month REPLACEMENT warranty and friendly customer service

BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals sale kicks off with big discounts on Bose, Arlo, smart LED bulbs, more
2. The hot new Arc-1 headphones that go toe to toe with Bose are discounted for the first time

Trending Right Now:

1. Yup, Samsung is finally ready to copy the iPhone design decision it’s been mocking since 2016
2. Amazon has Alexa smart plugs on sale for under $6, today only
3. The best-selling Bluetooth speaker on Amazon has 21,500 5-star reviews, and it’s down to $22

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On a call with analysts in October, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out the future of his giant social networking empire, pointing to its efforts around video, messaging and the ephemeral “Story” format within messaging as the keys to the company’s future. Indeed, Facebook has been significantly ramping up its investments in those areas, having spun off Messenger and rolled out a more stripped-down version of the app.

“Stories” within Instagram, Facebook and Messenger offer yet another revenue-driver for the company now that ads are slowly being inserted between those stories. And the company is commissioning premium video content to build up its nascent Facebook Watch YouTube rival. Facebook’s vice president in charge of its standalone Messenger app, meanwhile, is pretty straightforward when you talk to him about communication between people these days, how people are changing up their social media usage and why Messenger arguably points the way forward for the beleaguered, sprawling social giant.

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BGR Top Deals:

1. The hot new Arc-1 headphones that go toe to toe with Bose are discounted for the first time
2. Amazon has Alexa smart plugs on sale for under $6, today only

Trending Right Now:

1. Yup, Samsung is finally ready to copy the iPhone design decision it’s been mocking since 2016
2. The best-selling Bluetooth speaker on Amazon has 21,500 5-star reviews, and it’s down to $22
3. The $90 Philip Hue LightStrip Plus is awesome, but get this $30 alternative instead

Interview: Facebook Messenger boss says 1-to-1 communication trumps every other form originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 09:21:55 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Black Friday 2018 gave way to Cyber Monday, which gave way to Cyber Week… but the fun isn’t over just yet. Amazon has kicked off its annual “12 Days of Deals” sale and it’s packed full of bargains that are often just as good as the sales we’ve been seeing over the past two weeks.

Highlights from Sunday’s sale include the best Instant Pot deal of 2018, huge discounts on home security camera systems like Netgear Arlo, a device that cooks perfect eggs every time for $14.99, savings on Bose speakers, $110 off Powerbeats3, all-time low prices on August smart locks, discounts on Leviton smart switches and plugs, the lowest prices ever on crazy thermal imaging cameras for iPhones and Android phones, $15 off a Dremel set with 50 accessories, up to $20 off LIFX Wi-Fi smart LED bulbs, the lowest price ever on the device that lets you control any garage door with your smartphone, $450 off a MacBook Pro, up to 33% off Kasa smart home gadgets, and so much more.

Shop the full sale right here on Amazon’s site, or check out our top deal picks below.

Instant Pot DUO80 8 Qt 7-in-1 Multi- Use Programmable Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooke…: $79.00

Dash Rapid Egg Cooker: 6 Egg Capacity Electric Egg Cooker for Hard Boiled Eggs, Poached Eggs, S…: $14.99

Arlo Pro 2 – Wireless Home Security Camera System with Siren | Rechargeable, Night vision, Indo…: $449.99

Certified Refurbished Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote | Str…: Price too low to display

TP-LINK HS103P2 10 Amp Mini WiFi Smart Plug No Hub Required, Works with Alexa Echo & Google Ass…: $27.99

TP-Link 08507003498 Smart Wi-Fi A19 LED Bulb, Works with Alexa, Dimmable, Tunable White (2700-6…: $20.99

Powerbeats3 Wireless Earphones – Neighborhood Collection – Asphalt Gray: $89.99

Bose SoundLink Micro Bluetooth speaker – Black: $79.00

August Smart Lock Pro + Connect, 3rd gen technology – Silver, works with Alexa: $164.50

MyQ Smart Garage Door Opener Chamberlain MYQ-G0301 – Wireless & Wi-Fi enabled Garage Hub with S…: $59.99

Seek Thermal XR Imager for iOS-Apple: $188.71

Seek Thermal XR Thermal Imaging Camera for Android UT-AAA: $179.00

GearWrench 3887 Tap and Die 75 Piece Set – Combination SAE / Metric: $99.99

Dremel 4000-6/50 120-Volt Variable-Speed Rotary Tool with 50 Accessories: Too low to display

LIFX (A19) Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb, Adjustable, Multicolor, Dimmable, No Hub Required, Works…: $44.99

LIFX + (A19) Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb with Infrared for Night Vision, Adjustable, Multicolor,…: $59.99

Bosch 18-Volt Cordless Drill Driver/Impact Combo Kit CLPK232A-181 with 2 Batteries (2.0 AH Slim…: $149.00

Greenworks PRO 20-Inch 80V Cordless Snow Thrower, 2.0 AH Battery Included 2600402: $263.50

Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Mid 2017), 15.4″, Intel Core i7-7700HQ Quad-Core 2.8GHz, 256G…: $1,549.99

Anker PowerCore 13000, Compact 13000mAh 2-Port Ultra-Portable Phone Charger Power Bank with Pow…: $28.59

BGR Top Deals:

1. The hot new Arc-1 headphones that go toe to toe with Bose are discounted for the first time
2. Amazon has Alexa smart plugs on sale for under $6, today only

Trending Right Now:

1. Yup, Samsung is finally ready to copy the iPhone design decision it’s been mocking since 2016
2. The $90 Philip Hue LightStrip Plus is awesome, but get this $30 alternative instead
3. The best-selling Bluetooth speaker on Amazon has 21,500 5-star reviews, and it’s down to $22

Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals sale kicks off with big discounts on Bose, Arlo, smart LED bulbs, more originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 08:08:34 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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