Prime Day Is Coming

Amazon confirms its next Prime Day event will take place in June.

May 3, 2021 It's May 3, 2021. It's National Garden Meditation Day. If you have a garden and it's a nice day out, go take a moment to relax near it.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 225 articles, 5 podcasts, 6 press releases, 300 tweets, and 7 YouTube videos 1. Amazon Sets Prime Day for June In its latest earnings call, Amazon confirmed its annual Prime Day will take place in June, saying it will be "on a date where we think it'll get more attention for our customers, and also for our vendors." Best to mark those calendars now, so you don't buy a new Echo or Fire HD tablet at full price. 2. Apple Adds Search Suggestions to App Store The App Store is becoming slightly easier to navigate, as Apple is implementing a new search suggestions feature in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Simply type a search word, then tap the suggestions that appear below the search bar. No need to remember apps by name anymore. Finally! 3. Among Us Is Finally Coming to PS4, PS5 Among Us, the hit multiplayer game of 2020, is finally coming to PS4 and PS5 this year. Sony revealed the news during its recent State of Play presentation, but didn't give a specific release date. Guess we'll have to keep playing it on the five other platforms it's available on for now. So unfair. 🦑 Go Deeper A lot of big budget movies released on streaming services during quarantine, potentially impacting our relationship with theaters. Kristin Majcher has the deep dive on why we might continue to cling to streaming rather than go out.     🎱 By the Numbers Primed and ready Data: digitalcommerce360 Amazon Prime memberships have only gone up over the last two years. At this point, it'd be more surprising for someone to have an Amazon account and not have Prime or Prime Video. Expect membership numbers to only go up as Amazon finds more services to tempt people with.     🔥 Today's Hot Deal Verizon's selling the Apple Pencil (2nd-generation) for $103.99 right now, slightly down from its usual $129.99. Have an iPad Pro? You should have the pencil, too. Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Remember going to the beach?" —Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor Everyone enjoys walking on the beach. And if these 100,000-year old footprints discovered along a beach in Spain prove anything, it's that our Neanderthal ancestors found it pleasurable, too. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  The perfect pour Image: Barsys You could mix your own drinks or fruit juice, but what if it was automated? The Barsys 2.0 aims to fill the role, complete with 2,000 existing drinks to choose from, self-cleaning, and a smart coaster that travels along the track, catching liquids as they come. Sure, there's a waitlist, but hey, greatness takes time. 🎧 Listen Up 5G this, 5G that 5G is here, it's there, it's everywhere, but what will it really do for us? Join Radio Spectrum host Steven Cherry and special guest John Smee (VP of Engineering at Qualcomm) as the pair have an in depth discussion about the technology.     🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]