Sign up to Prime to pay less. Photo: Amazon

Amazon made Prime an even greater deal this week by adding 20% off the latest games, but if that couldn’t persuade you to finally sign up, perhaps a discounted membership will.

This weekend only, a year of Prime will cost you just $73 — down from $99.

Xperia Z5 is coming to the U.S. Photo: Sony

Sony is bringing its new Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact to the U.S., five months after it made its debut in the U.K. and Taiwan. You’ll be able to get your hands on them next month, with prices starting at $499.99.

Qualcomm calls on Samsung for Snapdragon 820. Photo: Qualcomm

Scarred by the Snapdragon 810’s overheating issues? You’re not the only one — but it’s not something we’ll have to worry about with the Snapdragon 820, thanks to Samsung.

The South Korean company has today confirmed that it will manufacture Qualcomm’s latest flagship using its cutting-edge 14-nanometer manufacturing process — the same process used to make its own impressive Exynos 7420.

The Google Now Launcher. Screenshots: Google

Google has rolled out a Now Launcher update for Android that adds auto-rotate and a nifty icon resizing feature that makes your app drawer and home screens look a whole lot neater.

The interview process is getting longer, but at least that gives you an extra day or two to decide what kind of tree you would be. Photo: Ibrahim Adabara/Pixabay

If you’re dreaming about being a software engineer at either Google or Apple, you should brace yourself for an ordeal.

A new report comparing the difficulty, experiences, and lengths of interview processes from a variety of tech companies says that a Google interview is the hardest one you can undertake. Apple did slightly better in that regard; it was the fourth toughest. But the data suggest that one of those two processes is considerably more pleasant.