June 26, 2025 • 7 mins
Rich DeMuro joins Mendte in the Morning to talk about the second expansion of Amazon Prime Day and the latest tech news.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's time for Rich Demureau from rich on Tech. He's
heard Sunday nights from eight to eleven pm on WR
and don't forget to follow him on at rich on
Tech on Instagram and sign up for his free newsletter
at richontech dot com. Thanks a lot, Rich, thanks for
(00:20):
being here as always. Hey, I am excited. I love
Amazon Prime Day. Who doesn't? Who doesn't order something during
Amazon Prime Day? And now we get two extra days?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Yeah, two extra days. So it started out as one
day ten years ago. Now it jumped to two and
this year it is four July eighth through eleventh. Mark
your calendars. This is typically when Amazon and all the
brands that are on Amazon put out their products with
their lowest prices of the year. Typically, you know this
is the best time to buy stuff. And this year
(00:54):
they're promising even more deals than ever from big brands
like Samsung, Levi's, dice In, and Keels. They call those
Today's big deals. Those are gonna drop at midnight. And then,
of course, if you're looking for Amazon branded products, we're
talking Blink little mini cameras, ring stuff, fire stuff, euro stuff,
(01:15):
those are all going to be at their lowest prices.
Ever on a lot of that now typically it's the
previous year's models, not necessarily like the latest, but it's
still pretty good. Then they're doing this thing with gas.
You can get a dollar off per gallon during the
July fourth weekend at select bp, AMCO and AMPM stations.
(01:35):
But here's the deal, Larry. My advice, start your shopping now,
so put everything into your car or you're saved later.
List that you want to buy, and then wait for
price drop. So even during the time leading up until
Prime Day, a lot of these prices do drop, and
so especially on electronics, gadgets, whatever you want, put it
in your cart now. Amazon dot com slash Prime Day
(01:58):
is a great place to look for personalized deals. And
then if you want to do price checks, this is
a website with a funny name. It's called Camel Camel Camel.
So if you're wondering is this really a good deal?
Is it not a good deal? Pop the Amazon url
into that website and it will tell you yes, this
is the lowest price ever on this product, or nah,
(02:18):
this product actually went down to a lower price six
months ago.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
I love that. What is that again? Where do you
go for that again?
Speaker 2 (02:25):
Camelcamelcamel dot com. I pretty much don't buy anything on
Amazon on sale without checking that because here's the thing.
If it's like, oh, Prime Day twenty percent off, you're like,
oh my gosh, I got to buy this right now.
And then you put it into Camel Camel Camel and
it says, oh, by the way, this has been thirty
percent off seventeen times throughout the year. You're like, oh,
never mind, that's not a it's a good deal, but
(02:46):
it keeps going on sale over and over.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Right.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
And you know, rich I always wondered when you go
on Amazon and it'll give you the price and they'll
say it's forty seven percent off, how do I know
they haven't jacked up the price yesterday and it's twenty
seven percent off from yesterday's price.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Yeah, well, that's misleading because it may be forty percent
off the suggested retail price, but the reality is, has
anyone actually ever paid that suggested retail price in many circumstances. No.
But that's the reason I like that price tracker because
they'll tell you the history of the price, and some
products that they sell for one hundred dollars the entire year,
(03:23):
maybe during Prime Day, they are on sale for eighty
It's the only time they ever drop twenty percent, So
that's when it's a deal.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Amazon Prime Day or days now must be extremely successful.
Do we have any numbers on how much their sales
go up at this time?
Speaker 2 (03:40):
They never give out numbers on how much sales go up,
but they do tell you how many percentage, you know,
like how many people buy, Like it's the biggest year,
the biggest four days, whatever, it is, biggest shopping day
of the year. But they never give like solid, solid
numbers on it. But from what I could tell, it
is a very successful day because more and more companies
(04:02):
every year jump on the bandwagon and do offer better deals.
Like I feel like in years past it's been kind
of a dud, but nowadays I do think that it
is a good time to shop.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Hey, July ninth in Brooklyn, Samsung is hosting its big
Unpacked event. I'm sure I should be excited about this,
but I don't know what it is. What is that?
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Yeah, I'm looking forward to this. This is happening July ninth.
It's their new Unpacked event and this is where Samsung
will unveil their new foldable phones, if you can believe it.
They've been doing foldable since twenty nineteen. They're on their
seventh generation of them. So we've got the z Flip
seven and the Z Fold seven. Of course, they'll be slimmer,
(04:45):
they'll be better, they'll be faster. But you know, Samsung
is not facing a lot of foldable competition here in
the US, of course, because Apple has not launched a
foldable just yet. They're expected to launch one perhaps next year,
but more realistically maybe twenty twenty seven. But in the
world there are a lot of foldable phones from different brands,
(05:07):
especially the Chinese brands like Honor, Huawei, Opo. They've all
got them. So anyway, if you're a foldable fan, July
ninth is the date when Samsung will show off their.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Latest Hey, Microsoft is giving Window ten users a lifeline
right free extra year of security updates. Who qualifies for that?
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Yeah, you wouldn't believe it. This is one of the
most popular questions I get my radio show is what
do I do? We know that Windows ten official support
ends on October fourteenth, twenty twenty five. That deadline is
quickly approaching. Windows of Microsoft of course, wants you to
either update or get a new computer if your computer
can't handle Windows eleven. But there is a way to
(05:49):
get security updates for one more year through October twenty
twenty six. There's actually three new options. Microsoft says if
you use the Windows Backup app on your computer, which
means you have to sign into Microsoft, think some of
your files and settings to the cloud, that will kick
off an extra year of software and security. Are just
(06:09):
security updates, no more software updates. Or you can redeem
one thousand Microsoft Rewards points. You might not even know
you have these. If you want to check it out,
go to Rewards dot bing dot com. I turned out
I had twenty eight hundred of these things. Or you
can pay thirty dollars. Of course, who wants to pay
when you can get it for free doing the other
two options. But the bottom line here, Larry, is that
(06:32):
because support is officially ending on October fourteenth, twenty twenty five,
that gives hackers an opportunity to try to find exploits
on all these computers still running older software. So if
you're not getting these security updates, you're at risk, and
that's why you should do one of these options. If
you're going to stick with Windows ten for another year.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Thanks so much, Rich Rich Demiro rich on Tech has
heard Sunday nights from eight to eleven pm on WOOR.
It is a great show and it's a must listen
to if you're a tech head, and don't forget to
follow him on at rich on Tech on Instagram and
you can sign up for his free newsletter. And I've
said this round the first time, so I want to
(07:12):
emphasize this. It's at rich on tech dot tv at
richon tech dot tv. That's where you can reach him
online as well. Rich. Look forward to your show and
thanks again for joining us today.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Thank you
It's time for Rich Demureau from rich on Tech. He's
heard Sunday nights from eight to eleven pm on WR
and don't forget to follow him on at rich on
Tech on Instagram and sign up for his free newsletter
at richontech dot com. Thanks a lot, Rich, thanks for
(00:20):
being here as always. Hey, I am excited. I love
Amazon Prime Day. Who doesn't? Who doesn't order something during
Amazon Prime Day? And now we get two extra days?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Yeah, two extra days. So it started out as one
day ten years ago. Now it jumped to two and
this year it is four July eighth through eleventh. Mark
your calendars. This is typically when Amazon and all the
brands that are on Amazon put out their products with
their lowest prices of the year. Typically, you know this
is the best time to buy stuff. And this year
(00:54):
they're promising even more deals than ever from big brands
like Samsung, Levi's, dice In, and Keels. They call those
Today's big deals. Those are gonna drop at midnight. And then,
of course, if you're looking for Amazon branded products, we're
talking Blink little mini cameras, ring stuff, fire stuff, euro stuff,
(01:15):
those are all going to be at their lowest prices.
Ever on a lot of that now typically it's the
previous year's models, not necessarily like the latest, but it's
still pretty good. Then they're doing this thing with gas.
You can get a dollar off per gallon during the
July fourth weekend at select bp, AMCO and AMPM stations.
(01:35):
But here's the deal, Larry. My advice, start your shopping now,
so put everything into your car or you're saved later.
List that you want to buy, and then wait for
price drop. So even during the time leading up until
Prime Day, a lot of these prices do drop, and
so especially on electronics, gadgets, whatever you want, put it
in your cart now. Amazon dot com slash Prime Day
(01:58):
is a great place to look for personalized deals. And
then if you want to do price checks, this is
a website with a funny name. It's called Camel Camel Camel.
So if you're wondering is this really a good deal?
Is it not a good deal? Pop the Amazon url
into that website and it will tell you yes, this
is the lowest price ever on this product, or nah,
(02:18):
this product actually went down to a lower price six
months ago.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
I love that. What is that again? Where do you
go for that again?
Speaker 2 (02:25):
Camelcamelcamel dot com. I pretty much don't buy anything on
Amazon on sale without checking that because here's the thing.
If it's like, oh, Prime Day twenty percent off, you're like,
oh my gosh, I got to buy this right now.
And then you put it into Camel Camel Camel and
it says, oh, by the way, this has been thirty
percent off seventeen times throughout the year. You're like, oh,
never mind, that's not a it's a good deal, but
(02:46):
it keeps going on sale over and over.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Right.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
And you know, rich I always wondered when you go
on Amazon and it'll give you the price and they'll
say it's forty seven percent off, how do I know
they haven't jacked up the price yesterday and it's twenty
seven percent off from yesterday's price.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Yeah, well, that's misleading because it may be forty percent
off the suggested retail price, but the reality is, has
anyone actually ever paid that suggested retail price in many circumstances. No.
But that's the reason I like that price tracker because
they'll tell you the history of the price, and some
products that they sell for one hundred dollars the entire year,
(03:23):
maybe during Prime Day, they are on sale for eighty
It's the only time they ever drop twenty percent, So
that's when it's a deal.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Amazon Prime Day or days now must be extremely successful.
Do we have any numbers on how much their sales
go up at this time?
Speaker 2 (03:40):
They never give out numbers on how much sales go up,
but they do tell you how many percentage, you know,
like how many people buy, Like it's the biggest year,
the biggest four days, whatever, it is, biggest shopping day
of the year. But they never give like solid, solid
numbers on it. But from what I could tell, it
is a very successful day because more and more companies
(04:02):
every year jump on the bandwagon and do offer better deals.
Like I feel like in years past it's been kind
of a dud, but nowadays I do think that it
is a good time to shop.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Hey, July ninth in Brooklyn, Samsung is hosting its big
Unpacked event. I'm sure I should be excited about this,
but I don't know what it is. What is that?
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Yeah, I'm looking forward to this. This is happening July ninth.
It's their new Unpacked event and this is where Samsung
will unveil their new foldable phones, if you can believe it.
They've been doing foldable since twenty nineteen. They're on their
seventh generation of them. So we've got the z Flip
seven and the Z Fold seven. Of course, they'll be slimmer,
(04:45):
they'll be better, they'll be faster. But you know, Samsung
is not facing a lot of foldable competition here in
the US, of course, because Apple has not launched a
foldable just yet. They're expected to launch one perhaps next year,
but more realistically maybe twenty twenty seven. But in the
world there are a lot of foldable phones from different brands,
(05:07):
especially the Chinese brands like Honor, Huawei, Opo. They've all
got them. So anyway, if you're a foldable fan, July
ninth is the date when Samsung will show off their.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Latest Hey, Microsoft is giving Window ten users a lifeline
right free extra year of security updates. Who qualifies for that?
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Yeah, you wouldn't believe it. This is one of the
most popular questions I get my radio show is what
do I do? We know that Windows ten official support
ends on October fourteenth, twenty twenty five. That deadline is
quickly approaching. Windows of Microsoft of course, wants you to
either update or get a new computer if your computer
can't handle Windows eleven. But there is a way to
(05:49):
get security updates for one more year through October twenty
twenty six. There's actually three new options. Microsoft says if
you use the Windows Backup app on your computer, which
means you have to sign into Microsoft, think some of
your files and settings to the cloud, that will kick
off an extra year of software and security. Are just
(06:09):
security updates, no more software updates. Or you can redeem
one thousand Microsoft Rewards points. You might not even know
you have these. If you want to check it out,
go to Rewards dot bing dot com. I turned out
I had twenty eight hundred of these things. Or you
can pay thirty dollars. Of course, who wants to pay
when you can get it for free doing the other
two options. But the bottom line here, Larry, is that
(06:32):
because support is officially ending on October fourteenth, twenty twenty five,
that gives hackers an opportunity to try to find exploits
on all these computers still running older software. So if
you're not getting these security updates, you're at risk, and
that's why you should do one of these options. If
you're going to stick with Windows ten for another year.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Thanks so much, Rich Rich Demiro rich on Tech has
heard Sunday nights from eight to eleven pm on WOOR.
It is a great show and it's a must listen
to if you're a tech head, and don't forget to
follow him on at rich on Tech on Instagram and
you can sign up for his free newsletter. And I've
said this round the first time, so I want to
(07:12):
emphasize this. It's at rich on tech dot tv at
richon tech dot tv. That's where you can reach him
online as well. Rich. Look forward to your show and
thanks again for joining us today.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Thank you
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