Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is of the opinion that e-commerce giant Amazon is Google’s biggest competition as a search engine. Speaking in Berlin, Schmidt, who currently serves as chairman of Google’s…
Tag: Amazon
Pebble, Pebble Steel smartwatches to land in UK
The original Pebble and the stylish the Pebble Steel, will be entering the UK shores with prices tag of £99 and £179, respectively
Amazon completes £595m Twitch acquisition
Amazon’s acquisition of Twitch for £595m announced last month has finally been completed. The closure of the deal was revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week which…
Amazon secretive Lab126 division eyeing smart home products, new report claims
Recent reports suggest Amazon’s secretive Lab126 division is in need of some additional hands as it is working on developing new innovative smart-home gadgets. According to a Reuters report, which cited a…
Amazon shells out $4.6M for .buy domain
Google has lost in all the 3 bids of .buy, .tech and .vip to Amazon, Dot Tech and Minds+Machines respectively!
Amazon Fire Phone costs just 99 cents now!
While Fire Phone (32GB) costs just 99 cents, the 64GB version will be available for $100 and the SIM-free version for $449.
Amazon Fire TV sails to the UK; up for pre-order at just £79
The Fire TV box is available for pre-order in UK and Germany at £79 and €99 respectively.
Amazon scoops up Twitch for £585 million
Twitch will continue to operate even after the acquisition, however, with Amazon’s support, the company believes to bring you an even better Twitch.
Amazon to take on Google AdWords with new advertising platform?
If the reports are to be believed Amazon could be testing its new ad platform “Amazon Sponsored Links” later this year.
Lowering e-book prices will generate more revenue, Amazon explains
Amazon: Many e-books are being released at $14.99 and even $19.99. That is unjustifiably high for an e-book. E-books can be and should be less expensive.
Amazon Card Reader to hit stores on August 12, leaked document says
The company is likely planning for a push in a ‘comprehensive way’ into the mobile card reader market.
Amazon’s Prime Music gets updated with new songs, playlists
Amazon on Wednesday announced it has added a host of new tracks and playlists to its music streaming service, Amazon Prime Music.
Amazon officially rolls out $9.99 Kindle Unlimited e-book service
You can get access to more than 600,000 e-books and audio books including blockbuster series for just $9.99 a month!
Amazon tests Kindle Unlimited e-book subscription service
The new $9.99-a-month service is expected to offer access to over 600,000 book titles and thousands of audiobooks on any device!
Former head of Glass Babak Parviz parts way with Google to join Amazon
Parviz: I founded and led a few efforts at Google (among them, Google Glass and Google Contact Lenses are public so far 🙂 prior to moving to Amazon and work on a few other things now.