Retailer giant Amazon has a free, ad-supported streaming video service in its pipeline, new reports suggest. According to the New York Post report, citing sources familiar with the matter, Amazon intends to…
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Amazon begins shipping $39 Fire TV Stick in US
E-commerce giant Amazon has reportedly begun shipping its $39 Fire TV Stick to US customers on a first-come, first-serve basis. Unfortunately those, who pre-ordered the streaming device in the last few days…
Amazon to test Prime Air delivery drones in UK, job listing hints
Recent reports suggest Amazon is eyeing to test its Prime Air delivery drones in the UK. A job advertisement posted by Amazon, seeking for a flight operations engineer to work in Cambridge,…
Amazon rolls out unlimited photo storage service for UK Prime subscribers
Amazon has rolled out unlimited photo storage service for UK Prime Photos users promising secure storage, automatic photo upload, and anywhere, anytime access. This means that UK users can now use Prime…
‘Echo’ is Amazon’s own home personal assistant
Amazon on Thursday took the wraps off its new tube-shaped voice-driven home assistant dubbed ‘Amazon Echo’. The newly launched voice-controlled device, which works same like other digital assistants like Microsoft’s Cortana, Apple’s…
Amazon: Fire Phone’s failure has taught us a lot
Amazon’s much-hyped Fire Phone did not turn out to be as successful as expected selling just 35,000 handsets in the US since its debut. The online retailer launched the 4.7-inch Fire Phone…
Amazon Prime subscribers get early Christmas treat – unlimited cloud storage for photos
Amazon on Tuesday announced the launch of a free service dubbed Prime Photos, which will let users upload and store unlimited photos and videos to Amazon’s Cloud Drive. The unlimited photo storage…
Amazon’s workplace diversity stats better than other tech giants, but white men dominate
Amazon is the latest to publicly release its workforce diversity figures on Friday adding to the list of major tech giants including Apple, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and eBay. The Seattle-based company…
Amazon on Fire Phone: “We didn’t get the price right”
Amazon has acknowledged that it ‘didn’t get the price right’ as far as its Fire Phone is concerned and with respect to the $199 on-contract price tag, the company said that it…
Amazon bags Rooftop Media for undisclosed sum
Online retailer Amazon on Monday announced it is acquiring online comedy service Rooftop Media for an undisclosed price. According to reports, the deal will see the San Francisco-based company joining the Internet…
Amazon unveils new $39 Fire TV Stick to take on Google’s Chromecast
Online retailer Amazon, on Monday, launched its new streaming media device dubbed ‘Amazon Fire TV Stick’ to take on Google’s Chromecast, Apple’s Apple TV, Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter and the Roku Streaming…
Amazon UK delays Nexus 9 shipping date to mid-December
Amazon UK has delayed the original November shipping date for Google’s new Nexus 9 tablet to the middle of December as the online retailer faces stock crunch. The Nexus 9, which went…
Amazon Fire TV lands in the UK; now boasts of 600 apps and games
Amazon Fire TV is now available in the UK and the set-top box is accompanied by availability of 600 apps and games – triple the number from the initial numbers when Fire…
Nexus 9 UK pricing revealed
UK pricing details for the new Nexus 9, which was recently unveiled by tech giant Google alongside the Nexus 6 and the Nexus Player, are finally out. Online retailer Amazon UK has…
Amazon to ramp up UK workforce by adding 1,000 new permanent jobs
Online retailing giant Amazon is all set to expand its UK workforce, adding 1,000 permanent jobs at distribution centers across the country over the coming months. Announcing the job additions, John Tagawa,…