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Our coverage on all things Amazon. Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, Amazon is the largest online retailer in the US. Based in Seattle, Washington. Originally an online bookstore, it now sells everything from consumer electronics to food to apparel.
The latest articles around Amazon
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CHEAP: Stop staring, the Amazon Fire TV stick 4K is really selling for just $35
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! In the past year or so a lot of companies including OnePlus and Motorola released their smart TVs. However, smart TVs don’t always feature apps like Netflix, and sometimes struggle when it ...
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Why Amazon is your competition — no matter what business you’re in
Even if you’re not in the retail space, Amazon and other digitally-forward companies are your competition for two main ...
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Supreme Court rejects Amazon's appeal against labor lawsuit
The US Supreme Court today officially declined an appeal from Amazon that would've protected the company from facing a Nevada state court over a labor suit SCOTUS itself ruled on more than five years ago. A group of warehouse workers filed suit in 2010 alleging the company forced ...
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Disney squabbles with Netflix and Amazon over Disney+
As the release date of Disney+, Disney's fledgling entrant in the streaming wars, draws closer, the company is starting to get serious friction burns with competing platforms -- namely, Netflix and Amazon. Netflix seems like an obvious competitor. As the entrenched favorite streaming ...
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Every Alexa and Echo device Amazon announced this week in one handy list
Amazon hosted a massive hardware event this week, announcing a cavalcade of new Alexa-enabled and IoT devices. Make no mistake: Amazon wants to find a way into your home or pocket one way or another. But there's a lot to be excited about too, especially as Amazon's pricing often undercuts ...
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Amazon’s Echo Buds look impressive, but they won't trouble AirPods
Amazon announced its first true wireless earbuds: the Echo Buds. While these will be successful, they're not going to bump ...
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Amazon forays into wearables with Alexa powered-glasses and smart ring
Along with a ton of other connected devices, Amazon announced an Alexa-enabled ring (Echo Loop) and glasses (Echo Frame) ...
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Amazon's new Echo Studio promises high-end, 3D sound with Dolby Atmos
Amazon revealed an onslaught of new devices today, and among them was its first 'high-end' speaker: the Echo Studio. Amazon is claiming serious audio quality here, as the speaker was designed to go along with the company's new Amazon Music HD service, which is able to deliver lossless ...
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More than 60% of Ethereum nodes run in the cloud, mostly on Amazon Web Services
The Big Bad Bezos could hypothetically hurt the Ethereum network if he wanted to, as nearly 25% of all nodes are hosted by ...
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Here’s an easy way to find out how much money you’ve wasted on Amazon
Amazon, our favorite online shopping mall, has slowly but surely turned us into a meticulously controlled herd of online shopping addicts. So much so, that we’re even willing to pay the behemoth $119 per year for the ‘full’ shopping experience. These Prime members, over 100 ...
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Amazon's Alexa assistant now speaks Hindi
Amazon officially today announced the integration of Hindi language in Alexa voice assistant, allowing users to issue voice ...
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Amazon will launch new Alexa hardware on September 25
It's that time of year: every other gadget company seems to have new hardware on the way. Samsung and Apple have already had their events, and Microsft has one October 2nd. Today, Amazon sent out invites for a hardware event taking place on September 25th. The company isn't saying ...
