Category: Amazon
Greenpeace says tech companies need to push harder for renewable energy
According to a new report from Greenpeace, tech companies - especially Amazon - need to do more to overcome resistance to renewable energy from stubborn monopolies. “Tech companies are increasingly turning to the smart choice of renewable energy to power the internet, but they're hitting a wall of stubborn monopoly power companies that refuse to…
Now you have to spend £20 on Amazon UK to get free delivery
Bad news for Amazon customers who haven't paid up for Amazon Prime. The company has announced that the minimum spend for delivery has now been increased from £10 to £20. According to Engadget the changes come into effect at 6pm this evening. Amazon Prime customers are obviously unaffected - with free one-day delivery being a…
Amazon Fire TV Stick is the company’s fastest selling device to date in the UK
The Fire TV Stick was finally made available to British customers this week, and Amazon says it is the company's most successful device to date. This means that the £35 stick has outsold all of the various Kindle models, including the Kindle Fire tablet, the Fire TV set-top-box and, of course, Amazon's disastrous Fire Phone.…
Amazon goes retro for April Fools’ Day
At the time of writing, this is what you'll see if you go to Amazon.com... Yep, its the Amazon homepage from 1999. Mercifully though, try to click anywhere and you'll be reverted back to Amazon 2015. Wait... so if this was the official Amazon April Fools' joke, what on earth was the Amazon Fire Phone?!
“Amazon Dash Button” April Fools Joke actually looks useful
Amazon has posted the above video showing off what it claims is called "Dash button" - a stick on device that will automatically re-order household essentials automatically. So when you run out of (say) washing up liquid, hit the button mounted on your sink and Amazon Prime will ship some more to you. The story…
Amazon starts offering unlimited cloud storage
Amazon has perhaps signalled the end to worrying about storage space today as it has announced changes to its cloud storage pricing, that will offer unlimited storage for photos and... well... everything else. According to TechCrunch the two plans, which will be available to non-Amazon Prime customers will see unlimited photo storage priced as $11.99/year,…
Amazon Fire TV stick FINALLY comes to the UK – for just £35
Amazon has today announced that its answer to Google's Chromecast - the Fire TV Stick - is now available to order in the UK for only £35. The stick offers many of the features of Amazon's Fire TV box including a suite of streaming services including Amazon's own Instant Video, as well as Netflix and…
Top 10 shopping apps for the Apple iPhone
Our smartphones are now so much a part of our everyday lives that we use them for almost everything - and that includes doing the shopping. With that in mind, here are 10 great apps to help you go shopping with your iPhone... Amazon We all know that Amazon is a great place…
Amazon releases “Kindle Convert” app to turn any book into a Kindle book
Amazon has launched a Windows app that will help you scan in your books and turn them into Kindle books. All you need is a hell of a lot of patience. The app is really designed for institutions - such as libraries and museums which have collections of old and rare books that really ought…
The 12 best movies and TV shows on Amazon Prime Instant Video right now
We now live in a world where there is too much choice for good entertainment - so many great films at the cinema, and so much terrific TV available. What to watch? We're here to help, with some of the best offerings right now on Amazon Prime Instant in the UK. Just a quick tip…
