Category: Amazon
Amazon launches ‘most powerful’ Fire TV Stick yet
Image: Amazon Today sees the launch of Amazon's new Fire TV Stick. Called the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max, it's billed as the most powerful streaming stick yet. Not only does it have more power, but it also has greater memory and a quicker Wi-Fi-6 connection. It's apparently 40 per…
Amazon confirms Omni and 4-Series TVs, launches Fire TV Stick 4K Max
Amazon is officially a TV manufacturer. The company has announced its first lineup of Amazon-branded 4K Fire TVs, which will begin shipping in October, reports The Verge. This is a major expansion from the company’s “Fire TV Edition” collaborations, where its popular streaming software comes preloaded on sets manufactured by other TV makers. Instead, with its…
TikTok TV app coming to Fire TV devices in Europe
Starting today, people in the UK, France and Germany will be able to be entertained by TikTok content on Amazon Fire TV devices on their big screen at home. This provides another option for people in Europe to easily access and enjoy TikTok's entertaining and trending content via their TV. The TikTok TV app has…
Amazon suspends China-based sellers following investigation
Amazon appears to have suspended a number of China-based sellers from its site which have been linked to fake and incentivised review practices. Many of the brands affected offered products that were extremely popular on the platform, regularly appearing in bestseller lists and bearing the Amazon’s Choice badge. The move follows the Competition and Markets…
CMA to investigate Amazon and Google for fake reviews
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to gather further information to determine whether Amazon and Google may have broken consumer law by taking insufficient action to protect shoppers from fake reviews. The move comes after an initial CMA investigation, which opened in May 2020, and assessed several platforms’ internal systems and processes for identifying…
Which? says Amazon still showing fake and paid-for reviews
Best-selling products and brands on Amazon Marketplace are displaying reviews from buyers saying they have been offered vouchers, freebies and money in exchange for posting five-star reviews and removing negative ones, a Which? investigation has revealed. The consumer watchdog looked at dozens of popular products and brands on Amazon Marketplace and by using search terms…
5 largest Internet companies hit 1.7 million employees, 60% increase in year
The digital transformation fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the growth of the world's largest internet companies. Today, these tech giants employ more people than ever and generate revenue counted in tens and hundreds of billions of dollars. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.uk, Amazon, Alibaba, Alphabet, Facebook, and eBay - the world's largest…
Tech Digest daily round up: Amazon opens hair salon
Amazon is cutting into the hairstyling sector with the opening of its own salon in the UK. The bricks-and-mortar “experiential” venue is launching in London’s Spitalfields, on Brushfield Street, as a showcase for new products and the latest industry technology. This includes augmented reality hair consultations to virtually test out a new hair colour, as…
Online marketplaces grow 28% in 2020 to $4.28 trillion
According to the research data analyzed and published by ComprarAcciones.com, the top 100 online marketplaces globally posted sales worth $2.67 trillion in 2020. Compared to 2019, that marked a 29% increase in gross merchandise volume (GMV) against 25% for non-marketplace sites. Based on data from eMarketer, total eCommerce sales worldwide surged 27.6% in 2020 to $4.28…
Which? exposes ‘fake reviews industry’ on Amazon Marketplace
Amazon Marketplace is facing an uphill struggle to stem the tide of fake reviews according to a Which? investigation which claims that hundreds of thousands of misleading fake reviews are being bought and sold on the platform for as little as £5 each. The consumer watchdog's investigation found businesses dedicated to the sale of Amazon…
