Category: Amazon
Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo in UK
Apple Music subscribers in the UK can now listen to music through Amazon Echo devices for the first time, as Apple continues to broaden its services beyond the iPhone and […]
Volkswagen working with Amazon to improve worldwide factory efficiency
Volkswagen is partnering with Amazon to develop cloud computing capacity aimed at improving efficiency and co-ordination across the carmaker’s global factory network. Volkswagen, the world’s largest carmaker by unit sales […]
Amazon announces new budget £69.99 Kindle e-reader
Amazon has announced a new version of its entry-level Kindle, the first of its e-readers under £100 to come with a front light for reading in different light conditions. The […]
Amazon stops selling physical Dash Buttons
Amazon has ended the sale of its physical Dash Buttons, the one-press gadgets which enabled users to automatically re-order household items. The small devices, which were first introduced in 2015, […]
Alexa reveals Idris Elba is her celebrity Valentine’s Day crush
Digital voice-powered assistant Alexa has revealed that Luther actor Idris Elba is her celebrity crush, ahead of Valentine’s Day tomorrow. Alexa makes the confession to users whenever asked, “Alexa, who […]
Amazon adds live QVC-style online shopping channels
Amazon customers can now watch live streams of products and brands, similar to traditional shopping channels on television. The feature has been soft-launched in the US only for the moment, […]
Wingate and Finchley’s FC Artificial Intelligence coach earns draw in landmark game
Wingate and Finchley FC have seen the first results of their move to incorporate artificial intelligence into the coaching set-up with a 1-1 draw in the Isthmian League Premier Division. […]
Amazon reports 20% growth as Jeff Bezos hails Alexa
Amazon reported a rise in revenue and profits for the last quarter, as the tech giant published its latest set of financial results. For the three months up to December […]
Harrison Ford pokes fun at ‘failed’ Amazon Alexa devices in Super Bowl ad
Harrison Ford and Forest Whitaker are among the famous faces appearing in Amazon’s ‘Not Everything Makes the Cut’ Super Bowl advert that takes a light-hearted look at “rejected” Alexa-enabled devices. […]
Amazon launches Scout – autonomous delivery robots on wheels
Six Amazon Scout robot delivery systems will be out and about in a neighbourhood not far from the web retailer’s HQ in Seattle…. Amazon deliveries will arrive on doorsteps in […]