Tag: amazon
Amazon Prime coming to Android at last!
A good spot from our pals at Shiny Shiny – an Amazon spokesperson has told PC Advisor that Amazon Instant Video is coming to Android “imminently”. Instant Video has been […]
Facebook is testing a ‘buy’ button
Amazon recently rolled out a “buy now” feature for its followers on Twitter, and now it seems that Facebook is looking at a similar feature for its website. Facebook said […]
Amazon appears to be testing ebook subscription service
It seems that Amazon is preparing to give readers something to get excited about – a Netflix-style digital ebook and audiobook subscription service that provides Kindle users with access to […]
Amazon hire Google Glass inventor
Babak Parviz is the man at Google who was responsible for “Google X” – the mysterious “skunkworks” division of the company that is responsible for, amongst other things, Google Glass. […]
Forget cameras and head tracking: FireFly will be the real legacy of the Amazon Fire Phone
Last night Amazon finally confirmed the worst kept secret in tech: That the company has built a phone. Running Android, the phone uniquely is surrounded by four front-facing cameras that track the movement of the head – which is unlike…
Amazon reveal the Fire Phone – but when will it get a UK release?
Its finally official! Amazon has just announced the company's first foray into the mobile phone business, with the Fire Phone. And an intriguing device it is too. Read on for all you need to know about the new phone. I've…
The Amazon '3D' phone: here come the rumours
Sometime today at an event in Seattle, Amazon is expected to announce its long-anticipated entry into the already-crowded smartphone market. In the absence of any real news, the tech media is overrun with speculation about what the new device will…
All TV to be streamed, says Roku chief
The traditional way of delivering the TV signal to viewers is on the way out – and so are DVD players, DVRs and other such devices, according to Roku chief executive Anthony Wood. In an interview with Associated Press, Wood…
Not awesome: Amazon pulls The LEGO Movie in dispute with Warner
Everything isn't awesome between Amazon and Warner Bros – the giant online retailer has suspended pre-orders in the US for the smash-hit The LEGO Movie on DVD and Blu-ray. It appears that Amazon and the studio are locked in a…
Is Amazon launching a PayPal rival?
Amazon looks set to launch its own online payment service, in a bid to take on the dominant player, the eBay-owned PayPal. According to Reuters, Amazon customers who store their credit or debit card data when they make a purchase…