Category: Amazon News
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Amazon Prime’s Sports Talk is Reportedly Getting Canceled
Less than one year after Sports Talk debuted on Amazon Prime Video, the streaming giant is pulling the plug on the daily 12-hour lineup of shows covering all things sports-related. News of the cancellation was first posted on X (formerly Twitter) by The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch confirming the block will conclude its programming at the…
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Would You Pay For Alexa? Amazon Hints That a Smarter Assistant May Cost You
Amazon plans to add loads of generative artificial intelligence capabilities into Alexa, but will a smarter, more human-sounding assistant be worth paying for? Dave Limp, the outgoing head of devices and services for Amazon, suggests a subscription will accompany the enhanced service, although offered little details. When asked by Bloomberg about a potential user fee…
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Amazon CEO Confirms Former Microsoft Product Chief Panos Panay Will Join Online Retail Giant
It’s official: Panos Panay, who led Microsoft’s efforts to transform into a hardware maker, will join Amazon to run its devices and services team. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Wednesday confirmed the move, which had leaked earlier shortly after Panay said he was leaving Microsoft after 19 years. Panay will take the reins from Dave…
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Review: Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max 2023 Hands-On
Last week, Amazon announced a new Fire TV Stick 4K Max that is a significant step up from the older model. The new Fire TV Stick 4K Max has 16GB of storage, WiFi 6E, and a quad-core 2GHz processor. The biggest improvement any will notice is the remote is the same one the Fire TV…
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Amazon’s Freevee Adds Five New Live Free Channels, Including Halloween+ and Universal Monster
If you love free movies and TV shows, Amazon is adding more programming to Amazon Freevee. The service now had five new live channels, including Halloween+ just in time for October. Amazon Freevee is available on Fire TV, Fire Tablets, and as a free channel within Prime Video. Freevee is also available as an app…
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Amazon Sued by FTC and 17 State AGs for ‘Maintaining Monopoly Power’
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general on Tuesday sued Amazon, claiming the online giant has abused its power and position as a retail platform to maintain an illegal monopoly. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon has used its popular platform to box out retailers that need to operate on the site to reach…
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Amazon’s Device Chief Will Reportedly Take Over Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin
Amazon’s head of products and services, Dave Limp, maybe leaving the company, but it won’t be too far from founder Jeff Bezos’s circle. The executive, fresh off of leading the company’s fall event last week, will take over as the CEO of Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company, according to The Washington Post. He will replace…
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Once-Free Alexa Guard Features Will Now Cost You $6 a Month
Amazon is slapping a price tag on its formerly free security feature for Echo devices. Alexa Guard’s smoke, carbon monoxide alarm detection and glass break sound detection features reportedly moved to Amazon’s new Emergency Assist service, which costs $6 a month, or $59 a year. Alexa Guard’s ability to listen for intruders and household alarms…
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Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Will Launch Its First Satellites Tomorrow
Since 2019, Amazon has been talking about launching a home internet service. This new home internet service from Amazon is currently code-named Project Kuiper. This is not just some side project; according to Amazon’s CEO, it is now one of the main focuses of the company. Finally, weather permitting, Amazon will launch the first two…
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What is Wi-Fi 7? Everything You Need to Know About the Speedier Wireless Standard
When it comes to making sure the vast array of gadgets at home, from the big-screen TV to your smartphone, are connected and working properly, there’s nothing more important than having a good Wi-Fi connection. Those of you looking to connect hundreds of gadgets to your home network will be glad to see a new,…