Category: Amazon News
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Amazon Accelerates Its New Home Internet Ambitions as It Launches 29 New Satellites
Yesterday, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully deployed 29 additional operational satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation. The launch at 8:53:30 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 marked continued progress toward Amazon’s goal of providing home internet service starting this summer. This mission brought the total number of Leo satellites launched by ULA to…
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The FCC Has Banned Many WiFi Routers But Just Gave Amazon An Exemption
The Federal Communications Commission has implemented a sweeping ban on the importation and sale of most Wi-Fi routers manufactured outside the United States, citing national security risks tied to vulnerable global supply chains. At the same time, the agency has granted a temporary exemption to Amazon’s Eero division, allowing the company to continue bringing new…
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Oprah Partners with Amazon for Her Podcast, TV Show & Book Club
Amazon and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Entertainment have signed a deal to bring The Oprah Podcast on audio and video to Amazon’s Wondery. Beginning in July, the podcast will air two new episodes per week. Wondery will bring The Oprah Podcast to Amazon platforms including Prime Video, Amazon Music, Fire TV Channels, and Audible. The podcast will also…
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California Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing, Driving Up Prices at Walmart & Target
California authorities have escalated their long-running antitrust battle against Amazon by releasing previously sealed internal documents that detail alleged efforts by the e-commerce giant to influence pricing across the retail landscape. The materials, made public on April 20, 2026, form part of a 2022 lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta in San Francisco…
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Amazon Plans to Stop Using Android on All Future Fire TV Sticks
Amazon is accelerating its shift away from Android on its Fire TV streaming devices, with plans to launch all future Fire TV Stick streaming players exclusively on its in-house Vega operating system, according to a new report from Lowpass and confirmed by Amazon’s developer portal statement. In a notice to developers from Amazon, they said:…
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When Will Your Fire TV Reach Its End of Life & Stop Getting Updates? Here is What Amazon Says
Amazon has committed to providing ongoing software support for its entire current lineup of Fire TV streaming sticks and cubes, ensuring that millions of users will continue to receive updates and new features well into the next decade. The announcement brings reassurance to consumers who have invested in the company’s popular streaming hardware, promising compatibility…
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Amazon is Warning Some Users That You Can’t Sideload Apps on the New Fire Stick HD
This week, Amazon announced the upcoming launch of a new Fire TV Stick HD. The new model will run on Amazon’s Vega OS, rather than Android, so most streaming apps will be supported, but users won’t be add third party apps. Now, on the product page to preorder the new Fire Stick, some Amazon customers…
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Amazon is Launching a New Fire TV Stick HD But It Won’t Run on Android
Today, Amazon announced that it’s launching its newest and most portable ever streaming device, the Fire TV Stick HD, which comes with the new Fire TV user interface and Alexa+ built in. The new Fire TV Stick HD is Amazon’s slimmest streaming device, smaller in volume and width than previous models, and made for taking…
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Amazon to Acquire Globalstar in Deal to Bolster Its Internet From Space Service and Bring Internet From Space to iPhones
Amazon.com Inc. announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire Globalstar Inc., a mobile satellite services provider, in a transaction that will integrate Globalstar’s satellite operations, infrastructure, assets, and spectrum licenses into Amazon’s expanding low Earth orbit satellite network known as Amazon Leo. The move, announced on April 14, 2026, aims to enhance direct-to-device…
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Amazon’s Fire TV Turns 12 Years Old: How Amazon’s $99 Box Helped Spark the Cord-Cutting Revolution
It has now been twelve years since the Fire TV launched, on April 12, 2014, and Amazon quietly helped to change the way millions of Americans watch television. The original Amazon Fire TV—a sleek, square black set-top box priced at just $99—hit store shelves and online carts, bringing voice search, instant streaming, and even casual…