Category: Amazon News
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Amazon’s Ads Maybe Annoying, But Few People Are Going to Quit Prime Video
Amazon’s decision to introduce ads into its Prime Video represents a big shake up for the streaming video service. But, it turns out, just a small number of people are actually going to leave because of them. That’s according to research firm Hub Entertainment Research. Its study found that that 59% of respondents would continue…
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Amazon Hangs Up The Echo Connect This Month, Ending Its Ability to Make Calls
Amazon will discontinue its Echo Connect at the end of February, leaving those who still use a landline just over three weeks to find another way to make voice calls through Alexa. The Echo Connect is an adaptor that lets users make landline calls through Alexa using voice commands. While Amazon has already stopped selling…
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Amazon Prime Video Slapped With Class Action Lawsuit Over Introduction of Ads
Some Amazon Prime customer were angry enough at Prime Video’s introduction of ads that decided to take legal action. The retail giant is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed on Friday that alleges it breached its terms of service and misled customers by introducing ads into Prime Video service and then requiring users to…
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Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Is Arriving Later This Year, But What Will It Cost? – Ask Luke
One of the big questions about Amazon’s new home Internet service has been the cost. As we get closer to the launch of the service later this year, the question of cost is more important. Amazon’s CEO says he expects the new Internet service to offer a low price that will help it reach the…
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Amazon Joins US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute to Promote Responsible AI
Today, Amazon announced it is taking steps to work with AI partners to develop safety, fairness, and security for the AI they develop. The hope is through a group of companies and governments to build regulatory frameworks and guardrails for AI at the same time developing them going forward. To do this, Amazon has joined…
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Panasonic Will Release the First OLED TVs With Built-In Fire TV And Custom Features
Panasonic smart TVs coming out later this year will come preinstalled with Amazon Fire TV, a first for OLED TVs. The new models will feature the same content but with a custom operating system unique to Panasonic TVs. The new interface will launch on 55- and 65-inch Z95A and 77-inch Z93A OLED TVs this year.…
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Amazon’s Echo Show 15 With Built-In Fire TV & Remote Is On Sale For Just $199.99
Do you want a TV for you kitchen, office, etc? Also want a smart speaker and display? Once again, Amazon has the Echo Show 15 a full Alexa smart display that comes with a Fire TV built-in, and a Fire TV remote is on sale for Valentines Day. This is a great all-in-one device that…
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Everything New on Amazon’s Freevee in February 2024
February is here, and Amazon is adding a ton of free movies to the service. Freevee is owned by Amazon and offers over 400 live TV channels and thousands of movies and TV episodes. Amazon’s Freevee is available on Roku, Fire TV, the web, iOS, Android, and more. *Note Amazon has announced more live TV…
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Amazon Says the Audience for Thursday Night Football on Prime Video Grew 24% As Earnings Surged
Amazon said that the total viewership for NFL Thursday Night Football rose by 24% over the previous season, with the November 30 game between the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys marking a high point with 15.3 million viewers. The numbers came out of Amazon’s fourth-quarter earnings report, in which the company posted a profit of…
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Amazon Made Its Fastest Delivery Ever Last Year
Amazon reached a new milestone in its attempt to provide customers with faster delivery speeds last year — all while getting a last-minute order delivered just before Christmas. The last Same-Day delivery order placed on Christmas Eve happened at 5:00 p.m. PT in Orange County, California, and was delivered less than three hours later, arriving…