Category: Amazon News
-
Amazon Can Now Treat Your Cough, Cold, Or Flu, Replacing The Need to See Your Doctor
Amazon will let people too busy to make a doctor appointment consult with a clinician on a quick video chat or through direct messages through its Amazon Virtual Clinic and get prescriptions to help address colds, coughs, or the flu. With Amazon Clinic, you can now complete a short form with your current symptoms and…
-
Amazon’s Freevee Service Now Offers Over 400 Free Live Channels
Amazon’s free streaming service Freevee first launched as IMDb Freedrive back in 2019. Now, it has become one of the largest sources for free movies and TV shows since it was renamed to Freevee in early 2022. Now Amazon has announced that Freevee now offers over 400 free live TV channels. “With over 400 FAST…
-
Amazon’s Freevee Adds Three New Free Live Channels Next Week
Today, Amazon and Wondery announced that three new channels will be added to Amazon’s free ad-supported streaming service Freevee. These channels will go live next week on October 31, 2023. “With podcast video being a means of discovery for many podcast newcomers, we’re excited at the chance to grow our listener community through free ad-supported…
-
Crunchyroll Launches on Prime Video Channels
Amazon Prime Video and Crunchyroll, the go-to place for all things anime, have partnered to offer Prime members two memberships to access ad-free streaming. Crunchyroll hosts an extensive anime library with 24,000 hours of content spanning 46,000 episodes and more than 1,3000 films and series, including the fantasy adventure Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, the swashbuckling…
-
‘Fallout’ TV Series by ‘Westworld’ Creators Debuts on Prime Video Next Year
Fallout is coming to Amazon next year, this time as a television series from the creators of Westworld. Prime Video celebrated the 26th anniversary of Fallout Day, a date in the game marking the beginning of the Great War, the catalyst that turned the planet into a nuclear wasteland, by launching the series’ official social…
-
Amazon is Expanding its One-Hour Drone Delivery Service
Amazon Prime has been making deliveries by drone in the U.S. since December 2022, and is looking to expand its Prime Air service, which drops off your items in an hour or less, to more places. Starting next year, Amazon customers in the U.K., Italy, and three more U.S. cities will be able to order…
-
Walmart Looks to Take On Amazon With The Help From Third Party Sellers
Walmart is investing more in its online marketplace as the company takes steps toward closing the gap between Amazon as a leading online retailer. Online sales for Walmart increased more than other retailers like Macy’s and Target, both reporting e-commerce revenue declines this quarter. Walmart is enlisting the help of its third-party online marketplace selling…
-
Amazon Lets You Crowdsource Your Fashion Choices With ‘Consult-a-Friend’ Feature
Amazon is testing out a new shopping assistant feature that lets your friends and family weigh in on your next purchase. Consult-a-Friend assists customers as they shop online by offering suggestions from your inner circle. Consult-a-Friend is being tested on select customers – both Prime members and non-members – in 19 countries. The feature lets…
-
Amazon, Expedia, Tripadvisor, & More Team Up to Stop Fake Reviews
One of the biggest problems online is the growth of fake reviews. These often real-looking reviews are used to trip customers into buying a product over another. This can include fake negative reviews on competitor’s products. Now, to fight this Amazon, Booking.com, Expedia Group, Glassdoor, Tripadvisor, and Trustpilot announced they have teamed up to launch…
-
Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Is Ready to Start Testing Internet From Space
After multiple delays, Amazon, on October 6, 2023, successfully launched two satellites into space. Now Amazon says both satellites are working properly and are ready to start testing the internet from space. “There’s plenty of work ahead, but at this point in the mission, I’m thrilled to report that KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 are operating nominally,”…