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Amazon in talks to launch own music streaming Spotify rival
Online retail behemoth Amazon are said to be in talks with record labels ahead of a launch of their own digital music streaming service. It is thought that Amazon would integrate the service into it's cloud music storage and Cloud…
Amazon Phone now on track for Q3 2013 release?
It's been as oft-rumoured as a The Smiths reunion tour, and now it's time to Prime yourselves (oh, you pun, you) for another round of Amazon Phone whispers. According to supply chain sources speaking to DigiTimes, Amazon are reportedly still…
Amazon Cloud Player update brings improved iPad support
Amazon have updated the Amazon Cloud Player app, bringing new iPad and iPad Mini optimised features to the version for Apple tablets. Better accomodating the extra space afforded to Apple's tablet devices, the app allows users to access music stored…
Apple fall behind Amazon as most-trusted company
Apple is no longer the most trusted company in the US, losing out on the top spot to Amazon in the annual Harris Interactive Reputational Quotient survey. Decided by 14,000 people, the online survey puts Amazon in first place and…
Top 20 Best Free Kindle Fire HD Apps – Temple Run 2, Pinterest and more!
Amazon's Kindle Fire HD is one of the best value 7-inch tablets on the market. Kicking off at £159 for the 16GB version, it's got a vibrant 1280×800 resolution screen and a bag-sized form-factor that make it a great on-the-go…
Amazon Coins to join MS Points in the ranks of made up currencies we don't want to have to use
Amazon have announced that they are to introduce their own currency in May called Amazon Coins to be used exclusively with the company's range of Kindle Fire tablets. Supposedly aimed at making it easier to buy apps, in-app purchases, games…
Amazon acquire text-to-speech specialists IVONA: Audiobook boost or Siri rival planned?
Amazon have acquired IVONA, the text-to-speech firm behind the text-to-speech conversion capabilities of the Kindle Fire tablet line, for an undisclosed sum. "We are all thrilled that Amazon is supporting our growth so that we can continue to innovate and…
Waterstones rile Kindle Paperwhite owners with branded screensaver for eReader bought from their store
Customers who have bought Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite eReader from Waterstones bookshops have had their feathers rustled by the inclusion of a static branded screensaver bearing Waterstones branding. Whereas Amazon-bought Paperwhite models have rolling pictorial screensavers that change with every shutdown,…
Amazon attack iPad Mini with new Kindle Fire HD web advert
The gloves are off in the battle between the 7-inch tablets, with Amazon today posting an advert slamming Apple's iPad Mini on the Amazon.com homepage. Presented as a direct comparison between the iPad Mini and their own Kindle Fire HD…
First ever book bought through Amazon revealed by customer
Ever wondered what the first book bought through online retailers Amazon was? Way back in 1995 when all the company sold was books and nothing else? When the Kindle was a glimmer in Jeff Bezos' eye? Well, the customer believed…