Amazon Inc. launched new features the company says will make the Alexa smartphone app more useful for drivers of automobiles. The features are detailed in an unsigned blog post on the company’s website. “With the new ‘Auto Mode’ and ‘Start my Commute’ … Alexa is...
Amazon recently injected $152 million into its Amazon Seller Services unit in India, according to regulatory filings cited by numerous new outlets in India including Live Mint. Amazon Seller Services is a part of the eCommerce giant that helps businesses use Amazon to sell goods....
Amazon shoppers who use the AmazonSmile offering to trigger charitable donations with spending have steered more than $215 million to nonprofits, the eCommerce giant announced Wednesday (Sept. 30). The program, launched in 2013, has resulted in contributions to “hundreds of thousands” of charities, Amazon said...
Amazon is launching a new feature called Amazon Explore for virtual tours of real places one can take without leaving the house, according to a post on the company’s website. The eCommerce giant said in the post that Amazon Explore works by connecting a user...
There were the things everyone expected to see at Amazon’s hardware event on Thursday (Sept. 24), like new Echo devices and Fire TV upgrades. And then there were the things no one was expecting that showed up anyway, like a flying drone designed to robotically...
Amazon.com Inc.’s Handmade, the platform for artists to sell handcrafted goods online, is celebrating its fifth birthday. Based on selection and crafters, the world’s largest eCommerce website has been a success, according to Amazon’s blog. In the five years since Handmade’s debut, selection has seen...
In a move that lets users place and get phone calls through their Alexa gadgets, Amazon is launching a new collaboration with AT&T that will enable consumers to connect their phone numbers with their Alexa accounts, The Verge reported. Users can connect their AT&T accounts to...
Amazon.com Inc.’s 100 million registered customers in India now have access to more financial services. In a bid to attract new customers and sell $13 annual subscriptions to Amazon Prime, the paid service that gives users access to extra services, the eCommerce giant has added...
“How do I pay for it, without having to touch anything?” is a question almost everyone is asking themselves in the COVID-19 era. And as of Tuesday (Sept. 1), a new touchless mechanism for making real-world purchases is hitting the streets. Amazon Pay has teamed...
