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Amazon Doubles Down On Drone
December 04, 2015

Was Amazon’s viral hit drone video — released this past Cyber Monday and which currently has nearly 5 million views — a well-played hoax? Some reporters and video viewers are raising questions about the authenticity of the footage, while Amazon stands by the validity of...

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Amazon Faces A Big Warehouse Closure (Just In Time For Christmas)
December 03, 2015

The various problems with the state of New Jersey are blamed on many things. Bad taste, political corruption, the mafia, the Turnpike — we could go on, but the point is that of all the things enumerated in the list of things wrong with New...

Amazon Commands Online Black Friday Spend
December 03, 2015

In the U.S., Cyber Monday still rules as the largest online spending retail holiday. And there’s one eCommerce giant leading the pack. Yes, Amazon (of course). But just how much of the eCommerce pie did Jeff Bezos’ empire capture? According to data from Slice Intelligence, Amazon...

Amazon Devices Holiday Weekend Sales Grow Threefold
December 02, 2015

Amazon hasn’t always had success with its device launches (see: Fire Phone), but this holiday season just might be Amazon’s year of the hot-selling device. Of course, in true Amazon fashion, the eCommerce giant didn’t release actual sales figures. But it did boast in a...

Amazon Joins The Two-Factor Authentication Bandwagon
November 20, 2015

Amazon users now have access to a new security feature to keep their accounts and payment information safe while shopping with the eCommerce giant. The company has finally joined many other online sites and services, like PayPal, Google and Apple, by offering its customers the...

Amazon Gets An Early Holiday Shopping Gift
November 20, 2015

A new poll from Reuters/Ipsos indicates that slightly more than half of consumers will be turning to Amazon for a majority of their online holiday shopping.

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Amazon Primed For Early Black Friday
November 19, 2015

Black Friday is coming a week early — at least for Amazon Prime members. Amazon announced earlier this month that it is kicking off this year’s holiday season with an early launch of a Black Friday Deals store, exclusively targeted at boosting its Prime membership base....

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Amazon Restaurant Delivery Eyes LA — And Beyond
November 11, 2015

Does fine dining qualify as fast food if a steak is filleted, cooked and delivered to a diner’s home in under an hour? Amazon is taking one step closer to letting everyone decide for themselves. Amazon announced Tuesday (Nov. 10) that the company is expanding its...

Amazon Echo Coming To Retail Stores
November 11, 2015

Amazon has just announced that Echo, its voice-activated home assistant, will be available at over 3,000 retail locations this holiday season. While the hands-free device has been available for several months online and at participating retailers like Staples, this marks the online retailer’s largest in-store...