Is Amazon Prime Too White?
Amazon Prime’s same-day delivery service, a limited menu of items that can be delivered to your doorstep in hours, isn’t available everywhere. The e-commerce giant touts the growing lightning-quick...
View ArticleNetflix vs. Amazon: Who Has the Best Video?
Last week, Amazon announced a monthly Prime option to compete more directly with its streaming rivals. But with streaming services notoriously close-mouthed about exactly how much content they offer,...
View ArticleAmazon Makes More Movies and Games Exclusive to Prime
Amazon is putting more movies and games behind its Prime membership paywall, as the e-commerce company continues to push its membership service on customers. Amazon’s fast growing subscription service,...
View ArticleAmazon Prime Relents on Same-Day Delivery to Roxbury
Apparently bowing to criticism that it neglects low income and minority areas, Amazon will now offer same-day delivery service to all of Boston’s neighborhoods. The news came via an emailed statement...
View ArticleJeff Bezos Is Promising More Amazon Retail Stores and New Prime Offerings
Jeff Bezos wants more for Amazon customers. At Amazon’s AMZN annual shareholders’ meeting on Tuesday, the e-commerce giant’s CEO promised to open more brick-and-mortar retail locations in addition to...
View ArticleAmazon Just Re-entered the Smartphone Business
After an unsuccessful venture into the smartphone business with its Fire Phone, Amazon amzn is dusting itself off and trying again. The e-retailer began selling two Android smartphones on its website...
View ArticlePrime Day Shows How Amazon Is Winning Mobile
Amazon’s mobile app saw its usage increase by 35% last week, thanks to an influx of consumers wanting to cash in on Prime Day deals on July 12, according to new data from Survey Monkey. The e-commerce...
View ArticleAmazon Will Now Deliver A Car To Your Doorstep
Amazon Prime subscribers around Los Angeles will be able to get a Hyundai delivered to their doorsteps for a test drive. Hyundai has partnered with Amazon to bring an on-demand test drive program to...
View ArticleAmazon Might Start Streaming Live Sports Soon
Is live sports the next content acquisition for Amazon? Perhaps. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the e-commerce company is trying to get the rights to a number of sports events, including the...
View ArticleAmazon Adds Audiobooks and Podcasts to Prime Benefits
Amazon is adding more benefits to its subscription service, Prime, on Tuesday. The e-commerce giant said Tuesday that Prime members would now have unlimited access to podcasts and audio from...
View ArticleAmazon Will Fund Another Season of This Cold War Drama
Amazon Prime Video said on Friday it will fund a second season of the award-winning German Cold War drama Deutschland 83 under the sequel name Deutschland 86, with filming to start next year. The eight...
View ArticleAmazon.com Is Launching Its Black Friday Deals Today
Thanks to Amazon.com, the countdown to Christmas starts a little early this year. The online e-tail giant officially launched its Black Friday Deals Store, now through Dec. 22. In addition to offering...
View ArticleThis Tech Giant Has Kicked Off Drone Delivery in Rural China
A Chinese company has just publicly launched its drone delivery service. JD.com has started a trial of the program in rural China, testing drop-offs outside of Beijing and in Jiangsu, Shaanxi, and...
View ArticleWatch the Amazon Ad That Tries to Heal America
Amazon this week released an ad that appears to be a response to the 2016 presidential campaign. While the ad is designed to promote the company’s Amazon Prime membership, its theme suggest it’s trying...
View ArticlePilot Strike Could Delay Amazon’s Holiday Shipments
Amazon’s holiday season has become far more complicated. Approximately 250 pilots who fly cargo carriers for ABX Air went on strike Tuesday morning and have declined to fly any of their scheduled...
View ArticleAmazon Prime Gets HBO and Cinemax Subscriptions For $15 and $10 Per Month
The great cord-cutting revolution continues today with the news that HBO and Cinemax are now available to Amazon Prime subscribers for $15 and $10 per month, respectively. The news comes almost a year...
View ArticleAmazon To Add Trucking App to Shipping Network Push
In a major new step in Amazon's goal of building its own logistics and delivery network, the online shopping giant is developing an Uber-like app to match truck drivers with cargo. According to...
View ArticleThis Newspaper Is Hiring Reporters, Bucking the Media Trend
The Washington Post is on track to hire up to 60 new reporters, according to a report by Politico on Tuesday. Politico bases that number on other sources but quoted Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan...
View ArticleAmazon Now Has its Own Anime Streaming Channel
Amazon has debuted the first of its own standalone on-demand streaming channels, and it’s completely dedicated to anime, the popular style of Japanese animation. Called Anime Strike, the new...
View ArticleAmazon Is Bringing Its Popular Dash Button Online
Amazon.com has put its popular Dash button on its website and mobile app, making it easier for shoppers to buy their favorite items such as peanut butter, detergent, and paper towels. The online...
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