Tag: Amazon

San Francisco: Amazon.com on Tuesday said it was raising the minimum wage for all its US employees to $15 an hour, starting from November 1. The move comes after the company faced criticism about the pay and benefits for its warehouse workers. The new minimum wage will cover more than 2,50,000 current employees and 1,00,000 […]

New Delhi: Amazon on Thursday refreshed its line-up of Echo smart home devices and also introduced an Echo companion device for the Indian market. The new Echo devices are currently available for pre-order on Amazon.in and can be experienced first-hand, exclusively at the “Amazon Festive Home”. Amazon Echo devices are smart speakers designed around users’ […]

New York : Amazon on Tuesday became the second US public company after Apple to hit the $1 trillion valuation mark. Last month, Apple became the first US company to become a $1 trillion company. According to a report in CBS News, Amazon shares hit $2,050.49 — climbing 1.5 per cent in the morning trade […]

New Delhi : Strengthening its online presence in the premium segment before the festive quarter, Samsung India on Friday refreshed its Galaxy A8 series with “Galaxy A8 Star” for Rs 34,990. The smartphone, with dual “Intellicam” camera, will be available on Amazon India from August 27 and in retail stores starting September 5 in midnight […]

New York: Apple on Thursday became the first publicly traded US corporation to reach a market capitalization of $1 trillion, beating other tech giants, such as Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft, in the race to reach the milestone. After closing up nearly 6 percent in the previous trading session, Apple shares climbed another 2.4 per cent […]

New Delhi: Using simple voice commands with Alexa, your kids will now be able learn about the stories from “Amar Chitra Katha” and know about the animal kingdom from Shikari Shambu of “Tinkle”, thanks to a new range of Alexa skills that Amazon launched specifically for children under 13 years of age in India. These […]

San Francisco: Amazon has started rolling out its “FreeTime Unlimited” service that houses collections of television shows, books and movies for children from Disney, Nickelodeon amd more, on iOS devices. Launched five-and-half-years back, Amazon FreeTime Unlimited is essentially the e-commerce giant’s subscription service for children aged between 3-12 years that gives unlimited access to over […]

San Francisco: Cloud major Oracle is in for some tough times ahead as Microsoft and Google are fast eating into its core tech and Cloud businesses, JPMorgan analysts have said. According to a report on Fox Business on Thursday, JPMorgan analyst Mark Murphy has downgraded Oracle to neutral from overweight based on the CIO survey […]

Bengaluru: World’s largest e-commerce player Amazon has invested an additional Rs 2,600 crore in its India operations ahead of the US retail giant Walmart taking over the country’s e-tail major Flipkart. “The Amazon board has accorded consent to allot 260 crore shares of Rs 10 face value aggregating Rs 2,600 crore to the shareholders on […]

How lucky you will feel if you get an air conditioner at just Rs 5,900? What if you were told that the air conditioner’s actual price is around Rs 1 lakh. Don’t believe it? Many online buyers reportedly cashed in on this offer on Amazon India.

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked the online retail giant Amazon for a second time in a week, accusing the company of scamming US Postal Service (USPS) over cheaper shipping costs. “While we are on the subject, it is reported that the US Post Office will lose $1.50 on average for each package […]

San Francisco: Online retailer Amazon has decided not to sell any of the new products from Google’s smart home division Nest, once its current stock runs out, the media reported. Amazon, in a conference call late last year, told Nest that it would not be listing any of Nest’s new products, including smart thermostat and home […]

Bengaluru: Amazon India on Friday announced that Reliance Jio’s affordable JioPhone will now be available on its platform. The JioPhone is available at a refundable security deposit of Rs 1,500 for three years, the company said in a statement. Reliance announced the launch of 4G and VoLTE-enabled JioPhone on July 21 last year. Aimed at […]

Rome: Italy’s Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda on Friday slammed US online retail giant Amazon’s move to patent electronic wristbands for its workforce, saying this would “never happen” in Italy. “The only bracelets we make in Italy are the ones produced by jewellers,” said Calenda, who summoned Amazon representatives to a meeting on Friday. “I […]

New York:  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now the world’s richest man, not just at present, but of all time. Both Bloomberg and Forbes have put Bezos on top of their billionaire lists. Bloomberg said Bezos’ net worth reached $106 billion while Forbes put it at $105 billion as of Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported. The […]