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Google Pixel XL gets massive price cut

New Delhi:The price of the first-generation Pixel XL “quite black” colour variant was slashed by Rs 36,000 on e-commerce platform Amazon on Tuesday. Still tagged as one of the most bankable devices that offer pure Android experience, the smartphone that earlier cost Rs 76,000 is now available for Rs 39,999. Meanwhile, the newer Pixel 2 […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Google withdraws YouTube app from Amazon Fire TV

London: Google has blocked YouTube on Amazon’s Fire TV earlier than expected amid growing rivalry between the two tech giants as their businesses continue to overlap. The move is in retaliation for Amazon’s refusal to sell some Google products that compete with the retailer’s gadgets, and Fire TV devices now encourage people to access YouTube […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Amazon buys home automation startup Blink

San Francisco: In a bid to ramp up its connected home line-up, online giant Amazon has acquired a startup named Blink that builds wireless home monitoring systems, including connected Wi-Fi home security cameras. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. “Blink brings to the table an expertise in building connected, wireless home monitoring […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Samsung's first-ever 'Happy Hours' sale on Amazon on December 12

New Delhi: In a first, Samsung India will cut the prices of some of its Galaxy smartphones ahead of Christmas as part of “Happy Hours” sale on Amazon.in on December 12. The ‘Happy Hour” sale, also on Samsung e-store, will include the Rs 8,990 Galaxy On7 Pro, industry sources told IANS. The South Korean tech […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Amazon, Netflix new gatekeepers on video content for now: Shekhar Kapur

Panaji: After film studios and producers, popular online video content platforms Amazon and Netflix are the new ‘gatekeepers’ of cinema, says ace director Shekhar Kapur, who envisions that in the future technology will ensure that the masses and not ‘gatekeepers’ will dictate the video content trends. Participating at a panel discussion on ‘Digital Space – […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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OnePlus 5T sold within 5 minutes

New Delhi:  Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus on Friday said it sold out its newly-launched OnePlus 5T within five minutes of the special one-hour preview sale on Amazon. “We have seen unprecedented customer response to the early access sales, in India as well as globally. Hundreds of fans stormed our ‘Experience Stores’ in Bengaluru and Delhi,” […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Amazon, Microsoft launch deep learning platform

San Francisco: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft have teamed up to launch an open-source and deep learning interface ‘Gluon’ that will help developers to deploy machine learning models across several platforms. According to a report in ZDNet, the interface would give developers a place where they can prototype, build, train and deploy machine learning […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Amazon launches waterproof 'Kindle Oasis' for Rs 21,999

Bengaluru: Amazon on Thursday launched its most advanced e-book reader ‘Kindle Oasis’ that features company’s highest-resolution ‘Paperwhite Display’ and is the first waterproof (IPX8) device. The all-new Kindle Oasis is available for pre-order for Rs 21,999 for the 8GB model and Rs 28,999 for the 32GB model (WiFi + free 3G). The device will start shipping […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Google to build 7-inch "Manhattan"

San Francisco: In a bid to keep up with the growing smart home market, Google is building a tabletop smart screen code-named “Manhattan”, similar to Amazon’s “Echo Show”. The device will offer YouTube, Google Assistant, Google Photos, video calling and also act as a smart hub that can control “Nest” and other smart home devices, […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Shopping on Amazon? More reviews may speak of lower quality

New York: Do you always go for a highly reviewed product while shopping online? If yes, chances of you buying a low-quality item is also high, not less, researchers have warned. The findings, published in the journal Psychological Science, indicate that people tend to favour a product that has more reviews, even when it has […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Shoppers Stop sells 5% equity stake to Amazon.com

Mumbai: Raheja Group’s modern retail major Shoppers Stop Ltd on Saturday announced selling 5 per cent of its equity share (43.96 lakh shares) of Rs 5 face value to e-tail giant Amazon.com at Rs 407.78 per share, aggregating to Rs 179.26 crore on a preferential basis. “The Board of Directors approved a proposal to issue […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Amazon.in sale from September 21-24

New Delhi: Amazon.in will be holding its sale — Great Indian Festival — from September 21-24, a company statement said here on Wednesday. The sale will start early at 12 noon on September 20 for its Prime members. “As our customers prepare for the festive season, we are geared up to serve them with blockbuster […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Retires Officially, Andy Jassy Takes Over As CEO
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Retires Officially, Andy Jassy Takes Over As CEO

In May, Bezos had announced that Jassy will take over as the CEO of the e-commerce giant on July 5.

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Orlando Bloom to star in 'Carnival Row'

Los Angeles: Actor Orlando Bloom has been roped in to star in the upcoming Amazon drama series “Carnival Row”. The hour-long series is a “fantasy noir set in a neo-Victorian city.” It will feature mythical creatures who have fled their war-torn homeland and gathered in the city as tensions are simmering between citizens and the growing […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Personal details of 2mn Chicago voters exposed online

New York: Personal information, including names, addresses, and dates of birth, of nearly two million registered voters in Chicago was leaked online on an Amazon cloud-computing server, officials said. According to a report in USA Today on Saturday, a file of the voter database was discovered on August 11 by a cyber security researcher, who […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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