Is Amazon creepier than Google at this point?
Did someone distribute a privacy-related memo of some kind at Amazon recently — one that declares, at this point, there are no rules anymore? Because …
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Amazon reportedly wants to launch a streaming service for video games next year
Amazon has serious ambitious to do more around video games, with a plan to expand in a big way its existing identity as a retailer …
IMDb’s new streaming service lets you watch top TV shows and movies for free
Streaming services like Netflix and Hulu certainly make it easier for us to consume the shows and movies we love. Instead of having to deal …
Amazon-owned Ring has reportedly been spying on customer camera feeds
If you own a Ring doorbell camera system, we’ve got some bad news. The smart home company owned by Amazon, which the Internet retail giant …
Amazon now sending out free samples to users based on their buying habits
Amazon’s latest advertising push should surprise and delight consumers, if it doesn’t terrify them first. Axios reported on Tuesday that the online retailer quietly kicked off …
Amazon Go stores could turn into a billion dollar business
Amazon Go may have started out as a cool proof of concept located exclusively in Seattle, but the cashless stores are starting to expand well …
Sneaky 6-year-old gets caught asking Alexa for help with math homework
According to New Jersey mom Yerelyn Cueva, her 6-year-old son Jariel’s favorite subject is math. Okay, the kid likes numbers. Nothing unusual there. That fact, …
Warning: A fake Amazon Alexa setup app infiltrated Apple’s App Store and is now the #6 utility
Apple’s iOS App Store paved the way for other modern mobile app stores. Prior to the App Store’s introduction in 2008 alongside the iPhone 3G, …
Here’s why Amazon’s Alexa says random creepy things like ‘kill your foster parents’
At this point, it seems clear that Amazon executives don’t get bent out of shape when they hear about the Alexa digital assistant blurting out …
Amazon’s huge lead in the smart speaker race is starting to shrink
Smart speakers represent one of the next great battlefronts as the biggest tech giants race to capture new territory in the war for user attention …
Study: Amazon, Hulu and Netflix probably have too much overlap to subscribe to all three
Given how much of a major shift we’ve seen in where the average person gets their TV and movie fix from these days — the …
Amazon just sent 1,700 private Alexa recordings to the wrong person
It was just this past May that Amazon had to explain itself after Alexa recorded a family’s private chats on their Echo speaker, and then accidentally sent …
Almost 130,000 people asked Alexa to explain what ‘Fortnite’ is in 2018
It’s that time of year. The time of year when the world falls in love, like the song goes, and when the tech giants start …
Amazon patent hints at using doorbell cameras to build a suspicious persons database
Jacob Snow, a technology and civil liberties attorney for the ACLU, has been making the rounds telling media outlets that a newly publicized patent from …
Google’s Chromecast is finally being sold on Amazon again
It’s finally possible to buy a new Chromecast on Amazon, including the third-generation model that Google released earlier this year. The Amazon vs. Google spat …
Alexa is teaching itself to get better at understanding what you mean
One of the drawbacks of relying on a voice-based digital assistant like Alexa is you may be interacting with it without the benefit of a …
Amazon wants to bring its checkout-free stores to US airports
Amazon is considering expanding its cashier-less, checkout-free Amazon Go stores to airports, according to a new report from Reuters this week. The first Amazon Go …
Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ series may be getting secret help from Peter Jackson
It’s widely known at this point that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gave a directive to the team leading the development and commissioning of the company’s …
Amazon and Google are reportedly working on their own AirPods rivals
When Apple infamously killed the headphone jack two years ago, it offered users various ways to get used to the change. The iPhone 7 came …
Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo devices in December
Amazon’s Echo devices have gained dozens of new features and a ton of additional functionality over the years, but one app has been mysteriously absent. …
Fire TVs, Echo speakers, more: Here’s every Amazon device on sale right now for Black Friday
Black Friday 2018 has officially arrived! Retailers across the country are now offering their biggest discounts of the year, and there’s no question that Amazon …
Amazon is selling the latest MacBook Pro models for up to $300 off
Earlier this month, Apple and Amazon put their differences aside and struck a deal to bring several Apple products to Amazon’s website. While some products, …
How to tell if the Amazon leak exposed your email and name to the public
Amazon on Wednesday morning issued email alerts to some of its customers whose names and emails were leaked on its website in what it described …
Black Friday 2018 ad roundup: All the biggest sales from every major retailer
Gone are the days when Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals could only be available on those two shopping days. Most retailers start their promos …
Walmart, Amazon, and Best Buy just launched a new wave of early Black Friday deals
We’re just one week away from the official start of Black Friday 2018! Of course, everyone knows that Black Friday deals are available long before …
Judge orders Amazon to deliver Echo recordings to prosecutors for a murder case
The way that Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant is ready to respond to your queries is that Echo speakers are always listening for the hotword that …
The best early Black Friday deals you’ll find right now at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy
Black Friday 2018 officially kicks off on Thanksgiving Day next week, but we all know the drill by now. The actual Black Friday shopping event …
Apple strikes a deal to bring the iPhone, Apple Watch, and more to Amazon
Apple and Amazon have had something of a contentious relationship over the past few years, but the two tech behemoths recently decided to embark on …
Amazon confirms it’s launching a mini-FedEx to deliver packages to Prime members
Amazon is making some major changes to its business for the upcoming holiday season. One of the big moves includes offering free shipping to all …
Amazon just announced its best Black Friday deal: Free shipping on everything
A few weeks ago, Target announced that it’s going to offer customers free 2-day shipping during the holiday season, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday, …
