Walmart’s Cyber Monday Starts On Sunday
Walmart is starting its Cyber Monday deals on Sunday, November 29, at 8 p.m. ET. Walmart.com CEO Fernando Madeira also said the company’s “quadrupling the number of Cyber Monday specials.” As the name...
View ArticleAmazon’s Flying Drone Delivery Service Gives Us Closest Look Yet
Amazon on Sunday showed us the best “Prime Air” drone delivery service footage yet. The online retail giant first introduced its upcoming drone delivery service in 2013 with a teaser that many thought...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble Losses Continue To Mount As Customers Use It As Amazon’s Showroom
If its most recent sales figures are any indications, Barnes & Noble has become nothing more than a showroom for Amazon. The book and music retailer on Friday announced another decline in sales,...
View ArticleAmazon Now Has A Fleet Of Branded ‘Prime’ Trucks
Amazon.com has unveiled a new fleet of branded truck trailers that will be responsible for hauling packages from the company’s massive fulfillment centers. The e-commerce giant said Friday it purchased...
View ArticleAmazon removes most ‘Hoverboards’ because they can burst into flames
Amazon has pulled almost every version of “hoverboards” from its website. By Friday night 97% of all hoverboard listings were removed from the site according to manufacturer, Swagway. Hoverboards have...
View ArticleAmazon Prime sold 3 million subscriptions right before Christmas
Christmas shoppers waited until the last minute to buy gifts in 2015 and that was great news for Amazon. The e-commerce giant said it sold 3 million Prime memberships in the week before Christmas....
View ArticleAmazon is expanding Prime Video to more military members serving overseas
Amazon on Thursday announced that it is expanding access to Amazon Prime Video for military members and families serving overseas. The company says its decision is part of its efforts to deliver...
View ArticleAmazon Prime cut to $73 this weekend
Amazon is cutting the price of its $99 Amazon Prime membership to $73 for a little over a day this weekend. The company is slashing prices in celebration of the two Golden Globes won by “Mozart in the...
View ArticleAmazon will refund any hoverboard purchase
Amazon is now offering full refunds on any hoverboards sold on the site, including in the US and Canada. The retail giant made its decision after a series of fires were caused by various brands of the...
View ArticleAmazon Just Posted Its Most Profitable Quarter Ever
Amazon on Thursday announced record profits in the fourth quarter of 2015 but its share price still fell 13 percent in after hours trading, to $551.50. The online retailer saw profits of $482 million...
View ArticleAmazon is making a big play to surpass Fedex and UPS
Leaked documents from Amazon show that the company is about to make a big play at surpassing Fedex and UPS as America’s largest shipping company. Analysts have known for a while that Amazon has big...
View ArticleAmazon’s new TOS has a zombie attack clause
Amazon’s new game developers software, Lumberyard, has some very specific terms of service stipulations. Under no circumstances are programmers supposed to use the tools provided for “life-critical or...
View ArticleAmazon, Facebook, and Microsoft have pledged to support Apple in FBI fight
The biggest names in tech have pledged their support to Apple as the company faces off in a court battle against the FBI. Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and dozens of other tech companies are...
View ArticleAnti-business candidate Donald Trump strikes again this time promising to...
If you haven’t figured it out yet, Donald Trump is anti-business, or at least anti-any-business-he-doesn’t-own. First, the Donald called for a ban on Apple after the company refused to give the FBI a...
View ArticleAmazon is leasing 20 Boeing 767 cargo planes
Forget drones, Amazon is leasing 20 Boeing 767 cargo planes. The world’s largest e-commerce provider has signed a lease with Air Transport Services Group. The lease will last between five and seven...
View ArticleSteve Wozniak thinks Amazon’s new gadget is revolutionary
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak thinks the Amazon Echo is the “next big platform for the near future.” In an interview with CNBC Wozniak said the device is delivering a new level of freedom. “It’s...
View ArticleAmazon is looking to replace passwords with selfies
Amazon could soon let shoppers replace their passwords with a selfie. The online retailer filed a patent application for the technology with the explanation that a selfie would be more secure and less...
View ArticleAmazon starts selling Comcast service on newly launched ‘Amazon Cable Store’
Amazon is reselling Comcast’s Internet and television service on its site through a new portal called “Amazon Cable Store.” The branding on the new store suggests that Amazon may soon start offering...
View ArticleAmazon bans cheap USB-C cables that don’t meet standards
USB-C cables are the future of the standard but for now Amazon is making sure that only the best-of-the-best cables are allowed on its retailer platform. Low-quality cables can cause laptops, tablets,...
View ArticleAmazon debuts 100 Dash buttons. Anyone need a condom?
Amazon on Monday announced a new slate of over 100 branded Dash buttons that will help speed up the delivery of everything from laundry detergent and Vitamin water, to condoms. Trojan was quick to...
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