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Everyone Is Scared of Amazon – And They Should Be

, May 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

There was a time when some of the biggest electronics retailers in the world had issues with Amazon. They realized that the online retail giant was able to beat them on price, and with more and more people coming to its site, it had the ability to take them down.

The past is littered with companies that tried to go up against Amazon, including Circuit City, CompUSA, and others. Best Buy is now having some trouble competing against online giants like Amazon, and by the look of things, eventually, only mega retailers like Walmart, as well as small boutiques, might survive the online onslaught.

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Amazon Appstore celebrates one year with app deals

, Mar 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

The platform that allows users to buy and download Android apps without actually going to the Android Market has been alive and kicking for an entire year. In that time, it has arguably grown to be an even more attractive place to find and discover apps than Google's own service. It gained even more traction when Amazon began selling its own tablet, the Kindle Fire. Read The Full Story

Kindle Fire adds Hulu Plus support

, Nov 11th 2011 Discuss [5]

Amazon has announced that Hulu Plus will be joining Netflix on the Kindle Fire, as the retailer does its best to outplay the B&N NOOK Tablet when it comes to streaming media options. The Hulu Plus app, Amazon tells us, joins the roster of titles announced earlier this week, along with sports tracking software ESPN ScoreCenter. Read The Full Story

Amazon preps for Kindle Fire with Android Appstore refresh

, Nov 10th 2011 Discuss [3]

With less than a week until pre-orders hit customers' hands, Amazon is polishing its Kindle Fire proposition with a new update to its Appstore for Android download platform. The refreshed app store began prompting existing Android smartphone and tablet users to download the update earlier today, bringing the UI in line with that of the Kindle Fire. Read The Full Story

Amazon readies Kindle Fire apps: Netflix, Facebook, Pandora, more

, Nov 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

Amazon has confirmed its initial line-up of Kindle Fire apps, ahead of the Android-based ereader/tablet's arrival next week. Among the promoted titles will be Facebook, Pandora, Netflix and Rhapsody, along with games such as Words With Friends and Plants vs. Zombies. Amazon is also pushing its 1-Click payment system for paid apps. Read The Full Story

Apple: Fragmentation-feeding Kindle Fire only good for iPad

, Nov 3rd 2011 Discuss [63]

Apple execs reportedly have no fear of the Amazon Kindle Fire, according to analysts meeting with CEO Tim Cook and others at the firm, because the 7-inch slate will only highlight Android’s growing fragmentation problem. Cook and Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer supposedly told Barclays analyst Ben Reizes that the stability of the iOS could prove to be the iPad’s greatest allure, Business Insider reports, and that “the more fragmentation, the better.”

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OfficeSuite for Android free today in Amazon Appstore

, Oct 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

Get your documents all in order today on the Amazon Appstore with OfficeSuite Professional 5, an Office editing app that's normally $15, completely for free. As you may or may not know, the Amazon Appstore is a place where you can pick up apps on your Android device, this app store completely separate from the official Google version, that being called the Android Marketplace. If you'll take a look at your humble narrator's original Android Community 101: Amazon Appstore, it will all become abundantly clear. Today the Amazon Appstore is giving away no less than your one-stop shop for everything Office. Read The Full Story

Google’s Honeycomb offensive musters just 3.4m tablets

, Oct 14th 2011 Discuss [83]

Apple’s iPad may still be sitting pretty at the top of the consumer tablet charts, but questions still remain over whether Android 3.x Honeycomb really has been a sales failure so far. Google and its manufacturer partners are yet to announce official sales figures for tablets running Android, leaving us dependent on supply chain rumors and guesstimates. Android developer Al Sutton reminded us, though, that with a little math we could get an estimate of quite how many Honeycomb slates are in the wild. The number? Roughly 3.4m.

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iPhone 4S vs Galaxy S II vs HTC Sensation vs DROID BIONIC vs G2x

, Oct 4th 2011 Discuss [49]

Now that we know what Apple is offering for this holiday season in the iPhone range, it’s time we compare the device (the iPhone 4S) to the most comparable Android devices. This means, of course, that we’ve got to hit up each of the greatest dual-core processor creators for the platform, and with them the latest and best devices running on them. What follows is an exploration of what the best from both of these major players in mobile computing can offer. Let the fight begin!

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Amazon close to Palm buy claims HP insider

, Sep 30th 2011 Discuss [6]

Amazon has been tipped as the latest potential suitor for what remains of Palm, with insider sources at HP claiming the mega-retailer is close to finalizing a deal. HP is reportedly looking to rid itself of Palm as soon as it can, VentureBeat‘s tipster tells them, and while there are apparently “a handful of contenders” interested, it’s Amazon that’s closest to handing over the cash. However, it’s unclear from the leaks whether Amazon would be buying Palm’s hardware business, the webOS platform, or both.

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Amazon to unveil “Kindle Fire” tablet on Wednesday

, Sep 26th 2011 Discuss [5]

Amazon sent out invitations last week for a press event this Wednesday and although the company did not specify the agenda, all speculation pointed to the unveiling of the much anticipated Amazon tablet. TechCrunch claims that its sources have confirmed that the event will indeed be for unveiling the slate and they’ve also revealed some additional details.

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Amazon AppStore for Android reportedly live outside US

, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [3]

Amazon's AppStore for Android has quietly gone live outside of the US, it appears, with users in the UK, the Netherlands and elsewhere all reporting that they now have access to the download store. Although there's no sign of an announcement from Amazon itself - and indeed the retailer's site still says it's US-only - it's now possible to sign-in with a non-US account and download apps. Read The Full Story

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