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Amazon boosts monthly Prime subscriptions to $12.99 per month, retains $99 annual fee

5 years ago

Amazon boosts monthly Prime subscriptions to $12.99 per month, retains $99 annual fee

Amazon slightly jacked the fee for monthly Amazon Prime subscribers by $2, making the annual subscription a better value than it was before.

By Mike Wuerthele | 5 years ago

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Three Amazon video content development executives jump ship for fledgling Apple production effort

5 years ago

Three Amazon video content development executives jump ship for fledgling Apple production effort

Apple is further growing its stable of video streaming executives, poaching three high-level staffers from Amazon with one who will retain focused on children's programming development.

By Mike Wuerthele | 5 years ago

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Amazon discontinues its iTunes Match competitor that stored up to 250,000 songs in the cloud

5 years ago

Amazon discontinues its iTunes Match competitor that stored up to 250,000 songs in the cloud

Users looking to consolidate all of their legacy music purchases in a single cloud-based service will have one less option come mid-January, as Amazon has announced it will discontinue its song matching and uploading capability.

By Neil Hughes | 5 years ago

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Amazon Prime Video Apple TV app updated for 5.1 sound in UHD content, NFL streaming only on newer units [u]

5 years ago

Amazon Prime Video Apple TV app updated for 5.1 sound in UHD content, NFL streaming only on newer units [u]

On a recently updated document, Amazon has retracted claims that 5.1 sound is available in the early versions of the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV, and that live streaming of Amazon channels and Thursday Night Football has limitations.

By Mike Wuerthele | 5 years ago

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Apple TV 4K sells out at Amazon hours after launching

5 years ago

Apple TV 4K sells out at Amazon hours after launching

Customers hoping to get an Apple TV 4K before Christmas have one less option, as Amazon completely sold out of the set-top box only hours after it began sales of the device, reflecting years of demand that grew from a dispute between the two companies.

By Neil Hughes | 5 years ago

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Apple TV 4K sales resume at Amazon after two-year block

5 years ago

Apple TV 4K sales resume at Amazon after two-year block

After a more than two year sales block on Apple's set-top media streamers because of "customer confusion," Amazon now has two "Sold by Amazon" listings for the Apple TV 4K.

By Mike Wuerthele | 5 years ago

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Amazon Prime Video is already the most popular Apple TV app at launch

5 years ago

Amazon Prime Video is already the most popular Apple TV app at launch

After just a few days on the tvOS App Store, the Amazon Prime Video app for Apple TV is already the most popular download ever at launch, revealing just how pent-up demand was for the service.

By Neil Hughes | 5 years ago

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Amazon spokeswoman confirms Apple TV 4K being processed for return to sale

5 years ago

Amazon spokeswoman confirms Apple TV 4K being processed for return to sale

The Apple TV 4K and Chromecast appear to be on their way back to Amazon sales listings after a two-year absence, according to a spokeswoman for the commerce giant.

By Mike Wuerthele | 5 years ago

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Apple pushes Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV with 'What's New' screen, paid Twitter ads

5 years ago

Apple pushes Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV with 'What's New' screen, paid Twitter ads

Apple has gone all-in on promoting the new Amazon Prime Video app, and is not only telling users that it is available after a tvOS 11.2 update, but has taken out Twitter "promoted" tweets noting it as well.

By Mike Wuerthele | 5 years ago

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