Amazon devours Whole Foods grocery chain for $13.7B, expanding AmazonFresh delivery avenues

A blockbuster deal announced Friday morning will see e-commerce giant Amazon buy organic and all-natural food vendor Whole Foods in an all-cash deal — and other retailers and grocers are seeing massive stock drops because of it.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 90

Survey finds 1/3 of people interested in Apple's HomePod, still more likely to buy Amazon Echo

Roughly a third of people in the U.S. are interested in Apple's Siri-based HomePod, though they're more likely to buy an Amazon Echo in practice, survey results suggested on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 81

Foxconn head says Apple & Dell are key partners in joint bid for Toshiba's memory unit

Apple, Dell, and Kingston are currently the three other partners in a Foxconn-led group bidding for Toshiba's memory unit — though still more tech firms may sign on with just days to go, according to Foxconn's chairman.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 5

Amazon Prime Video coming to Apple TV later in 2017, more to come for tvOS

As predicted, Amazon Prime video is coming to the Apple TV, with an app to come later in 2017.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 8

Apple & Amazon paying into Foxconn bid for Toshiba's memory unit

Apple and Amazon will "chip in funds" towards a Foxconn bid for Toshiba's memory unit, Foxconn chairman Terry Gou revealed on Monday.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 3

Amazon adds iCloud Calendar compatibility to Alexa ecosystem

Amazon has announced that its voice recognition Alexa family of devices can now read from and save changes and additions to Apple's iCloud Calendar.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 15

Amazon refreshes Fire tablet lineup, cuts price of Fire HD 8

Amazon is continuing its recent string of hardware announcements by refreshing its tablet line, with design and power efficiency improvements made to the Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 accompanied by Kids Edition models of both tablets, and the expansion of the Alexa voice assistant on the tablets from the United States to units shipped to the United Kingdom.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 7

Amazon Prime Video for tvOS will be announced at WWDC, Apple TV returning to Amazon.com

In exchange for Apple bringing the Amazon Prime Video app to tvOS, Amazon will reportedly return the favor and begin sales of the Apple TV hardware via its online storefront, and the changes could come as soon as next month's WWDC.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 39

Amazon announces premium touchscreen $230 Echo Show, allowing Alexa to 'show you things'

Amazon's voice-driven personal assistant Alexa is going visual, via the online retailer's new high-end Echo Show, a $230 tabletop personal assistant featuring a 7-inch touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, and dual 2-inch stereo speakers.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 152

With Apple rumored to launch Siri home speaker, Amazon preps flagship touchscreen Echo

As rumors continue to heat up regarding a Siri-driven personal home assistant with high-end audio, Amazon is preparing to expand its own Alexa lineup, with a new leak revealing a touchscreen flagship Echo with camera.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 30

Amazon may finally cave, bring Prime Video to Apple TV this summer

After years of holding out to push its own Fire TV streaming devices, Amazon may finally be ready to bring its on-demand video service to Apple TV in the form of a dedicated app, making it easier for subscribers to access Prime Video in Apple's ecosystem.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 48

Inventec allegedly tapped for Apple's rumored standalone Siri speaker product

Long-time Apple supplier Inventec has been selected by Apple to churn out Apple's rumored Siri speaker, if supply chain reports out of China are to be believed.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 19

Major apps abandoning Apple Watch, including Google Maps, Amazon & eBay [u]

In recent months, major companies that offered dedicated Apple Watch apps have since abandoned the platform, quietly removing support for watchOS in updates submitted to the App Store.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 59

Apple's Siri-based Echo competitor to carry premium price, feature high-end audio with 1 woofer & 7 tweeters

Apple's anticipated personal assistant accessory is expected to be a powerful and capable device, boasting "excellent" acoustics and computing power similar to recent iPhone models, positioning it for the high-end market with pricing higher than Amazon's Echo. And there's apparently a good chance it could be announced next month.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 112

Amazon Echo Look and iOS app judges your wardrobe choices with machine learning

On Wednesday, Amazon expanded its Alexa family of devices with the Echo Look — a voice recognition device with a camera tailored to snapping a shot of your outfit, rating it, and giving you alternate choices in conjunction with an iOS app.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 31

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