Amazon adds "Send to Kindle" to Kindle for iOS, CarPlay support to Amazon Music

Amazon recently updated its Kindle iOS app with a new "Send to Kindle" feature that allows users to transfer and save web content to a Kindle device. The company also refreshed its Amazon Music app with support for Apple's CarPlay.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 7

Siri competitor Alexa comes to iPhone via Amazon's official app

Amazon on Thursday began updating its official app for iOS to bring support for Alexa, its voice-driven personal assistant, officially to the iPhone, allowing users to ask questions, shop, play music and more.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 13

Apple & others back Google in opposing FBI warrant for overseas emails

Apple has reportedly joined Amazon, Cisco, and Microsoft in signing an amicus brief in support of Google, which a Pennsylvania court recently ordered to hand over emails from foreign servers in compliance with an FBI warrant.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 14

App Store, Apple Music, iCloud & other Apple services impacted by Amazon outage [u]

A variety of Apple cloud services experienced outages and slowdowns on Tuesday in what appeared to be a major issue with Amazon Web Services, which hosts some of the biggest online companies in the U.S.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 25

Amazon considering office suite to pilfer enterprise customers from Microsoft, Google

To combat Microsoft and Google, Amazon appears to be in the early stages of developing its own office suite, utilizing the power and ubiquity of its AWS platform to support it.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 22

Updated Reverb app tries to bring Alexa to the iPhone and Mac

While examining Reverb, AppleInsider determines Alexa in name only is no Alexa at all. The new app aims to bring Amazon's personal assistant to the Mac, but in our tests it fell short.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 4

Amazon launches Chime video conferencing with apps for Apple's Mac & iOS

Amazon on Tuesday introduced Chime, a new video meeting service backed by apps for Mac and iOS, as well as Windows and Android.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 2

Apple & Amazon end exclusive audiobook deal to escape German antitrust complaints

Apple and Amazon have agreed to end a deal in which the latter's Audible division was the exclusive source of audiobooks for iTunes, putting an end to antitrust complaints by the German government.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 6

Amazon steps up video offerings with Anime Strike, its first self-branded content on Channels

Amazon on Thursday launched Anime Strike, its first self-branded option under the Amazon Channels subscription program — with more coming soon, the company said.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 0

Is Apple getting Siri-ous in the face of Amazon's Alexa Echo?

There's a new gold rush in tech, related to voice assistance and a voice-first interface for everything we do at home, in the car and while out and about. What happens if the world's best positioned, most profitable tech company fails to capitalize on it?

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 154

Absent an Apple Siri alternative, Alexa hardware family tops Amazon holiday sales charts

Amazon has declared the holiday 2016 shopping season as "the best-ever season" for its voice-driven personal assistant Alexa, despite having problems keeping the sought-after devices in stock.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 79

App Store trends suggest top Christmas gifts: VR, drones, cameras, Amazon Echo

Apps for iPhone-connected accessories are among the most popular downloads and search terms following Christmas, offering some insight into the types of toys that proved to be popular gifts this holiday.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 16

Amazon brings shopping to big screen with new Apple TV app

Online retail giant Amazon on Tuesday released a new tvOS app that lets users browse digital shelves, read product reviews and make purchases directly from a fourth-generation Apple TV.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 9

macOS Safari compatibility added to Amazon Prime Video HTML5 streaming, with limitations

Amazon has made a recent change to video distribution methods, with the company adding Apple Safari HTML5 support on macOS, making the browser fully compatible with Amazon Prime Video streaming without plug-ins for the first time.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 9

Amazon could open over 2,000 grocery stores in massive retail push

In a plan that could up-end both conventional grocery chains and app-based services like Instacart, Amazon is hoping to open more than 2,000 self-branded grocery stores, according to a report.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 44

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