Amazon looking to buy some RadioShack stores to establish retail presence - report

Following the news that tech retailer RadioShack has filed for bankruptcy, a new report claims that online megastore Amazon has expressed interest in buying some of the company's brick-and-mortar locations.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 46

Though Apple's iPad sales shrank, Amazon's Kindle Fire took 70% nosedive last quarter

The worldwide tablet market saw its first-ever year-over-year decline in the holiday quarter, but the biggest losses were seen by Amazon, which saw shipments of its budget-priced Kindle Fire series plummet 70 percent.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 57

Apple, Google & Amazon settle with Italian government over 'misleading' free apps with in-app purchases

Apple, along with Google and Amazon, will avoid fines from the Italian government after agreeing to revise policies regarding so-called "freemium" mobile games and applications.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 21

Google Wallet adds Touch ID support, Amazon brings Goodreads to Kindle for iOS

Two of tech's biggest names unveiled significant updates to some flagship iOS apps this week, with Google allowing Wallet users to authenticate using their fingerprint and Amazon adding Goodreads integration and unlimited reading to its Kindle app.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 9

Leading Android fansite recommends Apple Inc iPad Air 2 as best tablet in holiday gift guide

Android Police named Apple's iPad Air 2 as its top tablet pick among "Android devices" for the 2014 holiday season, calling it "reliable, predictable, and very fast."

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 67

Amazon's 'Echo' is a standalone Siri-like virtual assistant for the home

In a surprise announcement on Thursday, Amazon revealed a new first-party hardware product class in "Echo," an Internet-connected virtual assistant stuffed into a tubular standalone speaker.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 115

Amazon adds unlimited cloud photo storage for Prime members

Subscribers to the $99-per-year Amazon Prime service can now back up their entire photo collection at full resolution, including iPhone photos via a dedicated iOS app.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 37

Amazon exec blames lackluster Fire Phone sales on pricing, says project will continue

An Amazon executive on Thursday said the Fire Phone's failure was a pricing issue and that the company plans to move forward with next-generation products, even after eating a $170 million charge largely associated with the device's poor market performance and supplier costs.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 88

Amazon announces $39 Fire TV Stick to compete with Google Chromecast

Online retail behemoth Amazon on Monday unveiled the Fire TV Stick, a dongle variant of its Fire TV set-top box that eschews the separate hardware in favor of an all-in-one form factor that plugs into and is powered by a television's HDMI port.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 68

Amazon Rewards Visa Card adds support for Apple Pay

Owners of the popular Amazon Rewards Visa Card, which awards 3 percent back on all Amazon.com purchases, can now add their card to Passbook for the newly launched Apple Pay service.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 44

Amazon's retail experiment will also include California 'pop-up' stores for holiday season

In addition to a new permanent fixture in Manhattan, Amazon will be dabbling in the retail market with a pair of new temporary locations in San Francisco and Sacramento this holiday season to push sales of its hardware, the company has confirmed.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 34

Amazon to open first retail store in Manhattan, offering same-day delivery to New Yorkers

Amazon's growing competition with Apple will soon expand to the retail space, as the online storefront reportedly plans to go brick-and-mortar this fall with its first-ever physical store, set to be built in across from the Empire State Building in time for the holiday shopping season.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 26

Amazon slashes subsidized price on Fire Phone to 99 cents ahead of Apple's 'iPhone 6' unveiling

With hours to go before Apple is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhone, Amazon slashed the price on its first foray into the smartphone market, the Fire Phone, to just 99 cents with a new two-year service contract.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 70

Amazon buys Twitch for $970M, pushes into video streaming market

Amazon on Monday grew its digital media presence with the purchase of gaming-centric video streaming service Twitch, which agreed to a $970 million buyout that will take effect later this year.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 45

Amazon takes on Square, PayPal with new iOS-connected 'Local Register' card reader

Online retail giant Amazon on Wednesday unveiled Local Register, a new mobile credit card reader and companion app-based payment processing system that allows users to accept plastic payments on their iPhone or iPad.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 42

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