[ad_1] Buy AirPods Pro at Amazon – $228 Fire TV devices Nicole Lee / Engadget A number of Amazon’s Fire TV devices are still on sale. The Fire TV Cube for $100 is notable because it hasn’t been on sale since February and this sale price is only $10 more than its lowest price ever. […]
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Amazon won’t support HBO Max without Prime Video Channels tie-in
[ad_1] HBO parent WarnerMedia didn’t directly address Amazon’s points of contention, instead saying that its workers “look forward” to a deal that’s “on par” with how Amazon allows access to Disney+, Hulu and Netflix. You can read its full statement below as well. While Amazon didn’t officially elaborate on why it insisted on Prime Video […]
Google is working on voice confirmation for purchases with Assistant
[ad_1] Soon you’ll be able to make purchases through Google Assistant using just your voice. As Android Police reports, a new Voice Match setting has been discovered in the Assistant’s Payments and Security settings pane — a pretty strong indicator that Google’ Voice Match technology will be its next pathway to hands-free shopping. According to […]
Amazon sale drops the price of a Kindle to $60
[ad_1] Buy Kindle without Special Offers on Amazon – $80 The current-generation Kindle is a bargain at these prices if you’re just looking for the fundamentals. You get an LED-lit screen, weeks of reading time and a touch interface for a much lower price than Amazon’s other e-readers. With that said, there are limitations that […]
Amazon accused of fighting efforts to track COVID-19 in Wisconsin facilities
[ad_1] Amazon may be improving safety measures in warehouses to protect against COVID-19, but it’s also accused of being less than forthcoming with vital data. The health officer for Kenosha County in Wisconsin, Jen Freiheit, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (via Gizmodo) that Amazon was uncooperative with public staff trying to track COVID-19 cases at […]
Amazon’s multiplayer Pac-Man game is made for Twitch streaming
[ad_1] Amazon Games showed it’s a serious competitor with the new shooter Crucible and has an MMO on the way, but its next game is the one that makes the most sense for Twitch streaming. That’s because Pac-Man Live Studio is not just a variant of the arcade classic, it’s apparently going to be playable […]
Amazon reportedly delays Prime Day until September
[ad_1] Amazon committed to spending $4 billion on, among other things, “getting products to customers and keeping employees safe.” But apparently it still needs more time to prepare for a major event like Prime Day. Last month, Reuters reported that Amazon might delay Prime Day until at least August. At the time, the company expected […]
Twitch clarifies what its Safety Advisory Council will do
[ad_1] The follow-up is partly in response to harassment levelled at one of the council’s members. Newsweek reported that Steph “FerociouslySteph” Loehr faced harassment soon after she was named to the council, including overt transphobia as well as attacks on her positions (such as her belief that voice chat in high-level gameplay exposed transgender people […]
Walmart is shutting down Jet
[ad_1] As you might imagine, the company tried to put a positive spin on the news. “Due to [the] continued strength of the Walmart.com brand, the company will discontinue Jet.com,” Walmart said in a statement to TechCrunch. “The acquisition of Jet.com nearly four years ago was critical to accelerating our omni strategy.” Nonetheless, the timing of […]
Amazon will start reopening French warehouses on May 19th
[ad_1] Amazon’s French warehouses are close to reopening roughly a month after they closed. The internet retailer said it planned a gradual reopening starting on May 19th as it came close to reaching a deal with French unions and work councils on safety measures to protect against COVID-19. It’s not clear just how quickly the […]