Amazon bought Blink in secret chip deal
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Monday, 12 February 2018 11:51

Amazon bought Blink in secret chip deal


Startup’s energy-efficient chips were more interesting

Amazon bought a home security camera outfit,  Blink last year. Analysts wondered why, but it turns out the outfit had some rather interesting energy-efficient chips.

Amazon now more valuable than Microsoft
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Thursday, 08 February 2018 11:08

Amazon now more valuable than Microsoft


But Vole is still the software king of the world

Amazon is now worth more than Microsoft as the online shopping behemoth weathered the recent Wall Street turmoil.

Geeks hiring hookers from work
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Wednesday, 27 December 2017 11:37

Geeks hiring hookers from work

Seattle brothels going bonkers for Microsoft and Amazon employees

A scandal has erupted in Seattle after it was discovered that the region's top geeks were booking hookers while at work.

France revolts against Amazon
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Monday, 18 December 2017 11:36

France revolts against Amazon


Give us 10 million euros to surrender

The French government has filed a complaint with the Paris Commerce Court against e-commerce company Amazon for abusing its dominant position with some suppliers, newspaper Le Parisien said.

Amazon buries the hatchet with Google and Apple
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It is still money

Amazon confirmed Thursday that it will again sell the Apple TV set-top box and Google Chromecast dongle. The company had stopped selling the devices after disputes with the pair.

European workers revolt on Amazon’s big day
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Amazon thinks it can manage


Amazon workers in Italy and German know when it is a good day to make their demands noticed – they've called a strike on the company’s busiest day.

Why I canceled my Amazon Prime
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Friday, 24 November 2017 11:07

Why I canceled my Amazon Prime


It actually makes perfect sense

Everyone is on about  Black Friday, and the upcoming Cyber Monday but a few weeks ago, I canceled my Prime membership

Apple’s HomePod is at least two years behind Amazon
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They are a bit scared to release it

The reason for the delay for Apple’s HomePod smart speaker until next year might because Jobs’ Mob has realised that it has a lemon on its hands.

Samsung pips Apple in tablet market
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Thursday, 16 November 2017 16:52

Samsung pips Apple in tablet market

Overall consumer sales decrease in Europe

A report from market research company IDC said that sales of Samsung tablets exceeded Apple machines during the third calendar quarter of 2017.

Amazon’s denies Cloud leaves China
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Tuesday, 14 November 2017 11:40

Amazon’s denies Cloud leaves China


Web services have not been sold off

Amazon has denied that it has given up on trying to provide its lucrative cloud services in China and has flogged off the operation to its Chinese partner.