A drone delivery service that would bring customers their package orders in just 30 minutes has been unveiled by both Google and Amazon. Google has named their drone package delivery plan Project Wing, and they plan to put their robot aircrafts into use sometime in the year 2017. While Amazon and Google are the major players…
Apps rule the mobile world, point blank period. People don’t go out of their way anymore to check their emails because there’s an app (and auto-sync toggle) that does it for them. When you want to play games on the road, why go through the trouble of installing TV’s in your car for games when…
Amazon is breaking the mold of deciding which TV series will be hits and which will flop. Their innovative and revolutionary strategy? Asking the target audiences which shows they want to keep seeing. The professional mistake You might think finding out what your actual audience thinks are the best shows would be the default strategy,…
Ever since the rise of e-readers, Barnes & Noble has been in trouble. Their Nook is not nearly as popular as Amazon’s Kindle, and the same-day delivery service provided by Amazon also poses a threat to their shipment of online purchases. In attempt to take back the online market, Barnes & Noble is uniting with…
We all are aware by now, thanks to rapid fire launches of drones, phones, and unlimited subscription services, that Amazon is currently the ruler of all things e-marketing. When it comes to book publishing then, how could Amazon let anyone else take the throne? Well, it might be too soon to predict and too small…
In an effort to attract more users and regular customers, online retail giant Amazon announced on Friday that they have now successfully launched their latest e-book subscription service. Currently the largest e-commerce site in the U.S., Amazon has christened this new product ‘Kindle Unlimited‘ with the promise of providing its subscribers an unlimited access to thousands of…
Before I talk about Amazon’s recent venture into the mobile phone industry, I’d like to be the first to announce Geek Insider’s new product, the Geek Phone. It looks like an iPhone and works like an iPhone because no one can come up with a better design than rectangle. It will have weird Geek Insider…
Online superstore Amazon is squabbling with Hachette book group, one of the world’s top five publishers, in a dispute that may define the future of the publishing industry. Customers are raising complaints that books published by Hachette are available at full price instead of the normal discount, are taking many long weeks to ship, or…
Amazon Game Studios’ first game Sev Zero, developed for Fire TV, is now available. The hybrid tower defense and third person shooter will be available in Amazon’s Appstore for $6.99 or for free with the purchase of a Fire TV controller for $39.99(which is required for play). “In Sev Zero, players can jump between environments—start…
TechCrunch, a technology media property, has reported that Amazon has confirmed they have acquired both intellectual property and talent from Xbox One exclusive Killer Instinct developer, Double Helix Games. The information was leaked through an invitation to a joint recruiting event between Amazon and Double Helix. According to the statement provided by TechCrunch, “Amazon has…
I know. This news seems like ages ago and there is no excuse. I should have written about this earlier. If you must know, I needed to let the excitement to settle and write a post that wasn’t too emotionally-charged. By now you should have heard about Amazon’s new plan: to deliver packages using…
USA Today reports that retailer giant, Amazon, is on track to launch an online wholesale vendor in 2014, which will challenge warehouse stores like Costco and Sam’s Club. Speculation Surrounds Possible New Amazon Store ‘Pantry’ It is suggested that Amazon will announce a brand new online service, tentatively called ‘Pantry’, which will supposedly carry…
Purchasing-crazed internet users found their hearts set aflutter recently by Amazon’s reveal of Prime Air. It is a system whereby a customer can opt to have their chosen item neatly deposited in front of their door by an unmanned flying robot, and Amazon intends to have it active by 2015, assuming relevant regulations can be…
In an obvious nod to Apple’s hypnotic video presentations, Amazon has produced this commercial comparing their new Kindle Fire HDX favorably to the latest iPad Air. It makes for a refreshing change, really; we don’t often get to see these companies take direct shots at one another. Let’s run through what exactly it means to…
The world’s largest retailer – Amazon, has been rumored to be coming up with an Android phone for long now. Recently, a report emerged claiming that the company would soon launch one this year and for free. Amazon however, has denied this – at least partly. Amazon Phone Coming Next Year? Last week, Amazon was…