Articles Tagged ‘amazon’
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Is The iPad 2 What Slowed The Kindle Fire?
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu May 10th, 2012
Last fall, the technology world was proclaiming that a true iPad competitor was born in Amazon’s Kindle Fire. However, six months after the tablet arrived, its popularity has waned almost to the point of obscurity. Apple’s lower priced iPad 2 is to blame, says All Things Digital.
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Was Apple Behind Target's Decision To Stop Selling Amazon's Kindle Line?
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed May 02nd, 2012
Target today confirmed they are phasing out Kindles and Amazon- and Kindle-branded products. This news, which was original reported by The Verge, ends as the retailer plans to roll out Apple “mini-stores” later this year. Coincidence?
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Sorry Apple, Amazon Announces Lower E-Book Prices Are Coming
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu April 12th, 2012
News yesterday that the U.S. Department of Justice was going after Apple and two major publishers over alleged e-book price fixing must have been like Christmas day at Amazon headquarters in Seattle, Washington. In fact, after the DOJ announced its plans, Amazon celebrated by announcing that their e-book prices would soon begin to fall.
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Amazon Officially Enters In-App Purchase Market
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Tue April 10th, 2012
As expected, Amazon is joining Apple and Google in offering their mobile customers the ability to make in-app purchases. The world’s largest online retailer’s in-app purchase marketplace arrives today for customers and developers.
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AppAdvice’s Week In Review
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Sun April 08th, 2012
Afraid you might have missed some important news this week in the world of iOS? No problem. Here are some of the more popular stories we covered during the past week. Enjoy!
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Amazon's Ecosystem Growing Up, As Company Prepares To Offer In-App Purchases
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Tue April 03rd, 2012
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, could soon enter the highly profitable in-app purchase market, according to Bloomberg News.
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Amazon Updates Kindle App To Take Advantage Of Retina Display
BY Brent Dirks on Thu March 15th, 2012
Just in time for the new iPad's launch tomorrow, Amazon has updated its Kindle app to take advantage of the tablet's Retina display.
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Apple Says There Is No e-Book Pricing ‘Conspiracy’
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Fri March 09th, 2012
In a new court filing, Apple says that it just wants to sell eBooks in the company’s iBookstore and has absolutely no incentive to drive up prices. The claim comes as Apple hopes to have a class action lawsuit over eBook price fixing thrown out, according to iPaidContent.org.
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Research Firm Estimates Tablet/e-Reader Market Doubled Over Last Month
BY A.T. Faust III on Mon January 23rd, 2012
The tablet market is obviously booming, but this data's just plain absurd.
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Amazon's iPad Kindle Store An Easier Way To eShop For eBooks
BY A.T. Faust III on Tue January 10th, 2012
Amazon makes shopping for ebooks easier with its new iPad web app.
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Undercut Apple With New AmazonBasics Bluetooth Keyboard For iOS (And Everything Else)
BY A.T. Faust III on Tue January 03rd, 2012
If you need a lightweight, inexpensive Bluetooth keyboard to round out your iPad experience, Amazon's got you covered.
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Amazon's Kindle Sales Figures Are Disappointing Compared To Apple's iOS Device Sales
BY Joe White on Thu December 29th, 2011
Amazon recently announced that it expects to have sold over four million Kindle devices in December. Though this figure might sound impressive, on just one day (Christmas Day) Apple saw an estimated 4.2 million iOS device activations, suggesting that Amazon has a long way to go before it can catch up with the cool cats in Cupertino, CA.
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iWake With AppAdvice For Wednesday Now Available
BY Tim Chaten on Wed December 28th, 2011
Good morning! Today's iWake is now available. Mission Impossible creators love Apple products. Have a listen ...
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iWake With AppAdvice For Tuesday Now Available
BY Tim Chaten on Tue December 27th, 2011
Good morning! Today's iWake is now available. Have a listen ...
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iWake With AppAdvice For Thursday Now Available
BY Tim Chaten on Thu December 22nd, 2011
Good morning! Today's iWake is now available. Have a listen ...
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos (As Far As You Know) Defends The Kindle Fire
BY Jamie Young on Wed December 21st, 2011
Are you unhappy with your Kindle Fire purchase? This video is for you.
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Kindle For iOS Update: Cloud Storage, New Design For iPad Magazine Viewing And More
BY Jamie Young on Wed December 21st, 2011
The Kindle app for iOS has been updated with cloud storage, a new design for the iPad, and a lot more goodies.
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AppAdvice EXTRA: Dress Up Your iDevice With These Awesome Cases
BY Robin Rhys on Thu December 15th, 2011
It's cold outside, so cover up, your iDevice that is! We have some of the best cases of the season, that will make great gifts for yourself, or others.
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AppAdvice Daily: Amazon Shopping Incentives, Apps Gone Free, Juice It Review
BY Robin Rhys on Tue December 06th, 2011
Amazon is putting physical retailers on the defensive with their new promotion, we have apps gone free, all the cool stuff we're giving away today for Festivus, plus one Must Have Download of the Day.
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This Saturday, Amazon Is Offering Customers Another Reason To Buy From Them – And Not From Brick And Mortar Stores
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Tue December 06th, 2011
Amazon on Saturday, December 10, will “incentivize” shoppers in brick and mortar stores to buy from them instead, by offering an additional five percent off of qualifying products. This incentive, which was first reported by 9 To 5 Mac, will be offered to those folks using Amazon’s Price Check app.
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