5 reasons Amazon is experimenting with physical stores
Is the online giant of retail also looking to conquer physical stores?
Business
Apr 27, 2017
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News tagged with convenience
Why you might want to think twice about surrendering online privacy for the sake of convenience
It is inconvenient to guard one's privacy, and the better one protects it, the more inconvenience one must endure. Enjoying privacy, at a minimum, demands installing software to block tracking online, using long and different ...
Internet
Jan 11, 2017
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Donuts in flight in first US-approved drone delivery
With a chicken sandwich, hot coffee and donuts, aviation history was made Friday.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 23, 2016
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Redbox pulls plug on online streaming
Redbox and Verizon Communications plan to shut down their unprofitable online competitor to Netflix on Tuesday night.
Business
Oct 10, 2014
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California becomes first US state to ban plastic bags
California became the first US state Tuesday to ban single-use plastic bags, as Governor Jerry Brown signed the measure into law.
Environment
Sep 30, 2014
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Convenience of technology comes at a cost
As he rose to his feet from a knuckle-dragging crouch, primitive cave man wrapped his newly evolved opposable thumbs around the handy tools of his time - a club or spear - and instantly his life got easier. Two million years ...
Software
Nov 29, 2013
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Your Web product, in a locker near you
Online retailers Walmart.com and Amazon.com are looking to extend their reach by putting delivery lockers in drugstores and convenience stores, and in chain stores like Staples, to meet customers' demands for faster access ...
Business
Apr 5, 2013
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New tool promises private photo-sharing—even using Facebook and Flickr
In the next five minutes, roughly a half-million photos will be shared online. Embarrassing or not, many are only intended for a certain audience—family, or friends maybe—not the whole world. And yet, relatively few will ...
Software
Apr 5, 2013
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ROHM demos compact hydrogen fuel cell
(Phys.org)—Japanese electronic parts supplier ROHM has unveiled a compact hydrogen fuel cell, capable of recharging cell phones, tablet computers, etc., at this year's CEATEC—Japan's largest consumer electronics show. ...
Smaller genome, greater applications
Bacteria are often the ideal machines in industry. The inputs they require are cheap substances such as amino acids and sugar, and their outputs are valuable products such as bioplastics.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 26, 2012
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