News tagged with retail giant
Amazon tablet seen as worthy iPad rival
With Amazon reportedly poised to launch a tablet computer, technology research firm Forrester is predicting the device could be the first legitimate challenger to Apple's iPad.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Amazon press invites could herald iPad rival
Amazon.com on Friday sent out enigmatic invitations to a press event, fueling expectations that the online retail titan will release a tablet computer to challenge Apple's iPad.
Sep 23, 2011 |
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Amazon in streaming video deal with Viacom
Amazon announced a deal with entertainment giant Viacom on Wednesday, building up its arsenal of television shows as it takes on video streaming market leader Netflix.
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Amazon tests waters in India
US online retail giant Amazon has made its first foray into India with launch of a shopping website, Junglee.com, as it tests the waters for a possible full entry into the nation's e-commerce market. ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Tablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era
Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to eventually close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 09, 2011 |
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RIM says committed to PlayBook amid price cuts
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) dismissed a report on Thursday that it was pulling the plug on its PlayBook tablet computer.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 29, 2011 |
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China's Alibaba chief silent on Yahoo stake
The head of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, Jack Ma, Saturday gave no hint of the future of Yahoo!'s stake in his firm but said he wasn't responsible for the recent ouster of its chief.
Sep 10, 2011 |
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Amazon files patent suit against Discovery
US online retail giant Amazon has filed a lawsuit against Discovery Communications alleging it infringed four of Amazon's e-commerce patents, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
May 19, 2009 |
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Kindle Fire shipping to mixed reviews
Amazon began shipping the Kindle Fire on Monday as initial reviews were mixed for the touchscreen tablet computer seen as a potentially strong rival to Apple's market-leading iPad.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Amazon launches videogame trade-in store
Amazon launched an online videogame trade-in store on Thursday, granting credit at the online retail giant to customers who send in used games.
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Walmart closing online music store
American retail giant Walmart will close its online digital music store, Walmart MP3 Downloads, at the end of the month, a spokesman for the company said.
Aug 10, 2011 |
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