Tag: Amazon
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Amazon set to hit Australian shores at the end of 2018
Amazon is due to hit Australia, but not anytime soon. The Seattle-based online retailer is expected to launch in Australia by the end of 2018. Although it will take some time to arrive, the one-stop online shop for consumers has grander ambitions in Australia than previously expected. Brittain Ladd, Amazon’s former global logistics manager, has revealed that…
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Amazon launches Alexa in virtual assistant race
Amazon is vying against corporate giants Google and Apple with its integrated voice technology. Despite a failed attempt at their own smartphone, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos has a new angle on the company’s role in the future of sophisticated voice command technology. Amazon have found a new way of pitching for future supremacy in the rapidly…
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Amazon’s Kindle terms take nine hours to read
Amazon has everything. That’s their entire appeal. If you want books, batteries or baking trays, Amazon is where you go. It’s easy enough to make an account and just easily click ‘yes’ to the terms and conditions. But do you know what you’re agreeing to? Australian consumer advocacy group Choice think not. That’s why they’ve…
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Visa is changing how people pay
Payments technology has changed significantly over the last twenty years, with traditional cash payments being slowly outmoded by other methods of payment. This is due in large part to Visa, which, along with other credit card companies, has driven and revolutionised payment technology. Their latest payment innovation is a wearable pay band. According to Visa, the payment…
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Amazon cloud crash disrupts Internet users
A major server controlled by Internet giant Amazon crashed briefly yesterday, causing widespread disarray amongst Amazon Cloud users and varying problems for major websites including Netflix, Adobe, AirBnB and the Harvard Business Review. The Amazon S3 server is used by around 1% of the top 1 million websites, according to SimilarTech. Amazon itself described the problems…
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Amazon has launched “Netflix for books” in Australia
Amazon Kindle Unlimited, which has been dubbed “Netflix for books” has finally arrived in Australia. The service, which launched in the USA more than two years ago, provides access to over one million titles that are available on the Kindle e-reader, Fire Tablet and the Kindle app for iOS or Android. Access costs $13.99 per month, which…