Amazon’s mini media streaming dongle dubbed ‘the Fire TV stick’ is finally up for pre-orders in the UK starting Tuesday. The Fire TV Stick is a smaller version of Amazon’s Fire TV…
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Amazon ‘Prime Music’ now supports ad-free radio stations
Amazon has updated its music streaming service ‘Prime Music’ for iOS with support for radio stations. The updated Amazon Music iOS app version 4.0 now supports “Prime Stations,” which lets users select…
Amazon gets US regulator’s permission to conduct drone trials
Amazon has been granted permission by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to begin testing delivery drone outdoors. The FAA, on Thursday, issued an “experimental airworthiness certificate” to Amazon, allowing the online…
‘Amazon Unlocked’ will let users access paid apps for free, new report claims
Amazon is currently working on a new service called ‘Unlocked’ which aims to offer users free access to a large number of paid apps and games. According to internal Amazon documents obtained…
Amazon Prime’s misleading ‘Free trial’ advert banned by UK watchdog
Amazon Prime’s ‘Free trial’ offer advert has come under fire after the advertising watchdog deemed the advertisement to be a misleading one. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has imposed a ban on…
Amazon Gaming Studios to roll out four gaming titles for iOS, Fire devices soon
Amazon Game Studios has announced plans to publish four games for iOS and Fire devices including two new titles and two already existing ones. Two of the gaming titles, Lost Within and…
WorkMail: Amazon’s email, calendar services take on those from Microsoft, Google
Amazon has announced a new corporate email and calendar service dubbed WorkMail that will take on Microsoft’s Outlook and Google’s Gmail. Powered by Amazon’s cloud-based computing unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), the…
Amazon slashes Fire Phone price to £99 in U.K. for one day
Amazon is offering a special deep discount on its Fire smartphone in the UK, but that’s only for one day. The online retailer has slashed the prices of its 32GB and 64GB…
Amazon’s special Christmas offer: get apps and games worth £150 for free
Amazon is all drenched up in festive Christmas colors, offering £150 worth of apps and games for free. Yes! You read it right. The online retailer is giving away £150 worth of…
Amazon rolls out update for ‘flop’ Fire phone
Despite of lack-luster response for its first Fire smartphone, Amazon is not leaving any stone unturned to push the smartphone as it has now rolled out a major software update (v3.6.5) for…
Google to take on Amazon with new ‘Buy’ button, new report claims
Recent reports suggest Google is planning to add on a “buy” button to search results on its online shopping service to take on Amazon’s “one-click ordering” feature. According to a Wall Street…
Amazon Prime Instant Video now supports 4K video
Amazon has announced its streaming service Prime Instant Video is now offering 4K video content for Prime as well non-Prime members. This means Prime Instant Video users can now watch movies, TV…
Beware! Amazon Fire TV firmware upgrade bricks rooted devices
Update It seems that there has been an issue with interpretation of the note posted on AFTVnews and triggering of eFuse doesn’t actually cause complete bricking of Amazon Fire TV. “When triggered,…
Nokia Lumia 530 flash sale takes price down to £29.95 on PAYG
Nokia Lumia 530 has been around in the UK for a few weeks and within this time the budget Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone has already received a couple of price-cuts with the…
Yes! Amazon Fire Phone can be yours for just $199
Believe it or not Amazon’s much-hyped but not-so-popular Fire phone, which was available for around $450 unlocked or off contract, is now on sale for just $199 unlocked. It’s not all, making…