The voice UI era has started and Apple looks out of touch
Apple was the big winner of the touch UI era but is doing little to challenge Amazon and Google as the world turns to voice.
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Amazon and Google battle for control of the living room
Among the monstrous number of announcements to come out of CES this week a major battle is emerging in the smart home arena.
Amazon answers calls of the hungry with first drone delivery
Amazon has completed its first delivery via an unmanned drone to a customer in Cambridge ordering popcorn and an Amazon Fire TV (surprise, surprise).
Amazon uses driverless car tech to build supermarket of the future
It’s not often you see online retailers make the move to bricks and mortar, but Amazon is planning on doing just that by opening a beta concept store requiring zero checkouts, no queues, no cash or anything.
US tech giants look to call the shots on AI
Facebook, Microsoft, IBM, Google and Amazon have joined forces to form a new super-club with the aim of managing the development of artificial intelligence.
Intel and Amazon aim to learn from mobile mistakes with Thalmic investment
The smartwatch market may have already peaked but there is hope in the form of Thalmic gesture control, and some tech giants are smart enough to see it.
Amazon to bolster IoT Dash service with new product partners
Amazon is set to add dozens of new brand names to its easy-ordering IoT service, Dash, according to the WSJ.
Tablet market continues to decline
The global tablet market shrank by 15% in Q1 2016, according to the latest data from analyst firms IDC and Strategy Analytics.
Amazon steps up assault on IoT market
The new AWS IoT platform is designed to allow IoT devices to connect to the AWS cloud as well as a managed cloud service to assist with processing the data, reports BCN.
Amazon expands IoT consumables automated ordering service
Giant internet retailer Amazon has announced a number of new companies have signed up for its Dash Replacement Service, which seeks to automate the ordering of certain products.
Google, Netflix, Cisco form alliance to optimise web, mobile video streaming
A number of high-profile technology and internet-based firms have formed a new standards body to develop an open and royalty-free codec for internet video streaming.
Amazon reportedly curbs consumer tech ambition
Amazon’s now infamous Fire phone failure has led to the ecommerce and cloud giant apparently giving up on many of its consumer device ambitions, according to the WSJ.
NTT Com to launch private links to Microsoft, AWS public clouds
NTT Com has launched a multi-cloud connect service that will provide direct private links to leading public cloud providers’ infrastructure including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, reports Business Cloud News.
European Commission sets sights on OTT regulatory reform
The European Commission is considering plans which could see a reform of regulatory policies to which over the top communications service providers are held, according to reports from the FT.
Amazon launches improbable IoT button
Despite today’s date all the signs are this is a genuine story. E-commerce giant Amazon has made its latest move to do to FMCGs what it already has to consumer durables by introducing a physical button that is used for one-click ordering of consumables such as washing powder and printer ink.
Telefonica, Ericsson bring 4G to Peruvian Amazon
Telefónica and Ericsson have collaborated on a project to bring 4G to Amazon’s Peruvians connecting schools, healthcare facilities and other public body entities to the internet. The two partners said this marks the first time LTE technology has been brought to the Amazon communities.
Karbonn Mobile Sparkle V launches in the UK, £99 Black Friday deal
Indian affordable smartphone maker Karbonn Mobile has announced it is launching in the UK with its Sparkle V on Friday exclusively via Amazon. As a Black Friday special offer, the device will be available for £99 for one day only, after which it will be available at £129.
Amazon in Fire sale, other smartphone vendors feeling the heat
Amazon has taken another hit on its faltering Fire phone, by conceding a second price slash on its first smartphone offering. The online retailer has now listed the phone for $199.00 unlocked, which also includes a full year of its Prime service worth $99.
Telefónica partners with Amazon and Bango for carrier billing in Germany
UK mobile payments outfit Bango has announced it’s working with Amazon and Telefónica Deutschland for carrier billing services on its O2 network in Germany. Starting next year O2 Germany subscribers will be able to pay for certain goods bought on Amazon with their phone bills.
Alibaba set for record IPO and international expansion
The Chinese e-commerce giant is to commence its investor roadshow in the USA this week, ahead of one of the most highly anticipated Initial Public Offerings in the history of the New York Stock Exchange.
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