Tag: Amazon

The retail giant is combining several parts of its business with its vast cloud infrastructure to deliver an impressive tablet.

The Kindle Fire tablet doesn't quite match the aesthetics of an iPad. It doesn't sport the same delicate curves or metallic body, for example. But most people won't care. What's most exciting is that it comes close to matching the iPad experience for a fraction of the price$199 compared to $499 for the basic iPad 2and it offers easy access to Amazon's vast array of digital content.

The Amazon lily is a tropical bulb that produces clusters of fragrant, star-shaped white flowers up to three times a year. Although hardy only in tropical regions, it is an excellent houseplant that can add beauty to interiorscapes anywhere in the world.

Together with Amazon, Dell will soon be introducing a 5-inch Android 3G multifunctional smartphone tablet, named the Dell Streak. According to leaked information, it is a new electronic device that is able to do everything, at least if you are prepared to work with content provider Amazon. As that is where most of the content will come from.
Think of Amazon video streaming, Amazon MP3 and of course the Kindle e-book reader App with which you can read books in electronic format. The Dell Streak or Dell Mini 5, it is not yet clear which will be the official name, runs on Google Android 2.1 OS is expected to be released on the U.S. market.

PORTO VELHO, Brazil (Reuters) - Straddling one the Amazon's main tributaries and flanked by dense jungle, a construction pit the size of a small town bustles with bulldozers and nearly 10,000 workers blasting huge slabs of rock off the river bank.

While blue-and-yellow macaws fly overhead, a network of pipes fed by a constant flow of trucks pours enough concrete to build 37 football stadiums.

The $7.7 billion Santo Antonio dam on the Madeira river is part of Brazil's largest concerted development plan for the Amazon since the country's military government cut highways through the rain forest to settle the vast region during its two-decade reign starting in 1964.

Could this be the way to save optical media? Oh no, it's doomed - but it is a clever temporary solution...

'Disc+ On Demand' is an evolution of the 'Disc on Demand' streaming music service Amazon introduced midway through last year and - guess what? - this time it brings streaming video into the equation.


The theory is a fairly sound one: "When you purchase select DVD and Blu-ray titles from Amazon.com you will also receive an Amazon Video On Demand standard definition version as a gift with purchase," says the company's FAQ. "Youll be able to instantly enjoy the video on demand version on your Mac, PC, compatible device or compatible TV when it is available."

Designed by Amazon, this is the official leather book cover for Kindle (2nd Generation).
This unique book cover is not only stylish, but offers optimal protection and comfort. A patent-pending hinge secures your Kindle to the cover.
Simply attach Kindle (2nd Generation) into the cover and rest assured it will stay firmly in place even when you're on the go. The genuine black leather is sturdy, offering the best protection for your Kindle; and the soft charcoal interior protects the screen from scratches.

Though only 6 percent of you said in our poll that you plan to shop at Amazon.com for an HDTV on Black Friday, I still thought I should point out the deals that the online retailing giant is offering.

Unlike many of the other stores Black Friday specials, Amazon has a few Panasonic plasmas on saleall from the 1080p G10 series, which is THX certified for automatically producing the best image quality regardless of source material and offers VieraCast, Panasonics version of connected TV with online services like Amazon Video On Demand.

Amazon's hopes its latest payment technology will steal its competitors' thunder.

Amazon's latest payment technology, PayPhrase, lets customers buy from Amazon and affiliated merchants by using two or more words and a four-digit password. The technology, which was announced last Thursday, accesses information stored in the customer's Amazon account to pay for purchases and to identify the shipping address.

New research reveals how to find would-be victims within cloud hardware.

Leading cloud-computing services may be vulnerable to eavesdropping and malicious attacks, according to research that shows it is possible for attackers to precisely map where a target's data is physically within the "cloud" and then use various tricks to gather intelligence.