Ben Bajarin is a principal at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley. He contributes to the “Big Picture” opinion column that appears every Monday on …
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The Many Problems with an Amazon Smartphone
The rumor of an Amazon smartphone is picking up steam, with Bloomberg citing two unnamed sources who say the device is in development.
Amazon is reportedly working with manufacturer Foxconn on the device, and is looking to …
Why HBO Is Once Again TV’s Most Relevant Network
It was just one more small step for TV Everywhere. HBO Go will now be available on yet another tablet, the Kindle Fire.
via Why HBO Is Once Again TV’s Most Relevant Network | Business | TIME.com.
Amazon Instant Video Challenges Netflix with App for the Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 has long ceased to be just a gaming machine, which is why today’s announcement that Amazon’s Instant Video service is coming to the console makes sense.
The Amazon Instant Video app will allow subscribers to …
Technology’s Perfect Storm Is Coming This Fall
Thankfully, I’ve never been in a perfect storm. I have seen a movie about it, but the worst storms I’ve encountered were of the lightning, thunder and torrential downpour variety when I attended college in the Midwest. I came …
Report: Amazon to Sell Ads on Kindle Fire Welcome Screen for $600K
Kindle Fire owners could soon be seeing something new when they turn their tablets on — ads. According to Ad Age, Amazon is looking to profit even more off its most popular product by offering up the welcome screen as ad …
Report: Amazon to Release Front-Lit Kindle in July
E Ink — easy on the eyes, not so easy to read in the dark. That’s why Amazon is planning on releasing a new Kindle with front lighting, according to a “source” who talked to Reuters.
The new Kindle will reportedly be …
Apple, L.L. Bean and Amazon Score Big in Online Shopping Satisfaction
In an annual study tracking customer satisfaction ratings with the top 100 online retailers, perhaps the biggest takeaway is that Amazon is the world’s biggest e-retailer for a reason: It just plain makes customers happier than the competition.
via Apple, Amazon Rank High in Online Customer Satisfaction Survey | Moneyland | TIME.com.
‘Harry Potter’ Series Will Be Free in Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library
If you’re one of the last few people on Earth who haven’t read the Harry Potter series, now you have no excuse. Today Amazon announced that it’s adding all seven of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books to the Kindle Owners’ Lending …
Amazon Offers Cloud Drive Desktop App, but It’s No Dropbox
Not to be forgotten in the online storage wars, Amazon has released Windows and Mac desktop apps for its own Cloud Drive service.
Amazon’s Cloud Drive app is a little less useful than desktop apps from other services such as …
Amazon Selling Refurbished Kindle Fire Tablet for $139, Today Only
Today only, Amazon is selling the refurbished Kindle Fire tablet for $139. That’s a good deal considering the new version costs $199 and refurbished units normally cost $169. These refurbished units carry the same one-year …
How Small E-Booksellers Could Help Break the Amazon-Apple Duopoly
It’s a scary time for publishers. Last Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five big publishers for allegedly price-fixing e-books. The goal was apparently to prevent Amazon, …
