Jul 04
Jul 04
Amazon Japan has harnessed (hired?) goats to manicure the grounds at its distribution center in Gifu Prefecture. And the most interesting part? Amazon isn’t even the first internet company to do this!
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Jul 03
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Jul 03
Lovefilm has told Eurogamer that it will no longer offer game rentals by mail in the UK after August 8th. Additionally, the Amazon division confirmed via its blog that the option is no longer available to new subscribers. In addition, existing customers will no longer be able to add the service, a fact that only came to light when someone spotted it on a company FAQ (see the More Coverage link). Lovefilm apologized profusely for the non-communication, and explained that the change was made so it could focus on streaming content instead. It promised to contact subscribers “in the very near future” to confirm the policy, and “strive to communicate directly with our customers” rather than letting them find out through the media. The firm’s yet to actually confirm that the service will be cut off completely next month, however — perhaps that would be a good place to start.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Amazon
Jul 02
As far as media delivery goes, e-books are pretty flat. You get the book and maybe some notes or background info from the publisher, and that’s pretty much it. That’s not good enough for Amazon. The company was just awarded …
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Jul 01
Looks like gamers with Amazon Kindle tablets will no longer be competing amongst themselves… because starting today, Amazon’s proprietary GameCircle platform is now open to all Android devices. The backend cloud service has offered up leader boards, achievements and progress saves to Kindle users for a year now, and as of today, it also supports conflict resolution between mobile devices. The reveal comes at an interesting time, which parallels the recent launch of Google Play game services. Naturally, it’s reasonable to speculate that Amazon’s move could be an attempt to keep its service relevant. More than 500 games currently support GameCircle, but for all Android users to benefit, developers must first integrate the latest API into their games. At least they now have a bit of motivation to do just that.
Filed under: Gaming, Tablets, Software, Mobile, Amazon
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Amazon
Jul 01
Jul 01
gdgt’s best deals for July 1: Free LG Blu-ray player with LG 3D HDTV purchase
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Jul 01
Jul 01
Vine was recently released on Android after being available on iOS for what seemed like ages, but now pretty much every Android and iOS device can join in on the fun of making quick 6-second looping videos, except for the Kindle Fire. However, that changes today, thanks to the inauguration of Vine into the Amazon
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