Posts Tagged ‘Amazon’

Elastic Book Store, Amazon’s New Service After Mixed Financials

On Monday, April 29th, 2013
Amazon Amazon released mixed Q1 13 financial results, Thursday, April 25th. Along with an increase in product and service offerings. And while foreign exchange rates took a 6 percent chunk from their operating income, or $12 million, net sales increased 22 percent, or $16.07 billion, compared to Q1 12’s figure of $13.12 billion. Amazon has increased ...

Netflix Reports Positive First Quarter Earnings

On Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
netflix The show cost around $100 million dollars to produce and premiered on February 1st of this year. This is a staggering price tag but Netflix claims that they would have spent about the same amount of money creating an online streaming deal with an outside studio. These streaming deals are only getting more pricey and ...

Google vs. Amazon, The Battle Begins!

On Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Google versus Amazon Google and Amazon are assuming the mantle of battle over same day delivery. Even though, according to Boston Consulting Group, it’s not same day delivery that wins the e-commerce battle; It’s free delivery and cheap products. Google’s same day service will be called “Google Shopping Express”, and is launching in San Francisco. Amazon currently only ...

10 Amazing Samsung Galaxy S3 Cases

On Saturday, January 5th, 2013
s34 Samsung Galaxy S3 was sold in over 20 million units, so the company did a great job with this smartphone. If you want to give your phone a personal touch, check out these Samsung Galaxy S3 cases: 1. Case-Mate “Mike” Droid Creature Perfect for any Droid lovers, this case features the funny little robot. Price: $25 Image courtesy ...

Prices Drop on Nokia Lumias: $39 or Even Free

On Thursday, December 27th, 2012
lumia820inhand Nokia is betting on the success of the Lumia phones, which run Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Phone 8 software, to steady the company after a string of financial losses. The company’s main phone, Nokia Lumia 920, was launched through AT&T for $99. That price still stands, but the phone is available at Amazon for as low ...

One In Four Americans Owns A Tablet, Study Shows

On Thursday, December 27th, 2012
nook-tablet-hd The population of e-book readers is growing. In the past year, the number of those who read e-books increased from 16% of all Americans ages 16 and older to 23%. At the same time, the number of those who read printed books in the previous 12 months fell from 72% of the population ages 16 ...


Flipboard App: Now Available On Android Tablets

On Thursday, December 20th, 2012
flipboard-android-tablets   Flipboard announced that its social magazine App, a single place to see everything you care about - which displays feeds from major social networks such as Google Plus, Twitter and Facebook, as well as main stream content from The New York Times, HuffPost and many others – is now available for Android tablets. The company ...

Can Google Play Beat iTunes and Amazon? (INFOGRAPHIC)

On Monday, December 10th, 2012
Google Play iTunes and Amazon MP3 have long been crowned as rulers of the online music market. However, Google have released their own version, called Google Play, in the hope of overthrowing them. Does this underdog have what it takes? The social network Google+ is fully integrated with Google Play, so you can share, play and listen ...

Barnes and Noble Nook HD+ (REVIEW)

On Sunday, December 9th, 2012
Nook-HD+- The good: The Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ starts at only $269, high-resolution screen, good performance, and a microSD slot. It is also lightweight, comfortable, and has great adult’s and children’s books and magazines. The bad: The Nook HD+ store still lacks some popular TV shows and movies, there is no native music feature, and apps support pales in comparison to ...


Privacy And Data Management On Mobile Devices Apps (INFOGRAPHIC)

On Friday, November 30th, 2012
Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices More and more apps are beginning to ask for access to information they don’t necessarily need to function and as a result are quietly amassing our data. Using the mobile devices apps is making us more vulnerable. This puts us at a disadvantage not only if we lose our smartphone, but when we download certain ...

Kardashians, iDevices And Facebook: Bing’s Most-search Terms Of 2012

On Thursday, November 29th, 2012
celebrities Microsoft’s Bing released the most popular search terms of this year, grouped into various categories, including several celebrities. Kim Kardashian was the most-searched-for person of the year, with her role as a reality-television star. Lists of the most-searched-for terms have become a year-end staple, with Microsoft, Google, Amazon and others releasing their users’ most-popular terms, ...

Hot Pot BBQ: A Herb Garden And A BBQ Grill In One Device

On Thursday, November 22nd, 2012
hot-pot bbq The Hot Pot BBQ Grill from Black+Blum combines a gardening pot or a herb garden (that actually you can use to grow just about anything you’d like) with a medium size BBQ grill. Not only is it very functional, but this device is also eco-friendly, given it’s made from recyclable stainless steel and heat insulating ...

Jeff Bezos (Amazon CEO) Receives Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year Award

On Sunday, November 18th, 2012
COV.12.03.12.indd Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos won the Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year Award today for his part in changing both the bookstore and the book itself. Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 and has since redefined what a bookstore should be. He has always prioritized long-term gains over short-term profitability, a philosophy that’s yielding palpable results. It is estimated that ...