Argos takes on Amazon with same-day deliveries
Argos is taking on Amazon with a same-day home delivery service for the UK ahead of the Christmas rush, provided customers pay an extra fee.
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Amazon ‘plans to enter data analytics market’- report
Amazon is mulling a data analytics service for businesses, harnessing the flood of consumer browsing and purchase data to help advertisers serve more relevant ads, according to a news report.
Amazon bans sale of rival Apple TV and Chromecast devices
Amazon is to stop selling video-streaming TV devices from Google and Apple, as they don’t “interact well” with its own media service, drawing up new battle lines in the digital entertainment wars.
Amazon strikes back at Android with ‘Underground’ shopping app
Amazon has launched a new shopping app on Android called Underground, which is a collection all of the free apps offered throughout the Amazon Appstore.
BBC takes on Netflix in the US
The BBC is planning an online streaming service in America as part of an effort to raise more money from commercial sources abroad, and tap into the growing number of ‘cord-cutters’.
Rise of streaming sticks: Amazon Fire stick, Chromecast and Roku sales soar
Amazon’s Fire TV stick is leading the pack of newly popular streaming TV devices, as more people look for simple and convenient ways of accessing smart TV features, according to new data.
Amazon begins take away deliveries in US
Amazon is offering its own restaurant delivery service to Prime members in Seattle, marking its first push into an increasingly crowded market for meal delivery.
Google Chrome blocks auto-playing Flash ads
Google’s Chrome browser has started blocking some internet adverts that use Adobe’s Flash technology, joining many major web platforms now phasing out the dated video software.
Apple plans to make original web TV content
Apple is reportedly set to rival Netflix and Amazon with its own TV shows made exclusively for its upcoming Apple TV.
European video trends 2015: Brits watch less TV than ever, Italians watch most
Brits are watching less TV than ever before, with average viewing time across all platforms falling by 14 minutes since 2013, according to new research.