Amazon drones chase customers using smartphone GPS
Amazon has published details of its Drone delivery plans, including a the ability to track the location of the person it is delivering to by pulling data from their smartphone.
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Amazon doubles ‘free delivery’ to £20
Amazon has doubled the money that customers must spend to have their items delivered for free, requiring them to spend £20 to qualify for “super saver delivery”.
Global web TV market ‘to grow fourfold’: Netflix, Amazon and YouTube lead the way
Subscriptions from ‘over-the-top’ (OTT) TV providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will generate $31.6 billion by 2019, up from just under $8 billion in 2014, according to new research.
Google Shopping search accused of ‘abuse’ by EU
The European Union has filed a complaint against Google over its alleged anti-competitive behaviour, targeting its shopping search which is pitched as a “matchmaker” between products and customers.
Tencent overtakes Amazon in market value
Tencent has reached $200 billion market capitalisation in Hong Kong-based trading last night, meaning that the Chinese social networking firm has overtaken Amazon in size.
Amazon aims to block fake reviews
Amazon has sued four firms that pay people to produce reviews that then appear on the online retailer’s site.
Amazon Prime Instant finally comes to Android tablets
Amazon Prime Instant Video now supports Android-powered tablets, almost 7 months after making its Android debut.
Top smartphone and tablet destinations in the UK
Google Sites ranked as the top smartphone property reaching 28.3 million users across browser and apps, equivalent to 98.4 percent of the total smartphone population in January 2015, according to new research looking into the Top smartphone and tablet destinations in the UK.
10% of top UK brands ‘running mobile display ads without optimised site’
Most advertisers now have a mobile optimised site, but some are still lagging behind- risking losing a huge chunk of their audience as a result.
Top April Fool’s pranks: Google goes backwards, Hailo piggybacks and driverless driving tests
April Fool’s Day has become big business for brands as they scramble to get their pranks noticed on social media and news outlets (getting some free publicity in the process). We’ve rounded-up some of the best spoofs to hit the web this year- including Google going backwards, Hailo piggybacks and driverless pizza delivery.