Amazon is set to open a new London-based site for some of its design and development teams. The centre, based near London’s “Silicon Roundabout” will house hundreds of staff including software development engineers, graphic designers and teams from both Pushbutton and Lovefilm.
Amazon has launched GameConnect, a new service targeting gamers, letting developers deliver virtual goods direct to people’s Amazon game accounts.
Amazon is planning on offering a premium ‘same day delivery’ option for its US customers, in a move that could put further pressures on ecommerce firms and high street retailers alike.
Amazon is reportedly developing its own smartphone in conjunction with manufacturing partner Foxcon.
Google’s Nexus 7 tablet is due for launch in a couple of weeks, but the internet giant has admitted the iPad rival will go on sale in Europe without access to the Play Store’s music, magazines or TV shows after it failed to agree deals with the rights holders.
YouView is set to launch in the UK at the end of this month, with the much-delayed web TV service seen by many as a possible successor to the Freeview platform.
Google has launched its first own-brand tablet computer, taking on Apple, Amazon and Microsoft in an increasingly crowded and fast-growing market.
Google made a handful of major product announcements at its I/O developer event yesterday; the next iteration of Google’s Android operating system, Jelly Bean, an aggressively priced 7 inch tablet from partner Asus, and a home media device which will be marketed under Google’s own brand. Jan Dawson, chief telecoms analyst at Ovum provides his … [Read more…]
The number of UK consumer online searches pertaining to entertainment in April – from Movies, Going Out, Gaming Consoles & games and Music, dropped 13 per cent on January’s level, according to new research.
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is considering splitting its business in two, separating its struggling handset manufacturing division from its messaging network, according to a new report.