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Cyanogen Inc. Working on “Something Really Cool” With Ex Google, HTC and Apple Employees

Tim August 27, 2014 34

"Something really cool" is getting worked on, as announced by Cyanogen Inc. and Nextbit, a not-so-new startup focused entirely on mobile devices and cloud computing. Nextbit's team is comprised of former Google (original Android team engineers), Dropbox,...

Report: Amazon Struggles With Fire Phone, No More Than 35,000 Units Sold

Tim August 26, 2014 160

According to The Guardian, who has compiled and analyzed data from both comScore and Chitika, Amazon is struggling to push the Fire Phone to US consumers, having sold no more 35,000 units since its release. The phone has been available through Amazon and AT&...

Official: Amazon is Buying Twitch

Kellen August 25, 2014 22

Amazon is officially buying Twitch, according to a press release just sent out by the company. The deal includes Amazon acquiring all outstanding shares of Twitch for "approximately" $970 million in cash. Amazon hopes to close the deal in the second half of...

Forget Google, Amazon Buying Twitch Streaming Service for More Than $1 Billion (Updated)

Tim August 25, 2014 58

Update: It's official - Amazon is buying Twitch for $970 million. According to two sources of The Information, as well as a source of the Wall Street Journal, Google is no longer set to acquire Twitch, the livestream network for roughly $1 billion. Instead,...

Amazon Intros Local Register Payment System, Basically an Amazon-powered Square

Tim August 13, 2014 25

This morning, Amazon announced Local Register, a Square-like swipe payment system powered by the company's own payment platform. Perfect for business owners, Local Register is a little card reader which plugs into a tablet and phone, coming paired with an...

Deal: Amazon Fire TV Discounted to $84 for Limited Time

Kellen August 13, 2014 39

The Amazon Fire TV has been discounted by $15 for a limited time, dropping the price to an even more reasonable $84. For those new to the Fire TV, this is Amazon's media box that connects to your TV to bring you Amazon Prime video, Netflix, and other video...

Amazon Introduces Same-Day Delivery to 6 New Markets

Kyle August 6, 2014 36

Not to be outdone by Google, Amazon is expanding its same-day delivery service to additional cities. The company announced that customers in Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington DC may now purchase many items on Amazon...

Flappy Bird Makes Triumphant Return, Available as “Flappy Birds Family” Exclusively on Amazon Appstore

Tim August 1, 2014 36

You were really missing Flappy Bird, weren't you? Well don't worry, because it is now available to anyone who owns a Fire TV through the Amazon Appstore, titled Flappy Birds Family. It is the same Flappy Bird as it was before, but as reported previously, it...