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Retailer Amazon has said that developers who have signed up to its Amazon Underground ecosystem are enjoying a surge in revenues. Specifically, Angry Birds developer Rovio has seen revenues from the Amazon Appstore triple since launching four games on the service while Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja creators Halfbrick have …
Read More »Prime Now one-hour Amazon delivery arrives in UK
Retailer Amazon has rolled out its new range of quick delivery options to some parts of the UK. Prime Now, which for an additional 6.99 on top of Amazon prime membership offers to deliver orders within the hour, is now available in Central London and Birmingham. Over 10,000 items are …
Read More »Amazon will deliver Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 at midnight
Online retail is trying to muscle its way into the midnight launch market. Traditionally gamers who feel they must get their hands on a game the very moment it’s released instead of nine hours later when the shops open can either queue up in the dark and cold for a …
Read More »Harmonix admits its staff posted positive Rock Band 4 reviews on Amazon
Developer Harmonix has admitted that a number of its employees left positive reviews for its recent release Rock Band 4 on Amazon’s website. Reddit spotted a number of five-star reviews left by apparent employees of the studio. And now Harmonix has admitted that was indeed the case. "Harmonix has clarified …
Read More »Amazon sues over 1,000 fake reviewers
US retail giant Amazon has issued a lawsuit against 1,114 people accused of posting fake product reviews on its website. The move is the second such effort by the website to combat ‘false, misleading and inauthentic’ reviews this year, after it took a number of review sellers to court in …
Read More »Amazon to stop sales of Apple TV and Chromecast
Devices ‘don’t interact well’ with Prime Video streaming service, retailer claims
Read More »Amazon is pulling Apple TV and Google Chromecast over streaming video dispute
It looks as if shoppers will soon no longer be able to buy the Apple TV or Google Chromecast from Amazon. Bloomberg reports that the retailer is preparing to flex its muscles and drop support for video streaming devices that do not directly offer a way to stream its own …
Read More »Amazon wants to pay customers to deliver parcels
Retailer Amazon has announced a new scheme that will see people earning between $18-$25 an hour to deliver parcels to customers. ‘Amazon Flex’ requires only that members have their own car and own Android phone. Drivers will be delivering packages ordered through Amazon’s new same-hour Prime delivery service. Those wishing …
Read More »Amazon hires Guild Wars 2 lead designer
Eric Flannum joins Amazon Game Studios to work on new PC title
Read More »Amazon launches £50 Fire tablet
The low-cost tablet market has undergone a big shakeup with Amazon’s announcement of a new Fire tablet that costs just 49.99. Called simply ‘Fire’, the Android device has a 1024×600 seven inch screen, 1GB of RAM, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, and both front (2MB, 720p, HD video) and rear facing …
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