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Amazon is Quietly Replacing Android in Some Products with its Own OS
It seems like Amazon is currently developing its own operating system for its Fire TV devices and Smart TVs that run on Android. This was reported last week in Janko Roettgers’ Lowpass newsletter and hasn’t been corroborated with an official statement from Amazon yet. The new OS is believed to begin with replacing Android on…
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Amazon’s Appstore Doesn’t Work on Android 12 for Some Reason
As a whole, the Android operating system is a more open platform than its iOS rival. But that doesn’t mean third-party app stores on Google devices always play nice.
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Amazon Is Opening a Hair Salon, Seriously
Atop the rubble of small independent retailers razed by 26 years of pillaging by Amazon, Amazon plans to open a hair salon. Welcome Amazon Salon: a combination augmented reality online shopping laboratory, also with barbers. Amazon has announced that the Barnes & Noble-sized flagship will open in a 1,500 square foot two-story space in London’s…
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Amazon’s $50 Fire Tablet Is The Impulse Buy That Never Ends
Every product Amazon makes is designed to sell you something else. It’s an open secret. That’s why the company could reap a profit. Now, Amazon is introducing the most irresistable moneysuck yet: a $US50 tablet.