Apple on Tuesday removed Skype and a few other apps from its app store in China, after the country’s government told Apple the apps violated local laws, Reuters reported Tuesday. “We have been notified by the Ministry of Public Security that a number of voice over internet protocol apps do not comply with local law, …

Amazon-owned Whole Foods gave its customers an early holiday gift on Wednesday, cutting the prices of more products and adding discounts for Prime members.  The discounts included Thanksgiving fare, such as organic and no-antibiotic turkeys, organic russet potatoes, organic sweet potatoes and its 365 private-label canned pumpkin. Prime members got an even deeper cut on the turkeys.  Normally, Whole Foods’ …

Augmented reality is expected to become a new, major tech platform in the years to come, and Apple wants a piece of the action. The iPhone maker is working on a new AR headset that could become available as soon as 2020, according to a report Wednesday from Bloomberg. Also on today’s podcast, we talk about Snap’s lousy quarterly results …

Amazon has finally brought back its own private-label diapers, though this time under a new name. The e-commerce giant quietly launched the new diapers at sizes newborn and 1 to 6 on its US website, but the products are currently available by invite only. The diapers are offered under the new Mama Bear private-label name — which is used to …

Just after Halloween, a bunch of retailers tried to get a jump on sales for the holiday shopping season, with Amazon, Walmart and eBay all pushing early discounts online this week. But don’t worry if you’re not in the holiday spirit quite yet and are annoyed by “Christmas creep,” the trend of holiday sales and marketing starting earlier in the …

Just in time for the holidays, Amazon has boosted its augmented reality shopping game. The online retailer on Wednesday unveiled “AR view” on its Amazon shopping app. The new feature, which is only available for now for customers using iOS 11 installed on their iPhone 6S or later, lets shoppers check what new products might look like in their homes …

With the iPhone X going on sale this Friday, we invited over reviewer Scott Stein to talk about what it’s been like using the device. We discussed the new Face ID biometric system, edge-to-edge screen with a cutout “notch” on top and the phone’s hefty price. Plus, check out the extended show on YouTube for more iPhone X topics and viewers’ …

When asked in a new survey whether people would rather go to the mall with friends or just shop at home with a voice assistant like Amazon‘s Alexa, a third of people actually opted for the robot. Maybe that’s a sign of a drab future when we all become shut-ins and stores cease to exist, but that situation doesn’t seem …

For today’s podcast, we go through some of the tools Russian trolls have used to draw lots of attention to their posts online, as well as what Facebook and Twitter are doing to stop them. Plus, we talk about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos becoming the world’s richest person thanks to his company’s strong third-quarter results, and Nintendo enjoying solid earnings, …

Three months ago, Jeff Bezos was for a brief moment the world’s richest person. This time, Amazon’s CEO and founder may get to keep that title for a little longer. On Friday, the online retailing giant’s stock shot up a whopping 13 percent, a huge amount for such a large company, after Amazon easily outpaced its third-quarter earnings expectations. That surge …