The Nokia name will continue to live on, just perhaps not under Microsoft. Microsoft agreed to sell off its low-end phone unit as part of a $350 million deal announced Wednesday. That’s a fraction of Microsoft’s $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services businesses in 2014. That deal turned out to be a disaster …
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Amazon’s restaurant deliveries service expanded to two more markets on Tuesday, reaching Manhattan and Dallas. The service provides one-hour deliveries from certain restaurants for free to Amazon Prime members. Meals were already available through Amazon’s Prime Now rapid deliveries service in Baltimore, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles. The Seattle online retailer also said it’s …
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Amazon@Penn probably doesn’t look like any store you’ve ever visited. The brightly lit space includes no shelves, no standing inventory and no checkout. It’s likely debatable the location is even a “store” at all. Yet this 3,500-square-foot space, which hosted a grand opening Friday at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, serves as another example of Amazon’s evolution, as the …
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Parents can now track all kinds of vitals and statistics for their newborns using new gadgets and apps. But is all that information necessary? For Roger’s welcome back episode following parental leave, we delve into our experiences using baby tech and how these devices can both help and scare parents. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the …
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Need to sell a set of golf clubs? Just go to a FedEx Office. eBay said Tuesday it has significantly broadened a partnership with FedEx to bring eBay Valet drop-off locations to over 1,600 FedEx Office stores nationwide. The expansion will roll out over the coming months. eBay Valet lets people hand off their goods to experienced sellers already on …
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Amazon wants to become the next YouTube by creating a new open platform called Amazon Video Direct. But will it get there? We also hit on eBay coming to 1,600 FedEx Office locations and a San Francisco Bay Area company’s plans to deliver blood and vaccines in Rwanda via drones. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the …
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Now playing: Watch this: Amazon out to slay YouTube, anyone can upload videos 2:27 Watch out, YouTube. The biggest storefront on the Internet is coming for your eyeballs. Amazon on Tuesday launched Amazon Video Direct, a new open platform that lets both professional studios and regular users publish their videos through the service. Video creators can make their videos available …
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Amazon is taking flight — again. The e-commerce giant on Thursday unveiled a long-term partnership with Atlas Air Worldwide, enlisting the aircraft operator to fly 20 Boeing 767 freighter planes to help Amazon get packages to its millions of US customers. The deal comes after Amazon in March reached a similar deal to have Air Transport Services Group manage another …
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The rap on eBay’s website is that it’s too messy, forcing users to pick through page after page of listings to find what they really want. Plenty of customers just give up and head to Amazon instead. The good news is that eBay knows this is a problem and is working to fix it. The bad news is that eBay …
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Amazon is in business. The Seattle e-retailer, which grew by selling baby wipes and smartphone cases to consumers, is now expanding its influence selling industrial and commercial supplies to companies, too. After quietly building out Amazon Business, its marketplace catering specifically to enterprises large and small, the company on Wednesday revealed that the new site hit over $1 billion in …
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