FedEx said Friday that it’s not renewing its express air-delivery contract with Amazon. The contract loss could hamper Amazon’s push to one-day delivery for Prime members, which already covers 10 million items. “FedEx has made the strategic decision to not renew our FedEx Express contract with Amazon as we focus on serving the broader market. We …
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Amazon on Wednesday unveiled its latest Prime Air drone — a hybrid model that borrows from both helicopter and airplane designs. Like a helicopter, the drone can do vertical takeoffs and landings, but it can also fly around aerodynamically like an airplane. It can easily switch between those modes too, Amazon says, and it’s fully shrouded for safety. Jeff Wilke, Amazon’s …
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Amazon’s latest jump into AI-powered shopping will help you pick out clothes and accessories. All you need to do is upload a photo or screenshot of what you’re looking for. Announced at #reMARS, StyleSnap, an AI-powered feature, helps customers shop for clothing and accessories. All you need to do is take a photograph or screenshot of a look that you …
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Amazon said Monday its one-day Prime delivery program is now available on more than 10 million products across the continental US. Products eligible for these faster shipments include books, baby wipes, doggie bags, sunscreen, closet organizers and cleaning products. Amazon noted that when it launched two-day deliveries in 2005, it only offered 1 million items, meaning its one-day program is …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. On stage at WWDC 2019, Apple said its Apple TV box will get support for multiple family members. Just like Netflix, Hulu and numerous other apps for watching TV shows and movies, Apple’s own TV app will allow different family members to build different …
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After 8 years and 73 episodes, we finally arrived at the end of Game of Thrones, exhausted and defeated. There was disappointment, memes, rage and fire. There was joy. When it was all said and done… we had a lot of thoughts. Although the show is over, there’s still one more week of Thrones content to inject into our Song of …
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Amazon is offering deep warehouse discounts to its sellers in a bid to jump-start its Prime one-day shipping program. The company last month announced plans to transition its popular Prime membership deliveries from two-day shipping to one day. To increase the number of items it can offer for one-day delivery, Amazon will need to have more stuff spread around its …
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Amazon began as a bookseller before becoming a purveyor of all things. In addition to the “stuff” it sells, Amazon offers a fair number of services and subscriptions. The big one, of course, is Amazon Prime. That $119-per-year service offers one-day delivery and almost two dozen other impressive benefits. Subscribe to Amazon Prime But the services and subscriptions below are …
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Verizon and Samsung are both restless to get the 5G data speeds that signify a world of ludicrously fast downloads, real-time sports streaming from every angle and pin-sharp online games off the ground. Last week’s test of the Galaxy S10 5G in Chicago planted that flag for both of them, one that wavered precariously when I first tested Verizon’s then-day-old 5G network — an experience that left …
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We still may not know when Sprint’s 5G network will be turned on, but we know where it’ll happen first. And now we know when its first 5G devices will be available. On Thursday the company announced that it will begin taking preorders for its first 5G phone and hotspot, LG’s V50 ThinQ 5G phone and the HTC 5G Hub …
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