Apple’s definitely working on something when it come to TV — but it’s still not ready to tell us about it. CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday hinted at Apple’s ambitions, but, in typical Cook fashion, didn’t reveal any specifics. “We hired two highly respected television executives last year, and they have been here now for …
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Amazon raised the price of its Prime memberships in the US by 20 percent, but so far that isn’t harming renewals. That’s according to Amazon finance chief Brian Olsavsky, who said on an earnings call with reporters Thursday that Prime renewals are “looking really, really good” despite the price hike. Last week’s Prime Day sale also brought in a single-day …
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We could be watching movies on Walmart’s rumored video-streaming service by the end of this year. The big box giant plans to launch a subscription video platform through its Vudu division, Variety reported on Thursday. The news follows a similar report earlier this week that Walmart was considering a video service to go up against Netflix and e-commerce rival Amazon. Vudu …
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Amazon botched Monday’s kickoff of its fourth annual Prime Day sale, with a broken website and app redirecting customers to pictures of dogs on its error pages. For many shoppers, the problems persisted for hours. But the screw-up didn’t change the final outcome: a third Prime Day in a row that broke all previous Amazon sales records. On Wednesday, Amazon said his …
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Update, July 18 Prime Day officially ended at midnight PT (3 a.m. ET). Nearly all the deals featured below have now expired. Check out our roundup of Prime Day deals still available for a curated list of the best remaining bargains. Amazon Prime Day started at noon PT Monday (3 p.m. PT) and ran through Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. PT (Wednesday, 2:59 a.m. …
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Amazon says sales during its annual Prime Day are surging so far in the US, even after a series of glitches crippled its site and app for many customers on Monday. “Prime Day sales in the U.S. so far are bigger than ever – in fact, in the first 10 hours Prime Day grew even faster, year-over-year, than the first …
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Amazon Prime Day is winding down. The deals below will end Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. PT (Wednesday, 2:59 a.m. ET). Be sure to keep a close eye on this post for the rest of today, as we will be updating it with new deals as we find them. Also, read our overview of the best Prime Day deals from every …
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First came Netflix. Next comes Disneyflix. And then comes … Walmartflix? Giant retailer Walmart is considering launching a subscription streaming video service to go up against Netflix and its e-commerce foe Amazon, according to a report by The Information, which cites unnamed people familiar with the matter. It could be priced at less than $8 a month, according to one of the people …
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Update, July 18: Prime Day officially ended at midnight PT (3 a.m. ET). Nearly all the deals featured below have now expired. Check out our roundup of Prime Day deals still available for a curated list of the best remaining bargains. Amazon Prime Day, the online retailer’s giant 36-hour sale, continues to run through Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. PT (Wednesday, …
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Update, July 18: Prime Day officially ended at midnight PT (3 a.m. ET). All the deals featured below have expired. Check out our roundup of Prime Day deals still available for a curated list of the best remaining bargains. Amazon Prime Day, the online retailer’s giant 36-hour sale, starts at noon PT (3 p.m. ET) on Monday and runs through …
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