Hugh Milstein wishes Amazon had rolled out its Brand Central fraud-fighting tools last month. Back then, DigitalFusion, his 25-employee digital photography business in Culver City, California, was selling high-quality space art on the e-retailer’s site. The posters got great reviews, including a shout-out from Star Trek‘s George Takei. Then, a rash of knockoffs showed up …
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Amazon may be getting ready to step up its game slightly. The internet retailer has spoken in recent months with representatives from the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Football League for the rights to carry live games, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Part of the proposal has included the idea of offering the games through …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Amazon Just the other day I wrote about free magazines for tablets, noting that the bigger the screen, the better the reading experience. …
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Forget about waiting for Black Friday or Cyber Monday; Amazon’s got a good deal for today, and today only. You can subscribe to its popular Prime service for $79, $20 off its normal $99, until 11:59 p.m. PT today. For Amazon UK, that’s £59, a £20 discount off the normal £79 price, until 11:59 p.m. UK time tonight. At the …
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The old “Top Gear” team of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May reunite this Friday to the delight of gearheads everywhere in a new auto-focused series from Amazon called “The Grand Tour.” To celebrate the occasion, Amazon’s introducing a new skill for Alexa and offering its Prime service at a discount. Amazon Prime normally costs $99 a year. Starting …
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Australia may be the land of Mad Max, but Aussies are going to have to wait longer to get their fix of Jeremy Clarkson’s new TV show “The Grand Tour.” The car show will premiere on Amazon on Friday November 18, but it will only be available to viewers in the UK, US, Germany, Austria and Japan. Everyone else around …
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Sharing is caring, and Amazon hopes you care enough about its streaming-music service to share it with your family. Amazon Music Unlimited, Amazon’s response to streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, is now available as a $14.99-a-month subscription for up to six people. The service, which debuted in October with discounted pricing for Prime members and Echo-only plans, is …
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Amazon Music Unlimited has launched in the UK — and if you team it with Amazon Echo, it’s one of the cheapest streaming services around. Amazon Music Unlimited launched in the US in October and crosses the pond to launch in the UK, Germany and Austria today. Separate from the limited music service that comes with Amazon Prime, Music Unlimited …
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Amazon filed two lawsuits against sellers of allegedly counterfeit products, part of a broader crackdown on fakes sold through the internet retailer. The lawsuits, filed in a Washington state court on Monday, allege more than 20 companies and individuals were involved in selling knockoff exercise and furniture moving equipment. The suits follow a handful of lawsuits that crack down on …
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They say Britain and America are two countries separated by a common language — bad news for Amazon‘s Alexa, the voice-controlled personal assistant built into Amazon Echo and Echo Dot speakers. As the Echo crosses the pond to the UK, Alexa has had to learn a whole new version of English. So in the interests of maintaining the special relationship …
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