Amazon’s controversial 1-Click patent opens with a summary that’s decidedly dry. It reads: “A method and system for placing an order to purchase an item via the Internet.” Despite its stiff language, that US patent, which was granted in 1999, helped open the internet to droves of shoppers by allowing customers on Amazon.com to buy …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. He can’t believe it either. Amazon/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Thursday Night Football hasn’t exactly been must-see TV. It smacks of overload, often featuring teams that aren’t overloaded with talent. Still, Amazon is launching its first-ever livestream of an NFL game on Thursday, Sept. 28. …
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Update, June 7: The cube-shaped model has been officially announced as the Amazon Fire TV Cube. Related links Roku vs. Apple TV vs. Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV vs. Android TV: Which streamer should you buy? Smart talk is cheap with Alexa streaming TV stick Amazon has two new Fire TVs coming out later in 2017, according to a report …
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iPhones will be the star of the show at Apple’s big Sept. 12 event. But two other major product refreshes are also rumored to be unveiled: A third-generation Apple Watch and — our focus here — a new Apple TV box. The current version of the Apple TV was launched back in September 2015, alongside the iPhone 6S. Since then, …
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Dear Siri, Tomorrow, Apple is holding an event to most likely announce the next iPhone. Many people are hoping for a radical redesign, others are debating what the new phone will be called: iPhone Pro, Edition, X, or just 8? But my mind is on you, Siri. To quote Joey Tribbiani: How you doin’? It’s been six years since you …
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Pioneer and Onkyo have announced two new smart speakers with a different spin — they combine multiroom streaming audio with Amazon‘s Alexa assistant. Prices will start at $250. Ever since the first smart speaker, the Amazon Echo, was released almost three years ago this category has primarily been more concerned about the “smarts” than the speaker. The Echo, the Google …
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Amazon has been working for years to clean its sites of fake reviews and fake products. It’s still got work to do. The online retailer on Wednesday filed five separate legal actions through the American Arbitration Association to cut down on a variety of alleged scams used to make money on Amazon’s Kindle self-publishing service, according to documents obtained by …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. That looks unfortunate screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET When Amazon starts delivering by drone, perhaps this sort of thing won’t happen. Until then, human error may occur. At least that’s what Jessie Lawrence likely believed after he posted a photo of an Amazon package — delivered, …
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Welcome back to your weekly podcast that lets you know what’s new to watch in the next few days. Netflix has a tendency to release a lot of TV shows on Fridays and this time is no different. Full seasons of new series like “The Confession Tapes” and “Greenhouse Academy,” plus a new season of “BoJack Horseman” all arrive on …
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