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If Amazon can make it there, it can make it anywhere. The e-commerce powerhouse said Wednesday that it’s planning to open an order-fulfillment center in New York for the first time ever, a move that might mean faster deliveries for those in the Big Apple and environs. The Staten Island-based facility will be the first in New York state and …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Humorous? Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk One or two people must have imagined Banksy was behind it. Or, perhaps, Amazon Prime. In LA and New York, billboards began to appear in recent days, with this stark black-and-white message: “Netflix is a joke.” There have been times …
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Amazon is now so big it wants a second headquarters. The world’s largest online retailer said Thursday it plans to build a corporate base in a major North American city that will be an equal to its existing Seattle headquarters. It expects to spend over $5 billion on the project, called Amazon HQ2, and hire as many as 50,000 people …
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Remember when streaming TV meant torrenting or paying per episode, months after your favourite show had aired overseas? Things have changed. The arrival of Netflix and Stan in 2015 saw a massive shake up in the local market with established players like Foxtel lowering its prices and other smaller operations shutting up shop altogether (farewell Ezyflix!). But which streaming or …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple set to launch the next iPhone on September 12 1:12 Even if you don’t have an iPhone or plan on getting a new one, you should still pay attention to Apple’s September 12 event. For one thing, it takes place in a new location, Apple Park, the company’s new headquarters in Cupertino, California. But the …
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Alexa, play my piano. Yamaha’s MusicCast multi-room audio technology links a number of Yamaha’s audio products together. A new Amazon Alexa hook-in means these will work with Alexa-controlled tech such as the Echo and Echo Dot via an Alexa Skill coming in October. Yamaha’s Disklavier Enspire piano is one of these products, meaning you’ll be able to control the piano …
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Roku is ready to go public. The streaming device maker is seeking $100 million in its initial public offering, according to a filing Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The company will be listed on NASDAQ under the ticker ROKU. Roku, which makes popular streaming devices like the Roku Premiere, Roku Express+ and Roku Streaming Stick, said it’s …
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“Alexa, fast forward to the bit where it gets good already.” That’s just one of the commands (sorta) that you’ll be able give to a new range of Toshiba TVs announced at IFA in Berlin on Thursday. Amazon’s voice assistant will enable hands-free control of the televisions, provided you have an Echo or Echo Dot smart home hub within hollering …
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Essential, a tiny 100-person smartphone company from the man behind Android, just screwed up in a particularly embarassing way. Last night, it accidentally shared personally identifying information — including driver’s licenses — of some customers with others, seemingly as part of an attempt to verify some would-be phone buyers’ identities ahead of shipment. At first, some customers (at the XDA-developers …
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