Amazon: News
25 May 2021
Manoj Bajpayee'The Family Man-2' anti-Tamil controversy: Raj and DK release statement
Amazon Prime Video's upcoming show The Family Man 2 has found itself mired in a major controversy, after releasing the trailer.
21 May 2021
Manoj BajpayeeHas 'The Family Man' been renewed for another season?
After a successful debut season, Amazon's The Family Man is all set to grace the small screens with its second season on June 4.
17 May 2021
Amazon Prime VideoWhat is Amazon miniTV and what can we expect?
On May 15, e-commerce giant Amazon announced the launch of its ad-supported video streaming service called miniTV which is built directly into the company's shopping app for India.
15 May 2021
Samsung Mobiles#DealOfTheDay: Samsung Galaxy A72 available with benefits worth Rs. 10,000
If you are planning to buy a new mid-range smartphone, then this might be a good deal for you. Amazon is offering a Rs. 7,000 discount on the Samsung Galaxy A72 smartphone.
11 May 2021
Samsung MobilesSamsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G available with Rs. 32,000 off
If you are planning to buy a high-end smartphone under Rs. 45,000, then this is a great deal for you. Amazon is offering a Rs. 27,000 discount on the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G model.
08 May 2021
Samsung Mobiles#DealOfTheDay: Samsung Galaxy S21+ available with benefits worth Rs. 36,000
If you are planning to buy a premium smartphone without crippling your wallet, then this deal might interest you. Amazon is offering a Rs. 24,000 discount on the Samsung Galaxy S21++ 5G model.
05 May 2021
OnePlus#DealOfTheDay: OnePlus 8 Pro available with benefits worth Rs. 9,000
Are you planning to buy a premium smartphone? If yes, then this might be a good deal for you. Amazon is offering a Rs. 6,000 discount on OnePlus's last-generation flagship smartphone, the 8 Pro.
22 Apr 2021
NetflixNewsBytes Briefing: Facebook promotes cybercriminals targeting its userbase, and more
Facebook's recent string of security snafus aren't mere coincidences, but a symptom of what's turning out to be systemic security lapses. Case in point: Facebook Messenger users in 84 countries face serious phishing threats.
21 Apr 2021
TechnologyAmazon is opening a high-tech, AR-enabled hair salon in London
After establishing its presence globally in online and physical retail, Amazon announced that it will open an "experimental" brick-and-mortar hair salon in London's East End Spitalfields area.
17 Apr 2021
MicrosoftNewsBytes Briefing: Chip shortages will continue until 2023, and more
Want a new graphics card, gaming rig, or a next-generation console? Well, you might as well pay the atrocious scalper prices because the world's largest chipmaker TSMC has painted a rather grim picture.
16 Apr 2021
Jeff BezosAmazon Prime adds 50 million subscribers thanks to the pandemic
Amazon Prime subscriber count shot up to 200 million while recording a growth of 33 percent. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made this announcement in his final annual shareholder letter before he passes the reins to Andy Jassy later this year.
03 Apr 2021
COVID-19Amazon explored opening discount stores to clear out unsold products
Amazon Inc. has been exploring an idea of opening physical stores to offload the unsold inventory at heavy discounts, reveals Bloomberg. The information was disclosed by two people familiar with the plan.
03 Apr 2021
AppleNewsBytes Briefing: Twitter, LinkedIn punish MobiKwik whistleblower, and more
Security researcher Rajasekhar Rajaharia recently pointed out how personal data belonging to 10 crore MobiKwik users was being sold on the darknet. The company refused the allegation and then Twitter and LinkedIn mysteriously began censoring Rajaharia.
25 Mar 2021
OnePlus#DealOfTheDay: OnePlus 8 Pro available with benefits worth Rs. 4,500
Looking to buy a premium smartphone? This might be a great deal for you. Amazon is offering a discount of Rs. 3,500 on OnePlus's last-generation flagship, the 8 Pro.
22 Mar 2021
OnePlus#DealOfTheDay: OnePlus 8T available with benefits worth Rs. 3,500
Looking to buy a flagship smartphone? This deal should meet your expectations. Amazon is offering a discount of Rs. 2,500 on the OnePlus 8T model with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
09 Mar 2021
MicrosoftNewsBytes Briefing: Chinese hackers spook the White House, and more
A Chinese hacking group called Hafnium has exploited a security flaw in Microsoft's popular Exchange Server email software to infect hundreds of thousands of entities across the globe.
08 Mar 2021
Amazon IndiaAmazon India's 'Local Shops' program racks up 50,000 offline retailers
E-commerce giant Amazon said that more than 50,000 offline stores and neighborhood kirana shops across 450 cities in the country are now a part of its 'Local Shops' program.
03 Mar 2021
Amazon Web ServicesEmployee sues Amazon for racial, gender discrimination in corporate hiring
Amazon.com Inc has been sued for "systemic" discrimination against Black and female workers, especially for corporate roles. The lawsuit filed in federal court by Charlotte Newman alleges that Amazon hires Black people for lower positions and promotes them slower than White workers with similar qualifications.
02 Mar 2021
FacebookNewsBytes Briefing: Amazon accused of discriminating against blacks, and more
Not long after being caught stealing tips from its drivers, Amazon follows in Google's footsteps and gets accused of discriminating against a black employee.
25 Feb 2021
FlipkartFlipkart mulls deployment of over 25,000 electric vehicles by 2030
Flipkart has announced that its city logistics fleet will comprise over 25,000 Electric Vehicles (EVs) by 2030. They shall be designed and assembled in India.
18 Feb 2021
WorldNew York Attorney-General sues Amazon over COVID-19 safety protocols
The Attorney-General of New York is suing Amazon over COVID-19 safety protocols, accusing the company of being more concerned with making money than protecting its workers from getting sick.
11 Feb 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaAmazon moves Supreme Court over $3.4bn Future Group-Reliance deal
Amazon has moved India's Supreme Court to stop a $3.4 billion assets sale by its partner, Future Group, to Reliance Industries.
04 Feb 2021
XNewsBytes Briefing: Amazon caught stealing tips from employees, and more
Amazon is known to routinely work its employees to death, but it gets worse. The American technology giant has been caught stealing tips from drivers working under the Flex program.
04 Feb 2021
BusinessAmazon will pay drivers $61.7 million after FTC uncovered fraud
Amazon must pay $61.7 million in settlement for stealing an unspecified portion of customer tips left for its Flex drivers. The decision was announced by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after concluding its investigation.
04 Feb 2021
GoogleNewsBytes Briefing: Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO, and more
After heading Amazon for more than two decades, Jeff Bezos has stepped down as the CEO to take over as the Executive Chairman.
03 Feb 2021
Jeff BezosMeet Andy Jassy: Next CEO of Amazon replacing Jeff Bezos
Andy Jassy may keep a low profile, but he has led the Amazon Web Services (AWS) to an impressive $50 billion revenue this year.
03 Feb 2021
Jeff BezosJeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon nearly three decades ago in his garage, will be stepping down from the post of CEO in the third quarter, the company announced on Tuesday.
28 Jan 2021
SamsungSamsung Galaxy M02 to be launched on February 2
Samsung will announce the Galaxy M02 handset in India on February 2 at 1 pm, an Amazon microsite has revealed.
27 Jan 2021
SpaceXSpaceX Starlink satellites featuring laser intercommunication enhance polar region coverage
SpaceX launched 10 laser link-enabled Starlink satellites into polar orbit using its Transporter-1 dedicated rideshare mission on January 24.
27 Jan 2021
Supreme Court Of India'Tandav' row: Supreme Court says freedom of speech 'not absolute'
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that freedom of speech is not absolute while hearing petitions seeking a stay on cases filed against the makers of web series Tandav, which is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
25 Jan 2021
DC Comics'Invincible' animated series gets March release on Amazon Prime
If 2021 has started to bore you already, Amazon Prime Video has some good news to offer.
24 Jan 2021
Apple WatchUS Defense Intelligence Agency admits buying location data off brokers
In a memo to Senator Ron Wyden, the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) admitted to buying location data of the public (and not just US residents) from data brokers.
23 Jan 2021
Face ID#DealOfTheDay: iPhone 12 mini available with benefits worth Rs. 9,900
If you are planning to buy the latest iPhone, this might be a great deal for you. Amazon is offering an attractive discount of Rs. 5,410 on the marked price of the iPhone 12 mini.
22 Jan 2021
MicrosoftApple quietly headhunts top cloud computing talent; Hints at self-reliance
Apple has reportedly been headhunting high-profile cloud computing engineers, while focusing on engineers specializing in container and Kubernetes technologies. These form the building blocks of cloud computing infrastructure underpinning Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft's Azure.
21 Jan 2021
FlipkartIndia's planned foreign investment policy changes could hurt Amazon
Sources informed Reuters of Indian government's plans to change foreign investment policies that could impact the e-commerce giants like Amazon and Walmart.
21 Jan 2021
BusinessAmazon offers Biden help with vaccination immediately after Trump leaves
Amazon has offered to help Biden administration with COVID-19 vaccine distribution. In a letter signed off by the company's Worldwide Consumer CEO Dave Clark, Amazon offered assistance to Biden's ambitious goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans within the first 100 days of his term.
20 Jan 2021
IndiaVivo Y31, with triple rear cameras, launched at Rs. 16,500
Chinese tech giant Vivo has officially launched the Y31 model in India. Priced at Rs. 16,490, it is available for purchase through Vivo India e-store, Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, and other partner retail stores.
17 Jan 2021
Ali Abbas Zafar'Tandav' review: A predictable yet addictive show
Ambition comes with its shades of grey.
13 Jan 2021
Bollywood'The Family Man 2' teaser: Srikant Tiwari on new mission
Manoj Bajpayee's upcoming Amazon Prime Video series The Family Man Season 2's teaser is now out.
13 Jan 2021
SamsungSamsung Galaxy M02s to go on sale starting January 19
Samsung Galaxy M02s will go on sale in India from January 19, an Amazon listing has revealed. To recall, the handset was launched last week and was slated to go on sale "soon."
