Amazon Granted Patent for Smart Glasses That Talk to Tablets
Re/code reports "The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week published an Amazon patent for an odd-sounding pair of augmented reality smart glasses. The patent explains how the smart glasses might...
View Article‘Apps Are the Future of TV’? Not So Fast!
Re/code reports "Though it’s true that streaming services, mobile devices and DVRs have taken a toll on same-day viewing and related ad revenue, that predictable decline has been slow enough for the...
View ArticleAmazon CEO bought The Washington Post. Now China rival Alibaba is pushing...
VentureBeat reports "Rumours are flying around that Alibaba may be eyeing a stake in Hong Kong-based newspaper South China Morning Post*, after it already paid close to $200 million for a stake in...
View ArticleTime Warner Discussing Stake in Hulu
The Hollywood Reporter reports "Hulu is owned by Walt Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast and a cash infusion from Time Warner would help the company compete with Netflix and Amazon.com's streaming...
View ArticleYouTube Will Join Netflix And Amazon With Support For HDR Video
The Verge reports "YouTube will be joining Netflix and Amazon with support for HDR (high dynamic range) video, the company announced this week at CES 2016. The news was briefly mentioned during an...
View ArticleAmazon to stream President Obama’s final State of the Union address on-demand
VentureBeat reports "The White House has teamed up with Amazon to make President Obama’s final State of the Union (SOTU) address more accessible to the people. On Tuesday, not only will the President’s...
View ArticleAmazon Will Join Super Bowl Ad Roster For The First Time
Variety reports "Amazon will take to the Super Bowl for the first time to tout the advantages of using “Alexa,” the personal Amazon Echo digital assistant it unveiled in 2014 – and appears to have...
View ArticleAmazon is reportedly building a ‘Spotify killer’ music service
The Verge reports "Amazon could be preparing to challenge Spotify, Apple Music, and other subscription music services with a full-fledged rival that's much bigger than Prime Music. The New York Post...
View ArticleAmazon’s stock tanks 13% despite record $482 million profit
VentureBeat reports "Amazon made more money last quarter — $482 million in profit for the fiscal Q4 2015 — than it did during every previous quarter combined since Q3 2011. That $482 million figure...
View ArticleInside Amazon’s decision to make a video game engine
VentureBeat reports "Amazon launched its Lumberyard video game engine this week, showing its intentions to become a much bigger platform company in the games business. To date, Amazon has shown it...
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