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Amazon Kindle bookstore reaches Canada, cuts Americans (partly) out of the loop

December 9, 2012
Amazon Kindle ebookstore reaches Canada, cuts Americans partly out of the loop

Canadians have had to be content with a form of Kindle Store limbo until now. They could buy Kindle e-books, but they’ve had to rely on a US-centric portal that scarcely acknowledges their literary tradition. As of this weekend, they don’t have to cross the virtual border: Amazon Canada now has its own dedicated Kindle [...]

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Amazon Kindle bookstore reaches Canada, cuts Americans (partly) out of the loop

December 9, 2012
Amazon Kindle ebookstore reaches Canada, cuts Americans partly out of the loop

Canadians have had to be content with a form of Kindle Store limbo until now. They could buy Kindle e-books, but they’ve had to rely on a US-centric portal that scarcely acknowledges their literary tradition. As of this weekend, they don’t have to cross the virtual border: Amazon Canada now has its own dedicated Kindle [...]

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[Deal Alert] Sprint’s Galaxy Note II Now $150 On Amazon Wireless For New Customers In Both White And ‘Titanium’ Black

December 9, 2012
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If David convinced you last week with his testimony concerning his phablet conversion, you’re looking to jump on the plus-sized bandwagon, and you happen to be on Sprint, then today might be a good day to pull the metaphorical trigger. As of right now, Amazon Wireless is selling the Galaxy Note II for $ 149. [...]

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Amazon Unveils Kindle FreeTime Unlimited for Your Munchkins

December 6, 2012
Children Using the Kindle FreeTime Service

It’s no secret that Google Play can be a dangerous place for munchkins. No, I’m not talking about the little people in the Wizard of OZ, I’m talking about children. (This is a preview – click here to read the entire entry.) Source: AndroidPIT News

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Amazon Introduces ‘Kindle FreeTime Unlimited’, Offers Slews Of Restriction-Free Children’s Content For A Low Monthly Fee

December 5, 2012
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It’s no secret that Amazon is trying to turn the Kindle Fire/HD into the device that the entire family shares for content consumption, but now they’ve built a service that makes it even more relevant as such. Dubbed FreeTime Unlimited, the all-you-can-eat plan is serving up hot bowls of children’s content, ready to be consumed [...]

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Google buys BufferBox, might give Amazon Locker a run for its money

December 1, 2012
Google buys BufferBox, might give Amazon Locker a run for its money

Google has just snapped up BufferBox, a Waterloo, Ontario-based startup that offers temporary lockers for online purchases much like the ones recently deployed by Amazon. Instead of 7-Elevens and RadioShacks however, the relatively young startup has only just started a deal to install parcel kiosks in Canada’s Metrolinx GO Transit stations. The Mountain View company [...]

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Early objections over generic TLDs throw the .book at Amazon, Google

November 24, 2012
Early objections over generic TLDs throw the book at Amazon, Google

Technology companies went wild bidding on generic top-level domains (gTLDs) once the opportunity presented itself. That seemingly impulsive behavior hasn’t sat well with the Government Advisory Committee, which just posted a list of its member countries’ initial 250 objections over the internet gold rush. While the list is broad, Amazon and Google (under a Charleston [...]

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YouTube and Amazon Instant Video now available on Nintendo’s Wii U

November 23, 2012
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Google (GOOG) on Thursday announced the launch of a YouTube app for Nintendo’s (NTDOY) Wii U gaming console. The app doesn’t let you watch videos with the GamePad, however it does allow users to search for content and also displays video details. Amazon (AMZN) earlier this week also announced the availability of its Instant Video [...]

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Programmer builds bot to buy random stuff from Amazon, takes secret Santa to a whole new level

November 22, 2012
DNP Programmer built a bot to buy random stuff from Amazon, takes secret Santa to a whole new level

In what may be the quickest route to landing on an episode of Hoarders, programmer Darius Kazemi has built a shopping bot to buy him around $ 50 worth of stuff every month from Amazon completely at random. He compared it to putting something on backorder and then receiving it months later, as if it’s [...]

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