Not long after the United States held a senate hearing on tax reforms and tax practices by large corporations, a hearing of which Apple was a main focus, comes news that the European Union has been conducting an investigation into the tax practices of Apple and other technology companies, including Amazon and Google. What these investigations have led to is…
Amazon’s been hard at work over the past year releasing cloud-based apps and services in a desperate effort to keep up with the modern trends in technology and media consumption. The latest addition to the ever-expanding portfolio of apps and services is Cloud Drive Photos, which does exactly what the name suggests it does. The app essentially allows…
Ford’s SYNC AppLink platform is one of the cooler app integrations within vehicles. The manufacturer has been working with app developers to specialize apps to work with the new platform and fully integrate them to work with new Ford cars. Today, one more app has been added to the list of Ford approved apps. Amazon Cloud Player was updated earlier…
Amazon has just updated its Kindle iOS app to include VoiceOver support for those with a visual impairment. Version 3.7 of the app hit the App Store today, and will now audibly read books aloud to aid those who struggle. From the App Store: What’s New in Version 3.7 • Accessibility features make it easier for blind and visually impaired…
If you’re a reader, you’ve probably heard of Goodreads. It’s basically the social networking for books, with ratings, reviews, recommendations, and more. All in all, definitely the type of thing major ebook publishers would want to get their hands on. In comes Apple. The Cupertino-based company reportedly spent about a year talking with Goodreads…
A report is coming out that makes it sound like Amazon may be working on its own version of a voice assistant – almost Siri-like. According to TechCrunch, Amazon has been acquired Evi, a voice-assistant application that is very similar to Siri in the information it can provide. According to the report: At UK Companies House all the Evi Technologies Ltd…
Latest reports from NPD show that Amazon is really beginning to grow in terms of digital music market share. Their figures today show that Amazon’s share of digital music downloads has risen from 13% to 22% in 3 years. Despite this growth however, iTunes is still the clear dominant force in digital music, racking up 63% of all digital music downloads….
To take on the likes of Dropbox, Box.net, Google Drive, and more, Amazon has updated its Cloud Drive to include cross-computer file sharing. It works just like any of the other services – you have a folder on your OS X or Windows computer, then the folder in the cloud, and whenever you update a file between the any of the three, it will push an updated…
Rumors have again surfaced suggesting that Amazon is going to release a 4.7-inch smartphone this year. Rumors of this type were prominent last year following the success of the Kindle, however that actually culminated in the release of the Kindle Fire HD. Now, supply chain sources are suggesting that Amazon is going to release a smart phone with a…
Strategy Analytics has recently published its findings from a recent survey on US consumer cloud services, and found that iCloud has topped the chart in terms of users. This means that Apple’s storage solution has beaten the likes of Amazon Cloud Drive and Dropbox. According to the survey, which contained 2,300 American candidates, iCloud was the most…
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