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Amazon dangles $50 tablet computer to hook more consumers
2015-09-17 17:07:03| IT Services - Topix.net
In this Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, photo, Amazon's new $50 Fire tablet sits on display along with assorted colored cases, background, in San Francisco.
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Amazon unveils new Fire tablet for USD 50
2015-09-17 15:48:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Amazon is updating its Fire tablets range, adding a new USD 50 model, as well as introducing new high-end and kids models. The new Fire tablet for USD 49.99 will go on sale at the end of September, including an offer of buy five, get one free. The low-cost tablet offers a 7-inch IPS display, quad-core 1.3 GHz processor, front- and rear-facing cameras and up to 128GB of expandable storage via microSD. It comes with the latest version of the Fire OS, named 'Bellini', which Amazon said updates the user interface to replicate the look and feel of a magazine when browsing apps and content. The new tablet also coincides with the launch of Amazon Underground, the online retailer's new storefront for apps and games. Amazon also announced the new Fire HD tablet, in 8- and 10-inch versions for respectively USD 149.99 and USD 229.99. These will also run the 'Bellini' OS and go on sale from 30 September. The Fire HD is Amazon's thinnest tablet yet, at 7.7mm, and and features two stereo speakers and an HD display with over 1 million pixels and 16:10 widescreen aspect ratio. It runs a MediaTek 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and supports up to 128 GB storage with a microSD card. Finally, Amazon announced a new Fire Kids Edition tablet. Launched a year ago at USD 149.99, the new version costs USD 99.99 and comes with the updated tablet, a kid-proof case, one year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, 20,000 age-appropriate websites and YouTube videos, and a two-year guarantee.
Amazon intros 4K Ultra HD Fire TV STB and Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote
2015-09-17 15:30:27| Digital TV News
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has introduced the next generation of Fire TV -- the Amazon Fire TV with support for 4K Ultra HD, and the Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote. Amazon Fire TV is half the price of any other 4K Ultra HD streaming media player.
Ocado is ready to fight Amazon
2015-09-15 10:52:38| Grocery - Topix.net
Ocado is in fighting shape despite price wars between supermarkets and is ready to take on Amazon when it launches its grocery delivery service Fresh in the UK. Online grocer Ocado said in a statement on Tuesday that sales jumped 17.3% to A 272 million in the third quarter, thanks to a 16.6% rise in the average number of orders per week to 190,000.
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More than trees why addressing poverty is critical to reforestation of the Amazon
2015-09-14 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: "Each year the Amazon rainforest is disappearing at the rate of an area equivalent to Belgium, Wales, ... so ran the headlines 20 years ago. Today, tropical deforestation is less of a headline grabber but the problem remains. Over the last 20 years, climate change has taken centre stage, although carbon sequestration of trees is widely recognised as a critical part of the solution. In Bolivia, the carbon sink of the Amazon continues to be deforested at an alarming rate, chiefly by large scale...
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