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Amazon steps into shoe fit specialist Shoefitr
2015-04-21 13:16:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A 3D technology firm that has developed a tool to help shoppers select the best-fitting shoe size is reported to have been snapped up by online shopping giant Amazon.
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Amazon rainforest losses impact on climate change, study shows
2015-04-21 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Human activity has removed more than one-tenth of trees and plants from the Amazon rainforest since the 1960s, a study shows. Widespread removal of trees has contributed to a rise in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, increasing the potential impact of climate change, researchers say. Deforestation of the Amazon accounted for 1.5 per cent of the increase in carbon dioxide levels seen since the mid-nineteenth century, the team says. However, this …
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Amazon dams keep lights on but hurt fish, forests
2015-04-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: When Asháninka Indian leader Ruth Buendía realized that a hydroelectric dam on the Amazon's Ene River would displace thousands of her people, she vowed to fight it. The project, she argued, would bring more hardship to families-including her own-already uprooted by political violence. Leaders in the Peruvian communities along the river were divided over the plan, with some looking forward to high-paying construction jobs. But Buendía stood her ground. Plans for that dam were eventually suspended....
Amazon Pulls the Plug on Appstore's Test Drive Feature
2015-04-19 07:02:53| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Few people used the Test Drive feature, it seems, which allowed Amazon Appstore fans to try emulated apps before they purchased them.
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Amazon Drones Could Deliver A Package In Under 30 Minutes For $1
2015-04-17 15:25:01| Trucking - Topix.net
In December of last year, Amazon announced Prime Air, the company's plan to deliver future packages by drone . While the media and others mocked this announcement, UAV delivery is likely to disrupt traditional package delivery significantly.
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