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Amazon pulls its ‘Man in the High Castle’ ads off NYC subways
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Amazon Studios had plastered New York City subway seats with signage to promote its new drama The Man in the High Castle. The problem? It used symbols that suggested Nazi Germany’s “Iron Eagle” and Japan’s Rising Sun from the World War II era. That didn’t sit too well with New Yorkers, many of whom took pictures...
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Amazon reportedly reset some customer passwords over security concerns
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Amazon has reset an unknown number of customer passwords, citing possible security issues, according to a report from ZDNet. “A number of readers” of that tech news site said they received an email notification from the e-commerce giant, letting them know their password had been reset because Amazon had “recently discovered that your [Amazon]...
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Amazon and JetBlue team up to let Prime members binge watch at 35,000 feet for free
JetBlue and Amazon are now partnering to offer free in-flight video streaming. (JetBlue Photo)
JetBlue passengers who happen to subscribe to Amazon Prime won’t have to miss out on any binge watching time this holiday season just because they’re flying at 35,000 feet. The company announced on Tuesday that it has officially launched a new feature that gives Amazon Prime members access to in-flight Wi-Fi they can...
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Amazon Echo gets customizable voice commands thanks to deeper IFTTT integration
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While Amazon’s Echo can tell you about traffic and control your smart-home devices, users haven’t had much ability to develop their own commands for Alexa. But thanks to an improved integration with IFTTT, users can start building their very own voice commands to do everything from sending emails to finding a lost phone. IFTTT (which stands for “if this, then...
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Tech Moves: Amazon hires film music vet Bob Bowen; Former PopCap exec Karla Horwitz joins 8Stem; and more
Amazon head of music Bob Bowen. Photo via LinkedIn
—Amazon hired Bob Bowen as head of music for the company’s Amazon Studios division. The film music veteran will oversee strategy, partnerships and licensing for original content as Amazon looks to create more of their own shows and movies. Bowen has a long history of building soundtracks for movies. Before coming to Amazon, he served as...
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Amazon adds unlimited photo storage capability to Households program
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Amazon Prime members can now let a family member enjoy unlimited photo storage. As part Amazon Households, which extends the perks of a $ 99/year Amazon Prime membership to other family members, Amazon announced today that Prime Photos is now included as part of the program. That means Prime members can let one additional household member receive their own Prime Photos account...
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