Articles Tagged with amazon

Amazon Fires Destroying Rainforest At Troubling Rate

Amazon fires killing rainforest

Amazon fires are destroying the rainforest at a rate of three percent every 10 years. NASA scientists recently calculated that slow-burning fires in the rainforests have led to a major loss of lush vegetation and an increased output of carbon dioxide. Scientists admit that the Amazon fires are not easy to detect because they creep… Read more »

Amazon Expanding Android Appstore With International Launches

Amazon Appstore

Amazon is extending its Android Appstore to nearly 200 countries in the next several months. On Wednesday, the retail giant announced that app developers can now begin submitting their applications for distributions in the new locations. Amazon is also allowing developers to register their productions for international distribution. As Amazon’s App Store expands, developers who… Read more »

Nintendo Shutting Down Several Online Services For Wii In June

Nintendo announces five Wii channels getting shut down

Nintendo has announced that it will be shutting down as many as five of the online channels that are featured on the Wii this June. In addition, a number of services will be ended that affect the way players can interact online through the Wii. Like most gaming consoles these days, there is far more… Read more »

Warner Archive Streaming Service Launched For Roku

Warner Archive Streaming Brings Classic Catalog Back To Life

Warner Archive streaming has launched, bringing back catalog titles from the company’s extensive library to the Roku, Venture Beat reported on Tuesday. The service will run $9.99 per month with unlimited streaming options for movies and TV shows, joining new services such as Red Box and Verizon as alternatives to the big players of Netflix,… Read more »

Amazon Fires ‘Neo-Nazi Guards’

Amazon Germany

Amazon has fired the security team described by seasonal workers as “neo-Nazi guards.” An Amazon spokesperson in Germany has confirmed that the company has severed ties with Hensel European Security Services (HESS). According to Business Insider, the security firm allegedly supplied guards who many believe had connections with the neo-Nazi movement. The company said in… Read more »

John Goodman Will Star In Amazon Original Series ‘Alpha House’

John Goodman to star in Alpha House on Amazon

Amazon has just landed John Goodman to star in its new original series Alpha House. Much like Netflix recently did with the riveting House Of Cards starring Kevin Spacey, Amazon has decided to start its own TV production house. The new Alpha House series will air via the Amazon Instant Library and will be made… Read more »

Amazon Optimizes MP3 Store For iPhone, iPod Touch

Amazon MP3 Store for iPhone and iPod Touch

In its every growing attempt to overtake Apple iTunes, Amazon on Thursday rolled out an optimized version of its MP3 web store for iPhone and iPad touch devices. Amazon MP3 store buyers can still download tracks directly to their iPhone and iPod Touch devices, but those tracks will also automatically store inside their Amazon Cloud… Read more »

Amazon Instant Video Launches For Nintendo Wii

Amazon Instant Video

Nintendo Wii owners were disappointed when Amazon Instant Video was announced for the Nintendo Wii U but not their older console. Now Amazon has released a new app that brings its video library to the Nintendo Wii. Under terms of the deal, Amazon Instant Video will deliver more than 145,000 movies, documentaries, and TV episodes… Read more »

Nap Nanny Recall: Stores Agree To Pull 150,000 Infant Recliners

Nap Nanny Recall

Some of the nation’s largest stores have agreed to a recall of 150,000 Nap Nanny infant recliners. The recall is a voluntary move by retailers following the reported deaths of several infants, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Bed Bath & Beyond, Amazon, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, and Diapers.com are all… Read more »

Netflix Blames Amazon For Christmas Eve Outage

Amazon Web Services

The folks at Netflix are pointing the finger of blame directly at Amazon Web Services’ cloud computing center in Virginia for the outage on Christmas Eve. The problem couldn’t have arrived at a more inopportune moment for the company. As countless individuals were firing up their Netflix accounts for the first time — my parents… Read more »