[ad_1] Echelon and Amazon’s partnership has been in the works for a short while, and the first bunch of devices were quietly sold over the last few weeks. It’s only now that the pair have gone public with the team up, and confirmed that the bike was requested by Amazon. There are a couple of […]
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Twitch Prime is now called Prime Gaming
[ad_1] So long, Twitch Prime. Today, Amazon is rebranding the suite of video game-focused perks to match the naming convention of its other digital services, such as Prime Video and Prime Reading. The newly-named Prime Gaming works the same way as before. It’s bundled with Amazon Prime — the company’s all-encompassing subscription service that includes […]
Amazon adds car insurance to its absurd list of services
[ad_1] Amazon is breaking into the insurance business. In India, the company is now offering auto insurance through Amazon Pay and the private firm Acko General Insurance. The insurance will cover cars and motorbikes, and Prime members will get extra benefits, including exclusive discounts. Amazon says customers will be able to purchase insurance in less […]
Amazon officially delays Prime Day until ‘later this year’
[ad_1] “Over the last five years, Prime Day has become a special celebration and time for Prime members to shop incredible deals for themselves and for friends and family – and it’s something we look forward to every year,” the spokesperson shared in a statement to TechCrunch. ”This year we’ll be holding Prime Day later […]
How UK fans can watch the first ever Premier League stream on Twitch
[ad_1] The first ever Premier league football match to stream on Twitch will air tonight, with Crystal Palace versus Burnley at 7:30pm BST. The game — which will be streamed on Twitch by Amazon UK — marks a significant evolution for the platform, which until now has been primarily designed for video games and esports. […]
Twitch rolls out Prime Watch Parties to US streamers
[ad_1] Twitch first revealed its plans for “Watch Parties” back in October 2019. The test feature would allow streamers to watch Prime Video with their viewers, as long as they were also subscribers. Now, Watch Parties beta is being expanded to all US Twitch partners and will roll out to all US creators in the […]
Amazon is offering free access to kid-friendly Prime Video content
[ad_1] Prime Video comes with Amazon Prime, which costs $12.99 per month. If you don’t want a Prime membership, you can opt to just subscribe to Prime Video for $8.99 per month. It seems likely that this free offer is meant to serve not only as a much-need boredom killer, but also as a way […]
Amazon reinstates FedEx Ground as a shipping option for Prime sellers
[ad_1] The loss of FedEx ground shipping put many third-party Amazon sellers in a bind over the busy holiday period. CNBC reported some merchants had to resort to other methods, sometimes at a higher cost, for Prime orders. They were still able to use FedEx Ground for non-Prime packages, as well as FedEx Express over […]
Amazon will pull its movies from theaters to Prime faster
[ad_1] In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke said the company is working on getting movies to its Prime subscribers “as soon as possible.” Part of that means fulfilling contractual obligations around theatrical release, but it’s prepared to take a hit on that if it means a later pay-off on Prime. […]
Amazon cuts off three delivery companies publicly linked to deaths
[ad_1] The reports last month describes how Amazon micromanages the delivery process, where drivers were pressured to hit delivery quotas of up to 300 packages in a single shift. Despite those steep requirements (in an eight-hour workday, that translates to completing about one-and-a-half deliveries every minute) the arrangement puts liability for accidents on drivers or […]