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Apple Hires Amazon ’s Fire TV Head to Run Apple TV Business

EghtesadOnline: Apple Inc. has hired Timothy D. Twerdahl, the former head of Amazon .com Inc.’s Fire TV unit, as a vice president in charge of Apple TV product marketing and shifted the executive who previously held the job to a spot negotiating media content deals.
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Publish Date:08/February/2017 | 09:57

Apple strategy in 'smart home' race threatened by Amazon

EghtesadOnline: In less than a year, Amazon 's combination of the Echo speaker system and the Alexa voice-controlled digital assistant has come close to delivering on the elusive promise of easy-to-use technology that can control gadgets in the home with a few spoken words.
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Publish Date:27/January/2017 | 19:23

Wal-Mart to Shake Up Online Team, Cut Prices in Amazon Fight

EghtesadOnline: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is overhauling its e-commerce team and elevating executives from its recently acquired Jet.com business, aiming to better challenge Amazon .com Inc. with more selection and lower prices.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 14:39

Amazon 's Alexa moves in on Google's Android system

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc’s digital assistant appeared almost everywhere at the CES technology show this week in Las Vegas, even making an unexpected appearance on rival Google’s Android system.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 05:51

Ford expands Alexa use, heating up auto personal assistant battle

EghtesadOnline: Ford Motor Co is expanding the use of Amazon .com Inc's Alexa personal assistant in its vehicles to allow drivers to talk to their cars - demanding anything from a nearby cheeseburger to a weather forecast - marking a leap by the Detroit automaker to incorporate a technology initially targeted for home use.
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Publish Date:05/January/2017 | 05:25

Amazon looks to the sky to store products

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc has filed for a patent to use airships to store products and serve as a base for delivery-drones.
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Publish Date:30/December/2016 | 06:01

Amazon starts flexing muscle in new space: air cargo

EghtesadOnline: A cargo plane emblazoned with "Prime Air" descended from an empty sky at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Tuesday, ninety minutes from the bustle of New York City, loaded with crates of goods during the peak holiday shopping season.
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Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 07:13

Amazon Starts Prime Service in China to Compete With Alibaba

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc. has started offering its Prime free-shipping service in China, ratcheting up attempts to compete with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. for the rising number of shoppers hankering after overseas goods.
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Publish Date:31/October/2016 | 05:44

Amazon forecast for holiday season disappoints as investment rises

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc on Thursday said high spending on warehouses and video production would drag on profits in the holiday quarter, disappointing investors who are weary of roller coaster results from the e-commerce giant and sending its shares down 6 percent.
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Publish Date:28/October/2016 | 09:20

Amazon , Facebook Seek Indian Cricket League Streaming Rights

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc., Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have joined a bidding war for rights to stream Indian Premier League cricket matches, seeking to tap into the nation’s growing mobile internet audience.
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Publish Date:19/October/2016 | 10:58

Google takes on Apple, Amazon with new hardware push

EghtesadOnline: Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced a new "Pixel" smartphone and a suite of new consumer electronics products for the home, planting itself firmly in the hardware business and challenging Apple Inc's iPhone at the high end of the $400 billion global smartphone market.
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Publish Date:05/October/2016 | 08:14
The web retailer is spending $5 billion, aiming to dominate e-commerce in India.

Amazon Bets Big on India's Busiest Shopping Season

EghtesadOnline: When Jeff Bezos donned a bandhgala jacket two years ago and posed for photographs in India, he wasn't just promoting Amazon .com Inc.'s year-old business in the country. The web retailer's chief executive officer was also putting his reputation on the line to break into the emerging e-commerce market.
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Publish Date:03/October/2016 | 06:46

More Than 50% of Shoppers Turn First to Amazon in Product Search

EghtesadOnline: More than half of U.S. online consumers begin their product searches on Amazon .com Inc.’s website or mobile app, a survey found. That means that heading into the busy holiday season, the company is advancing its lead over major retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and search engines as the starting point for online shopping.
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Publish Date:27/September/2016 | 08:07

Twitter launches video app for Apple and Amazon TV, Xbox One

EghtesadOnline: Twitter Inc launched a new video streaming application for Apple Inc and Amazon .com Inc TV platforms, as well as Microsoft Corp's Xbox One gaming console as it brings its video content to the forefront.
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Publish Date:15/September/2016 | 08:38

Starbucks, Amazon pay less tax than a sausage stand, Austria says

EghtesadOnline: Multinationals like coffee chain Starbucks and online retailer Amazon pay less tax in Austria than one of the country's tiny sausage stands, the republic's center-left chancellor lamented in an interview published on Friday.
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Publish Date:03/September/2016 | 06:29