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Amazon Extends Video to VR

by Tom Allen

A job advert, posted on US recruitment site Glassdoor, has show that Amazon is looking to add a VR experience to Amazon Video. The company is searching for a senior software development manager, to …

Amazon Requires Kindle Update

by Tom Allen

Amazon is pushing out a software update for all Kindle devices released before 2014. The update must be applied before the 22nd March; after this, a manual update will be required. A full list …

Tags:Amazon| eReaders| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Amazon Recalls Faulty Fire Chargers

by Isaac Oburu

Amazon has recalled chargers for Fire devices sold after September 2015 in the UK, because they could cause a shock to tablet users. The chargers recalled bear the FABK7B model number. Amazon is compensating …

Tags:Amazon| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Detachables Sustain European Tablet Market

by Tom Allen

More than 14 million tablets were shipped to Western Europe in Q4’15: a 10.1% decline YoY, says IDC. In value terms, however, the decline was only 1.8% thanks to the rising penetration of detachable …

Amazon Continues Fast Growth

by Milos Pavlovic

Amazon’s video streaming service saw strong growth in Q4’15, nearly doubling its subscriber base outside the USA – although the company does not provide hard numbers. The Fire TV media player is claimed to …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Video| Vol 23 - Issue 04

OTT Firms Lead Connected Car Experience

by Tom Allen

Juniper Research expects 10x rise in connected in-vehicle infotainment system revenues between 2016 and 2020. By the end of the decade, Juniper forecasts that revenues will exceed $600 million. New research (http://tinyurl.com/zfmv7uq) predicts that …

CES 2016 Roundup

by Tom Allen

3M had several groups at the show. We talked to the automotive group from the display division which was showing how its light control films could be used to control viewing angles and other …

TP Vision announces Amazon Prime Instant Video UHD and new gaming partners for Philips Android Smart TVs at CES 2016

by Isaac Oburu

TP Vision has announced a wide range of exciting new gaming and streaming partnerships with leading companies including: Amazon, Gamefly, TransGaming’s GameTree TV Gold, Chillingo and Gameloft to significantly extend both the existing video …

Tags:Amazon| Game Playing| Philips| TPV (TP Vision)

Amazon Announces the Streaming Partners Program

by Isaac Oburu

Amazon today launched the Streaming Partners Program, an over-the-top streaming subscription program for video providers that enables them to reach tens of millions of Prime members. With the Streaming Partners Program, video providers have …

Tags:Amazon| Streaming Video| USA

Introducing the All-New Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition: the Best Tablet for Reading

by Isaac Oburu

Amazon today introduced the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition, which combines the all-new Fire HD 8, a year of Kindle Unlimited with access to over 1 million books, and a limited edition leather cover …

Tags:Amazon| USA

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 49

by Tom Allen

Amazon has released a ‘Reader’s Edition’ of its Kindle Fire HD 8 tablet, which combines the device with a year-long subscription to Kindle Unlimited; a leather cover; and a new feature called Blue Shade. …

Black Friday No Longer a One-Day Event

by Tom Allen

37% of Americans – 91 million people – expect to purchase technology items or related accessories during ‘Black Friday Week’ (the Monday before Thanksgiving through the Monday after, aka Cyber Monday), says the CTA …