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SSP Kalanidhi Naithani speaking at pres conference. (Photo: ANI)

Lucknow: Two held for duping Amazon

The police team recovered mobile phones along with 29 sims from the accused and also seized fake stickers of numerous high-end products.

14 Oct 2019 3:37 PM

Exciting offers on Apple iPhones, unbelievable deals on iPhone XR and 6S.

Amazon.in Great Indian Festival ‘Celebration Special’; deals preview

Deals and offers from sellers on the widest selection of smartphones, laptops, cameras and more.

11 Oct 2019 3:37 PM

If you are unable to see Hindi/English as a language option in your Device settings, make sure you have the latest software update by asking “Alexa, check for software updates”

You can now talk to Alexa in Hindi and English seamlessly

Amazon's digital assistant Alexa can now understand commands in Hindi and English without repeatedly changing the language settings.

09 Oct 2019 2:57 PM

To start, users can simply say, "Alexa, open the three percent challenge."

Netflix brings '3%' episodic game to Alexa, Google Assistant

The free-to-play episodic game that is set in a dystopian future is coming to Amazon Alexa.

09 Oct 2019 10:07 AM

The report said rivals Flipkart and Amazon, which hosted their festive sale from September 29 to October 4, dominated the sale with over 90 per cent share.

E-tailers could see USD 6 billion sales this festive season: RedSeer

In the first phase of the festive sale, E-commerce companies are estimated to have registered sales of close to USD 3 billion.

08 Oct 2019 7:33 PM

The US company launched local online shopping in the wealthy Southeast Asian city-state more than two years ago with its fast delivery service through a mobile app. (Photo: ANI)

Amazon launches bigger local online store in Singapore

Amazon also said it will allow small and medium-sized businesses to offer their products to online shoppers with Amazon.sg.

08 Oct 2019 12:45 PM

Amazon Fire HD 10 is available in Plum, Twilight Blue, Black, and White colour choices.

Amazon launches new Fire HD 10 tablet with improved display, battery and USB-C

The tablet features a 10.1-inch widescreen 1080p Full HD display, octa-core 2.0 GHz processor, 32GB of internal storage and more.

08 Oct 2019 12:00 PM

Both, the “Big Billion Days” sale and Amazon’s “Great Indian Festival”, will finish on Oct 4, according to their websites. (Representational image/ Photo: AFP)

Amazon, Flipkart make record first-day festive sales in India

Amazon reported record sales of about 7.5 billion rupees (USD 7.07 million) in 36 hours in the premium smartphone brands category.

30 Sep 2019 3:34 PM

NVIDIA T4 GPUs, supported by an extensive software stack, provide G4 instance users with performance, versatility and efficiency.

Amazon brings AI performance to the Cloud with NVIDIA T4 GPUs

AWS EC2 G4 instances feature Turing architecture processors to deploy accelerated hyperscale AI inference, cloud gaming and RTX graphics.

28 Sep 2019 11:27 AM

Amazon said it has created seasonal positions in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Pune.

Amazon, Flipkart create over 1.4 lakh temporary jobs ahead of festive sales

Flipkart has added over 50,000 direct jobs across its supply chain, logistics arm and customer support.

24 Sep 2019 3:58 PM

The Big Billion Days (TBBD), which will be held from September 29 to October 4, will see the company taking its "expansive selection to about 19,000 pin codes in the country," said Flipkart Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy.

E-commerce can boost consumption, expect strong demand from small towns, cities: Flipkart

A great deal of consumption appetite is coming from Tier II and III markets said Flipkart's CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy.

23 Sep 2019 8:50 PM

Snapdeal, another leading e-commerce website in India, said the e-cigarette category had been disabled.

Flipkart, Amazon, others rush to pull vaping devices after India ban

Flipkart in a statement said it was aware of the ban order and was working with sellers to remove all such products.

20 Sep 2019 11:03 AM

Customers will be able to ask Alexa to play their favourite songs, artists, and albums.

Apple Music now available on Alexa Devices in India

Users of all Amazon Echo devices can enjoy Apple Music via simple voice commands with Alexa.

19 Sep 2019 2:06 PM

The brain that powers all Amazon Echo devices, the feature shall now also be available on all its voice-controlled smart speakers.

Alexa will now be able to understand your commands in Hindi and 'Hinglish'

Under the update Alexa will understand customers speaking to her in Hindi or Hinglish, in multiple contexts, with varied regional accents

18 Sep 2019 5:10 PM

The One-tap ratings is for those who don't have the time to write reviews. (Photo: ANI)

Massive Amazon update incoming; will change the way you shop

One-tap ratings is an experiment and allows a user to just tap once to leave a star rating on any item.

16 Sep 2019 7:37 AM

CAIT, which represents 500,000 merchants and traders in India, also demanded a “blanket ban” on such sales.

CAIT seeks ban on Amazon, Flipkart's festive season sale

Flipkart’s six-day sale begins Sept 29, while Amazon is yet to announce dates.

14 Sep 2019 12:15 PM

The companies have been asked to also submit lists of competitors by-product, email, and financial statements.

Congress asks Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google to provide internal records

The records include internal communications between executives around key projects such as WhatsApp's acquisition.

14 Sep 2019 7:26 AM

Fires are still breaking out in Brazil's Amazon and Cerrado regions. (Photo: File)

Fires still erupting in Amazon; number of blazes in Brazil up 45 pc from 2018

The Amazon is considered particularly important for its absorption of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

12 Sep 2019 2:05 PM

Amazon.in is yet to announce its sale dates. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Amazon India expands delivery network ahead of festive sales

E-commerce companies see a large chunk of their sales coming in during the festive sales.

12 Sep 2019 9:19 AM

The US retail giant launched its first site in the South Asian nation of 1.3 billion people in 2013 and is locked in a fierce battle with Walmart, which bought a 77-percent share in local e-commerce behemoth Flipkart for USD 16 billion last year. (Photo: Amazon | Twitter)

49 elevators, zumba and more: Amazon bets big on India with Hyderabad office

India is also a major source of employment for Amazon’s global operations with some 62,000 full-time staff and 155,000 contract employees.

11 Sep 2019 12:20 PM

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