Soon people can pay in Amazon via their selfies. According to a patent filed by Amazon on Oct. 19 that was published Thursday, selfies could provide the next level of protection for consumers. It argued that a selfie-pay system would be more secure than traditional passwords. It can be true since passwords can be stolen[…]
The much talked about rumor of Amazon having its own freight business has just been confirmed. Amazon is now officially going into the air freight business with the announcement that the Seattle online retailer has signed a five- to seven-year lease for 20 cargo planes. Amazon taking control of a portion of its own logistics[…]
Amazon has been rumored to open hundred of bookstores all over the United States. That might still be far off but good new is that they will open their second bookstore on the West Coast. The company will open its latest location in San Diego this summer, according to the San Diego Tribune. The store[…]
Amazon has expanded its Amazon Prime Now to Oackland, California. As we all know, Prime Now is a free two-hour delivery service to Prime members, who can get tens of thousands of essential and other items by ordering through a mobile app. The mobile app can be downloaded from www.amazon.com/primenow. It is essential that one[…]
Amazon just signed a deal with British supermarket Morrisons which is the fourth largest biggest supermarket chain in Britain. This deal brings competition to players already in the region, including Tesco and Ocado. With this deal Amazon now becomes serious about its food delivery service in the UK and can help them improve their strategy[…]
On the lighter side of things, if you are a big Amazon fan just like us, you might have asked that question “How much would it cost if you buy one of everything in Amazon?” Kynan Eng, a computer scientist based in Zurich has calculated that for you and the result totals to $12.8 billion.[…]
To encourage users to potentially try Prime Amazon just quietly raised the free shipping minimum for buyers who don’t belong to its fast growing subscription service, Amazon Prime. According to the company, “non-Prime members would have to spend at least $49 per order to qualify for free shipping, up from $35.” Prime could just be[…]
Handmade at Amazon, one of the newest ventures for the online retail giant which serves as market for handcrafted and vintage items. According to the company, this is a new store for artisans to sell unique and handcrafted goods “to our hundreds of millions of customers worldwide.” In this venture, Amazon is tapping into a[…]