It looks like Amazon’s diapers weren’t the only product the e-commerce giant retired Wednesday. The company has shut down its mobile wallet beta, which allowed Android and Fire phone users to… Read more »
It’s no secret that Amazon’s first smartphone has been a commercial and critical flop. But a new article in Fast Company details just how involved CEO Jeff Bezos was in the planning and… Read more »
The fire sale of the Fire Phone, Amazon’s first smartphone, continues. On Tuesday night Amazon quietly cut the price again, this time bringing the entry-level 32GB model down to $199. That’s… Read more »
Amazon’s first phone hasn’t exactly been a runaway success — and Amazon’s blaming its pricing. In an interview with Fortune, Amazon SVP of devices David Limp said that Amazon “didn’t get the… Read more »
Amazon’s Fire phone was an unmitigated flop, as evidenced by the $83 million worth of unsold handsets the company can’t unload. But there are reasons to believe the company could take… Read more »
Amazon’s California-based hardware division is staffing up and working on connected devices for the home as well as a piece of wearable technology. Read more »
Amazon’s first smartphone, the Fire Phone, may not be a runaway sales success, but don’t count it out yet: It’s about to get a lot cheaper. Amazon announced on Monday that… Read more »
If a recent sales estimate is in the ballpark, then Amazon hasn’t sold many Fire Phones at all. So how do you explain that it is the best-selling on-contract handset on… Read more »
Consumers and business users alike are increasingly making transactions via mobile devices, and the growing importance of this channel is spurring companies to shift resources towards mobility initiatives. Read more »
Carrier exclusivity may have helped Apple’s iPhone back in the day but it’s not helping Amazon’s Fire Phone: The handset only accounts for 0.02 percent of web traffic on Chitika’s ad… Read more »