Category: Amazon News
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Amazon Alexa’s Interactive ‘Starfinder’ Game is Now Available to Play
Today Amazon announced the launch of its voice-enabled interactive game Starfinder on Alexa devices. The multi-part game takes users on an audio journey where you can choose the outcome of your adventure by using voice commands. Users can make decisions to advance and influence the ending of their experience. Starfinder is a fantasy role playing…
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Explore New Hobbies with These Fire TV Apps
Summer is nearing a close, but there’s still plenty of time to take advantage of the lazy summer days and develop a new skill or hobby. Chances are, your schedule this summer has been especially tame compared to other years, so why not use that extra time to stay entertained and find some new interests…
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Vizio Will Remove the Amazon Prime Video Button From Its Remotes Per Walmart’s Request
It looks like Vizio is going to cater to Walmart’s request for the company to remove the Amazon Prime Video button from its TV remotes, according to a post by The Information. Prime Video is currently the third button on the top row of quick access streaming services on Vizio TV remotes, but it sounds…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime the Week of August 3, 2020
Watch new family and anime titles on Netflix this week, get your reality fix with season 14 of The Real Housewives of Orange County on Hulu, or watch the Liam Hemsworth and Vince Vaughan film Arkansas about dis-organized organized crime in the south and more on Amazon Prime Video. Available August 3 Immigration Nation — Netflix…
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Amazon Video Streaming Has Doubled From 2019
Streaming is at an all-time high at the moment due largely to the current pandemic, but one service in particular is really on the rise. In a recent earning call with investors ($88.9 billion in sales for the second quarter if you’re curious), Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky noted that the company’s worldwide streaming hours are…
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Amazon is Approved for $10 Billion Satellite Internet Project to Rival SpaceX
Amazon has gotten approval from the FCC to create a satellite internet network that would be a competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink service. Marketwatch reported on documents released Thursday, showing Amazon’s request to build a network of over 3,200 satellites, called Project Kuiper. The goal of the project, Amazon has said, is to research areas that…
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Amazon Prime Video Channels Will Add a New PBS Channel
PBS will be launching a new documentary focused Prime Video Channel on August 4. The new PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is another way for viewers to access PBS content outside of the PBS Video app, with the intention of informing and inspiring a larger audience. The new channel will include a library of content…
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Amazon Fire Will Drop HBO Now Support This Week
Earlier this month, we learned that WarnerMedia’s deal to keep HBO Now on Fire TV devices is set to expire this month. On July 31, Amazon will no longer support the HBO Now app, as reported by Variety. Note: updated with a direct link to the Variety report. A deal still hasn’t been made to…
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Amazon Won’t Stream New York Yankees Games This Season
Back in December 2019, it was reported that the Yankees would be the first MLB team to partner with Amazon to stream games live. Amazon Prime Video made the deal with YES Network to begin airing games during the 2020 season. The news was confirmed in March, with the first Yankees game on Prime Video…
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Here’s Everything New Coming to Amazon Prime Video in August 2020
Amazon Prime Video is swooping in on August with plenty of new movies, comedies, dramas and shows to bust your summer boredom. Check out Chemical Hearts starring Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams, or tune into your spidey senses with a rewatch of Spider-Man 3. If you’re in the mood for a classic, Steel Magnolia’s will warm…