All Articles Tagged Amazon

Julie Jacobson | 12/14 12:17 PM, 0 Comments

Which streaming video service offers the best quality audio? Which has the most movies with subtitles? Which has the richest parental controls? Our friend (and neighbor) Gabe Gagliano at Tech of the Hub created an incredible chart comparing these and other features of the major premium video services: Amazon Instant and Prime, Hulu Plus, iTunes, Netflix and Vudu. [continues] Click for the full chart He offers some excellent analysis to go with the chart, including these notable updates since the last update in Q3: Other notable changes since the August-September… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 03/30 04:12 AM, 7 Comments

We knew that music was going to the cloud, but we didn't know that Amazon would be the first major provider to offer such a service. On Tuesday, the online retailer launched the Amazon Cloud Drive Player, providing 5GB of free storage (20GB if you buy an album) for music and other content. The service works with PCs, Macs and Android devices. (CORRECTION: Cloud Drive is simply the storage product, which is not unique; Cloud Player is the streaming mechanism for copy-protected music, which is unique among the serious players.)… View this story

Tom LeBlanc | 01/17 12:20 PM, 5 Comments

Ever since Circuit City closed in early 2009, electronics retailers have been trying to nibble at its market share. All that biting has taken a toll on U.S. No. 1 electronics retailer Best Buy, according to a survey by Retrevo. Best Buy announced solid performance for the fiscal month of December ended January 2, 2010 — 13 percent overall growth and 8.2 percent comparable store sales increase. Retrevo’s survey, however, shows a shift in consumer perception that threatens to shrink Best Buy’s market share. The beneficiaries appear to be Amazon… View this story