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# amazon - Thursday 2 May, 2013
13 pieces of evidence that Amazon reviewers are better than all of us
Could it be home to some of the world’s best creative writing?
Waterford programmer Jordan Casey, 13, to address Californian conference
Casey is set to address over 4,000 delegates on the topic “Things I learned the hard way as a young CEO”.
# amazon - Friday 26 April, 2013
11 internet firsts you probably never heard of
The first photo ever uploaded to the internet, the first registered domain name… let’s step back into the internet’s history.
# amazon - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Why tax-free shopping on the internet could be facing end in US
The bill, which was being debated in the US Senate yesterday, could lead to the recouping of $11 billion in lost annual sales taxes.
# amazon - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Here are 10 things you never knew about the world’s largest online retailer
Not bad for a company that started out in its owners garage.
# amazon - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Disney invests in Peru to prevent deforestation
The Walt Disney Company has bought $3.5 million in carbon credits to prevent the destruction of a jungle in the country’s Amazon as part of a project that started in 2009.
# amazon - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Google launches Chromebooks in Ireland
Both the Samsung and Acer versions of the laptop will be available, ranging in price from €247 to €379.
# amazon - Saturday 2 March, 2013
Clothing company blames ‘scripted computer process’ for offensive shirts
T-shirts with a slogan encouraging sexual assaults have been removed from Amazon’s online store.
# amazon - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
13 things today’s Leaving Cert students have no memory of
People who are now legally able to drink and vote have no memory of these things.
Amazon being investigated by competition watchdog
The German competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the company’s policy which prevents third-party traders from selling their products cheaper elsewhere.
# amazon - Saturday 26 January, 2013
First numbers on Google’s bid to take on Amazon’s shopping business
The new “product listing ads” appeared to have taken off at the end of the final quarter of 2012.
# amazon - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Android gains on Apple in surging tablet sector: survey
The global appetite for tablet computers is growing faster than previously thought – and Android-powered devices are gaining on iPads – a new survey claims.
# amazon - Monday 26 November, 2012
Amazon announces investment in France, sees 2,500 jobs
The internet giant is planning to open a fourth despatch centre in the country – despite an ongoing tax dispute with the French government.
# amazon - Thursday 8 November, 2012
Maeve Binchy’s final book tops Amazon’s pre-order list
Binchy’s long-term agent Christine Green said it was a bittersweet day because “we want to celebrate the book but we want her to be here too”.
# amazon - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Amazon criticised over Nazi death camp jigsaw puzzle
A German politician has criticised Amazon for selling the puzzle which depicts the crematorium at Dachau.
# amazon - Monday 3 September, 2012
Venezuelan authorities find ‘no evidence’ of Amazon tribe massacre
Authorities have been urged to continue their investigations, after reports that illegal gold miners massacred up to 80 members of an indigenous tribe by setting fire to a communal hut.
# amazon - Thursday 30 August, 2012
Kindle Fire tablet sold out, says Amazon
Meanwhile, research study says that sales of dedicated e-readers peaked last year.
# amazon - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Man orders flat-screen TV online… gets semi-automatic rifle instead
US police are investigating circumstances of shipment error.
# amazon - Monday 6 August, 2012
Kindle eBook sales overtake printed books at Amazon
Amazon said it is selling 114 Kindle books for every 100 print books it sells.
# amazon - Saturday 30 June, 2012
Five killed as severe storms strike eastern US
Thousands have been left without electricity and air conditioning as US weather forecasters warn of soaring temperatures in mid-Atlantic states.
Here’s why Instagram is down (and why Pinterest and Netflix were down earlier too)
The popular photo app has been down since late last night.
# amazon - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
The Nexus 7: Take a look a Google’s new baby
Google has finally unveiled its tablet to rival the iPad and the Kindle Fire.
# amazon - Monday 28 May, 2012
Amazon to create 100 jobs in Dublin
The online retailer is seeking people to work as support engineers and software developers as well as in other roles. The announcement has been welcomed by the IDA and Minister Richard Bruton.
# amazon - Saturday 12 May, 2012
Nine of the most bizarre Amazon reviews
Wacky, weird, and downright wonderful.
# amazon - Thursday 29 March, 2012
Amazon founder ‘locates lost Apollo 11 rockets’
The rocket engines were last seen pushing the Apollo 11 mission into space ahead of its successful moon landing in 1969.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things to know this morning…
# amazon - Sunday 4 March, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# amazon - Wednesday 1 February, 2012
TCD among research group awarded €3m for anti-inflammatory project
The project will investigate the use of plants from the Amazon rainforest on immune processes.
# amazon - Thursday 12 January, 2012
Waterstone’s to ditch the apostrophe from its name
Waterstone’s says dropping the apostrophe is “more versatile and practical” in a digital world.
# amazon - Wednesday 4 January, 2012
Hollywood’s James Franco agrees Amazon deal for new novel: report
The actor-turned-writer published a short story collection in 2010, but looks set to publish his first novel with the online retailer.
# amazon - Thursday 29 December, 2011
The Daily Fix: Thursday
In tonight’s fix: Irish people’s biggest worry for 2012, a rise in the number of tourists visiting Ireland (finally!) – and time travel exists. Kind of.
Amazon: Over 1 million Kindles were sold each week in December
Christmas Day was the biggest day ever for Kindle book downloads, Amazon said today.
# amazon - Saturday 26 November, 2011
Gallery: Is this where your Christmas presents are coming from?
Incredible photos of Amazon’s vast shipping warehouses in the UK – one of which is the size of 14 football pitches.
# amazon - Thursday 3 November, 2011
Kindle users will be able to borrow books from Amazon – but only in the US
Users have to subscribe to Amazon’s movie streaming service to borrow books from the Kindle library.
# amazon - Wednesday 26 October, 2011
Amazon profits nosedive as it takes on Apple in tablet war
The company is selling Kindles at a loss to compete with the iPad – driving its profits down by 73 per cent.
# amazon - Wednesday 19 October, 2011
Actress suing IMDb for revealing that she is 40
An actress, who (unsurprisingly) wishes to remain anonymous, has filed a lawsuit against IMDb’s parent company, Amazon, for revealing that she is “over the hill” – her words, not ours.
# amazon - Wednesday 5 October, 2011
Peru: Police rescue almost 300 women forced into sexual slavery
The Peruvian authorities have rescued almost 300 women they believe are the victims of human trafficking – the youngest girl discovered by police is just 13 years old.
# amazon - Wednesday 28 September, 2011
Amazon launches the Kindle Fire tablet to rival iPad, here’s how it works
Running on Google’s Android system, the price could be a big pull for those in the market for tablet computers.
# amazon - Monday 29 August, 2011
Amazon and Intel to showcase jobs at Dublin event next month
Pfizer, Ericsson and Deloitte are also among the companies who’ll be represented at the Career Zoo in the Mansion House.
# amazon - Monday 15 August, 2011
Amazon’s chief executive wants your phone to have an airbag
Jeff Bezos has failed papers for a patent that’ll fit an airbag to your phone – saving it from damage if you let it fall.
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