# Amazon

All time

Your next TV: Will it be Ultra HD?

As video-streaming grows in popularity and in quality, the next generation of TVs will focus on bringing Ultra HD quality streaming to your living room.

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Jan 8th 2014, 5:48 PM

Voices

Column: Are these the drones we're looking for?

Machine autonomy has long been a staple of science fiction – but that may be coming to an end with plans to use drones for domestic delivery, writes David Gunkel.

Jan 7th 2014, 7:30 PM

# BEST BOOKS

The best-selling books of the year, according to Amazon

Amazon have calculated its list of best-selling books by sales of print and Kindle edition books published in 2013.

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Dec 26th 2013, 1:04 PM

# Pass the tissues

This Amazon review that's going viral is a brilliant fake

A “mother” of three teenage boys had this to say about Kleenex.

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Dec 20th 2013, 2:00 PM

# delivery error

Man gets wrong Amazon delivery, goes on epic Twitter spree

Josh Gates got some hamburger earmuffs by mistake. The rest is history.

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Dec 20th 2013, 8:57 AM

# iPotty

You can now buy a potty with a built-in iPad for your toddler

It’s what the world never wanted, but always needed.

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Dec 10th 2013, 5:04 PM

# bit dear

The Amazon reviews for this €30,000 TV are absolutely brilliant

All that telly for €30k? BARGAIN.

9.5k

Dec 7th 2013, 3:00 PM

# droning on

7 of the best reactions to Amazon's drone delivery plans

The future is here. Almost.

4.7k

Dec 2nd 2013, 11:24 AM

# Prime Air

Amazon will deliver packages in 30 minutes using drones

The drones, called Prime Air vehicles, will be as common as mail trucks, according to Amazon.

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Dec 2nd 2013, 9:09 AM

# Marketing

Why is this Amazon customer/reviewer so powerful?

Michael Erb approaches reviews like a job – now companies send him products for free in the hope that he’ll notice them.

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Nov 3rd 2013, 9:15 AM

# Tax

UK officials face questions over multinational tax affairs

The Commons’ Public Accounts Committee is said to be skeptical about Google’s explanations of UK ad sales booked through Ireland.

5.3k

Oct 28th 2013, 4:07 PM

# Face off

You can now get Nicholas Cage's face on your confectionary

You’re welcome, world.

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Aug 22nd 2013, 7:00 PM

# amazonia

22 brilliantly sarcastic reviews of Amazon products

From the Three Wolf Moon t-shirt to the Yodelling Pickle.

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Aug 16th 2013, 1:00 PM

# Apple

Judge: Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books

A New York judge has found Apple guilty of price-fixing for ebooks.

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Jul 10th 2013, 5:33 PM

# France

France wants to ban free shipping on Amazon

No, really: it says the practice gives it an unfair advantage over local retailers.

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Jun 21st 2013, 2:57 PM

# Big Brother

Sales of George Orwell's '1984' up 6,000% since US surveillance scandal

The disclosure of the American authorities’ surveillance programmes has led to a spike in the novel that has become synonymous with government overreach.

8.9k

Jun 12th 2013, 7:49 AM

# PS4

Gamers already prefer the PlayStation 4 to Xbox One

Here’s how Sony did it.

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Jun 11th 2013, 2:42 PM

# Top Secret

Noonan won't be attending Bilderberg (but Sutherland will...)

Politicians and business leaders are gathering for the world’s most high-profile networking event. The minister has other plans.

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Jun 5th 2013, 1:16 PM

# Next Big Thing

Tumblr $1 billion deal sparks talk on next big tech target

“All the big internet companies that have money are potential buyers. Then it depends on what they want to be and how much they are willing to pay.”

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May 26th 2013, 9:30 AM

# Subliminal

Big-brand logos that you should look more closely at

There’s a lot more to these 9 logos than first meets the eye.

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May 19th 2013, 6:00 PM

# review the reviews

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?

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May 2nd 2013, 8:30 PM

# bright spark

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”.

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May 2nd 2013, 3:53 PM

# internet firsts

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.

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Apr 26th 2013, 9:30 PM

# Online Shopping

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.

7.3k

Apr 23rd 2013, 8:59 AM

# amazonazing

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.

29.4k

Mar 31st 2013, 6:00 PM

# Disney

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.

8.3k

Mar 20th 2013, 7:34 PM

# Chromebooks

Google launches Chromebooks in Ireland

Both the Samsung and Acer versions of the laptop will be available, ranging in price from €247 to €379.

16.2k

Mar 19th 2013, 6:06 PM

# Keep calm and what?!

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.

22.9k

Mar 2nd 2013, 12:32 PM

# feel old yet?

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.

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Feb 20th 2013, 9:45 PM

# Amazon

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.

6.3k

Feb 20th 2013, 12:56 PM

# google shopping

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.

8.7k

Jan 26th 2013, 11:30 AM

# Tablet Wars

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.

5.2k

Dec 5th 2012, 4:57 PM

# France

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.

4.2k

Nov 26th 2012, 11:23 AM

# bestselling

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”.

10.8k

Nov 8th 2012, 4:27 PM

# World War II

Amazon criticised over Nazi death camp jigsaw puzzle

A German politician has criticised Amazon for selling the puzzle which depicts the crematorium at Dachau.

12.1k

Sep 30th 2012, 4:59 PM

# Indigenous people

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.

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Sep 3rd 2012, 8:32 AM