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Steve Jobs announces Apple's new music service at WWDC, forecast sunny
- By Michael Berk
- Posted June 6, 2011
As expected, Steve Jobs took to the stage at the close of this years WWDC keynote to introduce the highly anticipated iCloud service.

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Stormy weather for Amazon's cloud services?
- By Michael Berk
- Posted March 30, 2011
Like everybody else who covers media technology, we were excited by yesterday's announcement of Amazon's Cloud Drive remote storage and associated Cloud Player streaming media

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Cloudy with a chance of downloads

Amazon trumps Apple and Google with new cloud storage and music streaming service
- By Michael Berk
- Posted March 29, 2011
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Trend from 2008: Amazon Had "Best Ever" Sales
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 1, 2009
While everyone else has been struggling, Amazon.com has reported their "best ever" holiday shopping season. Compared to the doom and gloom from companies such as Tweeter and Circuit City, Amazon's report is a shining light of good news.

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Amazon's TiVo/Samsung Sale
- By sandv blog
- Posted December 25, 2008
Did Santa bring you everything you wanted? Need to fill in a few blank spots on your wish list? Just in time, Amazon is playing an elf. From now until December 29th, get $150 off the price of a TiVo HD DVR when you purchase one of seven select Samsung HDTVs.

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Amazon.com's Blu-ray Sale
- By sandv blog
- Posted December 10, 2008
Go - NOW! Amazon.com is having a Blu-ray sale! From now until midnight (pst) December 17th, get three Blu-ray discs for the price of two. Not every Blu-ray in stock, but almost every disc. (They have a total of 201 Blu-ray movies for sale, but only 172 are in this special.)

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TiVo/Amazon HD? Oops, Our Bad
- By sandv blog
- Posted December 4, 2008
A few observant users over at EngadgetHD spotted something interesting on their TiVo screens. When they looked at the Video On Demand screen for Amazon's streaming service, they noticed an interesting option. Suddenly, there was an option for "Available in High Definition." Cool, right?
Not so fast. This was just a test. According to TiVo's PR firm...

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Amazon.com's Big Mistake
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 8, 2008
Last Saturday, an Amazon retailer was listing quite a few TVs at prices that were unreal. Turns out that, in fact, they were unreal.

The online retailer, My Office Source normally sells, as you might guess, office equipment. But on Saturday, they had a Sharp Aquos LCD that normally retails for $2,299.99 on sale for... $38.45. Insane! A Panasonic 32-inch set for $65.95. Crazy!

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Amazon VOD Now Available on Mac and PC
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 4, 2008
Amazon has boxed up Unbox and just announced that starting immediately, Mac and PC customers can instantly watch movies on either a Mac or PC with Amazon Video On Demand. Using the old Unbox app, material had to be downloaded first, to either a PC or TiVo. The Unbox can still be used to watch downloaded content, but instant access is always a good thing.

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Amazon VOD for Sony's BRAVIA Link
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 27, 2008
A reader of engadgetHD noticed that Amazon.com is running a beta version of their video-on-demand services for Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video Link. The Link is an add-on module for Sony's BRAVIA TVs that connects to the Internet.

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Amazon.com on TiVo -- More Than Just Downloads
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 23, 2008
Couch potatoes rejoice! Seems like just days ago we reported that Amazon.com was going to let you purchase movies downloaded through your TV system. Not a stretch, but opening a whole new world of opportunities, Amazon and TiVo just made an exciting announcement that's taking this to the next level.

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Amazon On-Demand Now in Beta
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 18, 2008
Who needs Netflix and Blockbuster when Amazon.com is around? Seeming to ditch their Unbox, Amazon.com is launching a new store that will stream movies and television shows directly to your PC and soon, to Sony's Bravia Video Link TVs. Yup. We said stream.

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