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Amazon’s Big Day: All for Prime, Prime for All

"We detected a gradual slowdown in the checkout process, also around 9:00 a.m., which we could trace to the payment page. These problems seem to be resolved," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Overall, Amazon is managing Web performance well on Prime Day, with median page load t...

Nintendo Shares Surge on Pokemon Go Juggernaut

"The strong response in Nintendo shares is not only because Pokemon is a global phenomenon with a large fan base, but because it is being distributed on Android and iOS, which have billions of active users," Jon Peddie Research Senior Gaming Analyst Ted Pollak told the E-Commerce Times.

Twitter to Carry Live Convention Coverage on the Web

"Twitter has become part of the political dialogue, and maintaining that foothold is more important than ever for the brand now that user growth has leveled off," he told the E-Commerce Times "This makes Twitter into a kind of C-Span for the conventions," added Greg Sterling, ...

Airbnb Fights City Hall Over San Francisco Registration Rule

"We are confident that our city attorney will successfully present our case," he told the E-Commerce Times Airbnb's Allegations...

Musk Defends Autopilot Safety Record Following Fatal Crash

"It may have sounded great to Tesla's marketing department, but it is misleading," he told the E-Commerce Times. "It is more like a 'super cruise control.'" More importantly "the technology Tesla has deployed isn't what we currently are working on for self-driving cars," said...

Feds Probe Philanderers’ Site Ashley Madison: Report

The FTC declined to confirm or deny whether it is conducting an investigation, because "FTC investigations are nonpublic," spokesperson Jay Mayfield told the E-Commerce Times Ashley Madison did not respond to our request to provide further details....

FBI Director Raps Clinton but Recommends No Criminal Action

"It's more common for DoJ not to pursue a case the FBI recommends for prosecution than to pursue a case law enforcement says isn't worth prosecuting," he told the E-Commerce Times. "I would be pretty surprised if the DoJ decided to go a different route here." Comey criticized...

BlackBerry Lets Go of Its Classic Phone

"That matches what I'm hearing," Hyers told the E-Commerce Times. "BlackBerry's strategy going forward is to create a portfolio of devices that serve a range of customers at different price levels -- hence, the Neon for the mid-tiers; the Argon for higher-tier customers; and the Mercury for the remaining BlackBerry die-hards who want a physical keyboard."

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FCC’s Internet Privacy Proposal Sparks Congressional Action

"We continue to look at all options on the Hill and at the FCC to stress the point that there needs to be a consistent set of privacy rules for consumers," USTelecom SVP for Communications Anne Veigle told the E-Commerce Times One consumer advocacy group takes a dim view of po...

Amazon, Walmart Gear Up for Summer E-Commerce Throwdown

E-commerce mega-sales events in the past have stretched into weeks or even months, she told the E-Commerce Times. The company's countdown deals -- slated for July 5 through July 11 -- will include summer entertainment deals, mobile gadgets, travel products, and gear targeting...

Amazon Pushes Dash Buttons as Customers Give Them the Gong

"Over the last three months, total Dash Button orders grew 70 percent and order frequency doubled: Amazon is now seeing two orders placed per minute from the devices," she told the E-Commerce Times. Amazon last year launched the Dash Replenishment Service as a means of lettin...

Microsoft Makes It Easier to Say No to Windows 10

"Microsoft needed to be held accountable for its negligence regarding the forced Windows 10 upgrade, which rendered many users computers useless," Goldstein told the E-Commerce Times Sensitive Timing...

Senate Falls Short on Expansion of FBI Surveillance Authority

"The biggest question will be if Sen. [Mitch] McConnell (R-Ky.) brings this up for another vote," Jaycox told the E-Commerce Times. "It's a key vote for privacy and technology advocates." See You Later...

Webpass Buy Lets Google Fiber Extend Its Tentacles

"Solutions that reduce the cost to reach subscribers, especially in downtown built-up areas are attractive," he told the E-Commerce Times "The issue is access, and Webpass has established access both in apartment buildings and on poles," noted broadband technology analyst Crai...

Tesla Shares Tank on SolarCity Merger Proposal

"Tesla is in the midst of ramping up production by a factor of 10 over current levels," DeLorenzo told the E-Commerce Times. "To succeed, that effort will take a tremendous amount of cash, and I think investors are a little leery of diverting this much value to SolarCity rather than concentrating on Tesla's core business."

C-SPAN Resorts to Social Media to Cover Gun Control Sit-In

"Politicians will use whatever means is necessary to get their message out, whether it's a Sunday TV news program, social media or an online broadcast," he told the E-Commerce Times. "The lines between traditional and online media continue to blur, and the result is a fluid exchange of anytime, anywhere coverage of the world around us." ...

Instagram Blows Past Competition to 500M Mark

"Instagram's premise is ultimately extremely simple -- sharing pictures, with optional filters," he told the E-Commerce Times. "There's almost no learning curve, but at the same time the app is fairly powerful." Instagram has become one of the top go-to apps for teenagers, who...

Microsoft Sees Fertile Ground in Cannabis Compliance

"We support government customers and partners to help them meet their missions," Microsoft said in a statement provided to the E-Commerce Times by spokesperson Brooke Randell. "Kind Financial is building solutions on our government cloud to help these agencies regulate and monitor controlled substances and items, and manage compliance with jurisdictional laws and regulations." ...

How Private Is iOS 10?

"We don't know much about what Apple is doing. They seem to be doing something very much like what Google is doing," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Hopefully, they'll publish more details as we get closer to the release of iOS 10, but right now there are ways to get it wrong and ways to get it right, and we just don't know how Apple is doing it."

Amazon’s Bold Indian Strategy

"India represents a rapidly expanding market with a growing middle class," Stratecast/Frost & Sullivan Program Manager Mike Jude told the E-Commerce Times Overall, the online retail market in India is only 2 percent of total retail sales in that country, according to Forrester...

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