Amazon Dials Up Mobile With Fire Phones
On-line retailer Amazon released its first ever smart phone Friday, which is available on the Website of the retailer and AT&T stores.
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On-line retailer Amazon released its first ever smart phone Friday, which is available on the Website of the retailer and AT&T stores.
Last year, more than one billion units worldwide were ordered via the Amazon website from sellers with businesses of all sizes,
Movie information and ticket ordering service Fandango is launching a new app for the Amazon Fire Phone, which is to be released later this week.
Prices start at $199 for a 32GB and $299 for a 64GB version.
Web retailer Amazon is expected to announce Wednesday it is introducing its own smart phone during a webcast.
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Just in time for the holiday season, Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced that customers can now place orders on Amazon Wine, www.amazonwine.com, for delivery in Michigan, as well as New York, Arizona and Louisiana.
Just a short time ago, Jacinda and Jack Wilder were on the verge of loosing their home.
Supporters say the bills will bring in revenue and help level the playing field for local businesses that must collect sales taxes.
Amazon is extending its domination of e-retail into the mobile platform, according to the ForeSee Mobile Satisfaction Index: Holiday Retail Edition, released Tuesday by the customer experience analytics firm ForeSee.
Officials with the Michigan Retailers Association held a press conference in Lansing Wednesday to back the introduction of a law to extend the state's 6 percent sales tax to some Internet sales.
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A record 36 of the top 100 online retailers achieve the "threshold for excellence" on the annual Top 100 E-Retail Satisfaction Index from customer experience analytics firm ForeSee.
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E-retail giants Apple and Amazon stand head and shoulders above the competition in a study of customer satisfaction with top retail mobile sites and apps released Thursday by customer experience analytics firm ForeSee.
The customer experience analysis firm ForeSee has released the results of its annual Holiday E-Retail Satisfaction Index, showing that after seven years spent jockeying for first place in the Index, Amazon and Netflix are headed in opposite directions.
With the holiday season upon us, it's time to think about that shopping list. Here are a few gift ideas for those creative types.
Uncovering worthy gifts for the adventurous world traveler can be difficult. From a travel diary to a language course to a tricked-out Nikon camera, presents that are both fun and useful are the way to go.
Amazon.com is offering $2 toward the purchase of MP3 music downloads. No strings attached!
It's been long rumored, and now it's been confirmed: Borders is ready to start the bankruptcy process.
Nearly two weeks after a man drove his car into an entrance at Detroit Metro Airport, new security measures are now in place.
Energy rates, environmental and health impacts, transparency and whether jobs will be created when data centers come were discussed by experts who testified in Lansing.
The Detroit Curling Club dates back to 1832.
Student organizers at Community High School also inspired several other schools in Ann Arbor to do the same.
Attorney General Dana Nessel's office said its department has received more than 5,000 emails from the public regarding immigration enforcement activity.
Nearly two weeks after a man drove his car into an entrance at Detroit Metro Airport, new security measures are now in place.
Student organizers at Community High School also inspired several other schools in Ann Arbor to do the same.
Attorney General Dana Nessel's office said its department has received more than 5,000 emails from the public regarding immigration enforcement activity.
Energy rates, environmental and health impacts, transparency and whether jobs will be created when data centers come were discussed by experts who testified in Lansing.
The Genesee County Prosecutor's Office declined to prosecute two officers who fired their weapons in response to an armed shooter last fall at a church in Grand Blanc.
Some General Motors employees are taken aback by this year's profit-sharing checks, with it being $4,000 less than the previous one.
While many assume a "harsh" winter, or this bone-chilling, sustained cold, is the enemy of asphalt, the real culprit is temperature fluctuation.
In Metro Detroit, drivers are paying about $2.90 per gallon, which is 2 cents less than last week and 29 cents less than at the same time last year.
The winter storm that brought snow to Southeast Michigan on Sunday didn't stop car enthusiasts from leaving their homes for the final day of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show.
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Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Many Super Bowl 60 ads are already online, along with teasers for commercials that will be unveiled during the NFL championship on Feb. 8.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said. It's not yet clear how extensive the changes to the building might be.
Music's biggest night returned Sunday with the 68th annual Grammy Awards. Here is how to watch and stream and what to know.
Attorney General Dana Nessel's office said its department has received more than 5,000 emails from the public regarding immigration enforcement activity.
Over 50 million Americans will face higher utility costs as a result of rate hikes approved in 2025, according to PowerLines.
Ryan Routh, the man convicted in a 2024 assassination attempt of President Trump at his Florida golf course, has been sentenced to life in prison.
The disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, is being investigated as a crime.
A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Two Metro Detroit representatives are among those sponsoring a bill that calls for a 32% tax on any wireless device purchased for someone age 17 and younger.
The Oakland Community Health Network will now be taking over that responsibility amidst a financial dispute between the two organizations.
Legionella testing at Oakland County government facilities has detected the bacteria in the water systems of two additional buildings.
When the temperatures plummet, and the snow starts piling up, most of us have the same instinct: retreat indoors, crank up the heat, and get cozy.
Planned Parenthood of Michigan has started to offer vasectomy services in Grand Rapids, with plans to expand the procedure across the state.
The Detroit Curling Club dates back to 1832.
Mickey Lolich, a Detroit Tigers great and 1968 World Series MVP, has died, the Tigers organization confirmed.
The games run from Feb. 6 through Feb. 22, and 17 Olympians from Michigan are among the nearly 230 athletes competing for Team USA.
All-Star Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 10 assists and the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 124-121.
A Detroit Lions fan who was involved in an altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf has filed a lawsuit, claiming that he was not only physically harmed but was also falsely accused of making racial remarks.
Could a new entertainment tax and a new sales tax be ahead for the Motor City?
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Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later.
Nearly two weeks after a man drove his car into an entrance at Detroit Metro Airport, new security measures are now in place.
Members of the House Subcommittee on Oversight heard testimony on Wednesday on data centers.
Charlie Race encourages his teammate to guide the stone down the sheet of ice to the center of the circle.
A couple of hundred Community High School students in Ann Arbor made a half-mile march through the downtown area to the city's federal building to protest ICE operations in their community and across the country.
Border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday that federal authorities will "draw down" 700 law enforcement personnel in Minnesota immediately.