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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 Tablets are displayed during a launch event in New York September 17, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Amazon Launches its New Waterproof Kindle Oasis E-reader

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2017 | Technology

London – Amazon has unveiled its latest waterproof Kindle Oasis e-reader which can be used on the beach, in the pool, or in the bathtub; developed to survive immersion in up to 2 meters. The device is available for 3 different price, the 8GB version is for $250,...

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Saudi Arabia Leads Arab Countries in Online Transactions

by Sabri Najeh | Oct 16, 2017 | Technology

Cairo– Online transactions increased in Arab countries by 22 per cent in 2016, a growth that was led by Saudi Arabia with 27 percent, followed by Egypt with 22 percent and UAE with 21 percent. Events, entertainment, and exhibitions were the fastest growing payments...

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A Best Buy store in Manhattan. John Taggart for The New York Times

Best Buy’s Secrets for Thriving in the Amazon Age

by Kevin Roose | Oct 14, 2017 | Technology

New York- While running errands the other day, I ducked into a local Best Buy to pick up a pair of new headphones. What I saw inside was shocking. Happy-looking people were huddled around tables filled with the latest gadgets from Microsoft and Apple. The video game...

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FILE PHOTO The logo of the web service Amazon is pictured in this June 8, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Illustration

London Metro Bombing Suspect Purchased Bomb-Making Ingredients Online

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 24, 2017 | World

London- Reports released on Saturday revealed that the perpetrator of the subway station bombing in London earlier this September had bought components to his hand-made explosive from “Amazon”, reported the “Times.” Ahmed Hassan, 18, has been charged with...

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A British TV station said Amazon’s website was prompting customers to buy all the ingredients to make a bomb. Credit Richard Drew/Associated Press

Amazon ‘Reviewing’ Its Website After It Suggested Bomb-Making Items

by Amie Tsang | Sep 22, 2017 | World

LONDON — Amazon said on Wednesday that it was reviewing its website after a British television report said the online retail giant’s algorithms were automatically suggesting bomb-making ingredients that were “Frequently bought together.” The news is particularly...