Thursday, June 19, 2014

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Amazon today announces its first smartphone

Amazon today announces its first smartphone

The world's largest Internet retailer Amazon, as expected, today presents its own smartphone, working with innovative 3D-TV. Company tonight at headquarters in Seattle will hold a presentation of new items that can not only get the original screen, but some cameras that allow users to take pictures in 3D. At the official presentation of the Amazon to make no comments regarding the launch of a new device, but analysts are unanimous: the company will promote smartphone by analogy with previously released devices Kindle. That is, the device will be sold with a minimum trading margin, perhaps even at cost, but it will be strictly tied to the content services company - digital books, films and music. It is on digital purchases the company and will do a basic income from the sale of the device. 

At the same time, the smartphone market is now strong enough to produce full and one more traditional machine does not make sense. Against this background, the company is focusing on 3D-technology to somehow highlight its development from the crowd of competitors. Note that this year Amazon has not made ​​updates to their hardware lineup, although last year the company has released several new Kindle family of devices . Various publications give different predictions about the debut device. Some report that the smartphone will be shipped with the original service Prime Data, which enables real-time to receive a wide range of audio and video content. Others note that for smartphone buyers Amazon will sell content at special discounted prices. Others report that unlike with Kindle, which are sold only on industrialized markets, the smartphone will have a wider geography of sales. Recall that the rumors about the smartphone Amazon in the IT industry have been circulating for about two years.

 Earlier, analysts said that Amazon may release a "free" smartphone, which will be funded by binding to the content Amazon. Later called the data that the company may issue a decision with 3D-screen (like Nintendo 3DS). Analysts believe that Amazon is quite capable to release advanced electronic devices, as considerable experience in this field of Internet retailer received a sample Kindle. Moreover, Amazon has a good connection with manufacturers of hardware components. Analysts also believe that Amazon will try to do as much as possible cheap smartphones to give users additional revenue through advertising, as well as collecting user information and offers them a shopping service on its own retail portal.
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