The much-rumored Amazon Android tablet could sell three to five million units once it is out, market watcher Forrester Research recently said.

Forrester Research says that Amazon may ship 3 to 5 million units of the Amazon Android tablet after its launch. Image: Chris.Gray / Flickr (CC)

There has been much talk around in tech circles about the Amazon Android tablet. As early as May, DigiTimes – the Taiwanese publication perennially responsible to news about upcoming products of Apple …

After a recent report from the New York Post pointed to a possible late September or October release of the Amazon Android tablet, a generic-looking rendering of what the tablet looks like has surfaced.

A generic-looking rendering of the Amazon Android tablet has surfaced. Image: Techno Buffalo

The rendering comes from Techno Buffalo which shows the possible look of the Amazon Android tablet when it is released. (Pictured)
The sites Noah Kravitz says that the rendering is based on what his …

Amazon is reportedly readying a budget-friendly iPad competitor, an Amazon Android tablet, priced at “hundreds less than the entry-point $499 iPad”, a report from the New York Post reveals.

Amazon is said to be working on an Amazon Android tablet, priced “hundreds less” than iPad. Image: sethiele / Flickr (CC)

According to the report, a “source with knowledge of the plans” told the publication on Wednesday that an Amazon Android tablet is in the works.
This Amazon Android tablet …

A recent report from Companiesandmarkets.com reveals that for the month of June, half of all online retail visits were taken by just three companies: Amazon, Alibaba and eBay.

eBay, Amazon and Alibaba account for half of all online retail traffic in June. Image: liewcf / Flickr (CC)

The news comes as there is a notion from netizens the world over that the internet is quite literally brimming of online retailers.
However, the new report says that despite the massive number of online retail …

 
Amazon announced on Tuesday the release of GovCloud, a platform designed for U.S. government agencies and contractors to access and store data on the cloud.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) went through different tests for GovCloud to pass the U.S. government’s strict regulations in handling sensitive data, including the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), which forbids storing defense-related data on specific agencies or on places accessible by noncitizens.
More than 100 …

Amazon has just launched a U.S. government-dedicated cloud service with the rollout of its Amazon Web Services GovCloud (AWS GovCloud).

Amazon has just released AWS GovCloud, a cloud service targeted for U.S. government agencies and contractors. Image: Chris.Gray / Flickr (CC)

According to Amazon, the “AWS GovCloud is an AWS Region designed to allow U.S. government agencies and contractors to move more sensitive workloads into the cloud by addressing their specific regulatory and …

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A lightning strike near Microsoft and Amazon’s data centers in Dublin, Ireland has caused unexpected downtime for customers of the two tech giants.

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The lightning strike reportedly knocked the data centers of Microsoft and Amazon of Sunday after it hit an electric facility near the location.
According to Data Center Knowledge, Amazon has revealed that the lightning struck a transformer near its data center and power was not picked up seamlessly by backup …

The sales of Black Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console resumed on Amazon after a temporarily suspension on Monday, reports PCMag.
The sales of the device were suspended after customers raised an inventory issue. As soon as the Amazon resolved the issue, the device was again made available for purchase to customers.
“The Amazon offer of the Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS has been reinstated,” said the company spokesperson. “We received customer feedback that there may be an inventory issue …

Online commerce site Amazon reported on Tuesday that its revenue went up but its net profit for the fiscal second quarter fell as the company seeks to expand cutting into its bottom line.
For the just-ended quarter, Amazon reported a net profit of $191 million, or 41 cents per share, in contrast to a net profit of $207 million, or 45 cents per share in the same period a year ago.
The company’s revenue, however, increased to $9.91 billion for the fiscal second quarter from $6.57 billion in …