Amazon just killed a useful Kindle USB feature – leaving me stuck with less flexibility for ebook downloads and backups

Amazon is removing the Download & Transfer via USB option on KindlesThe feature hadn't appeared on the latest modelsIt's likely that the move is to combat ebook piracyI've owned and…

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Amazon EC2 instances under fire from whoAMI attacks potentially giving hackers code execution access

A flaw named WhoAMI was found in Amazon Machine ImageIt allows threat actors to gain RCE abilities on people's AWS accountsA fix has been released, but many users are still…

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Amazon will now be sending shoppers straight to a brand’s website when it doesn’t stock their products

Some Amazon Shopping app users are being redirected to other sellers’ websitesSome external sellers will still work with ‘Buy with Prime’More US customers could get the feature soonDespite being the…

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ICYMI: the week’s 7 biggest tech stories from Amazon teasing Alexa upgrades to the iPhone’s first official porn app

This week was a weird one in the world of tech, but we're still here to help you catch up on all the biggest tech news stories you might have…

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Amazon quietly scraps popular Fire TV feature in new update, but there is a fix

The latest Fire TV software update has removed a popular featureYou can no longer hide unwanted apps on your homescreenIt's possible to restore the functionality with an app called atvToolsAmazon…

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Amazon Music Unlimited just got a price hike – giving you no reason to choose it over Spotify or Apple Music

Amazon is hiking prices for its Music Unlimited plans.The Music Unlimited individual plan without Prime is now the same price as Spotify.There's a bigger case to be made for another…

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