Amazon is the latest tech company to release the demographic structure of its workforce. Unsurprisingly, the staff is predominantly white and male. Other tech companies such as Twitter and Facebook released diversity reports during the summer with roughly the same results. Sixty-three percent of Amazon’s employees and three quarters of its managers are men. While the number may not look … [Read more...]
Amazon To Enter The 3D Smartphone World on June 18 [Video]
As a latest advancement in the smartphone world, the world’s largest online retailer-cum-electronics company, Amazon is expected to introduce its first smartphone on Wednesday at an event in Seattle. The launch event will be hosted by the chief executive of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. Amazon tweeted a link to a semi-open invitation to the public to an event on June 18. The new 3D smartphone will … [Read more...]
Amazon To Unveil Smartphone, Can Amazon Crack The Market?
Amazon.com Inc. is planning to unveil its first smartphone next week. The retailer is expected to introduce a smartphone on June 18, 2014 at an event in Seattle. Investors are betting the device will be a gateway for consumers to access other services and content provided by the company, according to Josh Stewart of Wasatch Advisors Inc. Some see it as a potential threat to Apple's (NASDAQ: … [Read more...]
Amazon’s Mayday button for Customers average response time 9.75 seconds
Amazon’s Mayday button was introduced last year to assist Amazon customers in using their Kindle Fire HDX tablets. Contacting support in real time on a tablet wasn’t an option back then but the Mayday feature enabled users to contact Amazon customer service representatives, 24 hours a day. Three-quarters of Kindle Fire HDX tablet owners are using the tech support button for IT support and other … [Read more...]
Amazon under Labor dept. scanner over 2 workers death in Warehouse
The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating the death of two Amazon warehouse workers who reportedly died while they were on the job. According to the sources, the Labor department is probing for possible labor issues that may have led to the workers’ death. Meanwhile, Amazon warehouse has refuted the charges of ill-treatment with the workers. "Any accident that occurs in a facility is … [Read more...]
