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Amazon’s One-Hour Delivery Service Goes Live Across Manhattan | TechCrunch
The one-hour delivery program is called Amazon Prime Now, and it offers free two-hour delivery from 6am to 12am, with one-hour delivery available for an extra $7.99. Prime Now is applicable to products like paper towels, shampoo, books, toys, batteries, and other general household items.
Microsoft is ready to unleash Xbox One apps | The Verge
Microsoft is planning to open up its Xbox One apps platform in a big way this summer. While the software maker has remained consistently quiet around its timing for cross-platform (universal) apps running on its gaming console, sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the company will start to allow more and more apps on the Xbox One by the end of the year. Microsoft is planning to detail its plans fully at the company’s Build developer conference in April, but we understand they’ll involve allowing developers to turn retail Xbox One units into developer kits.
KICKSTARTER of the WEEK: Women In Tech: The Book! by Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack
Hi, I’m Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack, and I’m writing the book “Women In Tech” with a host of amazing collaborators! Our goal is a positive message of information and inspiration!
