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Amazon unveils its new army of warehouse robots but still needs humans

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by on December 1, 2014 at 9:10 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

Employee Picking
Amazon spent $775 million acquiring Kiva systems in 2012 and now it’s ready to show off the fruits of its investment. Just in time for Cyber Monday, the company has revealed the eighth generation of its fulfilment centers with Kiva robots at the heart of the operations. The company has 15,000 Kiva robots operating in 10 new facilities across the US, many of which look like giant Roombas. It has also revealed the Robo-Stow, one of Earth’s largest robotic arms for moving vast quantities of inventory. Amazon says the new fulfilment centers also feature new vision systems that can unload and…

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Carriers can now install apps on users’ Android phones even after sale

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by on December 1, 2014 at 8:17 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

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If you thought finding bloatware on your brand-new carrier-subsidised phone was annoying, this will drive you up the wall: a new service will soon allow carriers and manufacturers to ‘post-load’ apps on your Android device, reports Forbes. Dubbed ‘Ignite‘, mobile solutions provider Digital Turbine’s service is designed to make pre- and post-loading apps easier for carriers and manufacturers – allowing them to push apps onto users’ devices without their permission whenever they like. And it’s apparently legal too. Digital Turbine says that Ignite will help its clients ship devices quickly without having to wait for authorizing apps before launch, as the…

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