A technical essay examines how Amazon S3 and similar cloud object stores, built around spinning-disk economics from two decades ago, now underpin most modern data architectures including data lakes, Kafka alternatives, and vector databases. The author notes S3's per-request throughput and latency limits stem from disk physics, forcing developers to add caching layers, batch writes, and separate metadata stores to work around them. The piece highlights that SSD prices have fallen steadily since S3's 2005 launch, narrowing the cost gap with hard disks to about 3x.
btrblocks.com
· 2026-09-25
Amazon is expanding its Supply Chain Services so independent online stores can offer Prime shipping directly at checkout, without shoppers needing to log into a separate Amazon account or use a 'Buy with Prime' widget. Merchants pay Amazon to store and ship their inventory but keep their own payment processing and store policies, and there's no extra charge to offer Prime as a shipping option. Amazon will verify a customer's Prime membership after the order is placed.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-25
Amazon is currently selling Samsung's Galaxy A57 5G for $449.99, down from its $549.99 list price, an 18% discount. The phone features a 6.7-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, a triple-camera system, and a 5,000mAh battery, and carries a 4.4-star customer rating.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-25
Amazon has discounted its Fire HD 8 Kids Pro tablet to $89.99, down from $169.99, a $80 saving that marks the lowest price yet for the device. The Hello Teal model includes 64GB storage, 4GB RAM, an 8-inch HD display, up to 13 hours of battery life, and a 1-year Amazon Kids+ subscription. The deal also includes a 2-year worry-free guarantee and requires an active Amazon Prime membership.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-25
Amazon is selling the Razer Kishi V3 Pro XL, a USB-C telescopic game controller for large tablets, at $159.99, a $40 cut from its $199.99 list price. The accessory is designed for iPad and Android tablets up to 13 inches, featuring full-size TMR thumbsticks, passthrough charging and a headphone jack, and supports native mobile games, cloud gaming and remote play.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-25
Roku's newly launched Pro Series OLED TVs are seeing temporary price cuts at Amazon through checkout codes. The 55-inch model drops to $699 with code ROKUOLED300, and the 65-inch model falls to $799 with code ROKUOLED400. Both sets feature 120Hz OLED panels, four HDMI 2.1 ports, Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support, and built-in Roku software.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-25
Amazon has discounted the iRobot Roomba 505 vacuum-and-mop combo to $469.99, down from its $999.99 list price, a $530 reduction. The deal is limited to Amazon Prime members, who can also sign up for a free 30-day trial to access it.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-25
Amazon is actively testing drone deliveries in a Dallas suburb and other locations, more than a decade after first proposing the idea. Some customers are pleased with the service, while other nearby residents complain the drones are loud, annoying, and unsettling.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-25
Amazon has cut off Meta's newly launched Muse AI agent from its e-commerce platform, saying the tool accessed the site and handled user credentials without disclosing that it was an AI agent acting on a shopper's behalf. Amazon says it asked Meta to withdraw Muse from Amazon's store, but Meta refused, prompting Amazon to now show users a pop-up blocking Muse's shopping attempts. Amazon says similar action will apply to shopping agents from Google and OpenAI.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-25
Amazon's Prime Air drones, operating from a distribution center in Richardson, Texas since the city approved the service last December, fly deliveries from 7 am to 8 pm across a 7.5-mile radius. Some nearby residents say the aircraft pass overhead throughout the day producing noise audible inside their homes, while Amazon says such complaints are rare and describes the sound as comparable to a window fan on low.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-25
Amazon has cut the price of TCL's NXTPAPER 11 Plus tablet to $239.98, down from its $369.99 list price, a 35% reduction. The tablet features an 11.5-inch matte NXTPAPER 4.0 display with glare-reducing eye-comfort modes, a 2.2K 3:2 screen, and AI tools for voice-to-text, note-taking and translation.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-24
Amazon has cut the price of Samsung's 27-inch Odyssey G3 gaming monitor by 33%, from $229.99 to $154.99. The 1080p display offers a 180Hz refresh rate, 1ms MPRT response time, AMD FreeSync Premium support, and gaming aids like Black Equalizer and Virtual Aim Point.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-24
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