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Netflix Leads As Connected TVs Hit 50% Of U.S. Homes

Half of all U.S. homes with Internet access have a connected TV device, says a new NPD Group report, amid the continued popularity of Netflix (NFLX), Amazon (AMZN) and other online video programming. Streaming media players, gaming consoles, and Blu-Ray players are included in NPD’s connected-device count, with smart TVs in particular driving growth, said the firm. Netflix, Google’s (GOOGL) YouTube and Amazon Prime/Instant Video dominated audience

Amazon Stock Delivers Rebound As Prime Now Launches

If you thought same-day shipping was fast, think again. Amazon (AMZN) just one-upped itself on delivery speed: The e-commerce giant is debuting today its Prime Now mobile app service, which offers one-hour delivery for $7.99 and two-hour delivery for free. Prime Now is now available to Amazon Prime members in the Seattle area, and the company says it is “expanding rapidly” to additional ZIP codes. If you have the app, you can be notified when

Amazon ‘prime’ target for comedians

Comedians roasted Amazon.com (AMZN) this week following a New York Times expose on the e-commerce giant’s harsh treatment of its workforce. On Aug. 15, the Times published an article titled “Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace.” The article painted Amazon as a high-stress, unsympathetic workplace with grueling hours and an unforgiving pace. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos criticized the newspaper’s portrayal of his company as a “a