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June 19, 2014 12:50 am GMT
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Amazon's Phone Makes Sense for Amazon, Maybe Not for Consumers
Seven years after Apple's original iPhone went on sale, Amazon finally dipped its feet into the smartphone market
Amazon unveiled the Fire Phone on Wednesday, a device that is rumored to have been in development since 2009. The smartphone is priced at $199 and up, comparable to the iPhone, but it attempts to stand out with a range of novel features: a sensor that responds to the way you hold the device, a Firefly button that can identify items in the world around you (and automatically put them in your Amazon shopping cart) and the company's Mayday button for customer service
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