[New post] Amazon lays off engineers and curbs hardware development after Fire phone flop: WSJ

sskarthik posted: "Amazon has laid off "dozens" of engineers who worked on its failed Fire phone as part of a broader curtailment of its hardware development center, Lab126, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The Silicon Valley-based Lab126 still ha" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Amazon lays off engineers and curbs hardware development after Fire phone flop: WSJ by sskarthik Amazon has laid off "dozens" of engineers who worked on its failed Fire phone as part of a broader curtailment of its hardware development center, Lab126, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The Silicon Valley-based Lab126 still has several projects in the works, according to the WSJ. A "high-end computer for the kitchen," codenamed Kabinet, is reportedly designed to act as a home hub and can be controlled with voice commands for a variety of functions, similar to Amazon's recent Echo speaker. Read more... sskarthik | August 27, 2015 at 8:16 am | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3h7v Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/amazon-lays-off-engineers-and-curbs-hardware-development-after-fire-phone-flop-wsj/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com