Amazon’s Vega OS launch trick: cloud-streamed apps

To ensure that its new Vega-based Fire TV dongle launches with all the necessary apps and services, Amazon will simply stream Android apps from the cloud.
eCoustics

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select Isn’t What You Think: Cloud Streaming Yes, Dolby Atmos No

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Select offers Vega OS and cloud app streaming but lacks Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and full app support, making it a mixed bag compared to the 4K and 4K Max.
Ars Technica

Building Amazon cloud apps that span the world is now much easier

Prepare for outages by copying snapshots from one data center to another. This is good. The existing solutions were all either not ideal or required a decent amount of getting your hands dirty. Now I ...
TechCrunch

Amazon Luna app launches on LG smart TVs

LG is teaming up with Amazon to bring the Amazon Luna cloud-based game streaming service to its smart TVs. Amazon announced on its blog that the Amazon Luna app is now available on LG’s smart TV ...
Neowin

Amazon Luna cloud gaming service has killed its Windows and Mac apps

Amazon will no longer offer dedicated Windows or Mac apps for its Amazon Luca game streaming service. Amazon quietly removed the download links for those apps in the last few days. 9to5Google received ...