Amazon To Jump Into Smartphone Business

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Published June 16, 2014 at 1:35 PM EDT

The giant online retailer Amazon is expanding its horizons and introducing a smartphone that could top all others on the market.

Amazon is set to introduce a smartphone with 3-D features this Wednesday at a media event in Seattle. Ina Fried, a senior editor at Re/Code, tells Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson how Amazon may stand out from the crowded pack.

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Ina Fried, senior editor at Re/code. She tweets @inafried.

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