(Source: wingadgetnews.com)
Amazon is likely taking these smartphone executives in because of its upcoming smartphone release
Amazon has snagged yet another major smartphone executive, who has coincidentally joined the e-tailer's team the same time as rumors of an Amazon smartphone started to leak.
Robert Williams, former Senior Director of Windows Phone business development at Microsoft, has started working for Amazon now. He will act as the Amazon App Store director.
Williams is the second known smartphone executive to join Amazon recently. Brandon Watson, former head of Windows Phone Developer Experience at Microsoft, joined Amazon as well. He is now the Director of the Kindle Cross Platform team.
Rumors of an Amazon smartphone began trickling down the pipe earlier this month. Amazon is reportedly working on the device with Foxconn International Holdings Ltd.
Amazon smartphone features remain unclear right now, but a recent report indicated that it will have a 4 to 5-inch screen. It is expected to compete with the iPhone, which will now have a 4-inch screen, and Samsung's Galaxy S III, which is a bit on the larger side at 4.8 inches.
Amazon plans to release the new smartphone either later this year or early next year. The e-tailer is currently testing the device.
Source: The Verge
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