A UK version of the Amazon application has arrived in the App Store, a year after its US launch.
The Amazon Mobile App which is available free of charge to smartphone users, links people to their online account and allows them to search for items, keep a check on watch lists, place orders through the website’s one-click ordering system and then track the delivery afterwards.
A new feature called Amazon Remembers has also been included which lets people take a photo of an item while they are out shopping and upload it to the firm’s servers.
Amazon will then try to find a matching item in its stock and send an email notification within 24 hours if successful.
eBay also has an application in the App Store, which gives users the chance to bid on items and receive updates of how their auctions are going.