The geeks are in and the zombies are out. That’s what Amazon has reportedly decided for the first rounds of cuts of its original comedy TV content. About a month ago, Amazon’s TV production leg made pilot episodes for eight comedy shows available on Prime and asked the public to pick its favorites. Zombieland writer-producer Rhett Reese… Read More…
Microsoft just hit a five-year stock high, and during the last quarterly financial report posted profits of $6 billion. But still a quarter of employees at the software giant think things are going to get worse, and just 35 percent say the business is going to improve over the next six months, according to a… Read More…
Amazon signed yet another streaming deal today, this time inking a content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal to stream a bevy of shows exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video. Shows like Covert Affairs, Grimm and Suits are available today, while Hannibal and Defiance will be released later this year. Through Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, shows like Curious George and Land Before Time will also be available for kids and… Read More…
Maybe it’s the wacky and awesome commercials they’ve been putting out. Or it could be company’s reputation as an impressive charitable organization. Whatever the reason, college grads seem to want to work at Microsoft over places like Amazon and Facebook. That’s the finding from Universum USA, a global research and advisory company for employers that… Read More…
About 900 workers at Amazon.com facilities in Bad Hersfeld and Leipzig, Germany have gone on strike against the online retailer, arguing for increased pay and better benefits. Reuters reports that Amazon employs about 9,000 people in Germany. The strike is being led by the large German trade union Verdi, which is looking to boost pay and… Read More…
Amazon launched its app store in China last weekend, becoming the first Western company to offer both free and paid Android apps to consumers in the world’s largest smartphone market. Google Play, which is also available in China, carries only free content. The app store’s establishment came as a surprise to many, as China was noticeably absent from the Amazon… Read More…
Amazon has acquired Samsung’s Liquavista display technology company, as reported today by Nate Hoffelder on his Digital Reader blog, and confirmed by the company. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The move gives Amazon a potential path to giving its Kindle e-readers a color screen, moving beyond its existing black-and-white displays. Liquavista specializes in “electrowetting” technology… Read More…
For those who love talking, hearing and discussing everything about love, Amazon may have an answer. Looking to reach out to romance novel fans and tap into its recent acquisition of social network Goodreads, Amazon Publishing today debuted a weekly romance podcast called Kindle Love Stories. The focus is all about romance novels and will… Read More…
Amazon this morning rolled out its new Amazon Coins virtual currency for users of its Kindle Fire tablets — letting them use the coins to buy apps, games and in-app items such as song collections, recipes and extra game content. But the big question is where Amazon will take the currency from here. In a… Read More…
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