Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 163 of 244

Jun 29, 2015, 10:21 AM

Amazon’s Twitch attracts monster audience at E3, with 21M viewers tuning in online

Amazon may not have had a huge presence at E3, the annual videogame conference in Los Angeles, but its video… Read More

Jun 29, 2015, 8:25 AM

AmazonFresh delays $299/year Prime Fresh rollout, tweaks subscription model in California

Updated at 9:15 a.m. with new details on Prime and Prime Fresh in California. AmazonFresh customers in Seattle, New York City… Read More

Jun 27, 2015, 7:48 AM

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s new era, T-Mobile upgrades JUMP, and Todd fixes John’s phone

We have a fun GeekWire radio show for you this week, covering everything from Microsoft’s attempts to reshape its culture… Read More

Jun 27, 2015, 7:05 AM

Amazon abruptly delays ‘Treasure Truck’ rollout after a week of hype

Amazon has pushed back the launch of its “Treasure Truck” in Seattle after several days of hyping the unique initiative by driving… Read More

Jun 26, 2015, 12:57 PM

Amazon upgrades Kindle quote sharing with Instant Previews

Amazon is making it more convenient to share snippets of an ebook with friends or family. An update to the… Read More

Jun 26, 2015, 8:48 AM

YouTube celebrity Michelle Phan brings popular beauty app to Amazon Fire TV

Re/code reported today that Michelle Phan, a YouTube celebrity who produces beauty and makeup-related videos, is bringing her Icon Network… Read More

Jun 25, 2015, 5:00 AM

Revealed: Here’s the inside scoop on Amazon’s mysterious Treasure Truck

Get ready, Seattle. Here comes the Treasure Truck. The Amazon.com truck first appeared on Seattle city streets earlier this week,… Read More

Jun 24, 2015, 12:03 PM

Angie’s List sues Amazon for stealing information to help launch a competing service

Angie’s List is accusing Amazon of using its service to conduct hundreds of searches to find and reach out to professional service providers… Read More

Jun 24, 2015, 8:13 AM

Amazon rolls out first-ever high dynamic range shows for Prime Instant Video

Amazon announced today that Prime Instant Video subscribers can now watch select shows in high dynamic range. The original series Mozart… Read More

Jun 24, 2015, 8:06 AM

Need a beach read? Amazon releases ‘Best Books of 2015 So Far’

In the nick of time for the Fourth of July, Amazon has released its “Best Books of 2015 So Far”… Read More

Jun 24, 2015, 8:00 AM

Two Amazon employees leave to create ‘Mona,’ a Siri-like personal shopping assistant

Want to know when those shoes go on sale? Or, find a specific handbag for under $200? Today, Mona Labs, is launching a mobile… Read More

Jun 23, 2015, 7:05 PM

Spotted in Seattle: Amazon’s mysterious ‘Treasure Truck’ cruises city streets

There I was at a cafe on 1st Avenue in downtown Seattle when a colleague noticed something peculiar passing by.… Read More

Jun 23, 2015, 12:16 PM

Amazon bans Confederate flag products in reaction to political pressure

Amazon.com has almost pulled down all its Confederate flag merchandise from its site, following three other major U.S. retailers, including Walmart, Sears… Read More

Jun 23, 2015, 10:29 AM

Alibaba gives up on Amazon rival after a year, sells 11 Main to New York’s OpenSky

Alibaba has made it clear how it wants to enter the U.S., and it’s not doing it by going head-to-head… Read More

Jun 23, 2015, 9:02 AM

Walmart, Sears and eBay to stop selling Confederate flag products. Is Amazon next?

UPDATE: Amazon began the process of taking down Confederate flag-related merchandise Tuesday afternoon from its marketplace. Three of the country’s largest retailers, Walmart,… Read More

Jun 23, 2015, 7:22 AM

Amazon Echo now available for preorder without invitation, price set at $180

After seven months, the Amazon Echo is finally available without an invitation. Customers can now purchase the smart Bluetooth speaker… Read More

Jun 22, 2015, 2:21 PM

Don’t worry, Amazon: Not many plan to sign up for Walmart’s new shipping program

How many people will sign up for Walmart’s upcoming shipping service that is aiming to rival Amazon’s own membership program? Not that many,… Read More

Jun 22, 2015, 12:11 PM

What Amazon Echo users really think: Reviews finally go live on stealthy Amazon page

While the Amazon Echo has been available to some lucky users since November, there hasn’t been a way for customers to give… Read More

Jun 22, 2015, 9:36 AM

Amazon to start paying some Kindle authors based on pages read, not downloaded

Amazon is changing the formula for how it pays book royalties after authors complained that they should be rewarded based on how… Read More

Jun 20, 2015, 10:08 AM

Amazon changes its key formula for calculating product ratings and displaying reviews

Amazon has made a behind-the-scenes change to one of its most important technological formulas, with big implications for the millions… Read More

Jun 17, 2015, 3:22 PM

FedEx to Amazon, Uber: Don’t be fooled, we make delivering packages look easy

FedEx shared a few words of wisdom today about tech giants who think they can find cheaper or more efficient ways of delivering… Read More

Jun 17, 2015, 9:38 AM

Amazon exec makes case for drone use beyond pilot’s line of sight in Congressional testimony

Amazon.com continues to push the U.S. Government to adopt regulations that will allow for the operation of automated drones beyond… Read More

Jun 17, 2015, 6:52 AM

Amazon’s new Paperwhite introduces exclusive ‘Bookerly’ font and new typesetting engine

Amazon this morning announced a new version of its Kindle Paperwhite e-reader, with a higher-resolution screen and a new font, called “Bookerly”… Read More

Jun 16, 2015, 9:40 AM

Amazon may experiment with crowdsourcing to deliver packages

Amazon has a large network of ways to deliver packages, from FedEx to the U.S. Postal Service, but now it wants to… Read More

Jun 15, 2015, 3:12 PM

With latest moves, Amazon gets serious about game development

Amazon Game Studios is working on a computer game. Kim Swift, Senior Designer at Amazon, posted a hiring call a… Read More

Jun 15, 2015, 1:58 PM

Amazon premiering first episode of ‘Catastrophe’ for free on Facebook

Facebook has been talking about video for a long time. It’s likely safe to say Facebook buys into the almighty… Read More

Jun 15, 2015, 11:03 AM

Amazon now allowing some third-party merchants to ship directly with Prime

Whenever you buy something on Amazon.com that’s marked with the Prime symbol, you expect it to arrive in two days… Read More

Jun 13, 2015, 9:31 AM

GeekWire Radio: Amazon meeting hijacked; Twitter shakeup; and the future of municipal broadband

What if Amazon held its annual shareholders meeting and nobody talked about the company’s actual business? That’s essentially what happened this… Read More

Jun 12, 2015, 11:56 AM

Google’s YouTube creating game-streaming site after losing Twitch to Amazon

After losing Twitch to Amazon last year, YouTube is rolling out its own video game-streaming platform. The new site, YouTube Gaming, will… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 6:20 AM

Europe launches investigation into Amazon’s e-book contracts with publishers

The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon’s e-book contracts with publishers, examining whether their terms give the… Read More