Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 170 of 244

Feb 3, 2015, 10:52 AM

What’s in store for Amazon: Company’s latest moves signal a new push into physical retail

What if there was an Amazon store in almost every U.S. neighborhood? That scenario is probably years away, but late… Read More

Feb 3, 2015, 6:54 AM

10 years later, Amazon releases every Prime number — except the one everyone cares about

Amazon is marking the 10th anniversary of its Amazon Prime membership program today, celebrating an initiative that has turned into a key… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 1:45 PM

Amazon, Microsoft reportedly pay to avoid Adblock Plus filtering

When it comes to getting around web browser ad blockers, it’s apparently more than who you know. It’s how much you… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 10:47 AM

This is bleeping awesome: Amazon Echo’s Alexa will cuss on command

Alexa, the virtual personality behind Amazon Echo, will now repeat anything you want. As long as you don’t step into NSFW language,… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 9:35 AM

Tablet shipments slip in Q4 for a lackluster 2014

Despite new tablet launches and the holiday shopping season, tablet sales fell in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 8:51 AM

Amazon expands college campus program to get students hooked on Prime

Amazon is partnering with even more universities to offer discounts on textbooks, one-day delivery and other services. Amazon now has deals with… Read More

Jan 31, 2015, 4:43 PM

Amazon: Seahawks fans are top purchasers of TVs and team gear

It seems like every other person in Seattle is wearing Seahawks gear on this Super Bowl Weekend, and now we can quantify the 12th… Read More

Jan 30, 2015, 12:11 PM

Amazon stock up 14 percent as investors rally around fourth quarter profits

Amazon turned an unexpected profit during its holiday quarter, and Wall Street has responded by driving the company’s stock up… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 3:30 PM

Chart: Amazon tops 154,000 employees, a whopping 31 percent increase in 2014

There’s a good reason why Amazon needs all that shiny new office space in Seattle: the company’s employee headcount keeps… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 3:05 PM

Amazon will break out Amazon Web Services financials in 2015; AWS usage up 90% in one year

Amazon investors and the public will soon have a better idea of how much revenue the company generates from its cloud… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 1:37 PM

Amazon Prime memberships grow 53% in 2014, despite $20 price hike

Amazon’s decision to increase the price of its Prime membership doesn’t seem to be hurting the company. In the company’s… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 1:19 PM

Amazon shares up 14% after posting EPS of $0.45, crushing holiday quarter expectations

Amazon today posted revenue of $29.3 billion and $214 million in profit for the 2014 holiday quarter. While Amazon missed… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 10:15 AM

Amazon-owned Twitch more than doubled its viewership in 2014

Video game streaming is shaping up to be big business. Twitch announced today that the service saw 100 million unique… Read More

Jan 28, 2015, 2:17 PM

Zappos tries out surge pay for call center workers

Zappos.com, the online shoe and clothing retailer owned by Amazon.com, is bringing the concept of Uber’s surge pricing to customer… Read More

Jan 28, 2015, 10:50 AM

Amazon jumps into corporate email market with new ‘WorkMail’ service

Amazon is launching a new email and calendar service, dubbed WorkMail, to compete with Microsoft Exchange, Google Apps and other behind-the-scenes… Read More

Jan 27, 2015, 3:03 PM

Catching up with Brian Valentine, former Windows and Amazon engineering chief

Brian Valentine was a legendary figure inside Microsoft, as the executive leading the engineering teams for the Windows 2000 and Windows XP… Read More

Jan 27, 2015, 9:43 AM

Amazon expands free shipping to even more items

Amazon is tripling the number of items that qualify for free shipping. The Seattle e-commerce giant started alerting customers and sellers… Read More

Jan 27, 2015, 8:14 AM

Amazon’s 40 million Prime members spending $1,500 a year on average

Thanks to a end-of-the-year marketing blitz, Amazon now has roughly 40 million Amazon Prime members. The research, which was conducted… Read More

Jan 26, 2015, 9:21 AM

Police raid Amazon’s Japan offices, seeking evidence of child porn sales

Amazon’s Tokyo headquarters and a nearby distribution center were raided last week by Japanese officials investigating the possible sales of child… Read More

Jan 23, 2015, 9:42 AM

Alibaba’s Jack Ma tells Charlie Rose about discovering the Internet in Seattle

The first time Alibaba’s Founder and CEO Jack Ma used the Internet he was in Seattle. “I tried the Internet in… Read More

Jan 22, 2015, 9:02 AM

Amazon goes after Apple with Kindle Textbook Creator

Amazon wants to make it easier for people to craft textbooks for its e-book platform, so the company just released… Read More

Jan 22, 2015, 7:39 AM

Confirmed: Amazon agrees to buy Israeli chip maker Annapurna Labs for a reported $350M

Update, 10:50 a.m. PT: An Amazon spokesperson confirmed that the company has agreed to acquire Annapurna. It did not disclose the… Read More

Jan 21, 2015, 9:34 AM

Amazon confirms mobile-wallet experiment has ended

Amazon confirmed today it has closed down the Amazon Wallet after a six-month long beta period. The closure, which was also reported… Read More

Jan 21, 2015, 5:40 AM

Amazon halts sales of its private-label diapers, citing need for ‘design improvements’

Amazon’s move into private-label products hit a snag this morning with the news that the company will stop selling its… Read More

Jan 20, 2015, 4:03 PM

Amazon’s new Seattle campus comes into focus with plans for Hurricane block

Architects for Amazon have submitted detailed renderings showing the company’s plans for the fourth block of its new Seattle campus, on… Read More

Jan 20, 2015, 2:14 PM

Amazon pokes at New England Patriots with football pump tweet

Seattle-area companies have been known to go to great lengths to support the hometown Seahawks, but this tweet, sent out from Amazon’s… Read More

Jan 20, 2015, 1:17 PM

Overstock.com to launch video service to compete with Amazon

Amazon is going to have another competitor in the video market starting this year. Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne announced that… Read More

Jan 20, 2015, 9:10 AM

Not everyone is jazzed about Woody Allen’s deal with Amazon

Amazon surprised and stunned Hollywood and audiences this month with its win for Best Comedic Television Series at the Golden… Read More

Jan 20, 2015, 8:58 AM

Amazon to power its datacenters with new wind farm next year

Amazon Web Services will soon use wind power to generate electricity for its cloud datacenters. The Seattle giant today announced that it is… Read More

Jan 19, 2015, 5:30 PM

Review: Amazon’s new pilot season offers the good, the bad, and one train wreck

Amazon’s latest pilot season is upon us, and that means it’s time for armchair TV critics to make their voices… Read More