Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 175 of 244

Nov 20, 2014, 12:45 PM

Amazon’s new dark comedy will be available for binge watching this Christmas

People looking for something to watch over Christmas won’t have to settle for the same old marathons of James Bond… Read More

Nov 20, 2014, 10:40 AM

Space puzzles, ahoy! Amazon’s new game ‘Tales from Deep Space’ hits Fire tablets

Amazon Game Studios just launched “Tales from Deep Space,” a new puzzle game for the company’s Fire tablets. Players are… Read More

Nov 20, 2014, 10:30 AM

But wait, there’s more! How Twitch could boost Amazon’s retail business with QVC-style live shows

One day last month, Amazon’s camera product page was taken over by a 48-minute live event to highlight Sony’s answer to the GoPro camera. The low-budget… Read More

Nov 20, 2014, 8:01 AM

Mattel apologizes for horrific Barbie book ‘I Can Be a Computer Engineer’ that implies girls can’t code

Toy maker Mattel has worked hard in recent years to try to change the image of Barbie. The latest fiasco… Read More

Nov 20, 2014, 7:13 AM

Alibaba will take Taobao e-commerce marketplace international, Jack Ma says

In the latest sign of Alibaba’s global ambitions, the Chinese e-commerce company is planning to take its key Taobao marketplace… Read More

Nov 20, 2014, 6:27 AM

Rev. Jesse Jackson is coming to Seattle to talk about diversity in tech

Former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson has taken tech companies to task in recent months, encouraging them to release data about… Read More

Nov 20, 2014, 5:42 AM

Washington Post’s new Kindle Fire app has Jeff Bezos written all over it

Not every newspaper can lean on one of the world’s top tech executives as a beta tester and adviser when developing a new… Read More

Nov 19, 2014, 9:01 PM

Let the comparison shopping begin: Amazon unleashes exhaustive list of Black Friday deals

Amazon is unveiling an exhaustive list of “Black Friday” deals this evening, which it hopes will set itself apart from the… Read More

Nov 19, 2014, 3:40 PM

Amazon will run all its data centers on renewable energy…eventually

Environmentally-conscious cloud users got good news today: Amazon has pledged to get all of its data centers running entirely on… Read More

Nov 19, 2014, 12:07 PM

‘Amageddon’: How Amazon’s culture is taking a toll on Seattle’s future

Guest Commentary: When I arrived in Seattle in 1991, Tim Wistrom’s art playfully epitomized post-apocalyptic Seattle. But increasingly, the city’s… Read More

Nov 19, 2014, 11:31 AM

Microsoft, Apple and other tech titans get top marks in survey of LGBT inclusion policies

Major players in the tech industry earned top marks from the Human Rights Campaign for workplace policies relating to lesbian,… Read More

Nov 19, 2014, 10:59 AM

Amazon’s private traffic flaggers are illegal, city attorney says

If you’ve ever driven near Amazon’s South Lake Union headquarters during rush hour, it’s likely you’ve seen one of Amazon’s… Read More

Nov 19, 2014, 10:56 AM

Online video subscription services to be measured by Nielsen for the first time

Are streaming services, like Netflix and Amazon, eating into the amount of time we watch traditional TV? Is anyone tuning into Amazon Prime… Read More

Nov 19, 2014, 9:49 AM

Former Amazon employee plans hunger strike, as standoff with company escalates

Former Amazon employee Kivin Varghese, who has been protesting outside the company’s Seattle headquarters for the past two weeks, says he… Read More

Nov 19, 2014, 7:07 AM

Hands-on: Amazon’s Fire TV Stick is a powerful little streaming device

Amazon started shipping its Fire TV Stick streaming device this morning, going up against Google, Roku and others in the… Read More

Nov 19, 2014, 6:24 AM

Barnes & Noble cuts price of Nook Glowlight to $99, trying to boost business in struggle against Amazon

Barnes & Noble is dropping the price of its Nook Glowlight e-reader to $99, from the previous $119, breaking the… Read More

Nov 18, 2014, 11:01 AM

Amazon and eBay adjust return policies for the holidays

Amazon and eBay are extending their returns policy this holiday to make shopping earlier more practical. In an updated policy, Amazon says purchased between… Read More

Nov 18, 2014, 10:04 AM

Getting physical: Warby Parker’s storefronts turn a profit

Warby Parker, the New York-based company that sells eyeglasses online starting at $95, says its eight brick-and-mortar stores are now collectively… Read More

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Nov 17, 2014, 9:00 PM

Nov 13, 2014, 12:07 PM

IMS Health turns to Amazon for hosting its cloud-based applications

IMS Health has turned to Amazon to host all of its software-as-a-service applications, in a move that should help the… Read More

Amazon’s new dark comedy will be available for binge watching this Christmas

Space puzzles, ahoy! Amazon’s new game ‘Tales from Deep Space’ hits Fire tablets

But wait, there’s more! How Twitch could boost Amazon’s retail business with QVC-style live shows

Mattel apologizes for horrific Barbie book ‘I Can Be a Computer Engineer’ that implies girls can’t code

Alibaba will take Taobao e-commerce marketplace international, Jack Ma says

Rev. Jesse Jackson is coming to Seattle to talk about diversity in tech

Washington Post’s new Kindle Fire app has Jeff Bezos written all over it

Let the comparison shopping begin: Amazon unleashes exhaustive list of Black Friday deals

Amazon will run all its data centers on renewable energy…eventually

‘Amageddon’: How Amazon’s culture is taking a toll on Seattle’s future

Microsoft, Apple and other tech titans get top marks in survey of LGBT inclusion policies

Amazon’s private traffic flaggers are illegal, city attorney says

Online video subscription services to be measured by Nielsen for the first time

Former Amazon employee plans hunger strike, as standoff with company escalates

Hands-on: Amazon’s Fire TV Stick is a powerful little streaming device

Barnes & Noble cuts price of Nook Glowlight to $99, trying to boost business in struggle against Amazon

Amazon and eBay adjust return policies for the holidays

Getting physical: Warby Parker’s storefronts turn a profit

Amazon Fresh grocery delivery expanding in Philadelphia

My first time piloting a drone: A little fear, no crash landings

Target adds in-store spin to iPhone app by adding interactive maps for all 1,800 U.S. stores

Alibaba’s CTO to address Seattle crowd as competition with Amazon heats up

Walmart tells store managers they can match Amazon’s prices

In new bid for users, Amazon offers 30-day Kindle and Fire device trials

Amazon Kindle e-reader software refresh adds Family Library, Free Time Unlimited and Word Wise

How Nordstrom is competing on price in the cutthroat world of online retail

Amazon reportedly expanding in Austin with new tech center

Handling events in the cloud? Amazon’s new Lambda service looks to make it easy

AWS teams with Intel to create its highest-performance cloud compute instance ever

IMS Health turns to Amazon for hosting its cloud-based applications