Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 179 of 244

Sep 29, 2014, 9:34 AM

Jeff Bezos on Amazon’s explosive growth in India, mediocre Fire phone reviews, and drone deliveries

Here’s something you don’t see everyday: Jeff Bezos dressed in full Indian attire, riding around on a truck and waving a $2 billion check in his hand. Read More

Sep 26, 2014, 9:42 PM

Amazon Wish Lists disappear for hours

If your idea of a fun fall Friday evening is to curl up in front of a computer with a… Read More

Sep 26, 2014, 6:06 PM

Amazon reportedly planning NYC launch of Fresh grocery delivery

New York City residents will soon have a chance to start ordering groceries from Amazon Fresh, Re/code reported today. According… Read More

Sep 26, 2014, 6:47 AM

Amazon’s first big TV hit? Critics love ‘Transparent,’ debuting today

Amazon Studios has been turning out some very good shows, including the political comedy Alpha House, and several top-notch kids series, such as Tumbleleaf… Read More

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Sep 25, 2014, 2:28 PM

Amazon completes acquisition of Twitch

Amazon.com now officially owns Twitch, as the Seattle online giant noted the completed acquisition today in an SEC filing. Amazon… Read More

Sep 25, 2014, 10:24 AM

DHL beats Amazon, Google with first drone deliveries

Amazon and Google may have received all the attention so far with their drone delivery plans, but it’s actually a long-standing… Read More

Sep 25, 2014, 7:33 AM

Amazon asks judge to throw out lawsuit alleging price inflation on Amazon Prime items

Amazon is opting to fight a lawsuit filed earlier this year that alleges some prices on Amazon Prime-eligible products are inflated… Read More

Sep 24, 2014, 3:42 PM

Amazon’s VP of digital music and video says goodbye

Bill Carr, a 15-year veteran of Amazon.com, who most recently headed up the company’s digital music and video programs, is leaving… Read More

Sep 24, 2014, 2:14 PM

USPS wants to deliver more groceries, expanding Amazon test

The U.S. Postal Service is asking federal regulators to approve a two-year test of USPS delivery of “groceries and other prepackaged goods”… Read More

Sep 24, 2014, 12:41 PM

Commentary: Our culture of ‘like’ means there’s no time left to hate

Last week I got one of those studies in my inbox that tells you the obvious. A lot of people… Read More

Sep 24, 2014, 9:30 AM

Amazon props up BlackBerry’s odd new square-screen phone by providing all the fun apps

With the unveiling of its first phone in two years, BlackBerry has also kicked off a partnership with Amazon that promises to… Read More

Sep 24, 2014, 9:11 AM

Amazon’s Goodreads app for iOS gets long-awaited new design

Book recommendation service Goodreads, which was acquired by Amazon last year, has finally refreshed its app for the iPhone and… Read More

Sep 24, 2014, 7:01 AM

Amazon to boost hiring at Lab126 hardware unit, aiming at home gadgets and wearables

Amazon.com is looking to boost hiring by at least 27 percent at its little-known Lab126 hardware unit over the next… Read More

Sep 24, 2014, 6:00 AM

Amazon expands partnership with Twitter to make adding products to your wish list easy

A few months ago, Amazon.com introduced the hashtag #AmazonCart to give customers an easy way to add items they see on… Read More

Sep 23, 2014, 10:47 AM

Study: Shopping on Amazon up to 15% cheaper than buying from stores

Did you ever have a hunch that you were saving money by shopping on Amazon.com, but you never knew for sure? Well,… Read More

Sep 22, 2014, 5:16 PM

Amazon workers in Germany strike again over wages

Amazon warehouse workers in Germany are voicing their concern again over wages, with 2,000 workers walking off the job at five… Read More

Sep 22, 2014, 3:21 PM

A trip to the mall reveals many fires for Amazon to put out — but not many Fires being sold

For the past seven years, Apple fans have been waiting in lines to buy the latest iPhones, and the new iPhone 6’s have proven… Read More

Sep 22, 2014, 7:45 AM

AT&T starts bundling Amazon Prime with HBO and broadband

Bundles of services are nothing new in the “triple play” world of telecom providers, but here’s a different twist: AT&T is… Read More

Sep 21, 2014, 1:06 PM

Ex-Amazon payments vet leaves to ‘drive the future of commerce at Microsoft’

An Amazon payments veteran is leaving the Seattle online giant and heading across town. Iain Kennedy, who had spent the past six years helping… Read More

Sep 21, 2014, 7:48 AM

Amazon’s Bezos hosts Campfire: A top secret literary retreat in Santa Fe

Amazon.com is warring with publishing giant Hachette, placing the Seattle online retailer in the crosshairs of hundreds of well-known authors… Read More

Sep 19, 2014, 8:41 AM

Amazon app for iPhone adds Touch ID support, but nobody knows how to turn it on…or off

Shoppers who want to grab deals as fast as they possibly can now have a new tool at their disposal:… Read More

Sep 19, 2014, 8:22 AM

Alibaba CEO Jack Ma says he’d be open to partnering with Amazon

Alibaba CEO Jack Ma seemed stunned initially when Bloomberg reporter Emily Chang asked about a possible joint venture with Amazon.com.… Read More

Sep 18, 2014, 6:36 PM

Analyst: Amazon may have 50 million Prime members

Amazon’s Prime membership program may have as many as 50 million members worldwide, RBC analyst Mark Mahaney said in a… Read More

Sep 18, 2014, 3:12 PM

Alibaba prices IPO, valuing company at $167B — more than Amazon

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has priced its impending IPO on the New York Stock Exchange at $68 per share, at the… Read More

Sep 18, 2014, 11:02 AM

Amazon pays $4.6M for control of .buy

Amazon has beat Google to purchase the new .buy top-level domain, paying just under $4.6 million dollars in an auction… Read More

Sep 18, 2014, 7:33 AM

Kindle’s new ‘Family Library’ feature links Amazon accounts for content sharing

As part of the big update to its Kindle lineup, announced overnight, Amazon is planning a feature for its new Kindle… Read More

Sep 17, 2014, 6:57 PM

Amazon unveils 2 new tablets, 2 new e-readers in massive Kindle refresh

Not content to sit back while Apple claimed all the headlines today, Amazon announced a quartet of new Kindles in… Read More

Sep 17, 2014, 7:35 AM

Leaks reveal Amazon ‘Kindle Voyage’ e-reader, with new sensors in bezel for turning pages

Leaks on the German and Japan versions of Amazon.com this morning reveal new details about the company’s next-generation Kindle e-reader,… Read More

Sep 16, 2014, 11:33 AM

Ex-Diapers.com CEO raises $25M more for Amazon competitor

Exactly what Marc Lore, the former CEO of Diapers.com, has in store for Jet.com is not clear, but he has plenty… Read More

Sep 16, 2014, 8:24 AM

Amazon spent $158 million on Google search ads in 2013, more than anyone

Amazon.com is competing with Google in a number of arenas, from phones to cloud services to drones. But this could… Read More