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Jul 26, 2014, 2:23 PM

Seattle City Council asks Jeff Bezos to treat Amazon.com’s security guards better

The Seattle City Council isn’t happy with how some Amazon.com security workers are being treated. All nine councilmembers penned a… Read More

Jul 26, 2014, 11:36 AM

Apple quietly bought a book discovery startup to compete with Amazon

Apple has quietly purchased BookLamp, an Idaho startup that set out to build better book recommendations, according to a report… Read More

Jul 26, 2014, 9:19 AM

GeekWire Radio: Fire phone, iPhone 6 and Microsoft’s smartwatch, with Essex Porter and Andru Edwards

We get a glimpse of the future this week on the GeekWire radio show, talking about Amazon’s newly released Fire phone,… Read More

Jul 25, 2014, 10:53 AM

Chart: Amazon now employs 132,000, more than tripling in size in the past three years

Amazon.com’s growth in the past few years is nothing short of meteoric, and the chart above shows exactly what’s going… Read More

Jul 25, 2014, 9:42 AM

Microsoft launches OneNote for Amazon’s tablets and phone

Users of Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Fire Phone now have a new way to take notes. Microsoft announced that it… Read More

Jul 25, 2014, 8:13 AM

Amazon shares dip more than 11% as Fire smartphone debuts

Investors aren’t too thrilled with Amazon’s most recent quarterly earnings report. Amazon shares were down more than 11 percent on Friday… Read More

Jul 25, 2014, 6:39 AM

Why the Amazon Fire phone’s Kindle Reader app doesn’t have auto-scroll, yet

One of the features that Jeff Bezos showed at Amazon’s Fire phone unveiling last month was “auto-scroll” in the Kindle Reader app… Read More

Jul 24, 2014, 8:38 PM

Amazon employee buzzes Seattle’s Space Needle with drone

An Amazon.com employee allegedly flew a drone right past Seattle’s iconic Space Needle, sparking even more debate in a city… Read More

Jul 24, 2014, 2:30 PM

Amazon says Prime subscriptions growing ‘very nicely’ despite price increase

Amazon Prime subscriptions “are growing very nicely year over year” despite the company’s move to increase the rate of the… Read More

Jul 24, 2014, 1:27 PM

Amazon sales up 23%, but quarterly loss is worse than expected

Amazon just reported net sales of $19.34 billion for the second quarter, an increase of 23 percent, in line with… Read More

Jul 24, 2014, 9:31 AM

Amazon expected to post loss as growth spurt continues

It’s a big day for Amazon, with the release of its Fire phone marking the company’s entry into the smartphone… Read More

Jul 23, 2014, 9:19 AM

Amazon Firefly vs. Fred Meyer: What happened when we took a Fire phone to a local store

Walking through our local Fred Meyer store, we approached the wall of toasters with a gleam in our eyes, holding an Amazon… Read More

Jul 22, 2014, 6:03 PM

Fire phone review: Amazon’s phone is a solid first try, but the magic tricks are a little much

Look closely at Amazon’s new Fire phone and you’ll notice four sensors, one in each corner on the front of the device.… Read More

Jul 22, 2014, 10:03 AM

Amazon begins testing a mobile wallet app, but stops short of enabling payments

Amazon has 244 million active customers, who trust the e-commerce behemoth to keep their credit cards on file, and yet, the… Read More

Jul 19, 2014, 8:56 AM

GeekWire Radio: ‘The Amazon Way’ — former insider explains how the company works

What makes Amazon tick, and where is the company headed? This week on the GeekWire radio show, we go behind-the-scenes… Read More

Jul 18, 2014, 9:13 AM

Alibaba opening Seattle-area outpost, recruiting developers and expanding U.S. presence as IPO nears

Chinese e-commerce and technology giant Alibaba is recruiting for Seattle-based engineering jobs, signaling plans to open a new outpost in Amazon’s backyard… Read More

Jul 18, 2014, 6:33 AM

It’s official: Amazon launches Kindle Unlimited, $9.99/month e-book subscription service

After an inadvertent leak earlier in the week, Amazon today launched a new e-book subscription service, Kindle Unlimited, offering unlimited reading from… Read More

Jul 17, 2014, 4:05 PM

Amazon’s new Fire phone commercial features tech-savvy 9-year-olds who read Sheryl Sandberg’s book

First Gary Busey, now 9-year-olds. Amazon’s first TV commercial for its new Fire Phone debuted today. You can watch the 30-second… Read More

Jul 16, 2014, 10:56 PM

Suck it, Colbert: Amazon still top U.S. brand despite PR blip

The Colbert effect may not take as much of a toll on the teflon coating of Amazon.com as you might… Read More

Jul 16, 2014, 9:31 AM

Amazon Sunday delivery: Key facts to know as USPS rolls out service nationally

The U.S. Postal Service is known for working through rain, sleet and snow, but not on Sundays or holidays, right? That is changing,… Read More

Jul 16, 2014, 8:00 AM

Amazon tests ‘Kindle Unlimited’ — a $9.99/month e-book subscription service

Amazon has inadvertently revealed plans for a major new addition to its Kindle business — a monthly subscription for e-books. As spotted… Read More

Jul 16, 2014, 7:33 AM

Ex-Amazon engineers raise $8.5M to help retailers set dynamic pricing

Boomerang Commerce, a Santa Clara, Calif. startup led by former Amazon.com engineers Guru Hariharan and Madhusudhan Rao, has raised $8.5… Read More

Jul 15, 2014, 10:59 AM

EBay’s Gautam Thakar named CEO of LivingSocial, replacing co-founder Tim O’Shaughnessy

LivingSocial has finally announced who will be replacing co-founder Tim O’Shaughessy as CEO, seven months after he announced that he… Read More

Jul 15, 2014, 12:10 AM

18-year-old Seattle retailer OnlineShoes.com finds a buyer, merges with ShoeMe

OnlineShoes.com, a Seattle online retailer of footwear that got its start in 1996 a year after Amazon.com emerged on the… Read More

Jul 14, 2014, 2:36 PM

Fiction meets fact: Author publishes ‘Drones over Seattle’ as Amazon seeks FAA clearance

Consultant and contract engineer Richard Clark published his new work of fiction, “Drones Over Seattle,” for the Amazon Kindle just last week… Read More

Jul 14, 2014, 2:21 PM

Amazon employees most attractive, Apple workers just average, dating app finds

The top five tech companies typically fight over who employs the biggest brains, but in this competition, they were ranked by another more superficial… Read More

Jul 14, 2014, 7:07 AM

Amazon hires Google Glass founder to ‘work on a few other things’

Updated at 3:30 p.m. with Google’s statement below. Babak Parviz, who founded and led the Google Glass project, has left the… Read More

Jul 11, 2014, 9:07 AM

Amazon charges 1 cent for delivery in France to evade ban on free shipping

France last week enacted a new law that does not allow online book retailers to offer free delivery and discounts. The… Read More

Jul 10, 2014, 7:35 PM

Amazon asks FAA to allow Prime Air drone test flights

Amazon has filed a petition with the FAA asking the agency to allow expanded testing of the company’s Prime Air… Read More

Jul 10, 2014, 3:00 PM

Playing with Fire: What it’s like to make an app for Amazon’s smartphone

[This is a guest post from Dave Cotter and Bruno Botnivik, co-founders and CEO/Chief Architect of family social network SquareHub,… Read More