Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 184 of 244

Jul 10, 2014, 10:45 AM

Amazon takes aim at Microsoft Azure with new Mobile Services push

Amazon wants make it easier for mobile app developers to integrate cloud services into their apps. The company today unveiled a quartet of… Read More

Jul 10, 2014, 9:48 AM

FTC sues Amazon over kids’ in-app purchases

The Federal Trade Commission has sued Amazon for charging parents for unauthorized in-app purchases made by their children. In a… Read More

Jul 10, 2014, 8:48 AM

Amazon jumps into enterprise collaboration with ‘Zocalo’

Amazon just unveiled a new collaboration and document sharing service called Zocalo — using its leadership position in cloud computing to compete more… Read More

Jul 9, 2014, 10:53 AM

Amazon at 20 years: From garage startup to global technology powerhouse

In July 1994 — 20 years ago this month — Jeff Bezos officially established the company that would come to… Read More

Jul 8, 2014, 11:40 AM

Amazon wants to give 100% of revenue to e-book authors as Hachette dispute continues

Some prominent authors have publicly voiced their frustration with Amazon amid its ongoing e-book contract dispute with Hachette Book Group.… Read More

Jul 8, 2014, 10:18 AM

Why groceries are an attractive online segment explained in two slides

This might be the explanation you’ve been waiting for if you’ve been wondering why Amazon and others are willing to invest… Read More

Jul 7, 2014, 10:55 AM

Amazon quietly rolls out Sunday delivery in Seattle and Portland; Coming soon to Bay Area, Boston and more cities

After starting in selected cities around the country, Amazon and the U.S. Postal Service are closer to rolling out Sunday parcel… Read More

Jul 7, 2014, 7:13 AM

New stats: Amazon and Salesforce are winning the $45B cloud services market

A report from IDC this morning says overall industry revenue from public cloud services — everything from basic storage to software as… Read More

Jul 3, 2014, 2:52 PM

Surprise: These authors are sticking up for Amazon in its Hachette battle

Amazon has come under fire in recent months as it continues to fight with book publisher Hachette over e-book pricing,… Read More

Jul 2, 2014, 10:59 AM

Former Amazon employee: Disputed non-compete deal ‘excessive’ and ‘overbroad’

A former Amazon manager is responding defiantly to the company’s lawsuit over his new job at Google — further positioning his case as a new legal test for tech-industry employment… Read More

Jul 2, 2014, 10:15 AM

Apple, Boeing, Google and Amazon among top 10 most respected companies

Barron’s released the results of its annual survey showing which companies investors respect the most, and it comes with good… Read More

Jul 2, 2014, 10:09 AM

Amazon faces potential lawsuit by the FTC over in-app purchases made by children

Amazon is fighting claims by the Federal Trade Commission, which charge that it failed to get parents’ permission for purchases made by children… Read More

Jul 2, 2014, 7:45 AM

Amazon says its Hachette standoff is ‘in the long-term interest of our customers’

A top executive for Amazon’s e-book business is defending the company’s tactics in its high-profile dispute with publisher Hachette, saying that… Read More

Jul 1, 2014, 9:48 PM

Groupon leases more space in Seattle with room to add another 75 employees

Two years after opening a Seattle office, Groupon is gearing up for another growth spurt. The Chicago-based daily deals company currently… Read More

Jul 1, 2014, 4:11 PM

Amazon payments engineering director leaves for health-care tech company

Doug Hebenthal, who left Microsoft in 2012 to become engineering director for Amazon’s e-commerce payments platform, is leaving Amazon to take a job as senior… Read More

Jul 1, 2014, 10:21 AM

Amazon promotes a Hachette title that it’s not willing to provide on pre-order

Amazon calls Edan Lepucki’s new book California one of the “best books of July,” but the highly anticipated novel about a post-apocalyptic… Read More

Jul 1, 2014, 9:15 AM

Amazon sues former employee for taking Google cloud job, in new test of non-compete deals

Amazon is suing a former Amazon Web Services strategic partnerships manager, Zoltan Szabadi, alleging that his new job at Google Cloud Platform… Read More

Jun 30, 2014, 2:56 PM

Amazon Fire Phone nosedives on company’s bestsellers list, dropping to #61 after debuting in top five

Amazon’s first smartphone isn’t setting the world on fire, judging from the company’s own rankings. Less than two weeks after Amazon… Read More

Jun 30, 2014, 2:32 PM

Online sales exceeded physical retail revenue for US book publishers in 2013

An annual report from BookStats reveals that U.S. publishers are now seeing more revenue from online sales than from physical… Read More

Jun 30, 2014, 12:20 PM

Update: Amazon says Fire TV screensaver bug caused data overages

Post updated with new information from Amazon. Users of Amazon’s Fire TV should stay away from the set-top box’s mosaic screensaver… Read More

Jun 30, 2014, 10:25 AM

A new service gives you free return shipping anywhere you shop online, even Amazon

One of the biggest hidden costs to shopping online is dissatisfaction. That’s because if you don’t like an item, or it doesn’t… Read More

Jun 30, 2014, 9:28 AM

Jeff Bezos casts such an intimidating presence that some prayed for a heart attack rather than face his wrath

Amazon.com is not known as the most lovey-dovey company. Founder Jeff Bezos has instituted a hard-charging culture, one that lacks… Read More

Jun 28, 2014, 8:02 AM

GeekWire Radio: How data, technology and Amazon are reshaping children’s television

What happens when a tech company makes its own television shows? We get the inside details this week from a children’s television… Read More

Jun 27, 2014, 9:35 AM

Amazon offers $100 worth of apps for free, swiping at Google Play Store

Android device owners have some software shopping to do this weekend. Amazon has made $100 worth of apps and games for… Read More

Jun 27, 2014, 7:00 AM

Amazon negotiates with publishers for right to print books on-demand

Amazon is seeking controversial concessions from mid-level British book publishers in its latest round of contract negotiations — including the… Read More

Jun 26, 2014, 3:48 PM

Q&A: Blue’s Clues and Super Why! creator Angela Santomero on her new Amazon kids show

Television producer and writer Angela Santomero has repeatedly broken new ground in children’s television programming with shows such as Blue’s… Read More

Jun 26, 2014, 11:03 AM

Amazon lands streaming licenses for Drafthouse Films

Amazon has secured the exclusive rights to make Prime Instant Video the place for film buffs to see movies distributed by… Read More

Jun 25, 2014, 4:49 PM

Dinner at your door: Amazon launches food takeout service

Amazon already delivers groceries. Now, the Seattle giant is quietly moving into the takeout business. Amazon is launching a food… Read More

Jun 25, 2014, 12:43 PM

Amazon’s drones still on track for take-off despite new FAA guidelines

Amazon’s experimental drone delivery project has not been grounded by new rules set forth by the FAA. The Federal Aviation Administration… Read More

Jun 25, 2014, 9:33 AM

Why Jeff Bezos has octopus for breakfast, and what it says about his business philosophy

Jeff Bezos eats octopus like he acquires companies. At least that’s what’s apparent from a tidbit in D Magazine’s profile… Read More