Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 188 of 244

May 15, 2014, 1:43 PM

GTA on your Fire TV: Amazon expands game catalog with Grand Theft Auto series

Amazon announced today that it has expanded its gaming catalog for the Fire TV and Kindle Fire to include “Grand… Read More

May 15, 2014, 8:32 AM

Amazon rolls out original TV shows aimed at preschool kids

Amazon Studios has long been releasing original TV content for adults, but now the kids will have something to watch, too.… Read More

May 14, 2014, 9:17 AM

Amazon continues growth spurt with expansion in Boston

Amazon is growing its footprint in Boston, expanding an office that handles everything from game development to speech recognition. The… Read More

May 13, 2014, 5:59 AM

Digital trade school Code Fellows names Amazon vet CEO

Kristin Smith, a former vice president at Zulily who previously spent eight years at Amazon.com, has been appointed CEO of… Read More

May 12, 2014, 2:38 PM

Too many dudes: Amazon’s growth is ruining Seattle’s dating scene, says single guy

The dating scene can be difficult enough under normal circumstances, but things are very tough for straight men in Seattle these… Read More

May 12, 2014, 2:19 PM

Groupon grapples with soaring shipping costs as it enters Amazon’s turf

Groupon is no longer just a daily deals company. It sells anything online, from face moisturizer to dog beds. But… Read More

May 12, 2014, 1:47 PM

Microsoft reportedly prepping music locker for Xbox Music

Xbox Music users who want to have their hard-to-find music available on the go may be in luck. LiveSino has… Read More

May 12, 2014, 1:04 PM

Apple aims to increase online sales with faster returns

Customers who shop at Apple’s online store will have an easier time getting their money back, starting today. The Cupertino-based… Read More

May 10, 2014, 10:18 PM

Amazon patents common photographic trick for taking product pictures

Amazon has been granted a patent on a photo studio setup commonly used by professional photographers to take pictures with seamless… Read More

May 9, 2014, 11:00 AM

Publisher says Amazon is delaying book shipments over contract dispute

People who want to buy Malcolm Gladwell’s books and some other popular titles from Amazon could be waiting for a… Read More

May 9, 2014, 9:53 AM

Jeff Bezos shows delivery drone to 4th graders, says ‘explorers and pioneers’ are the most successful at Amazon

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos started off his morning today by talking about innovation, customer focus and the strategy for his… Read More

May 9, 2014, 9:38 AM

Video: Seattle, A History of Innovation — from Boeing to Zillow and beyond

Last night’s GeekWire Awards in Seattle celebrated the top technologies, people and companies in the Pacific Northwest in 2014 — but we… Read More

May 9, 2014, 9:30 AM

Want Netflix? That’ll be $1 extra

After the company said it planned to increase prices for its streaming video service in its quarterly letter to shareholders last… Read More

May 7, 2014, 9:18 PM

Amazon and USPS expand Sunday delivery to 15 more cities, will reach ‘large portion’ of U.S. this year

Amazon is bringing Sunday delivery to 15 more cities in seven states, expanding an arrangement with the U.S. Postal Service that launched last year… Read More

May 7, 2014, 4:14 PM

Amazon, Microsoft ask FCC to maintain Net Neutrality

Internet companies from around the U.S. — including Amazon and Microsoft — have banded together to try and pressure the… Read More

May 7, 2014, 3:55 PM

Apple snatches tablet satisfaction crown back from Samsung in new survey

Consumer research firm J.D. Power and Associates announced today that the iPad is once again at the top of its… Read More

May 7, 2014, 9:16 AM

Surprise! The second-largest retailer after Amazon is not what you’d expect

Nope, it’s not Macy’s or Walmart. Apple is the second-largest U.S. online retailer after Amazon, with more than $18.3 billion… Read More

May 7, 2014, 8:37 AM

Zulily channels Amazon in earnings miss: Wall Street not amused, stock sinks 30%

Zulily, the fast-growing e-commerce site, woke up to a major Wall Street migraine this morning. Shares of Zulily continued to… Read More

May 7, 2014, 6:00 AM

Instacart challenges Amazon Fresh with Seattle grocery delivery, ordering from QFC and Costco

Get ready for the online grocery wars. Instacart, the San Francisco-based grocery delivery company founded by former Amazon engineer Apoorva… Read More

May 6, 2014, 3:14 PM

What you need to know: Alibaba’s IPO filing lands at the SEC

After months of speculation, the official paperwork for Alibaba’s IPO has landed at the Securities & Exchange Commission. The Chinese… Read More

May 6, 2014, 12:43 PM

Walmart’s shopping spree continues as its online sales grow faster than Amazon’s

Walmart’s technology investments are starting to pay off — at least a little bit. For the first time in a decade, the mega… Read More

May 5, 2014, 1:35 PM

Study: Men are more competitive than women in mobile gaming

A new study shows that while there is an even amount of men and women playing mobile games today, the behavior… Read More

May 5, 2014, 12:12 PM

Amazon shopping hashtags won’t be a boon for Twitter

Amazon will not be sharing revenue with Twitter when a person adds an item to his or her shopping cart… Read More

May 5, 2014, 7:41 AM

Delivery wars: Google Shopping Express expands same-day service to NYC, LA

Google is expanding its same-day shopping service to New York and the Los Angeles area, the latest strategic move in… Read More

May 5, 2014, 7:14 AM

Meet #AmazonCart: An easy way to add items to your shopping cart while on Twitter

Buying books, diapers or has never been so easy. Amazon.com today unveiled a new service called #AmazonCart, which allows customers… Read More

May 2, 2014, 2:26 PM

Amazon picks customer service VP to run expanding grocery delivery business

Tom Weiland, Amazon’s head of global customer service, has been put in charge of managing Amazon Fresh, according to his… Read More

May 2, 2014, 10:12 AM

Watch now, pay later: Amazon offers installment plan for Fire TV

Amazon launched a promotion to try and get its Fire TV set-top box in the hands of as many of… Read More

May 1, 2014, 12:42 PM

Tech Moves: Snapchat adds execs; TrueSample expands; HasOffers goes to South Korea

—Snapchat hired Jad Boutros from Google to serve as its head of Information Security, according to Boutros’s Google+ page. It’s… Read More

May 1, 2014, 10:17 AM

Leaked photos show off Amazon’s smartphone

We had a chance to see some parts of Amazon’s new smartphone last month, but now Boy Genius Report has… Read More

May 1, 2014, 9:49 AM

Groupon takes on Costco and Amazon with new bulk grocery service

It seems like everyone’s getting into the bulk food business these days. Groupon announced today that it’s launching Groupon Basics,… Read More