Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 195 of 244

Jan 9, 2014, 11:25 AM

Amazon launches re-designed portal for developers

Amazon announced Thursday that it has completely redesigned the portal for developers interested in taking advantage of the resources it… Read More

Jan 9, 2014, 10:47 AM

Surprise: Amazon tests physical retail with ‘Kindle Kiosk’ vending machines

LAS VEGAS — Amazon, the company that defined the world of online commerce, is venturing further into the world of… Read More

Jan 9, 2014, 10:15 AM

Amazon sets up booth in front of college bookstore to tout Amazon Student program

During the first week of classes of any given quarter at the University of Washington, you can always find several… Read More

Jan 9, 2014, 8:51 AM

Barnes & Noble reports dismal Nook sales, blames lack of new tablets

While the holiday has traditionally been a good season for e-readers, Barnes & Noble’s Nook didn’t quite feel the Christmas… Read More

Jan 8, 2014, 5:28 PM

Disgraced politicians Anthony Weiner, Michael Steele to appear in Amazon’s Alpha House

Two men who have at one time or another been punch lines in American politics have decided that they want… Read More

Jan 8, 2014, 11:42 AM

Amazon inks streaming deal with CBS, Spielberg’s Amblin for show starring Halle Berry

Amazon announced Wednesday that it had reached a deal with Stephen Spielberg’s Amblin Television and CBS for the streaming rights to… Read More

Jan 8, 2014, 9:11 AM

Morgan Stanley downgrades Netflix, citing competition from Amazon and others

Has Netflix peaked? Analysts at Morgan Stanley announced on Tuesday that they were downgrading the company – adjusting their price… Read More

Jan 7, 2014, 3:30 PM

Revealed: Guess what’s in this gigantic Amazon shipping box on back of a flatbed truck?

Reddit user listrophy posed a question yesterday asking: “What’s the largest item you can have shipped from Amazon? Because I think… Read More

Jan 6, 2014, 3:35 PM

Amazon unveils partners for 4K streaming video

CES is always home to a slew of new television-related tech buzz, and this year is no different. Amazon announced… Read More

Jan 6, 2014, 1:33 PM

Amazon updates Kindle app for iOS with support for flashcards and more

Amazon’s Kindle app for the iPhone and iPad received an update today that added some cool new features for its… Read More

Jan 4, 2014, 3:05 PM

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos rescued by Ecuadorian Navy after kidney stone attack

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos suffered a kidney stone on New Year’s Day while vacationing in the Galapagos Islands and was… Read More

Jan 2, 2014, 12:28 PM

Kindle Fire and Surface gain market share post-Christmas, but iPad rules the roost

It seems like the tablet-owning public woke up to a bunch of Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Kindle Fires under their… Read More

Jan 2, 2014, 10:41 AM

Top tech stocks of 2013: Here’s where you could have made (and lost) a lot of cash

2013 was all about the newcomers. Two of the top performing tech stocks in Washington state this past year were… Read More

Jan 2, 2014, 9:48 AM

Amazon phone, T-Mobile-Sprint merger top mobile insiders’ predictions for 2014

What will happen in the booming mobile world in 2014? An Amazon smartphone tops a new list of predictions from… Read More

Dec 31, 2013, 10:13 AM

Bye-bye, bosses? Zappos is reorganizing to eliminate bureaucracy

Zappos’s corporate structure is going to be getting a whole lot flatter. The shoe-seller, which has almost 4,000 employees, is… Read More

Dec 30, 2013, 9:25 AM

FAA selects 6 sites to test drone capability, including one airport

The Federal Aviation Administration today announced six sites where research will be conducted to test the legitimacy of drones sharing… Read More

Dec 30, 2013, 9:00 AM

Amazon’s Kindle Fire blows away rival tablets with increase in Christmas activations

Amazon has typically seen its Kindle Fire tablet sales spike during the holidays, even more than a typical seasonal increase,… Read More

Dec 28, 2013, 8:36 AM

GeekWire Radio: Favorite apps, a crossword challenge, and why John’s mom is switching to the Mac

This week on the GeekWire radio show, we talk about some of our favorite apps and catch up with two… Read More

Dec 27, 2013, 3:12 PM

Amazon’s best-selling products this holiday season: Fitbit; Canon T3i; Chromebooks

Despite some serious shipping delays, Amazon said this week that it’s enjoying the best holiday season in the company’s 19-year… Read More

Dec 27, 2013, 8:06 AM

How the Christmas shipping debacle will alter online retail

Just how bad were this week’s Christmas shipping delays? Online retail rating firm StellaService conducted its own test of last-minute package delivery,… Read More

Dec 26, 2013, 11:46 AM

Amazon cuts Kindle Fire ‘Mayday’ response time to 9 seconds during holiday

While families were unwrapping brand new Kindle Fire HDX tablets this Christmas, Amazon’s staff of tech advisors was waiting for… Read More

Dec 26, 2013, 9:29 AM

Chromebooks top holiday laptop charts at Amazon, beating PCs and Macs

Looks like Microsoft is going to be ordering more “Scroogled” ads. Amazon revealed this morning that two Chromebooks – the… Read More

Dec 26, 2013, 7:37 AM

Amazon Prime tops 20 million members as company touts its best holiday season ever

Amazon is exiting the 2013 holiday season with “tens of millions” of Amazon Prime members, according to a statement this… Read More

Dec 26, 2013, 6:15 AM

Christmas delayed: Amazon offers $20 gift cards, refunds shipping charges after UPS and FedEx problems

Didn’t get what you expected under the tree? It’s probably marooned in a package delivery center. Following widespread complaints about absent… Read More

Dec 23, 2013, 4:23 PM

Amazon attempts to lure shoppers to its AppStore with discounts

When people around the country open their presents this week and find Android devices within, Amazon is hoping they’ll reach… Read More

Dec 21, 2013, 7:46 AM

GeekWire Radio: Amazon at $400, favorite gadgets of 2013, and the new world of airplane tech etiquette

We have a lot to talk about this week on the GeekWire radio show, starting with Amazon’s gravity-defying share price,… Read More

Dec 20, 2013, 1:59 PM

Playstation 4 back in stock for ‘limited time’ at Amazon

Both the Xbox One and Playstation 4 have been selling like crazy for the past month, but looks like the… Read More

Dec 20, 2013, 12:33 PM

A cloudy 2014 for enterprises? Three trends to watch

We are in Seattle and thus deep in the world of clouds: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, CenturyLink Savvis, and… Read More

Dec 20, 2013, 9:08 AM

New milestone: Amazon stock surpass $400 for first time ever

This summer, Amazon.com’s stock hit $300 for the first time. Now, five months later, it has reached a new milestone:… Read More