Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 196 of 244

Dec 18, 2013, 12:58 PM

Amazon’s new Storybuilder tool helps writers build outlines for movies and TV

Amazon Studios announced today that it has launched a new tool to help screenwriters map their ideas for a new… Read More

Dec 18, 2013, 12:25 PM

FedEx isn’t worried about competition from Amazon’s mythological drones

Amazon made a big splash in the media recently with the unveiling of its plans for Amazon Prime Air —… Read More

Dec 18, 2013, 9:51 AM

Pendrell subsidiary sues Apple, Amazon and more over alleged DRM patent infringement

ContentGuard, a subsidiary of Bellevue-based patent holding firm Pendrell Corporation, announced today that it has filed a massive patent infringement… Read More

Dec 18, 2013, 7:06 AM

Amazon Web Services makes big move into China

Amazon Web Services will open a new China region starting with a limited preview in the country early next year,… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 8:32 PM

Apple finally adds gifting to the iBookstore in time for the holidays

While Apple’s iBooks finally made the jump to the desktop this fall thanks to a new app in the latest… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 3:26 PM

Organized labor may be coming to an Amazon warehouse in Delaware

In a potential milestone for organized labor, a group of 30 equipment maintenance technicians at Amazon’s Middletown, Del. fulfillment center… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 2:22 PM

Sphero parodies PrimeAir with new ‘Amazon Ground’ ad

Orbotix, the makers of a small, spherical robot named Sphero, have decided to promote the new Sphero 2.0 with a… Read More

Dec 16, 2013, 10:03 PM

Amazon reportedly buys payment startup GoPago

Amazon has purchased GoPago, a San Francisco-based tablet point-of-sale and mobile payment startup, according to a report in La Repubblica, GoPago’s… Read More

Dec 16, 2013, 12:40 PM

eBay wants to help retailers leverage technology to compete with Amazon

MOUNTAIN VIEW–For eBay, competing with Amazon is difficult, in part because the company’s services have reshaped the playing field for… Read More

Dec 16, 2013, 10:58 AM

Amazon Germany workers protest at company headquarters: ‘We are humans, not robots’

“We are people!” “Not robots!” That was the message Monday morning at the heart of Amazon.com’s Seattle headquarters, as about… Read More

Dec 16, 2013, 7:40 AM

Amazon’s German workers bringing protest to Seattle HQ

Updated below with Amazon’s statement. Update No. 2: Here’s the scene from the protest this morning at Amazon’s Seattle HQ… Read More

Dec 13, 2013, 3:56 PM

Amazon launches new installment payment plans for Kindle Fire HDX

Amazon is trying to make its newest tablets appeal to more budget-conscious consumers by offering Amazon customers the chance to… Read More

Dec 13, 2013, 11:13 AM

Adele, Lady Gaga and Carly Rae Jepsen top Amazon’s all-time music charts

For the first time ever, Amazon released the rankings of its most downloaded and purchased music in history, going back to… Read More

Dec 13, 2013, 7:50 AM

Kindle device owners spend 55% more every year with Amazon, new study finds

Jeff Bezos says that Amazon wants to make money when Kindle owners use their devices to consume media and make… Read More

Dec 12, 2013, 3:51 PM

Report: Amazon developing bulk food delivery service to rival Costco, Sam’s Club

According to a report by USA Today, Amazon is working on a service called Pantry, which will allow Prime subscribers… Read More

Dec 11, 2013, 2:39 AM

Amazon Fresh launches in San Francisco with $299/year ‘Prime Fresh’ membership

Welcome to the Bay Area, Amazon Fresh. As anticipated earlier this week, Amazon’s same-day and next-day grocery delivery service is… Read More

Dec 10, 2013, 1:13 PM

Amazon had to shoot the promotional video for its drones outside the U.S.

While it’s become abundantly clear that Amazon faces regulatory challenges to offering drone delivery, a newly surfaced piece of information… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 5:07 PM

Bezos, we have biodomes: City approves Amazon sphere design

The most eye-catching element of Amazon’s new Seattle campus — a three-sphere biodome — has received design approval from the… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 10:56 AM

Amazon running ads on freshly-sighted grocery delivery trucks in San Francisco

As rumors around a potential Amazon Fresh rollout in San Francisco reach a fever pitch, Brad Stone, the author of… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 9:21 AM

Top tech CEOs: Zillow’s Rascoff second only to Salesforce’s Benioff in survey

The Street announced the results of its Top Tech CEO competition today, and two of the top three are from… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 7:09 AM

Can Amazon make your kid smarter? Kindle Fire getting automated educational goals

It’s the digital equivalent of the classic parental mandate: “Not until you do your homework!” It’s also the latest example… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 5:00 AM

Fast-growing IT automation startup Opscode raises $32M, changes name to Chef

Seattle entrepreneur Barry Crist likes to say that the best time to raise money is when you don’t really need… Read More

Dec 7, 2013, 7:05 AM

GeekWire Radio: Amazon Drones, Artefact’s ‘Juice Box,’ a beautiful app and a classic console challenge

We’re getting very futuristic on this week’s GeekWire radio show — starting with our thoughts on Amazon’s surprising “Prime Air”… Read More

Dec 6, 2013, 10:56 PM

Report: Google prepping Nexus TV set-top box

According to a report by Amir Efrati at The Information, Google is working on a set-top box called the Nexus… Read More

Dec 6, 2013, 10:59 AM

eBay CEO on Amazon’s drones: ‘We’re not focused on long-term fantasies’

It looks like eBay isn’t too concerned about its competitor’s audacious plans to have fleets of aerial drones delivering products to… Read More

Dec 5, 2013, 4:01 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsofties join Amazon drone team; Skype CFO to Puppet Labs; Porch hires 3 execs

—It seems as though just about everyone has heard of Amazon’s audacious plan to deploy flying delivery drones. Some are… Read More

Dec 5, 2013, 10:33 AM

Report: Amazon Fresh coming to San Francisco next week

Amazon’s bright green grocery trucks might finally make their way to the heart of California’s tech world. All Things D… Read More

Dec 4, 2013, 4:39 PM

Living with Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX: This fruitcake is pretty sweet

The first step when deciding which tablet to buy, as with any device, is to ask yourself how you’ll use… Read More

Dec 4, 2013, 3:34 PM

New Amazon WorkSpaces app brings Windows 7 to iPad

Amazon made a splash last month when it announced WorkSpaces, a desktop virtualization system that streams a Windows 7 desktop… Read More

Dec 4, 2013, 9:36 AM

Amazon Publishing adds a new label for short stories

Following on the launch of Day One, the company’s first literary journal, Amazon announced today that it has created StoryFront,… Read More