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Apr 12, 2013, 5:46 AM

Bezos defends Amazon’s profit-pinching strategy in annual letter to shareholders

This just in: Jeff Bezos’ 2013 letter to shareholders. The annual missive from Amazon’s CEO, released this morning, defends the company’s… Read More

Apr 11, 2013, 3:33 PM

Amazon unveils Look.com, rivaling Zulily in kid’s apparel

Amazon.com’s Quidsi unit today unveiled Look.com, a new site that’s designed to sell children’s apparel and footwear. It marks the… Read More

Apr 11, 2013, 10:21 AM

GoDaddy plans engineering outpost in Seattle region, hires key Microsoft vets

Internet domain giant GoDaddy is expanding to the Seattle region in search of technical talent, GeekWire has learned — becoming… Read More

Apr 10, 2013, 4:30 PM

How to Win the Ebook War

[Editor’s Note: Former Amazon manager Jason Merkoski, one of the early leaders of the company’s Kindle team, is the author… Read More

Apr 9, 2013, 10:33 AM

An e-book projector? Kindle vet sees big hardware changes, and lower prices

A new book by Jason Merkoski, a former Amazon manager who was an early leader of the company’s Kindle team, tells… Read More

Apr 5, 2013, 7:18 AM

Henry Blodget’s Business Insider raises $5 million from Jeff Bezos and others

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is investing in Business Insider, the technology news operation led by former Wall Street investment banker… Read More

Apr 3, 2013, 7:04 AM

Amazon expands AutoRip MP3 feature to vinyl records

Amazon.com customers who bought vinyl records from the site over the past 15 years may have a surprise in their… Read More

Apr 2, 2013, 10:55 AM

Sorry, Amazon: Court frowns on resale of ‘used’ digital music

A federal judge’s ruling in favor of Capitol Records in a suit against the ReDigi digital music service could have… Read More

Apr 1, 2013, 12:07 PM

No joke: Amazon hires Windows Phone vet Charlie Kindel for ‘something secret’

Charlie Kindel, the Seattle tech veteran who left his job as a Microsoft Windows Phone general manager in 2011 to join… Read More

Apr 1, 2013, 10:34 AM

Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ LTE coming to AT&T stores for $249 with two-year contract

Amazon’s biggest Kindle is coming to AT&T stores later this week on April 5 and buyers can get $150 off… Read More

Mar 30, 2013, 3:16 PM

The opportunity to redefine the feed reader experience

I’ve used Google Reader almost everyday since 2008. I’m bummed it’s going away. And, clearly, I’m not alone. Millions of… Read More

Mar 29, 2013, 7:40 AM

Welcome to the local delivery business, Google — and good luck with that

People in the Seattle region have a front-row seat for one of Amazon’s longstanding experiments — the Amazon Fresh grocery… Read More

Mar 28, 2013, 1:16 PM

Amazon buys social network Goodreads and its growing ranks of 16M book lovers

Amazon.com is purchasing the San Francisco book social network Goodreads for an undisclosed price, adding a new chapter in the… Read More

Mar 28, 2013, 8:15 AM

Wal-Mart may reward in-store shoppers for delivering packages to online customers

Could the Wal-Mart shopper become the next-generation UPS guy or gal? The giant retailer, looking to compete more aggressively with… Read More

Mar 27, 2013, 5:03 PM

Amazon Studios greenlights ‘Betas,’ a comedy about Silicon Valley geeks

Amazon Studios is piloting its eighth comedy, and this is one that tech geeks may really enjoy — unless it… Read More

Mar 27, 2013, 7:02 AM

Amazon’s ‘X-Ray’ feature expands to TV shows, with help from IMDb

Amazon’s ownership of IMDb, the widely used Internet Movie Database, might have been a head-scratcher or a novelty in years… Read More

Mar 26, 2013, 1:19 PM

Wal-Mart to test new in-store locker service, following in Amazon’s footsteps

Wal-Mart is looking to turn its huge brick-and-mortar retail footprint into a beneficial asset as it continues to battle against… Read More

Mar 25, 2013, 2:14 PM

Future of Kindle? Amazon’s Bezos wants wireless power, remote processing for devices

Want slimmer and lighter gadgets with amazing battery life? Jeff Bezos is right there with you — and he has… Read More

Mar 25, 2013, 9:06 AM

New stats: Amazon, Apple have biggest proportion of mobile users

comScore today officially unveiled a new measurement tool called Media Metrix Multi-Platform that combines and compares U.S. desktop, Android and… Read More

Mar 25, 2013, 8:05 AM

Amazon continues content push, greenlights pilot for Zombieland

Amazon.com continues its push into the video distribution arena, taking on the likes of Hulu and Netflix. And its latest… Read More

Mar 23, 2013, 5:59 AM

Barnes & Noble is giving away a free e-reader if you buy a Nook HD+ tablet

Barnes & Noble, the struggling bookstore chain, is looking to supercharge its tablet and e-reader business in the face of… Read More

Mar 21, 2013, 10:12 AM

Air foils vs air bags: Amazon and Apple want to make sure you never bust your phone again

Apple and Amazon.com are on a collision course in all sorts of businesses — from digital music to e-readers. Now,… Read More

Mar 21, 2013, 7:42 AM

Actress who sued Amazon’s IMDb for displaying her age can take the case to trial

The actress who sued Amazon.com for displaying her age on IMDb can proceed with her case, according to a decision… Read More

Mar 20, 2013, 12:44 PM

Amazon denies rumors of $99 7-inch Kindle Fire HD

Earlier Wednesday morning, TechCrunch reported that Amazon currently has a $99 Kindle Fire HD 7-inch tablet in production that is set to… Read More

Mar 20, 2013, 9:54 AM

Report: Amazon to ship $99 Kindle Fire 7″ tablet in 2013

TechCrunch is reporting this morning that Amazon is currently has a $99 Kindle Fire 7″ tablet in production that is… Read More

Mar 20, 2013, 9:11 AM

Success: Jeff Bezos recovers sunken Apollo rocket engines

How does Amazon’s founder spend his down time? Catching up on email in the middle of the Atlantic while monitoring… Read More

Mar 20, 2013, 7:57 AM

Amazon expands ‘Send to Kindle’ feature with new website integration

Tweet, Share and Send to Kindle? Yep — Amazon wants its own piece of website real estate, right next to… Read More

Mar 19, 2013, 8:40 PM

Report: Amazon.com in talks with music labels about new subscription service

The music subscription business is a tough one, as evidenced by our report earlier today that industry pioneer Rhapsody continued… Read More

Mar 19, 2013, 1:40 PM

Spies in the cloud: CIA and Amazon strike $600M deal, trade pub reports

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has signed a deal with Amazon for cloud computing services worth up to $600 million… Read More

Mar 19, 2013, 12:46 PM

Microsoft, Expedia, others file complaint over Google’s domain name ‘land grab’

Fairsearch.org, a lobbying group whose backers include Microsoft, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Nokia, has filed objections over Google’s attempts to take… Read More