Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 218 of 244

Sep 20, 2012, 5:18 PM

Walmart follows Target, stops selling Amazon Kindles

Seeing the online retailer as a threat to profits, Walmart has decided to follow Target in removing the Amazon Kindle… Read More

Sep 20, 2012, 11:54 AM

Apple vs. Amazon: Whose new headquarters is cooler?

It has been fun to see the plans come together for Amazon’s new three-block campus on the edge of downtown… Read More

Sep 19, 2012, 5:38 PM

Images: Amazon’s colorful new towers will put a bold stamp on Seattle’s skyline

Architects for Amazon.com have submitted updated drawings for the company’s proposed campus on the edge of downtown Seattle — showing… Read More

Sep 19, 2012, 4:42 PM

Zuckerberg’s net worth sinks; Gates remains richest American

Oftentimes the leader of a newly public company experiences a substantial increase in net worth, but Facebook’s shrinking share price… Read More

Sep 18, 2012, 5:50 PM

The end of Endless: Amazon pulls plug on fashion site

Amazon.com is shutting down Endless.com, the five-year-old high-end online fashion site that sold handbags, shoes, jewelry and other accessories. The site… Read More

Sep 18, 2012, 8:21 AM

Study: The top 10 cities, jobs and employers for computer science grads

Earlier this year, we chronicled the career paths of 21 recent University of Washington computer science and engineering graduates, asking… Read More

Sep 16, 2012, 4:44 PM

Nebulous ‘cloud computing’ term baffles most Americans

Geeks like us hear the words “cloud computing” almost every day, using it ourselves to explain a host of different… Read More

Sep 15, 2012, 9:41 PM

Ballmer: There’s no doubt Windows 8 will be a success

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is convinced that Windows 8 will be a winner, he doesn’t seem too impressed with Amazon’s… Read More

Sep 12, 2012, 7:58 AM

Amazon is making a movie, starting with a comic book

Amazon tends to do things in non-traditional ways, and that fact is on full display with the debut this morning… Read More

Sep 12, 2012, 12:24 AM

Amazon unveils Reserved Instant Marketplace, an exchange for cloud services

Amazon Web Services today introduced a new offering called Reserved Instance Marketplace, an online exchange of sorts where customers can sell their… Read More

Sep 11, 2012, 4:37 PM

IMDb turns 404s into LOLs, Reddit users have a field day

Arriving at a 404 error page can be a frustrating and annoying experience for anyone. But the movie database website… Read More

Sep 10, 2012, 5:42 PM

Amazon to let you buy real stuff inside Kindle Fire apps

At the Kindle launch event last week, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos spoke briefly about an effort to allow consumers to… Read More

Sep 10, 2012, 4:41 PM

Bezos: Amazon ‘loaded plane with Kindles’ to test safety

Over the weekend, the New York Times published a great read from Nick Bilton illustrating the challenges that travelers and… Read More

Sep 10, 2012, 8:47 AM

Amazon’s new tablet rival: Toys R Us unveils the $150 kid-friendly Tabeo

Everyone wants to be a tablet maker these days it seems. And the latest entrant is one that could offer… Read More

Sep 9, 2012, 10:50 AM

Epic Games targets Seattle, Amazon boosts Bing, and more from the week in tech

A roundup of items making news this weekend … Add Epic Games to the growing roster of tech companies opening… Read More

Sep 7, 2012, 4:47 PM

Bezos, Ballmer make top 10 in Vanity Fair’s lists of movers and shakers

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has held onto his No. 3 spot on the New Establishment side of Vanity Fair’s annual… Read More

Sep 7, 2012, 10:51 AM

Closer look: Amazon’s new Paperwhite and Immersion Reading features

I’m back in Seattle after a whirlwind trip to California for Amazon’s Kindle news conference yesterday morning. Here are… Read More

Sep 7, 2012, 8:34 AM

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD puts new price pressure on Microsoft Surface

Back in June, when Microsoft announced plans for its Surface tablet, the company said the pricing for the initial model,… Read More

Sep 6, 2012, 3:49 PM

Jeff Bezos on the ‘Amazon Doctrine,’ and why it’s better than Apple’s approach

Posting from Santa Monica, Calif.: One of the most striking moments during Amazon’s press conference here today was a manifesto,… Read More

Sep 6, 2012, 1:54 PM

Video: Amazon’s 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD in action

Posting from Santa Monica, Calif.: The new 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD was the one new device that Amazon didn’t let… Read More

Sep 6, 2012, 10:04 AM

Live: Amazon unveils new Kindles and ‘Kindle Fire HD’

Posting from Santa Monica, Calif.: I’m here this morning for Amazon’s big press event at an airplane hangar, where the… Read More

Sep 6, 2012, 7:30 AM

Why eBooks won’t rule the Earth

The certainty in the headlines is almost palpable. “eBooks Now ‘Dominant Single Format’ in Adult Fiction Sales,” shouted book publishing… Read More

Sep 5, 2012, 11:26 PM

Amazon TV ad gives sneak peek at ‘Paperwhite’ Kindle and new Kindle Fire

Amazon will hold a news conference Thursday in Santa Monica, Calif., where it’s expected to show its new Kindle lineup… Read More

Sep 5, 2012, 1:40 PM

Californians hurry up and shop, shop, shop ahead of Amazon.com tax deadline

There’s a bit of an e-commerce gold rush going down in California, where Amazon.com customers are scrambling to squeeze in some… Read More

Sep 4, 2012, 5:27 PM

Amazon HQ getting even bigger with 2 new buildings

Amazon.com is expanding its footprint again in Seattle with an agreement to occupy a new 380,000-square-foot project on the edge… Read More

Sep 4, 2012, 3:11 PM

Ads on a tablet? How Amazon could upend the market

Here’s an important story to note, in the category of news you may have missed over the holiday. The Wall… Read More

Sep 4, 2012, 8:32 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon hires privacy officer; Blucora bolsters board; CTI’s new hire; and more

TaxACT co-founder Lance Dunn has been appointed to the board of Blucora, the search and tax preparation company formerly known as InfoSpace. Blucora purchased TaxACT… Read More

Sep 4, 2012, 8:00 AM

Netflix loses out as Amazon inks deal with Epix for popular movies

Amazon.com continues to bolster its collection of movie titles for its Prime Instant Video service, announcing today that it has… Read More

Sep 3, 2012, 9:39 AM

City vs. Suburbia: Tech companies seek urban cool

For years, one of the great debates that always stirred the pot around these parts was whether Seattle or the… Read More

Aug 31, 2012, 7:48 AM

Amazon pinpoints Nokia as mapping partner for next-generation Kindle Fire

Amazon.com has reportedly chosen Nokia to provide the mapping technology on the next-generation Kindle Fire, a device that is expected… Read More