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Aug 6, 2012, 7:31 AM

eBay tests same-day delivery, upping ante vs. Amazon

eBay is testing a new online service called eBay Now that promises same-day delivery from participating retailers, starting in San… Read More

Aug 5, 2012, 8:53 AM

The difference between Kindle Fire and Windows Phone and other comments of the week

The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “I think it’s interesting the types of adjectives journalists… Read More

Aug 4, 2012, 12:54 AM

Amazon exec falls victim to Tom Petty scam, still gets Tom Petty to play his wedding

This is one of the most incredible stories we’ve run across in a while, and it involves a legendary member… Read More

Aug 3, 2012, 7:50 AM

How the iPad made Apple the top ‘PC’ vendor, and what it means for Windows

What is a “personal computer” in 2012? Do tablets count? Most of the major technology research firms say no. As reflected… Read More

Aug 2, 2012, 12:12 PM

Amazon’s Kindle Fire settles in at 5% of tablet market

Amazon shipped more than 1.2 million Kindle Fire tablets worldwide in the second quarter, up significantly from the first quarter,… Read More

Aug 1, 2012, 8:30 AM

Amazon brings Instant Video service to iPad with new app

Amazon.com, looking to expand its presence in digital video, debuted a new iPad app this morning that brings its Instant Video… Read More

Jul 31, 2012, 12:05 PM

Amazon’s Cloud Player now offers cloud-based music transfer with ‘scan and match’

Amazon.com today is touting new offerings for its Cloud Player music service, including a new service called “scan and match”… Read More

Jul 31, 2012, 7:46 AM

Fast-growing storage upstart Box unpacks $125 million in funding

Box, the file sharing and data storage startup founded seven years ago by Mercer Island High School grads Aaron Levie… Read More

Jul 30, 2012, 7:31 PM

Amazon Lockers make a quiet debut in Silicon Valley

We’ve been closely watching — even trying out — Amazon.com’s new Locker service since it quietly arrived in the Seattle… Read More

Jul 27, 2012, 3:35 PM

Mission impossible? War stories from the Amazon.com interview

It’s a Seattle rite of passage for newcomers: Pike Place Market, the Space Needle. The Amazon interview. Today, Glassdoor released… Read More

Jul 27, 2012, 10:05 AM

Amazon, Google and Facebook among the top 25 toughest places to interview

We’ve heard stories about the grueling interview process at Amazon.com, spread over days and including tough questions from managers. Now,… Read More

Jul 27, 2012, 7:06 AM

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos donates $2.5 million to support same-sex marriage measure

In what is being called the largest individual gift to support same-sex marriage in the U.S., Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos… Read More

Jul 26, 2012, 4:09 PM

As profits sink, Amazon plans big fulfillment center push but no ‘same-day delivery’

Amazon.com’s profits took a big hit during the second quarter, with net income tumbling 96 percent to just $7 million… Read More

Jul 26, 2012, 1:21 PM

Earnings: Amazon’s razor-thin profits get even thinner

Amazon just reported earnings per share of $0.01 for the second quarter — yes, that’s one cent — coming in… Read More

Jul 26, 2012, 9:39 AM

Down goes Twitter: The pulse of the planet not beating this morning

Normally, for these sorts of service outages, the first place we consult is Twitter. After all, the site is the… Read More

Jul 24, 2012, 1:24 PM

Amazon.com backs WhoSay to help celebs manage Twitter and Facebook posts

Amazon.com is among the backers participating in a $12 million financing round for WhoSay, an online service that helps musicians,… Read More

Jul 23, 2012, 1:27 PM

Chart: Google leads pack of the top 50 Web sites in the U.S.

Google remains the king of the hill when it comes to attracting visitors. The search engine attracted 189 million visitors… Read More

Jul 23, 2012, 9:46 AM

Amazon to move warehouse workers to tech jobs with new ‘career choice’ program

Amazon.com has been on the hot seat in the past year, with labor groups and the media criticizing working conditions at… Read More

Jul 23, 2012, 8:54 AM

Report: Amazon plans up to 6 new Kindle Fire variations

Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet launched last fall with just one option for buyers, a 7-inch model with 8 GB of… Read More

Jul 22, 2012, 11:01 PM

Report: Facebook not trusted as much as Amazon or Google

A new poll out by Harris Interactive finds that more U.S. adults feel comfortable sharing personal information with Amazon.com and Google… Read More

Jul 20, 2012, 10:48 AM

Here’s the startup advice Jeff Bezos gave to Mark Pincus (before the guidance abruptly ended)

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus sat down with PandoDaily’s Sarah Lacy for an entertaining interview last night, covering a range of… Read More

Jul 20, 2012, 8:57 AM

Amazon Prime adds ‘West Wing’ and ‘Fringe’ in exclusive streaming deal

Amazon has struck a deal with Warner Bros. to bring West Wing and Fringe to its Amazon Prime Instant Video… Read More

Jul 20, 2012, 6:42 AM

Microsoft adds thousands of jobs in 2012, mostly overseas

Microsoft’s fiscal 2012 is officially in the books, with the company reporting results yesterday for the year ended June 30.… Read More

Jul 19, 2012, 11:02 AM

Amazon ‘Yesterday Shipping’: Wrap your brain around this

A popular theory right now is that Amazon is moving toward same-day delivery of products, potentially posing a bigger threat… Read More

Jul 19, 2012, 10:51 AM

Russian ‘cyber bandit’ arrested for attacks on Amazon.com

A 25-year-old Russian man has been arrested for masterminding two denial-of-service attacks on Amazon.com, attacks that occurred in the summer… Read More

Jul 18, 2012, 9:45 AM

Analysts turn sour on Amazon, cite Kindle delays and weakness

Amazon.com has heard this one before. Stock analysts are turning bearish on the Seattle online retailer, the company that once… Read More

Jul 15, 2012, 6:06 PM

Report: Amazon.com works on a larger Kindle as Apple goes for a smaller iPad

Rumors have circulated for weeks that Amazon.com is working on a new tablet computer, a larger Kindle Fire that would… Read More

Jul 14, 2012, 7:39 AM

Podcast: Amazon, Microsoft, and how search is going social

Can your Facebook friends really help you find better information on the web? That’s one of the questions we explore… Read More

Jul 13, 2012, 12:07 PM

Beyond online advertising into knowledge monetization

Each year, investors sink $2 million in U.S. Internet companies per every million dollars of total online advertising addressable opportunity:… Read More

Jul 13, 2012, 10:49 AM

Why Amazon.com gave up the sales tax fight: A new face for the ‘online’ retailer?

An interesting thing started happening last year. Amazon.com, which for months had battled states over the collection of sales tax,… Read More