Mar 15, 2012, 12:14 PM Amazon updates Kindle app for new iPad’s retina display Amazon.com just released a new version of its Kindle app for iPad, promising crisper fonts and brighter book covers by… Read More
Mar 15, 2012, 7:25 AM Amazon Appstore marks first year, still fighting with Apple over ‘app store’ trademark Amazon’s Appstore for Android has been in business for a year now, and the company is marking the occasion with… Read More
Mar 14, 2012, 7:35 AM Amazon Prime service adds Mythbusters, Deadliest Catch and other Discovery shows Amazon just boosted the video catalog available to Amazon Prime subscribers — announcing a deal with Discovery Networks to add… Read More
Mar 13, 2012, 10:58 AM Kindle Singles author: ‘I’m going to name my first child Amazon’ A little more than a year ago, Amazon launched its “Kindle Singles” e-book program, seeking to establish a niche for… Read More
Mar 12, 2012, 7:25 AM Study: Mobile websites top apps for shopping, and Amazon is the king Despite all of the focus on smartphone apps these days, mobile websites are more popular in the U.S. for shopping-related… Read More
Mar 9, 2012, 9:34 PM GeekWire Radio: Kindle’s impact, the new iPad, and how Clipboard is capturing the web This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk with Gary Flake, the founder of Clipboard, a Seattle-area… Read More
Mar 9, 2012, 3:04 PM Sony gaming unit dumps some Amazon Web Services, moves to Rackspace’s OpenStack Sony Computer Entertainment of America is shifting some of its hosting services from Amazon Web Services to Rackspace’s OpenStack platform,… Read More
Mar 9, 2012, 9:27 AM Apple disputes e-book conspiracy claims, says Kindle isn’t a threat The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that the Department of Justice is investigating Apple and major book publishers over… Read More
Mar 8, 2012, 9:24 AM DOJ takes aim at Apple and publishers over e-book pricing Perhaps this is a sign of just how badly Apple wants to compete with Amazon.com in the electronic book business.… Read More
Mar 7, 2012, 6:48 AM New evidence of Amazon’s ambitions to make original TV From Hulu to Netflix, it seems that every online video service is getting into original television these days, and new… Read More
Mar 6, 2012, 8:31 AM Amazon Web Services cuts prices again, cites lower costs Amazon Web Services announced another round of price reductions in its services for data storage, processing and computing in the… Read More
Mar 5, 2012, 8:01 AM Actress’s suit vs. Amazon’s IMDb may have bigger impact on privacy A lawsuit against Amazon.com’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for disclosing an actress’s age could have a larger impact on the way… Read More
Mar 1, 2012, 3:22 PM Inside Amazon’s plans for a massive new urban campus Draft design documents filed this week with the city of Seattle provide the first public glimpse of Amazon.com’s plans for… Read More
Feb 29, 2012, 8:39 AM Seth Godin says Apple rejected his e-book, based on Amazon links In its quest for an edge in the digital book market, Apple just stepped on some very big toes. Author… Read More
Feb 29, 2012, 7:53 AM Amazon Kindle Lending Library tops 100,000 titles Amazon.com has expanded to more than 100,000 titles the library of e-books available for borrowing at no extra charge by… Read More
Feb 28, 2012, 6:43 PM Science fiction writers irked with Amazon.com, redirect links to other booksellers Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos traces his love of books back to some of the classics of science fiction. But now… Read More
Feb 27, 2012, 9:13 AM College bookstores settle dispute over how textbooks are touted on Amazon The National Association of College Stores — a trade association that represents more than 3,100 college bookstores — was none… Read More
Feb 23, 2012, 3:19 PM Charts: Apple has more cash than Google and Microsoft combined Apple’s balance of more than $97 billion in cash and investments is back in the news today, with CEO Tim… Read More
Feb 21, 2012, 2:02 PM Nordstrom bets big on e-commerce, plans to hire 400 Before the rise of Amazon.com, Seattle retail was defined by one company: Nordstrom. Now, the upscale retailer appears to be… Read More
Feb 21, 2012, 1:45 PM Amazon’s Woot takes it in the shorts over change in its shirts Woot, the daily deal company acquired by Amazon.com two years ago, announced plans overnight to shift away from its longtime… Read More
Feb 21, 2012, 10:49 AM Comcast unveils $4.99 per month Streampix service, taking aim at Netflix Comcast this week is rolling out a new video streaming service called Streampix, an offering that will be available only… Read More
Feb 21, 2012, 10:12 AM Google Android Market is bigger: But Amazon Appstore sells cheaper apps sometimes at greater benefit to creators The Google Android Market is by far the biggest Android app marketplace with more than 400,000 apps. But if you… Read More
Feb 21, 2012, 5:40 AM Barnes & Noble’s 8GB Nook Tablet matches Amazon’s Kindle Fire at $199, 512 MB of RAM Barnes & Noble just confirmed that it’s releasing an 8GB Nook Tablet, and the price may sound familiar: $199, the… Read More
Feb 21, 2012, 1:59 AM Geek Humor: Stephen Colbert calls Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos a vindictive man Comedian Stephen Colbert returned to the airwaves Monday night, and he didn’t waste any time taking a few cracks at… Read More
Feb 20, 2012, 7:00 AM Report: Barnes & Noble plans 8GB Nook Tablet, trying to douse Amazon’s Kindle Fire Barnes & Noble’s CEO previously criticized the 8GB of storage available on Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire as “deficient for a media… Read More
Feb 19, 2012, 10:56 AM Microsoft Windows as a ‘beautiful metaphor’ and other comments of the week The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “Windows really is a beautiful metaphor for… Read More
Feb 18, 2012, 7:20 AM GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s Windows Phone vs. our iPhones in an on-air speed test Can the GeekWire guys avoid getting “Smoked by Windows Phone”? That’s the question this week as we welcome Ben Rudolph… Read More
Feb 16, 2012, 10:09 AM 3 new Amazon office towers would double Seattle presence Amazon.com plans to build up to 3 million square feet of new office space in three office towers on land… Read More
Feb 16, 2012, 9:04 AM Amazon Web Services to collect sales tax on customers in Washington state Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing unit of the Seattle online retailer, notified customers in Washington state this week that… Read More
Feb 16, 2012, 8:49 AM By the numbers: Amazon’s Kindle Fire vs. Apple’s iPad Apple CEO Tim Cook noted at a conference in San Francisco this week that he wasn’t too concerned about rising… Read More
