Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 233 of 244

Nov 9, 2011, 10:32 AM

Hey, we’re no Silicon Valley, but Seattle is rising as a tech hub

I am always interested in how national publications perceive Seattle’s technology community. After all, as long time journalists covering the… Read More

Nov 9, 2011, 9:59 AM

Did Amazon just buy a speech recognition startup to compete with Siri?

The Siri voice recognition service is a big hit with users of Apple’s new iPhone 4S. Now, is Amazon.com looking… Read More

Nov 9, 2011, 9:37 AM

Amazon touts Netflix for Kindle Fire, plus thousands more apps

Despite their rivalry in streaming movies, Amazon and Netflix have been working behind the scenes since before the Kindle Fire’s public… Read More

Nov 9, 2011, 12:28 AM

Amazon Web Services opens new West Coast hub in Oregon

Companies utilizing Amazon Web Services now have a new option. The Seattle company today opened a new U.S. West regional… Read More

Nov 8, 2011, 3:33 PM

Kindle rival Kobo sells for $315M to Japanese e-commerce giant

Kobo, the 2-year-old Canadian maker of electronic reading devices, has been sold for $315 million in cash to Japan’s Rakuten.… Read More

Nov 8, 2011, 3:26 PM

Take that, B&N? Amazon lines up retail titans for Kindle Fire

Amazon.com says its new Kindle Fire tablet and Kindle e-readers will be available in more than 16,000 stores across the… Read More

Nov 8, 2011, 12:41 PM

Amazon’s Best Books list spotlights Prime lending problem

Amazon.com is out today with its list of the Best Books of 2011, its editors’ picks of the top 100… Read More

Nov 7, 2011, 9:29 PM

Zuckerberg on the tech ‘war’ with Amazon, Apple and Google

Mark Zuckerberg is more of a lover, than a fighter. After all, he doesn’t want to engage in an all-out… Read More

Nov 7, 2011, 9:42 AM

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet challenges ‘deficient’ Kindle Fire

Barnes & Noble unveiled its $249 Nook Tablet today, looking to challenge Amazon’s upcoming $199 Kindle Fire tablet in the market… Read More

Nov 7, 2011, 6:29 AM

Amazon adds Deepak Chopra memoir to publishing lineup

Amazon.com has added another big name, spiritual doctor Deepak Chopra, in its effort to expand beyond the business of selling books… Read More

Nov 6, 2011, 9:23 PM

Amazon stokes Kindle Fire as Barnes & Noble preps response

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opnJA3FoCis Amazon.com this weekend released a new television ad promoting its upcoming Kindle Fire by tying the $199 tablet to… Read More

Nov 3, 2011, 8:43 AM

Startup Spotlight: Bezos-backed doxo looks to transform bill paying, inks deal with AT&T

Seattle startup doxo today is announcing the expansion of its doxoPAY service, now allowing users to set up automatic bill… Read More

Nov 2, 2011, 9:25 PM

Amazon Prime’s new killer app: Kindle books by subscription

This is pretty interesting. Amazon.com tonight announced the “Kindle Owners’ Lending Library” — a virtual book-borrowing service for its Kindle devices.… Read More

Nov 2, 2011, 8:00 AM

Groceries on the go: A stroll down the virtual aisles of the new AmazonFresh iPhone app

Amazon.com surprised us back in June when it released a mobile application for the AmazonFresh grocery delivery service exclusively for Windows… Read More

Nov 2, 2011, 6:55 AM

Amazon.com starts holidays with Black Friday deals, toy list

It’s barely November, but Amazon.com has just rolled out two of its holiday traditions — the digital equivalent of decorating… Read More

Oct 31, 2011, 7:31 AM

Amazon strikes Disney-ABC deal, Netflix basically matches it

Amazon.com announced a content deal with Disney-ABC Television Group this morning, continuing to expand the catalog of streaming movies and TV shows… Read More

Oct 30, 2011, 9:31 AM

Bill Gates on the price of burgers; and other quotes of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “I can understand wanting to have millions… Read More

Oct 26, 2011, 6:54 PM

Ouch: Amazon.com hit with more than eight patent suits in 55 days

Amazon.com’s corporate lawyers are going to be pretty busy in the coming weeks. According to the company’s quarterly report released… Read More

Oct 26, 2011, 8:19 AM

Wall Street loses patience with Amazon, shares fall more than 10%

Shares of Amazon.com are taking a beating today after the online retailer posted weak earnings on Tuesday that disappointed Wall Street. The… Read More

Oct 26, 2011, 7:00 AM

Amazon vet Anne Krook puts roots down at Mindbloom

Anne Krook, who spent 13 years at Amazon.com, most recently overseeing disaster response and disaster recovery, has joined Seattle startup Mindbloom… Read More

Oct 25, 2011, 1:36 PM

Amazon.com employment tops 50,000, more than doubling in past two years

Amazon.com added more than 8,000 new workers in the third quarter, bringing its total employment to more than 50,000 full-… Read More

Oct 25, 2011, 1:14 PM

Amazon misses earnings expectations, making ‘millions more’ Kindle Fires than planned

Amazon just reported profits of $63 million for the third quarter, down 73 percent. The profit of 14 cents a… Read More

Oct 25, 2011, 10:06 AM

Amazon patents gift cards that can tattle on what you buy

Happy Birthday! Here’s the Creepiest Gift Card Ever! U.S. Patent & Trademark Office records show that Amazon today received a… Read More

Oct 24, 2011, 10:54 AM

Steve Jobs biography quickly rises to #1 spot on Amazon.com

Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has already hit the number one position on Amazon.com, just hours… Read More

Oct 24, 2011, 9:40 AM

Amazon: It’s safer to work for us than a department store

Amazon.com continues to defend itself against claims by workers that its warehouse facilities in Pennsylvania are unsafe. In a statement… Read More

Oct 24, 2011, 7:35 AM

Amazon unit expands into groceries, selling tea to jam

In Seattle, Amazon.com customers have long been able to purchase groceries and have them delivered to the doorstep. Now, the… Read More

Oct 22, 2011, 5:56 AM

GeekWire Radio: Steve Jobs bio, Microsoft Store, TechStars, and Pioneer Square’s tech future

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we look ahead to the upcoming Steve Jobs biography, and go… Read More

Oct 21, 2011, 10:28 AM

Amazon touts better design, graphics in new Kindle format

Amazon.com has released new details on the next generation of its Kindle e-book format — dubbed Kindle Format 8 —… Read More

Oct 21, 2011, 9:29 AM

Engineer who ripped Jeff Bezos returns with mea culpa, and a story about the Amazon founder

Last week, Google engineer Steve Yegge accidentally posted a fascinating 4,771 word rant in which he attacked his employer and… Read More

Oct 21, 2011, 12:45 AM

How to buy a phone: Watch the AmazonWireless rap video

Buying a new mobile phone can be a serious pain. To sort through the mess, Amazon.com has resorted to short-form… Read More