Aug 18, 2011, 7:36 AM Amazon bulks up Instant Video catalog, Netflix barely notices Amazon.com’s Instant Video catalog has surpassed 100,000 movies and TV shows, more than 9,000 of them available at no additional… Read More
Aug 18, 2011, 12:03 AM Does working at Microsoft really turn your brain numb? Call it the Silicon Valley invasion. Facebook, Google, HP, Zynga and Salesforce.com — driven by an insatiable need for talented… Read More
Aug 17, 2011, 9:10 AM Bezos donates $10M to Seattle history museum, creating new ‘Center for Innovation’ Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has often been criticized for his company’s lack of contributions to the Seattle community. But the… Read More
Aug 17, 2011, 8:47 AM New data: Amazon attracts 20% of Internet, Apple 10% Research firm comScore is out with an interesting report on worldwide traffic for retail and auction sites this morning, demonstrating… Read More
Aug 17, 2011, 1:41 AM How book stores can compete against Amazon: John Hodgman suggests ‘downloading pods’ Amazon.com continues to grab market share from traditional book stores, and just last month Border’s bit the dust. But resident… Read More
Aug 17, 2011, 12:25 AM Amazon Publishing inks deal with best-selling author Timothy Ferriss Timothy Ferriss, the best-selling author of the 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body, has chosen Amazon.com to publish his upcoming… Read More
Aug 16, 2011, 2:14 PM Amazon launches U.S. ‘GovCloud’ with plug from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Amazon Web Services is aiming to land more business from the U.S. government and its contractors with the rollout of… Read More
Aug 16, 2011, 8:09 AM Starbucks giving out free iPhone apps, expanding Apple partnership Here’s another reason to get your caffeine fix at Starbucks: It might come with a free iPhone app. The Seattle… Read More
Aug 15, 2011, 11:18 AM Californians launch boycott of Amazon.com over sales tax Amazon.com is facing a backlash in California where a group of citizens, supported in part by Democratic politicians, is urging… Read More
Aug 15, 2011, 7:57 AM Amazon releases Student App, challenging college bookstores Amazon.com this morning released a new “Student App” for iPhone, aiming to connect college students to the Amazon.com catalog even… Read More
Aug 15, 2011, 12:24 AM Retailers turn to robots to compete with Amazon.com Amazon.com may be best known for its huge array of products or its Kindle digital reading device. But the Seattle… Read More
Aug 12, 2011, 1:06 PM Five weird (and wacky) pursuits of rich tech moguls “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” That line from F. Scott… Read More
Aug 11, 2011, 12:16 PM Jeff Bezos wants to put an airbag in your smartphone Many of us have experienced the problem: We get careless with our mobile phones, they slip out of our hands,… Read More
Aug 11, 2011, 10:28 AM Morning Radar: Internet bubbles; Dr. Dre meets HTC; and more Too much money has flowed into too many Internet companies at astronomical valuations, leading Fortune’s Dan Primack to conclude that… Read More
Aug 10, 2011, 11:58 AM Google Parcel Service? Search company patents electronic shipping notifications Google’s battle against Microsoft and Apple over their use of “bogus” patents promises to result in greater scrutiny of its… Read More
Aug 10, 2011, 7:57 AM Amazon sidesteps Apple with HTML5 ‘Kindle Cloud Reader’ From a business perspective, the new “Kindle Cloud Reader” web app released by Amazon.com this morning will let the online retailer link… Read More
Aug 9, 2011, 2:45 PM Lawsuit claims Apple and publishers colluded on eBook pricing in fear of Amazon.com A Seattle law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Apple and five book publishers of engaging in price fixing… Read More
Aug 9, 2011, 9:45 AM Amazon’s stealth social network for Kindle: Why it’s suddenly interesting Amazon.com launched the “Public Notes” feature for its Kindle electronic reader earlier this year, allowing people to share the highlights… Read More
Aug 9, 2011, 3:00 AM Ex-Avanade boss Mitch Hill jumps back into the startup world, joins Opscode as CEO As the founding CEO of Avanade, Mitch Hill once oversaw close to 9,000 employees. In his latest gig, there won’t… Read More
Aug 8, 2011, 9:12 PM Amazon Web Services suffers another outage: Company says issue now resolved Amazon.com’s EC2 service suffered another outage this evening, taking out several high-trafficked Web sites and adding another black eye to… Read More
Aug 8, 2011, 8:03 AM Refurbished Kindle now $99: Sign of new Kindles soon? Hey, the Kindle has finally dropped to the magic price of $99.99 … if you don’t mind getting a refurbished… Read More
Aug 4, 2011, 12:14 PM Tech Moves: Kindle veteran Julie Sandler joins Madrona Madrona Venture Group has long mined Amazon.com for talent, not only backing entrepreneurs with ties to the online retailer but… Read More
Aug 3, 2011, 10:51 AM Morning Radar: Amazon employees told to avoid ‘bad states’ and more The Wall Street Journal has a fascinating story on Amazon.com’s ongoing sales tax battle, including the uncovering of a document… Read More
Aug 2, 2011, 10:17 AM Morning Radar: Windows Phone’s new logo, TechStars as reality TV, and more Microsoft’s Windows Phone appears to be getting a new logo — shifting from a round icon to a square one that more… Read More
Aug 2, 2011, 1:02 AM Stephen Colbert wants to know: Is Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh really a cult leader? Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is one of the most accomplished Internet entrepreneurs on the planet, having sold his online clothing… Read More
Aug 1, 2011, 9:58 AM Morning Radar: Steve Lacey memorial, George R.R. Martin at Bungie, 4G Windows Phone Steve Lacey, the Google engineer and former Microsoftie who was the victim of a car crash July 24 in Kirkland,… Read More
Aug 1, 2011, 8:52 AM Amazon expands Start-Up Challenge worldwide Amazon Web Services today announced that it is expanding its annual Start-Up Challenge competition to include a total of 15… Read More
Jul 28, 2011, 9:46 AM Fish & chips with your Moby Dick? Microsoft seeks patent on ads inside e-books A newly surfaced Microsoft patent application proposes to serve ads inside e-books, adjusting their relevance based on the contents of… Read More
Jul 28, 2011, 9:13 AM Big Fish brings ‘Hidden Expedition: Amazon’ to Kindle The Kindle isn’t really known as a gaming device. But that’s not stopping developers from expanding onto Amazon’s popular electronic… Read More
Jul 28, 2011, 9:07 AM Amazon buys Pushbutton, nabs Universal for Prime Two interesting pieces of news from Amazon.com this morning could improve the company’s online video offerings and help lay the… Read More
