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May 14, 2011, 11:04 AM

Another black eye for Amazon? Hackers may have used AWS in crippling Sony attack

Amazon Web Services has been taking some PR knocks in recent weeks. First, came the massive outage which sparked anger… Read More

May 12, 2011, 2:57 PM

Rhapsody to Google and Amazon: We’ve been doing music lockers since you were little kids

Cloud-based music lockers are all of the rage these days, with Google and Amazon.com recently launching new services and Apple… Read More

May 12, 2011, 12:27 PM

Apple ‘app store’ trademark challenged in Europe by Microsoft, HTC, Nokia, Sony Ericsson

Microsoft and three of its key mobile partners — HTC, Nokia and Sony Ericsson — filed a challenge in Europe… Read More

May 10, 2011, 11:01 PM

Study: Facebook leads in work-life balance, Amazon trails

Amazon.com has been hiring new workers at an amazing clip, but a new study suggests that its employees are still… Read More

May 10, 2011, 8:30 AM

Google snubs labels with new music service, takes similar path to Amazon.com

Amazon.com beat rivals Google and Apple to the punch with its new cloud-based music service Cloud Drive, snubbing music labels by… Read More

May 9, 2011, 8:58 AM

Apple tops Google, Microsoft and Amazon in brand value

Buoyed by the success of the iPhone and iPad, Apple now boasts the most powerful corporate brand on the planet,… Read More

May 9, 2011, 7:16 AM

Amid tax fights in other states, Amazon announces facilities in Indiana and Arizona

Amazon.com continues its march across the country, announcing new fulfillment centers to handle the shipping and distribution of goods. The… Read More

May 8, 2011, 9:11 AM

Jeff Bezos’ mom: ‘I knew early on that he was wired a little bit differently’

What was Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos really like as a young boy? As part of a Mother’s Day program called… Read More

May 6, 2011, 10:22 AM

Amazon.com is threatening to pull out of Tennessee over sales tax issues

First Texas. Then South Carolina. Now, Amazon.com is reportedly considering canceling plans for two distribution centers in Tennessee. Once again,… Read More

May 5, 2011, 12:33 PM

Roundup: ID guru leaves Microsoft, Google Maps goes indoors, EA downplays discs

A quick rundown of news stories catching our attention this afternoon … Google Maps is going indoors with panoramic photos… Read More

May 5, 2011, 7:36 AM

Jeff Bezos goes nuclear, backs B.C. startup’s plan to create safe nuclear power

What is it with Seattle area billionaires and their love of nuclear power? Earlier this week, Microsoft co-founder touted the… Read More

May 4, 2011, 2:17 PM

Amazon gets further into publishing with its own ‘Montlake Romance’ line

Apparently there’s more bodice-ripping going on in Montlake than we ever knew. Amazon.com is expanding its publishing business with a… Read More

May 4, 2011, 1:18 PM

Amazon.com spars with college bookstores over pricing and buyback claims

Is 60% back truly 60% back when it’s in the form of an Amazon.com gift card, not cash? That’s one… Read More

May 4, 2011, 1:06 AM

Amazon to open massive warehouse in Sumner after spurning South Carolina

Amazon.com continues to expand its headquarters in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. But the online retailer also has plans in… Read More

May 3, 2011, 9:43 AM

Amazon.com’s new tablet would be the anti-iPad

There have been tons of reports lately about Amazon.com planning to take on Apple’s iPad with its own color-screen, Android-based… Read More

May 3, 2011, 7:50 AM

Amazon launches ‘MyHabit’ upscale fashion deals site

Amazon.com this morning announced a new standalone site called MyHabit, a membership site offering daily sales on high-end fashion. It’s… Read More

May 2, 2011, 1:13 PM

UW study of Kindle usage shows why students aren’t shelving real books

Chalk one up for ink and paper — the real kind. A University of Washington study, released today, finds that… Read More

May 1, 2011, 9:32 AM

‘Amazon still has a winning culture at their core,’ and other comments of the week

There was plenty of chatter on GeekWire this past week as discussions and debate arose over a variety of topics,… Read More

Apr 30, 2011, 1:53 PM

Amazon’s outage, Jesse Jackson Jr.’s iPad rant and other top stories of the month

From biting guest posts to the legalities of non-compete agreements to the unusual rants of politicians, April was a big… Read More

Apr 29, 2011, 2:41 PM

Amazon starts MP3 price war with 69 cent popular tracks

Used to be that Amazon.com’s 69-cent MP3 section was the digital equivalent of the bargain bin at the record store,… Read More

Apr 29, 2011, 12:31 PM

Chart: Google, Amazon hiring fast; Microsoft takes it slow

Microsoft added a net total of 684 employees worldwide last quarter — the largest increase in its employment since the… Read More

Apr 29, 2011, 5:52 AM

Amazon apologizes for outage, promises big improvements in communication

Amazon.com has issued a formal apology to customers who suffered through last week’s Elastic Block Store outage, offering a 10-day… Read More

Apr 27, 2011, 8:26 AM

Amazon.com: SEC launches inquiry into Texas tax dustup

The Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an inquiry into Amazon.com’s dispute with the state of Texas over a $269… Read More

Apr 27, 2011, 6:29 AM

Jeff Bezos to shareholders: ‘Invention is in our DNA’

It’s been a tough few days for Amazon.com. The Seattle online retailer took a PR beating after a massive outage… Read More

Apr 26, 2011, 2:15 PM

Geek humor: How Adolf Hitler would have reacted to the Amazon Web Services outage

It was just a matter of time. Amazon.com’s recent Web services outage has been memorialized in a “Downfall” parody on… Read More

Apr 26, 2011, 1:32 PM

Amazon.com profits tank as company adds whopping 4,200 employees in one quarter

Amazon.com just reported quarterly profits significantly below Wall Street’s expectations, despite revenues that exceeded them, and the reason is spelled… Read More

Apr 25, 2011, 10:01 PM

Nerd Notes: Bill & Ted 3, Yoda bat and the best of Sakura-Con

The Harvard Business Review tried to have a very serious discussion with Ben Huh about cat pictures, misspellings and Fail… Read More

Apr 25, 2011, 8:46 PM

Amazon.com tries to toss Apple ‘app store’ trademark suit, cites Steve Jobs in its own defense

Amazon.com today responded in court to Apple’s lawsuit over the name of its Android Appstore — calling the iPhone maker’s… Read More

Apr 25, 2011, 1:25 PM

AWS outage: Mum’s the tweet

For many companies these days, the first instinct in a crisis is to turn to Twitter to get the message… Read More

Apr 25, 2011, 10:09 AM

Apple Trivia: Win tickets to see ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs’

We’ve long been fans of actor Mike Daisey, dating back to his hilarious (and scathing) monologue: “21 Dog Years: Doing… Read More