Ordering groceries online and having them delivered to your door is one of those concepts that always sounds so promising. But companies have struggled for years to make the business… Read More
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos didn’t spill the beans on any of the company’s reported plans to develop its own Android-based tablets during Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting this morning. But one of… Read More
One question at Amazon.com’s shareholder meeting this morning in Seattle clearly made an impression on Jeff Bezos, sparking an extraordinary response from the Amazon CEO and founder on the qualities… Read More
Silicon Valley tech giants have been flocking to Seattle in recent for months, with companies such as Facebook, Salesforce.com and Zynga choosing the region for new engineering centers. Now, the… Read More
There were plenty of headline-grabbing comments from Google chairman Eric Schmidt tonight coming out of the D9 conference in California. Many of them were not-so-subtle digs at Microsoft, which Schmidt all… Read More
The National Association of College Stores, battling with Amazon.com over the online retailer’s textbook advertising, is questioning Amazon’s decision to go to court after the association asked the Better Business… Read More
Amazon.com today quietly launched a new section of its site dedicated to digital downloads of software for Apple Macs, providing new competition for Apple’s own Mac App Store. It’s the… Read More
Lady Gaga released her new album today, and Amazon.com is using the much-anticipated second-full length release from the singer to bolster its own music offerings. Amazon is selling digital downloads… Read More
The nuances of trademark law, or any law for that matter, can sometimes lead to statements that seem strange to the outside world. But even by that standard, this line… Read More
As we noted yesterday, AT&T is opening the door to third-party app stores on new Android devices, expanding beyond the official Android Market, as a way of giving users access… Read More
Amazon.com is now selling more Kindle books than printed hardcovers and paperbacks, a milestone that comes four years after the company introduced its electronic reading device. The online retailer has… Read More
One of the challenges for Amazon.com when it launched its Android Appstore in March was the inability for AT&T customers to access the marketplace on their devices, thanks to restrictions… Read More
Stephen Baker is the journalist and author who traced IBM’s Watson project from its inception and development all the way through its TV duel with Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter… Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has all but acknowledged that the company is coming out with its own multipurpose tablet computer — telling Consumer Reports last week to “stay tuned” when… Read More
PopCap Games this morning announced an agreement that gives Amazon.com a limited-time exclusive deal for the new Android versions of two favorite titles from the Seattle game company. It’s a… Read More
How do you get people to buy more stuff on e-commerce Web sites? That’s the $1 million question, literally. RichRelevance and Overstock.com are offering the $1 million RecLab Prize —… Read More
Amazon Web Services has been taking some PR knocks in recent weeks. First, came the massive outage which sparked anger and frustration among many core customers. Now, word comes that… Read More
What was Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos really like as a young boy? As part of a Mother’s Day program called “Mother’s of Invention,” Jeff Bezos’ mom, Jackie, recalls the early creative… Read More
First Texas. Then South Carolina. Now, Amazon.com is reportedly considering canceling plans for two distribution centers in Tennessee. Once again, the issue is sales tax collection — a sore point… Read More
Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile today announced first quarter results, posting net income of $2.4 million on revenue of $80.2 million. The company’s international sales drove a lot of… Read More
What is it with Seattle area billionaires and their love of nuclear power? Earlier this week, Microsoft co-founder touted the benefits of nuclear energy in a talk in New York,… Read More
Apparently there’s more bodice-ripping going on in Montlake than we ever knew. Amazon.com is expanding its publishing business with a new line of romance novels under the “Montlake Romance” imprint,… Read More
Is 60% back truly 60% back when it’s in the form of an Amazon.com gift card, not cash? That’s one of the disagreements between Amazon and the National Association of… Read More
There have been tons of reports lately about Amazon.com planning to take on Apple’s iPad with its own color-screen, Android-based tablet — including a particularly juicy one today out of… Read More
Amazon.com this morning announced a new standalone site called MyHabit, a membership site offering daily sales on high-end fashion. It’s an interesting move by the company in the hot area… Read More
Chalk one up for ink and paper — the real kind. A University of Washington study, released today, finds that students involved in a pilot of Amazon.com’s Kindle DX abandoned… Read More
Microsoft added a net total of 684 employees worldwide last quarter — the largest increase in its employment since the recession two years ago. However, the growth was still modest… Read More
Amazon.com has issued a formal apology to customers who suffered through last week’s Elastic Block Store outage, offering a 10-day credit to customers whether they were affected or not. Is… Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an inquiry into Amazon.com’s dispute with the state of Texas over a $269 million tax bill, according to a note in the online… Read More
It’s been a tough few days for Amazon.com. The Seattle online retailer took a PR beating after a massive outage at Amazon Web Services, then on Tuesday the company’s stock… Read More