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Amazon

In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.

Shares of Amazon jump nearly 3% after unveiling of new Fire Phone

Wall Street seems to like the Fire Phone, the Amazon.com smartphone that was announced today at an event in Seattle’s… Read More

Amazon Fire Phone starts at $199, ships July 25

Amazon’s Fire Phone will start at a cost of $199 for a 32GB model with a two-year AT&T service agreement,… Read More

Live: Amazon unveils its new Fire Phone

We’re getting set for the unveiling of Amazon’s new device, widely believed to be a smartphone, at a special event… Read More

Vinod Khosla: Engineers should ‘optimize for change’ in today’s market

SAN FRANCISCO–Engineers today should build systems that are designed to weather a changing technological landscape, tech industry legend Vinod Khosla… Read More

Amazon CTO: Cloud isn’t a winner-take-all market

SAN FRANCISCO–The way Amazon CTO Werner Vogels sees it, there isn’t going to be one winner in the cloud space as Microsoft,… Read More

Hello, Amazon: Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood hosts mystery device unveiling

Amazon will launch its bid to upend the smartphone market from the Center of the Universe. Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, known… Read More

Looking to jumpstart mobile app development, BlackBerry partners with Amazon

All eyes are on Amazon.com today and its planned announcement of a new smartphone. But before that much-hyped gadget arrives,… Read More

Apple capitalizes on Amazon’s contract dispute with sale on Hachette pre-orders

Apple is currently featuring a limited-time sale on pre-orders for 26 upcoming e-books, including J.K. Rowling’s “The Silkworm” (her second… Read More

IMDb updates mobile apps, tops 100 million downloads

Amazon subsidiary IMDb, known for its giant compilation of Hollywood data, refreshed its apps for iOS and Android today, and announced that users on… Read More

Amazon’s out to prove it can deliver the whole package: hardware, software and services

Amazon is good at delivering on its promises. Customers trust that when they click buy button, the item they ordered will… Read More

No cross-town love from T-Mobile’s John Legere, who predicts the Amazon phone will fail on AT&T

T-Mobile’s John Legere still must be bitter from having to move his press conference to accommodate Amazon’s big unveiling, which was coincidentally… Read More

Oyster brings its e-book subscription service to Android and Kindle Fire

Oyster, which bills itself as the “Netflix of e-books,” has expanded the coverage of its service to include Amazon’s Kindle… Read More

AT&T will be exclusive carrier for Amazon phone, WSJ says

Amazon’s first smartphone, slated to be unveiled Wednesday in Seattle, will use AT&T as its exclusive wireless carrier, according to a… Read More

Apple settles e-book antitrust suit

Apple has reached a settlement in an antitrust lawsuit brought by state Attorneys General and consumers over e-book price fixing, according to… Read More

Mayday button could broaden appeal of Amazon smartphone

The rumored 3D interface for Amazon’s expected smartphone may get the buzz later this week. But there is another potential killer… Read More

Labor Department issues fines following Amazon fulfillment center death

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has levied fines against five companies in the case of Ronald Smith, a contract… Read More

Amazon sets the stage for device launch by bragging it now has 240,000 apps

Amazon’s PR machine has officially kicked into high gear as the company begins building interest ahead of its Wednesday press… Read More

Instacart’s $44M funding round raises the stakes in grocery delivery

Grocery delivery service Instacart has raised a $44 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator President Sam Altman and Box CEO… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Amazon music, Lively shutdown, and the new world of tech design

We’ve got a lot to discuss on this week’s GeekWire radio show, starting with our thoughts on Amazon’s new Prime Music… Read More

Review: Amazon Prime Music is a fine starting point, but hardcore music fans should look elsewhere

  Amazon made a splash last night when it announced Prime Music, a new service that lets subscribers to its… Read More

Amazon launches Prime Music streaming service: Here’s how it stacks up

  Amazon launched its free Prime Music streaming service today for people who subscribe to its $99/year Amazon Prime service, jumping… Read More

Watch out, Yelp: Amazon has been quietly collecting local reviews for a month

Amazon has quietly launched the ability for customers to write reviews for local restaurants, spas and activities, putting it squarely in… Read More

Alibaba takes on Amazon, eBay by launching a collection of online boutiques

Alibaba has launched a direct attack on eBay and Amazon, unveiling an e-commerce site in the U.S. today that is… Read More

No ‘Lego’ DVD for Amazon customers: Warner Home Video pre-orders nixed in latest negotiating standoff

Amazon’s contract battle with Hachette has been getting lots of attention, with the Seattle company delaying book shipments and declining to take… Read More

eBay scales back same-day delivery plans, but denies report that it’s giving up

eBay is drastically scaling back its plans for same-day delivery, but says rumors that the service is shutting down are completely false. “It’s just not true,” said Christopher… Read More

Amazon plans local services marketplace launch, challenging Yelp, Angie’s List

Amazon is preparing to launch a local marketplace that could compete with Yelp, Angie’s List, or even home improvement businesses, like… Read More

Ever-expanding Amazon takes another half-million square feet in four Seattle buildings

Amazon is growing so fast in Seattle, it’s hard to keep up. The tech giant is preparing to move into more… Read More

Amazon Kindle apps get new Audible integration, syncing

Amazon added audiobook integration to its Kindle apps for iOS and Android this morning, further tightening the connection between the Kindle platform and… Read More

Amazon beefs up its payments platform to compete against PayPal, Stripe

Amazon quietly unveiled a new initiative today that will encourage more companies to use its payments platform for the check-out process. The… Read More

T-Mobile moves next week’s Uncarrier event to Seattle, riding Amazon’s coattails

T-Mobile told members of the press planning to attend its “Uncarrier 5.0” event in Los Angeles next week that it… Read More

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