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Amazon’s big surprise: Flying drones will deliver packages to customer doorsteps

Here is the big surprise unveiled by Amazon on 60 Minutes tonight: The company is working on an R&D project… Read More

Amazon mocks Apple, Jony Ive with new ad bashing the iPad

Just one month after taking a small dig at the iPad, Amazon is out with another commercial bashing Apple’s tablet.… Read More

Walmart’s website stumbles amid Thanksgiving traffic

Last night and early this morning, Walmart’s website was slammed with the crush of shoppers looking to pick up that… Read More

60 Minutes promises to reveal a ‘big surprise’ from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos

Follow-up: Amazon’s big surprise: Flying drones will deliver packages to customer doorsteps Now this is a teaser. 60 Minutes is… Read More

T-Mobile offering iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S4 and other devices for $0 down on Black Friday

T-Mobile announced today that it’s offering its most popular phones for $0 down on Black Friday weekend this year. New… Read More

Barnes & Noble’s Nook business falls more than 32%

Barnes & Noble’s Nook business continues to struggle in its competition with Amazon, with revenues in the segment declining more… Read More

Taking on Snapchat: Former Amazon engineers raise $1.8 million for mobile messaging app Wire

Back at TechStars Seattle Demo Day one month ago, my favorite pitch was from Wire CEO Piragash Velummylum. I loved his energy,… Read More

Amazon refutes BBC labor conditions report: Safety of associates is ‘number one priority’

Amazon typically stays under-the-radar when it comes to making public statements, but the company certainly felt compelled enough to respond… Read More

BBC reporter goes undercover at Amazon warehouse, finds mental illness-inducing working conditions

[Follow-up: Amazon refutes BBC’s poor working conditions report: ‘Safety of our associates is our number one priority’] Original story: Amazon… Read More

Jeff Bezos remembers Joy Covey, Amazon’s first CFO who was killed in bike accident

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos was among those who spoke Saturday at a memorial service for Joy Covey, the former Amazon.com… Read More

eBay’s same-day delivery service offering free shipping through Christmas Eve

Good news for those ordering with eBay’s same-day delivery service: There will be no shipping costs through Christmas Eve. eBay… Read More

Kindle Fire HDX: The business person’s frenemy

When the Kindle Fire HDX was first released, I read reviews that raved how this Kindle finally added business-friendly features,… Read More

Amazon gives its iOS app a facelift just in time for holiday shopping season

As Amazon heads into its busiest season of the year, the company released an update to its iOS shopping app… Read More

Walmart and Amazon escalate their online shopping battle for holiday supremacy

Amazon and Walmart are gearing up to fight over the massive retail opportunity that is Black Friday the only way… Read More

Amazon’s second comedy, ‘Betas’ launches today

Amazon announced today that Betas, its second foray into original video programming, has been released to the world through Amazon… Read More

Public cloud vs. private cloud: The debate continues

There’s a lot of chatter about moving applications to the cloud, whether the public cloud such as Amazon Web Services… Read More

Amazon ships replacement PS4’s to customers with ‘more snug’ packaging

Amazon is sending replacement PlayStation 4’s to those who received broken consoles, and it looks like the Seattle online retail… Read More

Amazon.com inks another deal with PBS, this time for rights to ‘Mr. Selfridge’

Amazon.com inked another streaming deal with PBS today, gaining exclusive rights to “Mr. Selfridge,” starring Jeremy Piven. The first season of… Read More

Amazon-branded groceries? New job posts hint at possibility

Judging by some new job openings Amazon posted recently, you may be able to get Amazon brand flour or baby… Read More

Ex-Amazonians raise $1.1M for online instruction platform Everpath

It’s been less than a month since the folks at Everpath graduated from Techstars Seattle, but things are already rolling for… Read More

Amazon’s new show Alpha House makes strong debut

Things are looking pretty good for Amazon’s first original online video offering. The company announced today that Alpha House, its… Read More

Amazon adds Goodreads, FreeTime to Kindle Paperwhite

Amazon announced today that the Kindle Paperwhite will be getting an update that adds integration with Goodreads, as well as… Read More

Report: Amazon gobbling up more office space in Seattle

Amazon.com’s appetite for new office space continues to grow in Seattle as the company is in negotiations to take over… Read More

Amazon starts PS4 exchange procedure after hundreds receive faulty consoles

Out of the 2,310 customers who have left reviews on the Amazon Playstation 4 product page, more than 25 percent… Read More

Amazon integrates Goodreads into new Kindle Fire HD and HDX with software update

Amazon is rolling out its Fire OS 3.1 update for the new Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX tablets… Read More

Amazon’s move into original TV begins today with debut of ‘Alpha House’

If you’re looking for something to do on a lazy Friday night at home, Amazon is hoping that it has… Read More

Amazon to start offering custom Kindle accessories

Have you always wanted a case for your Kindle with kittens on it? Well, now’s your chance, and it’s just… Read More

Amazon’s new ‘Kinesis’ will crunch a firehose of real-time data from the cloud

Amazon this morning introduced a new cloud service called “Kinesis” — promising to let developers stream and process “terabytes of… Read More

Amazon now lets you see what your Facebook friends want for Christmas

Amazon debuted some new Facebook integration today, allowing users to read reviews written by their social media friends, see what items… Read More

Amazon unveils AppStream, a new way for mobile devs to deliver apps from the cloud

Amazon Web Services is hosting its big re:Invent conference today in Las Vegas, entertaining some 9,000 attendees with new cloud… Read More