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Amazon MP3 courts iPhone and iPod users, sidesteps Apple

Amazon released a new mobile version of its Amazon MP3 store for iPhone and iPod touch this morning — targeting… Read More

Amazon’s LoveFilm to offer U.S. comedy classics with new NBCUniversal streaming deal

LoveFilm, Europe’s leading movie subscription services that Amazon bought in 2011, will now offer “hundreds of episodes” from U.S. comedies… Read More

eBay continues to grow in Amazon’s backyard, inks big lease in Bellevue

eBay continues to bolster its operations in the Seattle region, inking a lease for 53,000 square feet at the One… Read More

Commentary: Does shopping online mean we aren’t farting around anymore?

I had a baby and I found in the first few weeks of her life, the things I couldn’t get… Read More

How many cows are in Canada and 24 other wacky interview questions from Amazon, Google and more

Oh my, job interviewers will sometimes say the darndest things. And thanks to Glassdoor now we know what might be… Read More

Children’s books on steroids: Nation9 brings stories to life on your tablet

Sometimes, we all wish we could go back to being a lovely little toddler again. That’s even more true with… Read More

Amazon unveils AutoRip, turning your 15-year-old CDs into free digital copies

If you’re like me, you’ve probably got hundreds of old CDs laying around the house that rarely get used. Now,… Read More

Got a gun? Amazon offering $100 gift cards in exchange for your firearm

Here’s the latest Amazon deal: Turn in your handgun, shotgun or rifle and get $100. Have an assault weapon? That’s… Read More

An ‘unrecognizable’ Seattle: One MIT geek’s take on the ‘rainy’ city

Having grown up in Portland, I didn’t really think anything would come as much of a surprise during my career… Read More

E-commerce vet Michael Smith named CEO of Full Circle organic food delivery service

Well, it is not quite an episode of Green Acres. But Michael Smith, the longtime e-commerce and Internet executive who… Read More

O, Canada: Amazon expanding Prime service north, but without Instant Video and e-book lending

Amazon Prime is now available in Canada but without a few key benefits. The Seattle online retail giant announced today… Read More

Target wants to eliminate showrooming by matching Amazon prices

Target Corp. introduced an online price-matching program just for the holiday season, but now it looks like it’s permanent. The… Read More

Amazon embarrassed after sending premature congratulatory emails to Alabama, Notre Dame fans

For at least a few moments on Monday, it appeared Amazon could predict the future. Fans with purchasing connections to… Read More

Amazon stock hits record high after analyst upgrade

Amazon’s stock hit an all-time high today, closing at $268.43 per share, after a Wall Street analyst upgraded the company’s… Read More

Michael Cronan, the man behind the Kindle and TiVo names, dies at the age of 61

Michael Cronan, the San Francisco designer and artist who came up with product names TiVo and Kindle, died Tuesday after… Read More

Amazon teams with A&E Networks, adding more content to Prime Instant Video

Amazon is adding more content to its Prime Instant Video service, announcing today an agreement with A+E Networks. Shows like… Read More

Rough holiday for Barnes & Noble: Nook sales fall 12.6%

Sales in Barnes & Noble’s Nook device and e-book business were $311 million for the nine weeks of the 2012… Read More

Report: Microsoft buys Slingbox founder’s home entertainment startup

The tech press loves a good mystery. And one that we’ve been wondering about since news broke last week is… Read More

Judge tosses Apple’s false advertising claim vs. Amazon

Amazon won a partial victory against Apple in court this morning in a long-running trademark dispute between the companies. A… Read More

The top tech stocks of 2012: Shares of Expedia take off

Super computers. Online travel. And marketing tools for real estate agents. Those were the hot segments in the Seattle tech… Read More

Netflix nightmare explained: Amazon apologizes for outage

What happened at Amazon Web Services to take down the Netflix streaming service for hours on Christmas Eve? It was a… Read More

Year in review: Vote for the top Seattle tech story of 2012

It’s been quite the year in Seattle technology. Amazon.com kept growing. Microsoft kept transforming. And several startups raised huge rounds of… Read More

Legal lessons from Amazon’s ‘noncompete’ battle with Google

As Geekwire reported last week, a federal judge in Seattle has pretty much rejected Amazon’s recent attempt to restrict what… Read More

GeekWire’s Top 50 Posts of 2012: Milestones, stunts and more craziness from the year in tech

It’s that time when journalists take a moment to reflect on the past year. We’re doing that here on GeekWire… Read More

Tons of traffic: Amazon dominates online retail during Christmas week

The holiday numbers speak for themselves: Amazon is the biggest online shopping site, and it’s not even close. New website… Read More

Judge: Former Amazon sales VP can work for Google with minimal restrictions

A federal judge in Seattle has largely rejected Amazon.com’s attempt to restrict the work of former Amazon Web Services global… Read More

Update: Slingbox co-founder abruptly exits Amazon board as his new startup is sold

Updated at 2:56 p.m. with Amazon comment. Technology entrepreneur Blake Krikorian, best known for co-founding Slingbox maker Sling Media, has left the… Read More

Barnes & Noble’s Nook adds Pearson as investor, warns of weak holiday sales

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media e-reading and tablet subsidiary this morning announced a new investor, the Pearson education and publishing company, and… Read More

Amazon is growing so fast it just hired a former member of the Presidents of the United States of America

Nope, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton aren’t joining Amazon.com. But the fast-growing Seattle tech juggernaut recently hired another former President.… Read More

Study: E-book reading in U.S. jumps to 23% in 2012

Good news for Amazon’s Kindle business: The number of people who read e-books rose to 23 percent in 2012 —… Read More