Amazon debuts Kindle app for Windows 8, ahead of Microsoft partner Nook Amazon just announced its new Kindle app for Windows 8 — getting in on the ground floor with the new… Read More
Cheat Sheet: iPad mini, Kindle Fire, Surface, Nexus 7 FOLLOW-UP: Tablet Cheat Sheet 2.0: Now an editable spreadsheet People thinking about buying tablets now have no shortage of options… Read More
Apple vs. Amazon: iPad mini marks new chapter in rivalry Tablets are the one of the most competitive arenas in consumer technology right now, with multiple tech giants fighting for… Read More
Kindle Fire HD is Amazon’s best-selling product Just as Amazon appears to be pushing out some older Kindle models, the company announced today that the Kindle Fire HD… Read More
Amazon Web Services outage takes down sites, Virginia data center to blame (again) Another problem at Amazon.com’s data center in Virginia has knocked several sites offline, the latest problem for the company’s cloud… Read More
Amazon.com vets launch news service Goldfinch, hoping to fill Summify void I was a huge fan of the news aggregation service Summify, and was bummed when the Vancouver, B.C. was shut… Read More
Clearing out Kindles: Amazon ditches original Kindle Touch Last week, it was Amazon saying goodbye to the Kindle DX and now it appears they’re doing the same to… Read More
These 11 tech giants are paying software engineers on average $100,000 or more The market for software developers remains red hot. And companies looking to attract the best and brightest minds are paying… Read More
Lessons from Jeff Bezos: Why you need to be willing to change your mind Here’s some interesting advice from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos: People that are right a lot of the time often change… Read More
Amazon’s new cloud services may blow your mind At Tuesday’s Structure:Europe event, Amazon.com’s CTO Werner Vogels hinted that “there are things coming down the pipe you wouldn’t believe,”… Read More
Mitt Romney’s remarks about women spark debate on Amazon.com binder page Amazon.com may be best known as an online retailer. But the company’s product pages also host thousands of opinions of… Read More
Amazon ‘Whispercast’ aims to boost Kindles at school, work A new service launched by Amazon.com this morning is designed to expand the company’s Kindle devices beyond the nightstand and… Read More
Amazon unit to unveil new kids sites Bookworm.com and AfterSchool.com Thursday Quidsi may be known for operating the online retail store Diapers.com. But now the Amazon.com unit is looking to leverage… Read More
Amazon adding 50,000 workers for holidays, boosting seasonal hiring Lots of companies bring in more workers during the busy holiday season. Amazon is doing it on a massive new… Read More
Jeff Bezos says patent fights may ‘stifle innovation’ The smartphone patent wars are impacting nearly every technology giant, from Samsung to Google to Microsoft to Apple. Now, Amazon.com’s… Read More
Tech Moves: Amazon vet jumps to Apple; RealNetworks taps InfoSpace lawyer; F5’s new director; etc. Apple and Amazon.com are becoming pretty intense rivals. And that rivalry is now spilling over into the war for talent.… Read More
Amazon says goodbye to the Kindle DX The big Kindle is going bye-bye. It appears that after slashing prices of the e-book reader, Amazon has decided to… Read More
E-book payouts in the works: Apple, Amazon send notices People who purchased certain e-books from Amazon, Apple and other digital retailers will receive payouts estimated to range from 30… Read More
Report: Amazon eyeing Texas Instruments’ mobile chip unit Amazon.com is reportedly looking to buy the mobile chip unit of Texas Instruments, a potentially bold move that would push… Read More
U.S. Postal Service to test same-day delivery service Metro Post It seems everyone is now experimenting with the concept of same-day package delivery — even The U.S. Postal Service. Today,… Read More
Best Buy looks to retain customers, plans to match Amazon on price Wal-Mart earlier this week threw down the gauntlet on Amazon.com, announcing that it plans to offer same-day delivery in some… Read More
Google, Apple and Microsoft top LinkedIn survey of ‘most in-demand employers’ Four of the top five most desirable places to work in LinkedIn’s new survey are in the tech industry. And… Read More
Wal-Mart takes direct aim at Amazon, promises same-day delivery in 10 cities In July, Amazon.com CFO Thomas Szutak seemed to douse reports that the online retailer would go big with same-day shipping,… Read More
Explosion destroys home of Amazon.com Vice President The Laurelhurst home of Amazon.com Vice President of Product Management Adam Selipsky exploded in flames today, sending one of the… Read More
Amazon opens up about wide-scale advertising strategies Until now, Amazon’s advertising efforts have been relatively low key. It looks like that’s all about to change. Amazon opened… Read More
History: Did Amazon try to buy Netflix for $12M in 1999? Just imagine what could have been? A new book to be released this week by Reuters reporter Gina Keating suggests… Read More
Amazon buying Seattle HQ from Paul Allen for $1.16B This just in: Amazon.com is purchasing its existing Seattle headquarters campus in South Lake Union from Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc.… Read More
Bezos, CIA invest $30M in quantum computing startup Jeff Bezos has put money into a robot factory worker, a 10,000 year clock and private car service. And he’s… Read More
Amazon Web Services boss Andy Jassy on competition, price wars, and getting big The closing session at yesterday’s WTIA TechNW conference in Seattle was a conversation with Andy Jassy, the senior vice president… Read More
Microsoft, Barnes & Noble seal deal with formation of ‘Nook Media LLC’ Microsoft and Barnes & Noble finalized their partnership today and gave it a name, Nook Media LLC. The partnership, originally announced… Read More
