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Electrical storms rattle Amazon Web Services, taking Netflix, Instagram and others offline

For the second time this month, Amazon Web Services is suffering after a power outage at its datacenter in northern… Read More

Amazon shows it’s no scrooge when it comes to 4th of July

Amazon.com is getting into fireworks. No, don’t worry, the company isn’t selling them online. The company has stepped up as… Read More

Can Google outflank Amazon in the cloud? Here comes Google Compute Engine

Google is taking direct aim at Amazon.com in tablets, with yesterday’s announcement of the Nexus 7. Today, it is a… Read More

As Google touts Nexus 7, Amazon reportedly preps new Kindle Fire models

There’s been a lot of chatter (not to mention crazy PR stunts) this week around Google’s unveiling of the Nexus… Read More

Amazon carves new niche, sponsors pro skateboarder

Microsoft’s sponsorship of professional sports is pretty well known in these parts, with its Bing logo adorning the jerseys of… Read More

Confirmed: Google unveils $199 Nexus 7 tablet, looks to douse Amazon’s Kindle Fire

Google just confirmed plans to release its own tablet computer, the Nexus 7, in partnership with computer maker Asus, based… Read More

Tablet Wars: Google set to join the fray, targeting Amazon

All eyes are on Google this morning as the company gets set for its keynote at the Google I/O developer… Read More

Report: RIM may break itself apart, with Amazon or Facebook picking up some of the pieces

The on-again, off-again rumors swirling around Research in Motion are back on following a report by The Sunday Times that… Read More

Amazon’s delivery lockers emerge from stealth mode

Amazon Lockers were practically incognito when the company began testing the concept in Seattle last year. The nondescript beige lockers… Read More

Microsoft’s starting median pay beats out rivals at $91,500

It’s a good time to be a highly-skilled engineer looking for a job in tech. And one of the best… Read More

Study: Walmart stores are 20% cheaper than Amazon

We’ve been closely watching the online retail battle unfold between Amazon.com and Walmart. But there’s one place where Walmart is… Read More

Amazon alters app terms, expands Appstore in Europe with global push planned

Amazon.com is expanding its Appstore to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, with plans to take the distribution platform to other international markets… Read More

Kindle event postponed: Bezos and Clinton’s worlds to now collide at date TBD

Well, it looks like, we’re going to have to wait a little bit before we get to hear from Secretary of… Read More

Jeff Bezos & Hillary Clinton, together at last for Kindle announcement next week

Who would have ever guessed we’d see these two people on stage together? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Amazon… Read More

Woot founder: Goodbye Amazon

Woot founder Matt Rutledge is leaving Amazon.com, a little more than two years after the online retailer purchased the daily… Read More

Amazon Web Services blames power loss for outage that’s knocking some sites offline

Amazon Web Services is once again experiencing hiccups, suffering service interruptions that are knocking some sites offline. The problems are… Read More

Amazon.com should buy Coinstar: A tech prediction that makes a ton of sense

A few months ago, the tech blogosphere exploded after rumors emerged that Amazon.com was considering opening physical retail stores. Since… Read More

Amazon updates Kindle apps for children’s books, comics

Amazon is trying to make the experience of reading children’s books and comic books on a computer or device more… Read More

Cloud Wars: Amazon Web Services cuts premium support prices, adds new features

Amazon Web Services this morning announced a series of changes in its support plans, aiming to make its cloud computing and… Read More

From .art to .microsoft to .zappos: Applicants revealed in domain name land grab

Some of the biggest names in technology, as well as some prospecting upstarts have entered applications with the Internet Corporation for… Read More

Amazon’s Cloud Player music app comes to iPhone

Amazon is aiming to win more business from users of Apple devices — releasing its Amazon Cloud Player music app… Read More

Here’s why the U.S. State Department picked Amazon’s Kindle over iPad and Nook

In a deal valued at $16.5 million, the U.S. Department of State has awarded Amazon.com a 5-year contract to put… Read More

Startup Spotlight: DealScoopr scours your social network to find the cheapest airfares

Nitesh Goyal spent seven years at Amazon.com, so it’s not a huge surprise that the 30-year-traces his entrepreneurial hunger to… Read More

Barnes & Noble swipes at Amazon, raises objections to DOJ e-book settlement

Barnes & Noble today jumped into the complex legal battle over the future of electronic book publishing, raising objections to a… Read More

Kindle Fire gets HBO Go before other Android tablets

The HBO Go streaming service debuted on Kindle Fire today, bringing the popular mobile app to Amazon’s tablet. HBO says… Read More

An inside view of life at Amazon, from a Microsoft veteran

Brandon Watson has been at Amazon for all of three months, and he admits he’s still in his honeymoon phase.… Read More

Hellraiser director to create Zombies vs. Gladiators movie for Amazon

Amazon.com continues to expand into the original content arena, with news today that Hellraiser director and noted fantasy writer Clive… Read More

Good times vs. bad times: What’s the mood of the tech industry in wake of Facebook’s IPO?

On the surface, things look pretty good in the tech industry. Amazon.com has openings for 1,000 positions in Seattle, and… Read More

Amazon.com buys rights to 3,000 romance, mystery and western book titles

Amazon.com continues to gobble up book titles, this time sealing deal for some 3,000 backlist titles from Avalon Books in… Read More