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Amazon updates $79 Kindle, says it’s now more like paper

Amazon just announced a software update for the $79 Kindle, the least-expensive of its dedicated e-readers, including changes that the… Read More

Seattle’s unlikely hero? How RealNetworks sparked the region’s startup community

Seattle’s tech industry may be known for heavyweights such as Amazon.com and Microsoft. But the DNA of another company has… Read More

Doonesbury, Dilbert go digital with Kindle Fire anthologies

Two classic newspaper comic strips, Doonesbury and Dilbert, are making their digital debut on Amazon’s Kindle Fire today with the… Read More

Amazon granted patent on ‘electronic gifting,’ with a twist

Did Amazon.com just patent Christmas? Not quite, but the company has just received a patent on what has become a… Read More

Amazon Instant Video on Xbox Live: The good, the bad and the buffering

As an Xbox Live Gold member and Amazon Prime subscriber, the release of Amazon Instant Video for Xbox Live yesterday… Read More

Finally: Amazon video app comes to Microsoft’s Xbox 360

Amazon and Microsoft just announced the first native Amazon Instant Video app for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, making it possible to… Read More

Report: Amazon in talks to buy mobile ad network Jumptap

A few weeks ago, AdAge reported that Amazon.com was pitching the home screen on its Kindle Fire to potential advertisers.… Read More

A 6-year-old’s pitch; an app to save your marriage; and other comments of the week

The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “Feature request: Deduct points … when phone is thrown… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Inside the world of pinball

We get to explore one of our favorite activities on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, talking in the… Read More

Thoughts on the hijacking of Amazon’s annual meeting

Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting yesterday was a spectacle. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Seattle Art Museum to protest the… Read More

Live from Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting

I’m down at the Seattle Art Museum, where Amazon is holding its annual shareholder meeting this morning. Hundreds of protesters… Read More

E-books: Apple rails against DOJ and ‘monopolist’ Amazon

Apple isn’t merely contesting allegations that it conspired with major book publishers to fix prices in the e-book industry, it’s… Read More

Next for South Lake Union: A new kind of Goodwill store

Seattle’s burgeoning South Lake Union neighborhood conjures images of techies and geeks of all stripes, from Amazon.com developers to startup… Read More

Labor group projects giant Amazon protest on exterior walls of Seattle Art Museum

The Seattle Art Museum is known for its 48-foot tall Hammering Man, an outdoor sculpture that greets visitors and —… Read More

Amazon warns protesters to stay off Seattle campus

Amazon.com’s Seattle headquarters campus has been the target of protests in recent weeks from a group called Working Washington that… Read More

Brand values of Apple and Facebook soar, while Amazon and Microsoft retreat

You just can’t compete with that iconic Apple logo. For the second year in a row, Apple was named the… Read More

Study: The IPO slow down is costing the U.S. jobs

Facebook’s initial public offering last week has sparked a new conversation about IPOs. But what really does it mean when… Read More

Facebook drops below Amazon in value with 11% plunge

One of the interesting parts of Facebook’s Wall Street debut was the fact that the social network was initially considered… Read More

E-books: Replacement for physical books, or ‘adjunct’?

Waterstones, the largest UK bookstore chain, announced this morning that it would be partnering with Amazon to sell the Kindle… Read More

Deal with the ‘devil’? UK’s biggest bookseller partners with Amazon to sell Kindle

Six months ago, James Daunt, the managing director of big UK bookstore chain Waterstones, had this to say about Amazon: “They never… Read More

A first: Amazon tops Hulu in U.S. online video viewers

New rankings for the U.S. online video market, released by comScore Networks this morning, come with a surprise: Amazon.com has… Read More

Report: Amazon touting ad space on the Kindle Fire home screen

We’ve known for some time now that Amazon.com wants to get a bigger chunk of the high-margin advertising business, a… Read More

Hedge fund manager who wanted Steve Ballmer to resign calls Amazon’s future ‘a riddle’

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn just can’t stop slamming Seattle area companies. A few days after his Greenlight Capital fund… Read More

Seattle top in the nation for tech job growth, study finds

A new analysis by Forbes ranks the Seattle region No. 1 in the country for technology job growth, crediting the region… Read More

Groupon hires ex-Amazon GM to lead Seattle office

Groupon is the latest tech giant to plant a flag in Seattle, opening an office in Seattle’s International District with… Read More

For sale: Lendle e-book lending service for Amazon Kindle

The creators of the Lendle e-book lending service for Amazon Kindle put up a “for sale” sign this afternoon in… Read More

Consumer suit vs. Apple and book publishers gets the go-ahead

It’s game on for a class-action lawsuit against Apple and several major publishers accused of colluding to illegally fix prices… Read More

The nation’s most well-read cities, as ranked by Amazon.com

Residents of Boulder, Colo., were singled out a year ago by Amazon.com for ordering more cooking, food and wine books… Read More

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos backs Behance, a place for artists to showcase their talents

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, Union Square Ventures and angel investor Dave McClure are among the investors pumping $6.5 million into Behance,… Read More

Jeff Bezos in a tux? Amazon tries to find its fit in fashion

Here’s something we’ve never seen before. From khakis and door desks to a tuxedo on the red carpet, the transformation… Read More