Kindle Fire software update allows readers to share favorite passages Amazon has begun pushing out a new update specifically for Kindle Fire owners that adds the ability to share favorite… Read More
Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos plans historic deep-sea Apollo 11 engine recovery A massive bit of space history that inspired an entire generation of geeks has been found by Jeff Bezos —… Read More
Raveld reveals Klout-like score for cloud spending on AWS It may start getting easier to make optimal Amazon Web Services purchasing decisions. Or, at least, less expensive. Raveld, a… Read More
Architects describe Amazon’s proposed Seattle campus as an ‘urban room’ with ‘sun pockets’ Amazon.com’s ambitious plans to erect three massive 37-story office towers in the Denny Triangle area of downtown Seattle isn’t about… Read More
Kindle Touch to launch in Europe April 27 Amazon’s Kindle Touch will finally make it across the pond to Europe, five months after its U.S. launch — but… Read More
Amazon adds DRM to ‘DRM-free’ Harry Potter eBooks Those expecting to unwind with all seven Harry Potter volumes in glorious, DRM-unencumbered pixel are likely in for a disappointment,… Read More
Labor group takes aim at Amazon Amazon.com could face some scrutiny tonight as City of Seattle design officials consider the company’s planned expansion near downtown. The… Read More
Harry Potter arrives on Kindle Amazon.com has struck a deal with author J.K. Rowling to distribute all seven of the best-selling Harry Potter titles on… Read More
Paul Allen-backed Xiant Mobile brings ‘smarter’ email to Kindle Fire with $9.99 app Amazon.com’s Kindle Fire is known as a solid reading and media device. But when it comes to email, well, maybe… Read More
Walmart versus Amazon: The next great tech battle? One of the most fascinating rivalries going on in tech right now isn’t between Apple and Microsoft. Or Google and… Read More
Amazon’s discounted gift cards set blistering pace for daily deals [Correction: Post updated to reflect the fact that Amazon’s deal was one of the fastest-selling in daily deals history, but… Read More
Amazon boosts AmazonLocal with $10 gift card for $5 Many companies are still trying to make it in the market for daily deals, competing with giant Groupon and a… Read More
Jeff Bezos, fashion icon? Amazon boss named honorary chair of Met fashion gala It’s one of the biggest events of the year for the fashion world in New York, generating speculation about which… Read More
Amazon paying $775M for Kiva warehouse robotics company Amazon.com just announced an agreement to pay $775 million in cash to acquire Kiva Systems Inc., a maker of automation… Read More
New iPad: First impressions, and 5 locally grown apps to try We’ve been spending some quality time with a new iPad here today at GeekWire, focusing on the new and updated apps… Read More
Amazon updates Kindle app for new iPad’s retina display Amazon.com just released a new version of its Kindle app for iPad, promising crisper fonts and brighter book covers by… Read More
Amazon Appstore marks first year, still fighting with Apple over ‘app store’ trademark Amazon’s Appstore for Android has been in business for a year now, and the company is marking the occasion with… Read More
Amazon Prime service adds Mythbusters, Deadliest Catch and other Discovery shows Amazon just boosted the video catalog available to Amazon Prime subscribers — announcing a deal with Discovery Networks to add… Read More
Kindle Singles author: ‘I’m going to name my first child Amazon’ A little more than a year ago, Amazon launched its “Kindle Singles” e-book program, seeking to establish a niche for… Read More
Study: Mobile websites top apps for shopping, and Amazon is the king Despite all of the focus on smartphone apps these days, mobile websites are more popular in the U.S. for shopping-related… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Kindle’s impact, the new iPad, and how Clipboard is capturing the web This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk with Gary Flake, the founder of Clipboard, a Seattle-area… Read More
Sony gaming unit dumps some Amazon Web Services, moves to Rackspace’s OpenStack Sony Computer Entertainment of America is shifting some of its hosting services from Amazon Web Services to Rackspace’s OpenStack platform,… Read More
Apple disputes e-book conspiracy claims, says Kindle isn’t a threat The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that the Department of Justice is investigating Apple and major book publishers over… Read More
DOJ takes aim at Apple and publishers over e-book pricing Perhaps this is a sign of just how badly Apple wants to compete with Amazon.com in the electronic book business.… Read More
New evidence of Amazon’s ambitions to make original TV From Hulu to Netflix, it seems that every online video service is getting into original television these days, and new… Read More
Amazon Web Services cuts prices again, cites lower costs Amazon Web Services announced another round of price reductions in its services for data storage, processing and computing in the… Read More
Actress’s suit vs. Amazon’s IMDb may have bigger impact on privacy A lawsuit against Amazon.com’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for disclosing an actress’s age could have a larger impact on the way… Read More
Inside Amazon’s plans for a massive new urban campus Draft design documents filed this week with the city of Seattle provide the first public glimpse of Amazon.com’s plans for… Read More
Seth Godin says Apple rejected his e-book, based on Amazon links In its quest for an edge in the digital book market, Apple just stepped on some very big toes. Author… Read More
Amazon Kindle Lending Library tops 100,000 titles Amazon.com has expanded to more than 100,000 titles the library of e-books available for borrowing at no extra charge by… Read More
