Hells Angels get into a legal scrap with Amazon.com (over a T-shirt) This is a far cry from Altamont Speedway. The Hells Angels, the notorious motorcycle club, have filed a lawsuit against… Read More
Target (finally) parts ways with Amazon, but retailer’s new site sputters at launch It may go down in history as a big business blunder. But, back in 2001, when Target picked Amazon.com to… Read More
Kindle Daily Deal: Amazon debuts e-book discounts Amazon.com this morning debuted a new e-book discount program, Kindle Daily Deal, that will offer one Kindle book each day… Read More
Jeff Bezos-backed space company plans rocket test Blue Origin, the secretive aerospace company bankrolled by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, is planning a rocket test today high over… Read More
How I just got a $5.99 iPhone app for free (thanks to Starbucks) I popped into my local Starbucks this morning, not to buy an iced Latte or vanilla bean Frappuccino. Nope, I… Read More
Amazon funnels more cash to anti-tax campaign in California The battle over online sales tax collection in California continues to heat up. Bloomberg News reports that Amazon.com has added… Read More
Tablets changing video habits, playing into Amazon’s strategy It might seem like the market for television shows and movies has already been turned upside down, with many of… Read More
Amazon ‘ElastiCache’ promises to boost web app performance Amazon Web Services this morning made a new pitch for running web apps on its cloud computing platform, introducing a… Read More
Morning Radar: TouchPad is a best seller; Online video rankings; and more How do you drive interest in your consumer electronics gadget? Well, you discontinue it, of course. Engadget notes that HP’s… Read More
Could old connections lead Hulu into the arms of Amazon.com? Bids for the online video service Hulu are expected Wednesday, and The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon.com, Google, Yahoo… Read More
Amazon gets ‘KindleScribe’ domains, dropping more hints Everything Amazon.com does these days is being scrutinized for ties to its expected Android tablet launch, a possible offshoot of… Read More
Amazon seeks Lab126 trademarks in advance of expected tablet debut Amazon.com has quietly applied for trademarks on the name and logo of Lab126 — the internal group behind the Amazon… Read More
Weekend Humor: Hitler gets the bad news about HP ditching the TouchPad I am huge fan of Downfall, a classic war film that depicts Adolf Hitler’s last days in Berlin. But even… Read More
AT&T to start selling Kindle 3G with Special Offers on Sunday AT&T plans to begin selling Amazon’s Kindle 3G with Special Offers this Sunday in company-owned retail stores, marking an expansion… Read More
Microsoft explains Office 365 outage, offers customer credit Microsoft’s new Office 365 cloud-based service took a hit this week when customers were unable to access email and other… Read More
Amazon bulks up Instant Video catalog, Netflix barely notices Amazon.com’s Instant Video catalog has surpassed 100,000 movies and TV shows, more than 9,000 of them available at no additional… Read More
Does working at Microsoft really turn your brain numb? Call it the Silicon Valley invasion. Facebook, Google, HP, Zynga and Salesforce.com — driven by an insatiable need for talented… Read More
Bezos donates $10M to Seattle history museum, creating new ‘Center for Innovation’ Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has often been criticized for his company’s lack of contributions to the Seattle community. But the… Read More
New data: Amazon attracts 20% of Internet, Apple 10% Research firm comScore is out with an interesting report on worldwide traffic for retail and auction sites this morning, demonstrating… Read More
How book stores can compete against Amazon: John Hodgman suggests ‘downloading pods’ Amazon.com continues to grab market share from traditional book stores, and just last month Border’s bit the dust. But resident… Read More
Amazon Publishing inks deal with best-selling author Timothy Ferriss Timothy Ferriss, the best-selling author of the 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body, has chosen Amazon.com to publish his upcoming… Read More
Amazon launches U.S. ‘GovCloud’ with plug from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Amazon Web Services is aiming to land more business from the U.S. government and its contractors with the rollout of… Read More
Starbucks giving out free iPhone apps, expanding Apple partnership Here’s another reason to get your caffeine fix at Starbucks: It might come with a free iPhone app. The Seattle… Read More
Californians launch boycott of Amazon.com over sales tax Amazon.com is facing a backlash in California where a group of citizens, supported in part by Democratic politicians, is urging… Read More
Amazon releases Student App, challenging college bookstores Amazon.com this morning released a new “Student App” for iPhone, aiming to connect college students to the Amazon.com catalog even… Read More
Retailers turn to robots to compete with Amazon.com Amazon.com may be best known for its huge array of products or its Kindle digital reading device. But the Seattle… Read More
Five weird (and wacky) pursuits of rich tech moguls “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” That line from F. Scott… Read More
Jeff Bezos wants to put an airbag in your smartphone Many of us have experienced the problem: We get careless with our mobile phones, they slip out of our hands,… Read More
Morning Radar: Internet bubbles; Dr. Dre meets HTC; and more Too much money has flowed into too many Internet companies at astronomical valuations, leading Fortune’s Dan Primack to conclude that… Read More
Google Parcel Service? Search company patents electronic shipping notifications Google’s battle against Microsoft and Apple over their use of “bogus” patents promises to result in greater scrutiny of its… Read More
