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GeekWire Podcast: How this 15-year-old built and sold a cloud-computing startup

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we get to talk with Daniil Kulchenko, the 15-year-old sophomore from Kenmore’s Inglemoor High… Read More

KindleGraph allows authors to autograph digital books

The Kindle has transformed the way people read books. But there’s been at least one casualty of the e-reading revolution:… Read More

The ‘dark side’ of Kindle: Spam books line the digital shelves

You can find thousands of top-notch books on the Kindle from best-selling authors such as Kathryn Stockett or Erik Larson.… Read More

Despite competition from Amazon, Rhapsody and others, Pandora soars in stock market debut

Meet the country’s newest multi-billion dollar Internet company. It is Pandora, the music radio service which went public today with… Read More

Meet Amazon.com’s first employee: Shel Kaphan

Amazon.com today is approaching 40,000 employees. Seventeen years ago, Shel Kaphan was No. 1. GeekWire Interview: Shel Kaphan, Amazon.com’s first… Read More

Report: Amazon’s upcoming tablet will feature free movie streaming

Amazon.com’s plans for a new color-screen tablet computer has got to be one of the worst kept secrets in the tech… Read More

Ex-Amazon.com exec scores cash to bring infomercials into the digital age

You may laugh when you see them on late-night TV, but infomercials for grills, cleaning supplies, jewelry and other consumer… Read More

Map: Amazon’s sales tax battle

Amazon.com has been locked in an ongoing battle with several states over the collection of sales taxes. Most recently, the… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s strategy, Apple’s iCloud, and Nintendo’s crazy new controller

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we recap a big week in tech news — including Jeff Bezos at the… Read More

Amazon cuts ties with affiliates in Connecticut, and how Jeff Bezos thinks about the sales tax issue

Amazon.com is shutting down its affiliate program in Connecticut, a move that comes after the state legislature passed a bill… Read More

Apple calls Amazon’s Appstore ‘inferior,’ contends confusion will hurt Apple’s brand

The legal battle between Apple and Amazon.com over rights the phrase “app store” is starting to get more heated, maybe… Read More

Amazon.com exec: We haven’t been trying very hard in mobile … yet

Amazon.com conducted more than $1 billion in sales through its mobile channel last year. Not bad, considering that the company… Read More

Zillow drops the dot com: Is it even relevant anymore in a mobile world?

I’ve been covering Zillow from its inception, stretching back to 2005 when it was just a seed of an idea.… Read More

Amazon still trying to figure out grocery delivery business

Ordering groceries online and having them delivered to your door is one of those concepts that always sounds so promising.… Read More

Jeff Bezos explains why Amazon.com is so big on tablets

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos didn’t spill the beans on any of the company’s reported plans to develop its own Android-based tablets… Read More

Jeff Bezos on innovation: Amazon ‘willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time’

One question at Amazon.com’s shareholder meeting this morning in Seattle clearly made an impression on Jeff Bezos, sparking an extraordinary… Read More

Mercent plans HQ move to Amazon.com’s backyard, introduces retail paid search

After more than two years in development, Mercent today released a new search engine marketing platform designed to help retailers… Read More

Facebook, Amazon staffers are the most stressed: Google, Microsoft are the best paid

Amazon.com may allow dogs in the office and offer bus passes to staffers, but it is still among the most… Read More

Apple, Xbox set to battle for attention of tech world

It’s hard to remember a week with so many big tech companies staging so many potentially big announcements. It kicks… Read More

Internet sales tax battle heats up for Amazon in California, Texas

California and Texas look to be headed in different directions on a contentious online sales tax debate, an issue that could… Read More

Google’s Eric Schmidt: Microsoft ‘not driving the consumer revolution’

There were plenty of headline-grabbing comments from Google chairman Eric Schmidt tonight coming out of the D9 conference in California. Many… Read More

College bookstores question Amazon’s legal tactics

The National Association of College Stores, battling with Amazon.com over the online retailer’s textbook advertising, is questioning Amazon’s decision to… Read More

How Amazon’s 99 cent Lady Gaga promotion mirrors Walmart’s age-old strategy

Amazon.com spent $3.2 million on last week’s Lady Gaga promotion, with Billboard magazine citing industry sources who said that the… Read More

Amazon.com’s latest promotion: Free milk for a year

Got milk? Amazon.com does. And the Seattle online retailer is using the staple to lure customers to its Amazon Fresh… Read More

An inside look at Startup Weekend: ‘High energy startup fever’

Not everyone can afford to devote 54 hours of their life to Startup Weekend. But, if you’ve got 13 minutes… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Lady Gaga crashes Amazon, iPads in the cockpit, and Ben the PC Guy

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph, better known as “Ben the PC Guy,” who… Read More

Don’t call it an app store: Amazon launches new ‘Mac Software Downloads’ section

Amazon.com today quietly launched a new section of its site dedicated to digital downloads of software for Apple Macs, providing… Read More

Q&A: VMWare CTO Steve Herrod on cloud competition and the future of apps

Steve Herrod, chief technology officer for VMWare, made a swing through Seattle today, amid news that the company is planning a… Read More

Amazon touts 99 cent Lady Gaga album again, and says this time they’re ready

Amazon.com’s first attempt at selling Lady Gaga’s new album for 99 cents didn’t go so well, with the promotion crashing… Read More

Amazon knocks $25 off Kindle 3G for those who want ‘special offers’

Amazon.com is reducing the price of its high-end Kindle 3G by $25 for those who sign up for the company’s… Read More