Barnes & Noble unveils the new Nook, with touchscreen display Barnes & Noble today introduced the latest version of the Nook. And like yesterday’s announcement by rival Kobo, Barnes &… Read More
Tech moves: PitchBook picks up startup veteran Matt Bell Here’s a look at some notable hires and people on the move at companies in the Pacific Northwest technology industry.… Read More
Amazon sells Lady Gaga’s ‘Born this Way’ for 99 cents Lady Gaga released her new album today, and Amazon.com is using the much-anticipated second-full length release from the singer to… Read More
Kobo opens a new chapter, introduces ‘touch’ to e-reader Kobo faces tough competition from the likes of Amazon.com’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook. But the 2-year-old Canadian upstart,… Read More
Latest on ‘App Store’ battle: Will the reality distortion field extend to the courts? The nuances of trademark law, or any law for that matter, can sometimes lead to statements that seem strange to… Read More
Porn app store MiKandi follows Amazon Appstore onto AT&T Android devices As we noted yesterday, AT&T is opening the door to third-party app stores on new Android devices, expanding beyond the… Read More
Amazon.com sells more Kindle books than paperbacks and hardcovers Amazon.com is now selling more Kindle books than printed hardcovers and paperbacks, a milestone that comes four years after the… Read More
Amazon.com and T-Mobile want your dusty old gadgets Suddenly that old phone gathering dust in your drawer is in high demand. Amazon.com today expanded its existing trade-in program… Read More
AT&T allowing Amazon Appstore on new (and some old) Android devices One of the challenges for Amazon.com when it launched its Android Appstore in March was the inability for AT&T customers… Read More
Chris Pirillo’s CDN in a Box looks to make Web sites hum at ‘Google-like speeds’ Seattle super geek Chris Pirillo has a loyal following who love his offbeat musings on technology. But sometimes Pirillo’s network… Read More
Plot thickens for Amazon with new “Thomas & Mercer” mysteries and thrillers Amazon.com is clearly having a lot of fun naming the brands that it’s using to expand further into the world… Read More
Q&A: ‘Final Jeopardy’ author Stephen Baker on Watson, IBM, the future of e-books and the fate of humanity Stephen Baker is the journalist and author who traced IBM’s Watson project from its inception and development all the way… Read More
Latest on Amazon tablets: Code names, processors and bigger offices near Apple? Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has all but acknowledged that the company is coming out with its own multipurpose tablet computer… Read More
Amazon’s new Appstore gets first crack at PopCap’s new Android games PopCap Games this morning announced an agreement that gives Amazon.com a limited-time exclusive deal for the new Android versions of… Read More
A $1M prize for the best product recommendation algorithm How do you get people to buy more stuff on e-commerce Web sites? That’s the $1 million question, literally. RichRelevance… Read More
Another black eye for Amazon? Hackers may have used AWS in crippling Sony attack Amazon Web Services has been taking some PR knocks in recent weeks. First, came the massive outage which sparked anger… Read More
Rhapsody to Google and Amazon: We’ve been doing music lockers since you were little kids Cloud-based music lockers are all of the rage these days, with Google and Amazon.com recently launching new services and Apple… Read More
Apple ‘app store’ trademark challenged in Europe by Microsoft, HTC, Nokia, Sony Ericsson Microsoft and three of its key mobile partners — HTC, Nokia and Sony Ericsson — filed a challenge in Europe… Read More
Study: Facebook leads in work-life balance, Amazon trails Amazon.com has been hiring new workers at an amazing clip, but a new study suggests that its employees are still… Read More
Google snubs labels with new music service, takes similar path to Amazon.com Amazon.com beat rivals Google and Apple to the punch with its new cloud-based music service Cloud Drive, snubbing music labels by… Read More
Apple tops Google, Microsoft and Amazon in brand value Buoyed by the success of the iPhone and iPad, Apple now boasts the most powerful corporate brand on the planet,… Read More
Amid tax fights in other states, Amazon announces facilities in Indiana and Arizona Amazon.com continues its march across the country, announcing new fulfillment centers to handle the shipping and distribution of goods. The… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ mom: ‘I knew early on that he was wired a little bit differently’ What was Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos really like as a young boy? As part of a Mother’s Day program called… Read More
Amazon.com is threatening to pull out of Tennessee over sales tax issues First Texas. Then South Carolina. Now, Amazon.com is reportedly considering canceling plans for two distribution centers in Tennessee. Once again,… Read More
Roundup: ID guru leaves Microsoft, Google Maps goes indoors, EA downplays discs A quick rundown of news stories catching our attention this afternoon … Google Maps is going indoors with panoramic photos… Read More
Jeff Bezos goes nuclear, backs B.C. startup’s plan to create safe nuclear power What is it with Seattle area billionaires and their love of nuclear power? Earlier this week, Microsoft co-founder touted the… Read More
Amazon gets further into publishing with its own ‘Montlake Romance’ line Apparently there’s more bodice-ripping going on in Montlake than we ever knew. Amazon.com is expanding its publishing business with a… Read More
Amazon.com spars with college bookstores over pricing and buyback claims Is 60% back truly 60% back when it’s in the form of an Amazon.com gift card, not cash? That’s one… Read More
Amazon to open massive warehouse in Sumner after spurning South Carolina Amazon.com continues to expand its headquarters in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. But the online retailer also has plans in… Read More
Amazon.com’s new tablet would be the anti-iPad There have been tons of reports lately about Amazon.com planning to take on Apple’s iPad with its own color-screen, Android-based… Read More
