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Amazon cuts ties with German security firm over worker abuse
Amazon cuts ties with German security firm over worker abuse
Amazon has confirmed that it terminated a contract with a German security firm that was providing protection at its warehouses, after a documentary showed serious abuse of workers. 20 Feb 2013 - 2 comments
Amazon has e-book resale patent
Amazon has e-book resale patent
Amazon.com has been awarded a patent that covers a secondary market for used digital content 10 Feb 2013 - 1 comment
Samsung gains tablet market share, while Apple slides despite increased shipments
Samsung gains tablet market share, while Apple slides despite increased shipments
IDC research shows that Samsung doubled its share of the tablet PC market in Q4 2012, narrowing Apple's lead. 02 Feb 2013
Living Social continues to hemorrhage money
Living Social continues to hemorrhage money
Amazon has noted this week that its daily deal site, Living Social, continues to lose significant amounts of money. The company lost $650 ...... 31 Jan 2013
Amazon purchases Kindle Fire text-to-speech tech provider
Amazon purchases Kindle Fire text-to-speech tech provider
Amazon announced earlier today the acquisition of IVONA Software, the company that provides the text-to-speech technology in its Kindle Fire tablets. ...... 25 Jan 2013
Amazon launches 'AutoRip,' giving CD buyers free MP3s of their albums
Amazon launches 'AutoRip,' giving CD buyers free MP3s of their albums
Amazon has launched "AutoRip" today, to much praise. The new feature allows customers to receive free digital copies of their purchased CDs ...... 11 Jan 2013 - 7 comments
Amazon still the most satisfying website to use for online shopping
Amazon still the most satisfying website to use for online shopping
According to a recent survey, Amazon remains the best website for online shopping. On the opposite end, "flash" sale sites Gilt and RueLaLa ...... 27 Dec 2012 - 5 comments
GameStop to now accept trade-ins for Amazon Kindle Fire, sell new ones
GameStop to now accept trade-ins for Amazon Kindle Fire, sell new ones
GameStop has announced today that they have begun offering Amazon Kindle Fire tablets. Included are the 7-inch and 8.9-inch versions of the ...... 09 Dec 2012 - 2 comments
Netflix: Amazon is losing $1 billion a year to compete with us in streaming video
Netflix: Amazon is losing $1 billion a year to compete with us in streaming video
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has said Amazon will one day be a real competitor to them, but they will need to keep spending to do so. The executive ...... 18 Nov 2012
Amazon takes on iPad Mini with homepage update
Amazon takes on iPad Mini with homepage update
Amazon has updated their homepage to show off how the Kindle Fire HD compares to the new iPad Mini. While the "attack" is tame compared to ...... 29 Oct 2012 - 6 comments
Amazon posts a loss due to LivingSocial stake
Amazon posts a loss due to LivingSocial stake
Amazon reported their quarterly earnings today, posting a loss for the first time since 2003. The big drag was struggling daily deal giant ...... 26 Oct 2012 - 1 comment
Amazon discontinues the original Kindle Touch
Amazon discontinues the original Kindle Touch
Amazon has discontinued the original Kindle Touch today, choosing to focus on its new Paperwhite model instead. The $99 Touch is no longer ...... 23 Oct 2012
Amazon cloud outage causes thousands of sites to go down
Amazon cloud outage causes thousands of sites to go down
One of Amazon's cloud data centers went down earlier today, causing thousands of sites to be taken offline for as much as 3 hours. A few ...... 23 Oct 2012
Samsung cuts Apple's LCD supply
Samsung cuts Apple's LCD supply
Rift between Samsung and Apple widens as the South Korean firm plans to cut Apple off from its LCD supply chain in 2013. 22 Oct 2012 - 8 comments
Amazon Kindle DX discontinued
Amazon Kindle DX discontinued
Amazon has discontinued its least popular Kindle, the over-sized DX. The DX had a large 9.7-inch screen and is now only available through ...... 16 Oct 2012 - 1 comment
HTC drops out of U.S. tablet market, for now
HTC drops out of U.S. tablet market, for now
HTC has confirmed it has discontinued tablet sales in the U.S., at least for now. The company will focus instead on its smartphone lineup, ...... 11 Oct 2012
Amazon launching SVOD service next year in France
Amazon launching SVOD service next year in France
Canal Plus CEO Bertrand Meheut has let it slip that Amazon is preparing to launch a subscription video-on-demand service next year, most likely in March. ...... 11 Oct 2012
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite sells out
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite sells out
Amazon has already sold out of their latest e-reader, the Kindle Paperwhite. The device's page now reads "four to six weeks delivery," meaning ...... 03 Oct 2012 - 3 comments
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite delayed due to strong demand
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite delayed due to strong demand
Amazon has said today that any new orders (as of this morning) of the new Kindle Paperwhite will be delayed. The new e-reader with a backlight ...... 25 Sep 2012 - 1 comment
Amazon to launch Kindle in Japan next month?
Amazon to launch Kindle in Japan next month?
The Japanese Nikkei is reporting that Amazon will bring its Kindle e-reader to Japan this year, as soon as next month potentially. Amazon ...... 23 Sep 2012
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