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eBay launches same-day shipping service eBay Now

eBay launches same-day shipping service eBay Now
  • Posted August 6, 2012, 10:02 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • eBay has introduced a new service called eBay Now that promises same-day shipping on products that are sold locally. In most instances, buyers can expect to see their order arrive in as little as an hour so long as the…

Amazon introduces scan and match technology with 256 Kbps quality

Amazon introduces scan and match technology with 256 Kbps quality
  • Posted August 1, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Amazon has injected their Cloud Player music service with numerous new features as part of an update designed to better help the company compete with the likes of iTunes and other similar services. The online retail giant reportedly signed deals…

Amazon to open international media development center in London

Amazon to open international media development center in London
  • Posted July 23, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Software, Industry News
  • Amazon has announced plans to combine the teams of the two UK-based media companies it purchased last year, creating job opportunities in the area and opening a new international center for digital media development near Silicon Roundabout in central London,…

Amazon GameCircle brings achievements, game sync to Kindle Fire

Amazon GameCircle brings achievements, game sync to Kindle Fire
  • Posted July 11, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Amazon is looking to improve the gaming experience for owners of its Kindle Fire tablet with the introduction of a new social platform dubbed GameCircle. This is essentially Amazon’s answer to Apple’s Game Center on iOS to help game developers…

Next-gen Kindle Fire expected to be thinner, 1280x800, Q3 launch

Next-gen Kindle Fire expected to be thinner, 1280x800, Q3 launch
  • Posted July 9, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Sources from AllThingsD have confirmed some of the rumors we've been hearing about the next iteration of Kindle Fires which are expected to arrive this year. They've also added a few more details of their own to the rumor bag,…

Multiple Kindle Fire 2 tablets are in the works

Multiple Kindle Fire 2 tablets are in the works
  • Posted July 6, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Google may only have a few months to capitalize on the sub-$200 tablet market as one analyst is predicting that Amazon could have up to four Kindle Fire 2 variants in the works. Richard Shim of NPD DisplaySearch claims that…

Rumor: Amazon working with Foxconn to launch smartphone in Q4 2012

Rumor: Amazon working with Foxconn to launch smartphone in Q4 2012
  • Posted July 6, 2012, 10:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Late last year rumors pointed at the possibility that Amazon was considering entering the smartphone market with the aim to release a handset in time for Christmas 2012. At the time the e-retailer was linked with Chinese manufacturing giant Foxconn…

Amazon acquires UpNext, a 3D mapping upstart

Amazon acquires UpNext, a 3D mapping upstart
  • Posted July 3, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Amazon may be planning to provide its own in-house mapping solution, following a trail recently blazed by Apple. According to GigaOm, the online retailer has snatched UpNext, a four-person, 3D mapping company. Details regarding the deal are being kept quiet…

"Leap second" bug, Amazon EC2 outage brought down major websites

"Leap second" bug, Amazon EC2 outage brought down major websites
  • Posted July 2, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • A surprising portion of the web went dark on Saturday thanks to a major storm which knocked out much of Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud. Clients of Amazon's EC2 include the likes of Netflix, Instagram and Pinterest -- all of which went…

Rumor: RIM to split handset and messaging services into two companies

Rumor: RIM to split handset and messaging services into two companies
  • Posted June 25, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Research in Motion has been fighting an uphill battle to remain relevant in the handset market for a number of years but according to one report, they will soon concede defeat. RIM is planning to divide their handset and messaging…

Amazon Android App store coming to Europe, devs earn more cash

Amazon Android App store coming to Europe, devs earn more cash
  • Posted June 21, 2012, 6:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software

  • To encourage growth, Amazon has announced changes for developers submitting apps to its Android App store as well as revealing the portal will expand to European countries following the success of its US launch last March. The UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain will get access...

Amazon Cloud Player app now available for iPhone and iPod touch

Amazon Cloud Player app now available for iPhone and iPod touch
  • Posted June 12, 2012, 4:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Amazon has launched their Cloud Player app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The native app arrives over a year after the service initially debuted in March 2011 for computer and Android users. Granted, Amazon did modify the service a…

Best Buy founder Richard Schulze resigns, new chairman appointed

Best Buy founder Richard Schulze resigns, new chairman appointed
  • Posted June 7, 2012, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
  • Best Buy founder and chairman Richard Schulze resigned Thursday and is exploring options for his 20.1% stake in the ailing company. Alongside business partner Gary Smoliak, Schulze opened Best Buy in 1966 (named Sound of Music until 1983) and remains…

Amazon updates Kindle software, adds parental controls

Amazon updates Kindle software, adds parental controls
  • Posted June 6, 2012, 1:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News

  • Amazon has announced immediate availability of a software update for the popular $79 Kindle e-reader, which brings several improvements including improved reading as well as answering long-standing parent concerns with the introduction of parental controls...

Amazon adds laptops to trade-in program ahead of MacBook refresh

Amazon adds laptops to trade-in program ahead of MacBook refresh
  • Posted June 1, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web, Mobile Computing With Video

  • After many customer requests, Amazon has expanded its trade-in program to include mobile computers. As of yesterday, you can use the service to exchange your used laptops and netbooks for an Amazon gift card. To get started, search for eligible items here, provide information...

Amazon brings Instant Video streaming service to the Xbox 360

Amazon brings Instant Video streaming service to the Xbox 360
  • Posted May 29, 2012, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Microsoft With Video
  • Amazon has launched their Instant Video streaming service on the Xbox 360. The move comes just one month after Sony did the same thing on the PS3, allowing users to access their purchased or currently rented content from Amazon directly…

Amazon adds 'Test Drive' feature to Android Appstore app

Amazon adds
  • Posted May 22, 2012, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software
  • Amazon has updated its Appstore for Android app with a feature that will allow users to try out applications on their smartphone, instantly via the cloud, before parting with their hard earned cash to purchase them. The feature is called…

UK book chain Waterstones strikes deal with Amazon to sell Kindle

UK book chain Waterstones strikes deal with Amazon to sell Kindle
  • Posted May 21, 2012, 11:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News With Video
  • Struggling UK book seller Waterstones announced today that it has signed a commercial agreement with Amazon to offer customers Amazon's Kindle e-readers as well as e-book related services across its almost 300 strong chain of stores in the UK.

Amazon source reveals plan to launch e-reader with built-in lighting

Amazon source reveals plan to launch e-reader with built-in lighting
  • Posted May 16, 2012, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Rumors are beginning to circulate that the world's largest internet retailer, Amazon, will launch several new versions of their Kindle e-readers and tablet in July, including a revamped monochrome e-reader with built-in lighting, according sources familiar with the matter cited…

Amazon and Apple score big in customer satisfaction survey

Amazon and Apple score big in customer satisfaction survey
  • Posted May 10, 2012, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Amazon and Apple have topped ForeSee’s E-Retail Satisfaction Index for 2012. Apple saw their online website customer satisfaction score increase five points over last year’s ranking while Amazon once again earned first place honors.

Amazon Cloud Drive gets desktop app for Mac and Windows

Amazon Cloud Drive gets desktop app for Mac and Windows
  • Posted May 3, 2012, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, The Web
  • Amazon's Cloud Drive has been around for a while, but yesterday the company made it much easier to upload files from its servers by releasing dedicated apps fow Windows and OS X. The move comes hot on the heels of…

Amazon to collect Texas sales tax in July, Nevada in 2014

Amazon to collect Texas sales tax in July, Nevada in 2014
  • Posted April 30, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Amazon has reached an agreement with the state of Texas which will allow them to continue doing business there but at a cost -- Amazon will begin collecting sales tax from Texas residents starting July 1, 2012. Texas is the seventh…

Amazon beats Q1 predictions, share prices jump 14.6%

Amazon beats Q1 predictions, share prices jump 14.6%
  • Posted April 27, 2012, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Online retailer Amazon.com posted their first quarter results yesterday, beating analysts' estimates despite their outlook for growth being slower than expected. Share prices responded well to the news with the stock price jumping 14.6 percent according to Business Week.

Can Amazon Supply revolutionize the business supply chain?

Can Amazon Supply revolutionize the business supply chain?
  • Posted April 24, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Not content to simply offer books and consumer goods to online shoppers, Amazon has launched a new website called Amazon Supply that offers a broad selection of parts and supplies to business, industrial, scientific and commercial customers.

Online movie streaming will overtake DVD sales this year in U.S.

Online movie streaming will overtake DVD sales this year in U.S.
  • Posted March 23, 2012, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • For the first time ever, more films will be watched online (legally) than purchased in the United States, according to IHS Screen Digest. The analytics firm estimates that Americans will watch 3.4 billion movies online in 2012, a figure that is considerably…

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