What’s really behind Amazon’s delivery drone trial balloon?
Let’s face it: The chances that the federal government will let Amazon fly delivery drones around in densely populated areas by the end of 2015 …
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Video: Amazon smacks iPad Air and Jony Ive in latest Kindle Fire ad
Taking advantage of Black Friday, Amazon released an ad comparing the iPad Air unfavorably to its own Kindle Fire HDX, making Amazon the latest in …
Amazon Prime Air: Unmanned drones to ship packages in 30 minutes or less
Amazon on Sunday unveiled a bold new shipping initiative during CBS‘s popular TV show “60 Minutes:” Amazon Prime Air, which aims to ship packages to …
A chilling start for the shopping season
According to National Retail Federation, shoppers spent about $1.7 billion less during the Thanksgiving weekend than they did in 2012. The sluggish weekend was anticipated, because …
The Internet has killed CDs and newspapers… but not books
Given what digital media options have done to CDs and newspapers, you probably assumed that the rise of eReaders such as Kindle and Nook would …
Amazon continues shoveling dirt on Barnes & Noble’s grave
Barnes & Noble remains in dire straits, which is no surprise. What does come as a shock is that the bookstore chain has abruptly decided …
New Kindle Paperwhite to reportedly launch in early 2014
Amazon is reportedly working on a new Kindle Paperwhite model, which should arrive at some point in early 2014, according to TechCrunch. The flagship feature …
Amazon will now deliver packages on Sundays
In a surprising move that could give Amazon another huge advantage over rivals, the company on Monday announced that it will begin delivering packages to …
Amazon’s MatchBook aims to drag paper book fans into the digital age
Even some people who relish having the latest cutting-edge gadgets have had a hard time giving up their large collections of old-school paper books. Amazon …
Amazon’s ‘Firetube’ set-top box reportedly delayed
Chestnuts might not be roasting on an open Firetube this Christmas. Citing unnamed sources, The Verge reports that Amazon has decided to postpone releasing its so-called …
More details on HTC-made Kindle Phones emerge
The elusive Amazon smartphone made a rare appearance in the news on Tuesday when the Financial Times reported that Amazon had partnered with HTC to …
Amazon to reportedly partner with HTC for Kindle Phones
Amazon has been exceedingly tight-lipped about its upcoming entry into the smartphone market. Rumors surrounding the “Kindle Phone” have been circulating for years, but a …
Video: ‘Login and Pay with Amazon’ has the online retailer competing with PayPal
Amazon announced the ‘Login and Pay with Amazon’ service on Tuesday, which will allow online shoppers to use their Amazon account information to quickly complete …
Amazon’s European woes: Strikes in Germany, discounts banned in France
European antipathy towards American technology giants has been at a slow boil for a couple of years and Amazon is facing growing backlash this winter …
Amazon’s ‘Firetube’ set-top box reportedly set for holiday launch
Forget the battle for smartphone supremacy: The war for consumers’ living rooms is where the action is. 9to5Google notes that Amazon has filed a trademark application …
Amazon’s secret smartphone project seemingly detailed
Rumors of an upcoming Amazon smartphone have been swirling for well over a year now. BGR has independently confirmed with several sources that the company …
Amazon unveils Kindle Fire HDX alongside new $139 Kindle Fire HD
Jeff Bezos is officially done messing around in the tablet wars. Amazon announced on Wednesday that it’s releasing two new tablets this fall, the Kindle …
Exclusive photos of Amazon’s completely redesigned next-gen Kindle Fire HD
There really isn’t much mystery remaining as Amazon prepares to unveil its second-generation Kindle Fire HD tablets and its third-generation Kindle Fire slate in the …
Amazon flatly denies that it’s releasing a free smartphone
The best things in life are free and they apparently don’t include an Amazon smartphone. In a followup to a report from last week, Jessica …
Amazon reportedly mulls making highly anticipated ‘Kindle Phone’ free
Amazon’s smartphone has been in the works for quite some time, but very little information has appeared so far other than a string of rumors …
Amazon looks to the sky in quest for complete control of content
A report Thursday night from Bloomberg stated that Amazon has been testing Globalstar’s wireless satellite network in order to determine if it could build a wireless service …
Amazon’s video juggernaut is about to pass Yahoo
Last February, Amazon had 28 million unique viewers for its video content, far behind Yahoo’s 43 million unique viewers. But according to fresh comScore numbers, …
The funniest Amazon product reviews of all time
Amazon users’ product reviews have helped guide millions of people as they researched various purchases, but sometimes they’re as entertaining as they are helpful. As …
Benchmark tests again point to beastly next-gen Kindle Fire HD specs
We already know everything there is to know about Amazon’s next-generation Kindle Fire HD tablets. BGR exclusively detailed both the 7-inch and 8.9-inch models early …
Nokia exec in charge of developer experience leaves for Amazon
Amazon is still hard at work on an own-brand smartphone, according to BGR’s sources. While the handset is expected to be based on a heavily …
Amazon’s annual Kindle sales estimated at $4.5 billion
Just how much money does Amazon generate from selling its Kindle eReaders and tablets? It’s tough to say because Amazon never releases specific sales figures …
Amazon slashes Kindle Fire HD price as next-gen launch nears
Amazon is preparing to launch brand new Kindle Fire HD tablets in the coming months and BGR has detailed them fully in a pair of …
Final piece of Amazon’s tablet puzzle: Full specs for next-gen Kindle Fire
Amazon’s high-definition Kindle Fire HD tablets stole the spotlight last fall, but the company’s entry-level Kindle Fire might have been the real star of the …
Amazon reportedly prepping video game console for 2013 launch
Amazon is reportedly working to launch an own-brand video game console powered by Android that will launch by the end of the year, possibly before …
From kindling to inferno: Full specs for next-gen Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets
Amazon’s first-generation Kindle Fire was absolutely not an iPad killer, and that’s exactly why it was so successful. The online retail giant sought not to …
