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 …
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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 …
Why Amazon is still smiling despite Q2 loss
Amazon has never given granular detail about its business, preferring to keep investors, analysts and the media as far away as possible from knowing the …
Hulu’s dithering is rocket fuel for Netflix
Netflix’s share price almost hit a giddy $26o on Friday as it became clear that Hulu was not going to be acquired by DirectTV or Time …
Apple and Amazon agree to drop ‘app store’ lawsuit
Apple and Amazon have agreed to end their trademark dispute over the right to use the term “app store.” U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton on Tuesday …
Exclusive details on Amazon’s next-gen Kindle Fire tablets
Amazon is planning a complete overhaul of its Kindle Fire tablet lineup for 2013 and BGR has learned exclusive details about the forthcoming devices. As …
Samsung beat out Apple on Fortune’s Global 500 list
Fortune on Monday released its most recent rankings of worldwide companies based on revenue in their fiscal years ended on or before March 31st, 2013. …
Netflix announces another vastly ambitious content deal – and Wall Street is in love
Netflix on Monday announced a blockbuster deal that will bring no less than 300 hours of original content from DreamWorks to its streaming video service. That means …
Amazon brings the Kindle Fire HD to more than 170 countries, expands Appstore to nearly 200 countries
Amazon on Thursday announced expanded availability of its Kindle Fire HD tablet lineup. Both the 7-inch and 8.9-inch models are now available for preorder in …
Amazon tablets soar in mobile content consumption
Millenial Media, a leading mobile advertising platform, is out with another Mobile Mix report. It shows Amazon’s tablets gaining share in the mobile content market at …
College grads think Microsoft is a better place to work than Amazon or Facebook
College graduates would love to land a job at Google, Apple or one of the many startups in Silicon Valley. But according to a survey …
Amazon’s first ‘Kindle Phone’ will come with eye-tracking 3D display
We’ve been waiting for a long time for Amazon to get into the smartphone game and now unnamed sources have told The Wall Street Journal that the …
Fierce competition in 7-inch tablet range is destroying profits
Apple was criticized by a number of pundits when it finally unveiled the iPad mini last November. While the device itself was well received by …
Amazon is reportedly developing an Apple TV rival
Amazon is getting ready to make its biggest push yet into consumers’ living rooms. Unnamed sources have told Bloomberg Businessweek that Amazon is planning to release …
Amazon reportedly buys Evi, a Siri-like voice assistant app
Amazon apparently isn’t willing to let Apple and Google hog the market for voice-enabled personal assistants. Unnamed sources have told TechCrunch that Amazon has purchased …
‘Something secret’ in the works as Amazon hires former Windows Phone exec
It has been widely reported that Amazon (AMZN) may be working on a Kindle smartphone that is expected to debut later this year. Adding more …
AT&T to offer Kindle Fire HD 8.9 with 4G LTE on April 5th
AT&T (T) on Monday announced the availability of Amazon’s (AMZN) Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE tablet online and in stores later this week. AT&T …
Amazon reportedly increasing Kindle phone screen size in response to ‘phablet’ fever
Earlier reports have suggested that Amazon (AMZN) is preparing to launch its long-rumored Kindle smartphone later this year. According to Digitimes, the new device will …
Samsung reportedly in talks to sell eReader display panel unit to Amazon
Samsung (005930) is the world’s largest flat display panel maker and two years ago, the company extended its reach with the acquisition of Netherlands-based Liquavista. The …
Amazon is reportedly preparing to launch a subscription music service
Amazon (AMZN) is the latest company rumored to be prepping a subscription music service, according to The Verge. Although the streaming music business has not …
Amazon rumored to be prepping $99 Kindle Fire HD tablet
Recent reports suggest that Amazon (AMZN) may be the first major vendor to offer a $99 tablet. According to a report from TechCrunch, the company …
Amazon drops Kindle Fire HD 8.9 to $269 in the U.S., LTE version now only $399
Amazon (AMZN) on Wednesday expanded availability of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablet to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan, while also announcing …
Amazon Prime said to be huge success with more than 10 million members
Amazon’s (AMZN) Prime service is one of the Internet’s hidden gems. For $79 a year, the company offers Prime members free two-day shipping and access …
Google’s same-day shipping service is now being tested in San Francisco Bay area
The news broke last week that Google (GOOG) is working with a number of national retail chains to create a same-day shipping service that will compete …
Gravity-based link technology could make it easier than ever to buy things from Amazon
The ease with which consumers can purchase just about anything on Amazon’s (AMZN) website has helped the company change the face of retail. In the …
Amazon’s rumored Kindle smartphone could be delayed
It has been suggested that Amazon (AMZN) will enter the smartphone market this year with a new Kindle phone. The company has long been rumored …
