Category Archives: amazon
Apple, Google and Other App Sellers Cut Privacy Deal with California
Your favorite mobile apps should soon be making it a lot more clear when they intend to use your data.
The Attorney General of California, Kama… Continue reading
This Online Coding Contest Could Get You a Job Interview With Facebook, Apple and Amazon
How is this for a gauge of how desperately technology companies are seeking programmers? Over the weekend, any coder can audition for jobs at co… Continue reading
Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color Welcomes Netflix, Comics, More Apps
Amazon’s Kindle Fire isn’t the only device gearing up for a major software update. Barnes & Noble announced plans on Monday to roll ou… Continue reading
What the World’s Biggest Websites Looked Like at Launch
Since the rise of the Internet in the ’90s, the web has shown no signs of slowing down. We’ve watched the birth and evolution of social me… Continue reading
Amazon Launches Silk Web Browser for Tablets
Amazon has unveiled Silk, a brand new web browser that lives both on the tablet and in the cloud.
The browser, which will be available on the Amazon… Continue reading
Amazon to Roll Out Grocery Delivery Service
If running errands like grocery shopping isn’t your cup of tea, Amazon‘s got your back. The company is doing internal testing of a free grocery delivery service. If this program works out, remembering the milk might be a thing of the past. Dubbed AmazonTote, the program has been tested by Amazon employees in Seattle for […] Continue reading
This Morning’s Top 3 Stories in Tech & Business
Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest today. Apple to Challenge Facebook With iPhone “Photo Streaming?” In an early developer build of the upcoming iPhone operating […] Continue reading
Amazon Acquires European Movie Rental Service Lovefilm
Amazon.com has acquired the remaining shares in European home entertainment subscription service Lovefilm, the company has announced. Amazon already had a 42% share in Lovefilm, and now it acquired the rest for an undisclosed amount, with the rumored price being around £200 million ($312 million). Lovefilm does both online DVD and game rentals and streaming […] Continue reading
LivingSocial Offers 50% Off at Amazon
A little more than a month after Amazon invested $175 million in the startup, LivingSocial is offering users a deal to purchase a $20 gift card to Amazon.com for $10. The deal is available to LivingSocial members in all 170 markets and runs from now until 8 a.m. ET on Thursday. More than 230,000 vouchers […] Continue reading
Amazon Simplifies the Cloud With Elastic Beanstalk
Amazon Web Services has launched a new service called Elastic Beanstalk, which helps developers simplify the management of their applications in… Continue reading