Amazon.com Inc.
Amazon is the leading e-commerce company and has managed to branch out into new markets. The company has expanded its selection via a robust third-party selling network. Meanwhile, Amazon's Kindle is the leading e-reader device, but is facing tough competition from Apple's iPad, Barnes & Noble's Nook and Sony's Reader franchise. Amazon Web Services, the company's enterprise cloud computing unit, is gaining traction.
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Windows Phone developer lead leaves for Amazon's Kindle team
Brandon Watson, head of developer experiences for Windows Phone, is the latest exec to leave the Microsoft's phone unit.
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Power of Amazon's free shipping promos explained: report
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Amazon acquires TeachStreet, joins AmazonLocal
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Bitly: Desktop browsers still default for accessing online content
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Citizen gateway gov.uk runs on Amazon
Can it be that the UK government actually gets the cloud? Its gov.uk trial runs on Amazon and is aiming for savings of 80 to 90 percent.
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Amazon talks up growth for digital media and physical books
Even with the launch of the Kindle Fire, Amazon affirms that it is still seeing solid numbers for physical book sales while video games is a mixed bag.
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Amazon: Big Kindle sales, but sales and outlook fall short
Amazon's fourth quarter sales and outlook fall short of expectations. Kindle sales surge.
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Amazon Web Services hosts more than 762 billion objects in S3
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Microsoft delivers developer kit for linking Amazon web services to Windows Phone
Microsoft has released under an open-source license a beta of a toolkit for integrating Amazon Web services with Windows Phone.
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Amazon's Q4: The Kindle Fire effect vs. more investment
One analyst expects Amazon to have sold 4 million Kindle Fires and 12 million e-readers overall.
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With a postal service like this one, we need e-textbooks
I just want to actually have my textbook in my hands at some point before I have to sit down and take my midterm. Is that too much to ask, USPS?
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iPad lead over Android tablets cut in half, say reports, as Kindle Fire surges ahead
A year ago, the Apple iPad dominated the tablet market with a nearly 40 point lead over Android. Now, two reports show Apple's lead has been cut by more than 20 points, with the Kindle Fire...
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Amazon Web Services intros gateway for backing up enterprise data
Amazon has debuted a new service that provides enterprises with a new option to securely upload data to Amazon Web Services cloud space.
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Facebook scam: One Free Amazon.com Gift Card (limited time only)
A new Facebook scam exploits your desire to get a free gift card to Amazon.com. Many can't resist the temptation of getting free merchandise from the world's largest online retailer.
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Would you like to read the 156 reviews Newt Gingrich wrote on Amazon.com?
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Amazon: "Primed" to disrupt Apple's textbook plans?
Apple may have thrown down the gauntlet for the iPad in education, but don't count Amazon out.
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Amazon's Kindle Fire profitable: You bet
Even if Amazon started out underwater on the Kindle Fire's manufacturing costs, the company is already in the black on my account. Not bad for a month's work.
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Amazon Web Services launches NoSQL effort: Here comes some disruption
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