Windows Phone exec. joins Amazon as smartphone rumors swirlA former Microsoft Windows Phone director has joined Amazon ahead of rumors that the retail giant is pushing for a smartphone debut later this year.July 12, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Amazon
Amazon.com sites suffer 25 minute outage, cause unclearThe retail giant's website suffered an outage mid-afternoon on the U.S. east coast for an unspecified, unknown reason. The company's cloud infrastructure was mostly unaffected, however.August 19, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Amazon
Amazon unveils new Kindles; updates Fire HD, Fire HDX tabletsThe retail turned mobile giant unveiled a number of updated products: two new e-readers, a sub-$100 tablet of superb quality, a high-end premium tablet, and even one for kids.September 17, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Amazon
Amazon lowers AWS pricing again; M3 instances roll out globallyThe retail turned cloud giant has cut the pricing of its EC2 instances for the 25th time since it launched, and rolled out its M3 family of EC2 instances to all regions.February 1, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Amazon
Amazon fires back at IBM over $600M CIA cloud contract with court complaintAmazon has filed a complaint in court in a bid to prevent Big Blue from snapping up a lucrative $600 million contract with one of the world's most elusive intelligence agencies.August 2, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Amazon
Amazon cloud down; Reddit, Github, other major sites affectedMajor sites are experiencing trouble as Amazon's infrastructure fails on the East Coast. Reddit, Github, Airbnb, and others are suffering as a result -- many have simply fallen offline.October 22, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Amazon
Amazon drops AWS prices on notifications, messagesThe retail turned cloud giant has once again cut the prices of its Amazon Web Services features in a bid to remain competitive ahead of rivals.March 1, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Amazon
Amazon fighting IRS over $234m international tax bill in courtAmazon is fighting the Internal Revenue Service over a $234 million unpaid tax bill in a Washington court. The online retail giant contests the bill. January 17, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Amazon
Netflix to launch in UK, Ireland in 2012Netflix, the worldwide TV and movie streaming service, is to launch in the UK and Ireland next year. Finally.October 23, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Amazon
How Amazon's monster erotica book ban helped shape CloudFlare's stance on censorship"At least with the US government you know the rules it follows," said CloudFlare's CEO.October 10, 2015 by Zack Whittaker in Amazon