How many iPhone app developers can Microsoft buy?
The secret to populating an unpopular smartphone platform: cash incentives A nice piece of reporting by Jenna Wortham and Nick Wingfield landed on the front page of the New York Times Business section...
View ArticleMeet Barnes & Noble's new Nook
The latest version of the company's e-reader features some very bright features. FORTUNE -- Ask a Nook or Kindle owner what they love about their readers, and they may rattle off several points:...
View ArticleToday in Tech: Is Path worth $250 million?
Fortune's curated selection of tech stories from the weekend. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day. * Sony (SNE) hasn't had a hit product in years, and expects to lose $6.4...
View ArticleShedding light on the new Nook
Barnes & Noble is adding a brilliant light to its e-reader. Does it work? And, is it enough to goose sales? FORTUNE -- Although black-and-white e-readers are generally lighter, cheaper, and...
View ArticleAmazon's risky bet is paying off
Investors panicked in the third quarter when net income dropped as the company spent lavishly on investments in fulfillment and the Kindle. History is not repeating itself. FORTUNE -- Can Amazon, which...
View ArticleSurvey: Apple iPad's 'massive domination' of market persists
The latest ChangeWave poll finds Samsung and Amazon stuck in single digits FORTUNE -- When ChangeWave polled 1,400 early adopter types in March, 86% of those planning to buy a tablet had their eye on...
View ArticleKindle sales cooling down, Fire heating up?
The e-reader may be getting ready to take a permanent backseat to the sexier tablet. FORTUNE -- Are people tiring of black-and-white e-readers? It seems that way. According to a recent report from...
View ArticleToday in Tech: Amazon crafting iPhone competitor?
How Amazon could tackle smartphones with one of its own; what it's like to live at a 'hacker hostel' Amazon's said to plan smartphone to vie with Apple [BLOOMBERG] Foxconn International Holdings Ltd.,...
View ArticleToday in Tech: What will Amazon unveil on September 6?
Meet Darpa's new boss; Facebook's iOS apps get major updates. Facebook for iOS goes native, waves goodbye to HTML5 [THE VERGE] In building a native Facebook app for iOS, the company looked at...
View ArticleHow Amazon can top the tablet market
The Kindle-as-service model means that Google and Apple should watch out By Don Sears, contributor Last week, Amazon brought it loud and proud. With a full slew of new tablets, e-readers and...
View Article3 Nook features that were ahead of their time
Barnes & Noble's tablet experiment is over. Here are the features others should steal (or already have). FORTUNE -- Unfortunately for Barnes & Noble, its Nook readers and tablets just haven't...
View ArticleAmazon trumps Wall Street predictions -- still loses money
The e-commerce giant's latest quarter was more of the same in some respects -- not necessarily a bad thing. FORTUNE -- Amazon (AMZN) has long focused on heavy investments into expansion, even at the...
View ArticleAmazon's new way to boost Kindle sales? Your old books
That novel you bought 18 years ago? It's part of the company's business model. By Jane Porter, contributing writer FORTUNE -- Jeff Bezos may be tight-lipped when it comes to talking numbers, but the...
View ArticleYou can now buy Amazon’s Siri-for-your-home
Amazon’s Amazon Echo voice-activated, connected home command center is now available for anybody to purchase. The Siri-like device will start shipping July 14. The cylindrical Echo, which responds to...
View ArticleDr. Seuss’ new book ‘What Pet Should I Get?’ debuts #1 on Amazon
Beloved children's author Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known as Dr. Seuss — has a new book out today, called "What Pet Should I Get?" His widow, Audrey Geisel, found the manuscript in their home soon...
View ArticleWhy Amazon is laying off dozens of its engineers
Many of the engineers behind Amazon's AMZN failed Fire phone are getting the boot, according to The Wall Street Journal. The online retail giant is cutting dozens of employees from Lab126, the hardware...
View ArticleAmazon wants to sell you a $50 Fire tablet
Amazon Inc. AMZN is preparing to launch a new basement-priced version of its Fire tablet this fall in a fresh attempt to crack the market for smart devices and get its book and video content out to...
View ArticleThese Were Amazon’s Top Selling Devices Over the Holiday Weekend
Amazon touted the sales of its own devices over the past holiday weekend, announcing that Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday were the best ever for Amazon devices in terms of sales. In...
View ArticleAmazon Will Debut a New Kindle Next Week
Amazon plans to debut an updated Kindle next week. “Heads up readers - all-new, top of the line Kindle almost ready. 8th generation. Details next week,” wrote CEO Jeff Bezos in a tweet on Monday. The...
View ArticleAmazon Refreshes Fire Tablet Series With More Colors and Storage
Last fall, Amazon debuted new versions of its Fire tablets, designed to watch movies, read books, and play games. On Thursday, the tech giant followed up with a refresh for its line of higher-end...
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