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Yahoo Falls For Tumblr, Google I/O, and Bill Gates on Steve Jobs — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

Eric Johnson in News May 18, 2013 at 12:42 pm PT

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Amazon Kills Zombies, Keeps John Goodman as It Plans First Season of Web Series

Peter Kafka in Media May 17, 2013 at 1:41 pm PT

1889 posts and columns on Amazon

As Google+ Pushes Hard Into Photos, the Race Is On to Own Your Memories

in Social on May 16 at 9:49 am PT

Your baby pictures are far more valuable than you’d think.
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News Byte

Amazon Picks Up More NBCUniversal Shows

in Media on May 16 at 6:32 am PT

Amazon is boosting its Web video catalog via a deal for reruns of several shows from NBC and other channels owned by Comcast. Amazon’s “Prime Instant Video” customers will get exclusive access to shows including “Grimm,” “Suits” and “Hannibal”; as with almost all deals Amazon and competitor Netflix sign for TV reruns, the Web retailer won’t get its hands on them until months after they air.

Here’s That Steve Jobs E-Book Email to James Murdoch

in News on May 15 at 5:41 pm PT

“Heck, Amazon is selling these books at $9.99, and who knows maybe they are right and we will fail even at $12.99.”
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Apple’s E-Book Argument: Deals With Publishers Improved Competition

in News on May 15 at 3:38 pm PT

By negotiating for an agency pricing model with publishers, Apple says, it was simply seeking to enter a new market and offer competitive prices.
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DOJ Filing Calls Apple “Ringmaster” of E-Book Pricing Rise

in News on May 15 at 8:40 am PT

The gist: “Apple knew that the plan it was proposing involved a ‘dramatic business change’ for publisher defendants.”
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Google Doubles Down on Music Subscriptions, Which Means Google Isn’t Serious About Music Subscriptions

in Media on May 14 at 8:55 pm PT

Less would be more.
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QOTD: Virtually Unnecessary Coinage

We already have money, it’s called money.

– Developer and filmmaker Garrett Murray on Amazon’s Coins virtual currency

Netflix Still Eats a Third of the Web Every Night; Amazon, HBO and Hulu Trail Behind

in Media on May 14 at 4:00 am PT

Everyone’s watching more video, on every device, everywhere. But no one is really cutting into Reed Hastings’s lead.
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At I/O, Google Tilts Toward Android Services Over Android OS

in Mobile on May 13 at 4:03 pm PT

Don’t expect a lot of shiny new hardware or a major Android update at this week’s developer conference. And that makes sense — that’s not where the money is for Google.
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News Byte

Amazon Buys Liquavista From Samsung

in News on May 13 at 1:17 pm PT

Looks like Samsung’s efforts to sell off its Liquavista subsidiary have paid off. Amazon on Monday said it had acquired the company, which develops low-power, high-visibility electrowetting displays. Amazon did not disclose a price, though rumors circulating in March suggested Samsung was looking for less than $100 million. In confirming the acquisition, Amazon declined to elaborate on its plans for Liquavista, though its technology is almost certainly headed for the retailer’s Kindle e-readers.

What’s Amazon’s Master Plan for Coins?

in Commerce, May 13, 2013 at 8:00 am PT

“Vikings” Land on Amazon’s Lovefilm in U.K., Germany

Amazon Developing Smartphone With 3-D Screen

in News, May 9, 2013 at 10:44 am PT

Yahoo’s Mayer Has Met with Hulu Execs in a Preliminary Look-See at Premium Video Unit

in Media, May 7, 2013 at 4:20 pm PT

Personal Information Is the Currency of the 21st Century

in Voices, May 7, 2013 at 11:36 am PT

Jon Rubinstein Joins Board of Qualcomm, as Mobile Chipmaker Ups Its Silicon Valley Cred

in Mobile, May 6, 2013 at 1:05 pm PT

Hearst Gets Its Million Digital Subscribers

in Media, May 3, 2013 at 3:00 am PT

Surface Makes Microsoft a Top 5 Tablet Vendor … With 1.8 Percent Market Share

in Mobile, May 2, 2013 at 3:03 am PT

These Amazon Products Are No Joke, But the Online Reviews Are

in News, May 1, 2013 at 8:30 am PT

Hulu’s Pitch to Advertisers: Four Million People Pay Us to See Your Ads!

in Media, April 30, 2013 at 6:43 am PT

Where’s Amazon Going With Music, Movies and TV Shows? Ask Media Boss Bill Carr.

in Media, April 29, 2013 at 9:40 am PT

iPad Edges Kindle Fire to Top J.D. Power Tablet-Satisfaction Rankings Again

in News, April 29, 2013 at 4:00 am PT

LivingSocial Hack Update: Investigation Ongoing, While Emails Out to 50 Million Users

in Commerce, April 27, 2013 at 12:45 pm PT

LivingSocial Hacked — More Than 50 Million Customer Names, Emails, Birthdates and Encrypted Passwords Accessed (Internal Memo)

in Commerce, April 26, 2013 at 1:15 pm PT

Amazon Profit Falls but Margin Widens

in Commerce, April 25, 2013 at 1:53 pm PT