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Google Doubles Down on Music Subscriptions, Which Means Google Isn’t Serious About Music Subscriptions

Peter Kafka in Media May 14, 2013 at 8:55 pm PT

Amazon Developing Smartphone With 3-D Screen

Greg Bensinger, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News May 9, 2013 at 10:44 am PT

Amazon.com Inc.’s hardware ambitions are broadening.

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Amazon Adds a Kindel to Its Lineup

in Mobile on April 1 at 3:16 pm PT

Former Windows Phone evangelism team lead Charlie Kindel will be leading “something secret” at Amazon.
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Amazon Buys Book Recommendation Site Goodreads

in Commerce on March 28 at 1:39 pm PT

It’s kind of a natural for a company that, despite its many other ventures, still makes a lot of its money selling books.
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Bezos on Android: We Like It!

in Mobile on September 6, 2012 at 3:20 pm PT

In an interview, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said that Amazon is quite pleased with its ability to build on top of the operating system Google created.
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Interview: Bezos Won’t Confirm Phone, but Says More Devices Are in the Pipeline

in Mobile on September 6, 2012 at 2:52 pm PT

CEO Jeff Bezos doesn’t comment directly on a rumored KindlePhone, but does say that the company has more hardware products up its sleeves.
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Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite: Four Years in the Making

in Media on September 6, 2012 at 10:55 am PT

The screen-lighting technology makes the whole page bright without consuming much in the way of battery life — a major feat.
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Bezos: People Don’t Want Gadgets, They Want Services

in Mobile on September 6, 2012 at 10:55 am PT

With Kindle Fire, Amazon has built more than a tablet, CEO Jeff Bezos insists.
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Google’s Motorola, Windows 8, iPhone Are Key Variables in Sprint’s 2013 Plans

in Mobile on August 6, 2012 at 11:27 am PT

Sprint execs say their first-half lineup is almost set, but they still need to see how some major developments play out over the year.
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What Amazon Brings to the Smartphone Market

in Mobile on July 6, 2012 at 5:00 am PT

Already a player in tablets, as well as in the digital apps, books, music and movie businesses, the Seattle-based retailer represents an intriguing potential entrant in the phone market.
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Windows Phone Developer Exec Leaving for Amazon

in Mobile on February 3, 2012 at 3:09 pm PT

Brandon Watson, who had helped lead Microsoft’s efforts to convince developers to create apps for Windows Phone, is taking a post on the Kindle team.
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Amazon Delivers Software Update for Kindle Fire

in Media on December 20, 2011 at 7:57 pm PT

Amazon said late Tuesday that it has started delivering an over-the-air update for the Kindle Fire. The promised update is designed to offer better performance, improvements to touch navigation and the ability to add a password lock on Wi-Fi access.

Wow, That Non-Apple Tablet Market Really Is Small

Posted by Ina Fried in News, November 22, 2011 at 9:42 am PT

Developers’ Interest Growing in Windows Phone, Waning in BlackBerry

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, November 14, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Seth Meyers on Fire When It Comes to Amazon’s New Tablet (Video)

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, October 2, 2011 at 9:22 am PT

Check Out What You Can Check Out at a Wisconsin Library: An Apple iPad

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, September 22, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

E-Reader Growth Outpacing Tablets in Recent Months

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, June 27, 2011 at 3:09 pm PT

Apple Enables Post-PC Era With iOS 5, but Are Users Ready?

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, June 7, 2011 at 11:13 am PT

Bezos Says Stay Tuned for That Amazon Tablet We All Know Is Coming

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, May 12, 2011 at 4:10 pm PT

With Update, Barnes Noble’s Nook Color Gets More Tablet-Like

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, April 25, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

ATT Adds Amazon’s Kindle to Shelves in Move That Hints at Retail Expansion

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, February 28, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Plastic Logic Nabs New Funding, Plans Plant in Russia

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, January 17, 2011 at 5:00 pm PT

Making Sense of All the Tablet Announcements Coming at CES

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, January 4, 2011 at 1:36 pm PT

Talking 4G, iPhone and More With AT&T’s Glenn Lurie

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, December 9, 2010 at 12:05 pm PT

Let’s Get Mobilized

Posted by Ina Fried in Mobile, November 29, 2010 at 5:00 am PT