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Port Washington, N.Y. – Apple extended its lead in music sales in the first quarter, while Amazon gained share to tie Walmart for second...

Seattle – Amazon.com plans summer availability of a free Android smartphone app that will enable consumers to download and read e-books available on the...

Seattle – Amazon.com launched an educational 3D TV page today at www.amazon.com/3d .  The micro site, called Amazon 3D 101, is described as a...

Seattle – Amazon.com continued to rack up strong sales and earnings in the first quarter of 2010. Net income increased 68 percent to $299...

Seattle – Amazon tightened its relationship with cellular carrier T-Mobile. Consumers buying T-Mobile phones from AmazonWireless are now able to activate the phones with...

Seattle – Amazon.com reported double-digit net sales and net profit gains for its fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, 2009. Net sales increased 42 percent...

Ann Arbor, Mich. – Customer satisfaction with e-commerce sites was up this holiday season compared with last year, with Amazon.com ranking highest among the...

Seattle – Amazon.com said its Kindle e-book reader has become the “most gifted item” in the company’s history this holiday season, with sales of...

Seattle – Amazon reduced its Kindle e-reader lineup to two models by dropping the $259 Kindle 2 U.S. model from its lineup, citing strong...

Seattle – Amazon.com’s third-quarter sales surged 28 percent to $5.5 billion while profits soared 68 percent to $199 million for the three months ended...

Ridgefield Park, N.J. – Samsung Electronics America has begun separate deals with Amazon and Blockbuster to provide digital content via selected HDTVs and Blu-ray...

Seattle – Amazon announced a new U.S.-plus-International version of its Kindle e-reader that works in 100 countries using AT&T service, to be available Oct....

Seattle – Amazon.com has launched a private-label accessories line under the AmazonBasics brand. The value-oriented assortment presently includes cables and blank media, but will...

Minneapolis – Target, which has outsourced its e-commerce operations to Amazon.com since 2001, said it will allow its contract with the e-tail pioneer to...

Secaucus, N.J. – Panasonic said Tuesday it has expanded access to Amazon Video On Demand to its 2009 Viera Cast-enabled Blu-ray Disc players. The...

Seattle – Amazon.com reported a 14 percent increase in net sales to $4.7 billion for its second quarter, ended June 30, while net income...

San Francisco — Autonet Mobile’s car Wi-Fi hot spot became available Monday at Amazon.com for $299 after a $100 rebate. The car Wi-Fi hot...

Seattle — Amazon.com launched a revised Kindle Store app for iPhones today, now optimized for the iPhone’s Safari Web browser. The new Amazon Kindle...

New York — Amazon announced a summer launch for the new $489 Kindle DX e-book reader featuring a larger 9.7-inch screen. The company also...

Seattle — Amazon has acquired iPhone e-book application maker Lexcycle, citing the need for continued innovation in the e-book reader market. Amazon said it...

Seattle — Amazon.com’s net sales rose 18 percent to $4.9 billion and its net income increased 24 percent to $177 million during the first...

Alviso, Calilf. — TiVo said Tuesday that it has started making available HD movies and television shows for download from Amazon.com directly to broadband-connected...

Mountain View, Calif. — Verismo Networks said its VuNow HD PoD system, which searches for and gathers Internet videos for display directly on TV...

Silver Spring, Md. — Amazon.com was sued today by Discovery Communications for patent infringement by its Kindle e-book reader, the parent of The Discovery...

New York — Amazon.com will begin shipping Kindle 2, the second generation of its 2-year-old electronic book reader, on Feb. 24. Amazon said the...

Fourth-quarter sales at Amazon.com soared 18 percent to $6.7 billion and net income increased nearly 9 percent to $225 million for the three months...

Far Hills, N.J. — Clean Machine has made its PC Concierge subscription-based security service available at Amazon.com. According to the company, the program will...

Boston — Consumers can now trade their used electronics in exchange for Amazon.com gift cards through third-party Gazelle.com. “We’re expecting customers to look for...

Seattle — Amazon.com has launched “Frustration-Free Packaging,” this week, an initiative designed to eliminate struggles typically associated with opening products sold in hard plastic...

New York — Alpine Electronics is not among the car audio suppliers that are supporting the new Amazon.com car electronics store that launched Oct. 30,...

Seattle — Amazon.com formally launched a new mobile electronics section for car audio, video and navigation on its Web site today. The section can...

SEATTLE —Amazon.com said lower prices, an expanded assortment and its freeshipping offers helped drive a 31 percent spike in third-quarter sales to $4.3 billion....

San Diego — Sony said Thursday that Amazon Video On Demand is now available live through the Sony Bravia Internet Video Link, enabling owners...

Berwyn, Pa. — Home security company InGrid said last week that Amazon.com would distribute its Internet-based security system. A basic system, for $199, includes...

Seattle — Amazon.com’s second-quarter sales rose 41 percent to $4.1 billion, and net income rocketed 102 percent to $158 million, the e-tailer reported. Founder...

Alviso, Calif. — TiVo said Tuesday it is teaming up with Amazon to enable consumers to purchase products through their TV sets, using the...

Hazleton, Pa. — Amazon.com will open a new 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center here, its fifth in Pennsylvania. The leading Internet superstore says the facility will...