Amazon got into the cloud early, and continues to dominate with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Now the company is reportedly planning to dominate the ground -- the entire fulfillment process, global shipping and logistics -- with a new in-house division called Global Supply Chain (GSC) by Amazon.
Over the past few years, Amazon has really done its best to get involved with the content production side of television, producing a number of series to rival its most direct competitor Netflix.
The Sundance Film Festival is coming to a close this weekend and many of the year's best films have already been sold to some of the top distributors. However, this year there has been one trend that will like shake up the industry - Amazon and Netflix have dominated the acquisitions.
Google will start delivering consumer goods via drones in the next one to three years, as long as the government approves the use of commercial drones.
Amazon updated its entire line of readers over the last year, but its basic offering, the original Kindle, updated in 2014, remains a strong, entry-level eReader for those interested in getting rid of, or supplementing, their physical book collection. And the inclusion of a touchscreen makes reading on this slab so much better.
Amazon is ready to take on the bespoke charm of Etsy with a new marketplace for items for sale, handmade by the good people of everywhere. On Thursday, the online retail giant launched a new artsy and crafty marketplace called Handmade at Amazon.
Google will reportedly launch a buy button for users searching products through their mobile devices, thrusting the search giant into the online marketplace wars against behemoths such as eBay and Amazon.
Amazon.com, the technology, online services and international shipping giant, has acquired Twitch, an online video game company, for nearly $1 billion. This is no game; these two online companies have been working on this deal for quite some time.
Amazon's first smartphone, the Fire Phone, was released about a month ago, after a long run-up of rumors, leaks, and elapsed possible release dates. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos described the new device as putting "everything you love about Amazon in the palm of your hand," and he was telling the truth -- or at least half of it. In reality, the Fire Phone puts everything you love and hate about Amazon right up front.
Latin America, led particularly by Brazil, is continuing rapid growth in its online economy, according to a new study by Internet Retailer. And the boom in ecommerce is good news not only for Latin American Internet retailers, but also for some prominent U.S.-based companies as well -- especially Amazon.com.
On Wednesday, at a much-anticipated event in Seattle, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the "Fire Phone," surprising no one, after a series of leaks and teasers all but gave away the existence of the online retail giant's new device. Here are the details.
It looks like Amazon is finally ready to release its long-rumored smartphone. The company announced a "launch event" for June 18 in Seattle, and by the looks of its promo video, it's going to be a smartphone with some kind of 3D screen. Here are all the other details and rumors that are likely to be confirmed in two weeks.
The Ecuadorian government on Thursday issued an environmental permit with the signed approval of its Environment Ministry for oil drilling in the Amazon's Yasuni National Park.
