Amazon login service launches as alternative to Google and Facebook

Amazon has announced the latest single sign-on service this morning. The service will be launching as “Login with Amazon” and it will be serving as another alternative to the similar[...]

Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Appstore availability expands

Amazon will soon be expanding the availability of the Kindle Fire HD 7 and the HD 8.9. According to details coming from Amazon, the tablets are now available for customers[...]

Iterations: From Amazon Prime To Amazon Pronto, The Future Of Physical Delivery

“Membership has its privileges.” A slogan made famous by American Express today also applies to an online membership many, many people happily keep: Amazon Prime. Ever since committing to Prime -- and this is anecdotal -- but our household trips to Target steadily decreased, and in 2013, outside of one trip to replace a defective item in a pinch, I haven’t shopped for household goods in any mega-store. With Prime, Amazon pulled off one of the most elegant consumer segmentations, encouraging members to fill their carts with a few clicks or taps from any device and training customers to continuously ask the following question at the time of purchase: “Do I need this item before 48 hours?”

Viacom Strikes Deal With Amazon to Stream Children’s Shows

Viacom and Amazon have announced an extensive, multiyear deal that includes granting Amazon exclusive rights to Nickelodeon’s preschool shows.

Amazon sets up system to trade on fan fiction

Kindle Worlds' setup lets everyone win: fanficcers, authors, and Amazon.

Amazon sets up system to trade on fan fiction

Kindle Worlds' setup lets everyone win: fanficcers, authors, and Amazon.

Amazon wants to deliver your groceries, in addition to everything else

After five years of testing in Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco up next.

Amazon wants to deliver your groceries, in addition to everything else

After five years of testing in Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco up next.

Amazon Web Services gets green light for government use

Back in March, we heard rumors that Amazon was working on building a private cloud service for government agencies (specifically the CIA in that case), and it turns out that’s now getting the green light — sort of. Amazon and the US government signed a three-year deal that would see the government using Amazon Web Read The Full Story

Amazon Studios reveals five first original shows

Amazon has revealed the first five shows that will make up its Amazon Studios Original Series line-up, hoping to prove that Netflix isn’t the only on-demand service that can make its own content (and maybe have a better reception than Arrested Development). Two comedy shows, Alpha House and Betas, and three children’s shows, Annebots, Creative Read The Full Story