24 min ago | Bradenton.com
Cheers: Amazon heading to Manatee County region in big way
The news that Amazon will build distribution centers in Florida is particularly rewarding for Manatee County - with the first warehouse planned for Ruskin, just north of Port Manatee over the county line into Hillsborough.
4 hrs ago | Boston Herald
Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks
Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content.
4 hrs ago | MarketWatch
Netflix jabs Amazon, scoring deal with DreamWorks
Netflix Inc. on Monday announced a new deal for original TV series with DreamWorks Animation, escalating its rivalry with Amazon.com Inc. in the battle for streaming video content online and animated programming in particular.
7 hrs ago | Breathe Cast
Kindle Fire HD Goes Global. Kindle Fire HD 7" and Kindle Fire HD 8.9" ...
Kindle Fire HD sales will go global at the end of this month, as Amazon brings sales of their critically-acclaimed tablet and E-Reader to India on June 27th.
9 hrs ago | Silicon Alley Insider
Microsoft Says Fortune 500 Firms Are Loving Its Amazon Cloud Killer
Large enterprises are growing more comfortable with using Windows Azure, Microsoft's rival to Amazon's cloud computing service, a Microsoft exec said Friday.
12 hrs ago | Forbes.com
Stocks Rocket, Amazon And Google Get Going
U.S. stocks are sharply higher Monday morning ahead of one of the most anticipated Fed meetings in the last couple years.
12 hrs ago | USA Today
Giveaway: Win your dream collectible from Amazon
Ever dreamed of owning an autographed pic of Don Rickles? Or how about a signed photo of Kenny Baker inside his R2-D2 costume? Well, I'm here to make your dreams come true.
13 hrs ago | Insider Monkey
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Helps Intel Corporation (INTC) But Threatens Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at WWDC
The recently concluded WWDC of Apple Inc. grabbed eyeballs. Apple unveiled a number of upcoming products including iOS 7, the revamped version of its operating system for iPhones and iPads.
14 hrs ago | Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Will AmazonFresh Disrupt the Grocery Business?
For an industry as big as the $568 billion U.S. grocery market, it would take a powerhouse the size of Amazon to make some waves.
14 hrs ago | Business Journal
Amazon Publishing says first author sells 1 million copies
Oliver Potzsch, author of "The Hangman's Daughter" series, is the first Amazon Publishing author to sell 1 million copies.
15 hrs ago | Forbes.com
Four Lessons Amazon Learned From Webvan's Flop
MAY 07: Mackenzie Bezos and Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com May 7, 2012 in New York City.
17 hrs ago | KOMO News
Seattleites look for love at the 'Bachelor' and 'Bachelorette' casting call
With curated outfits and glossy headshots, 140 men and women arrived at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Seattle yesterday, hoping for a chance to be cast on the next season of ABC's "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette."
PS4 'Launch Edition' sold out on Amazon, but bundles still selling pre-orders
The news is rife today with the fact that the PlayStation 4 "Launch Edition" has sold out in pre-orders.
Governor Rick Scott flip-flops: Amazon brings jobs to Florida
With one exception online purchases by Florida consumers are not subject to the state's six percent sales tax.
Can These 3 Stocks Jump on Cloud-Computing Trends?
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Animal rights organization goes after Washington state based Amazon
An organization that is well known for undercover videos of animal abuse is now setting its sights on a Seattle-based company.
The Apple e-book trial: About that dinner on January 20, 2010
In its effort to prove that Apple "knowingly participated in and facilitated a conspiracy to raise prices of e-books" -- to use the judge's own words -- the Department of Justice has spent an inordinate amount of time cross-examining witnesses in the Apple e-book trial about a dinner that took place in Manhattan on the evening of Jan. 20, 2010.
From the ashes of Webvan, Amazon builds a grocery business
The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shutting its doors in 2001.
Launchpad: Amazon Kindle Fire HD
One of the biggest iPad rivals in the US is now available in India. Online retail major Amazon has launched Kindle Fire HD in two screen sizes, 7 and 8.9 inches.
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Discounters making grocery gains, despite limitations
The days when getting groceries required a trip to a supermarket dedicated solely to rows of food and a butcher have long been a thing of the past.