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Amazon is facing an unusual opponent in the battle for the lowest book prices online: Overstock.com, which last week announced a promotional campaign to sell its books “at least 10 percent below Amazon.com’s prices.” While that promotion was only supposed to last for a week, Overstock has decided to continue it for longer. In response, Continue Reading →

What’s an e-commerce tycoon to do after funding everything from nuclear fusion startups to commercial spaceflight ventures? Why, help develop a museum exhibit to inspire young folks and teach them about innovation, of course. After more than two years of development and $10 million from Jeff Bezos’ own pockets, the Museum of History and Industry Continue Reading →

In a sweeping rejection of Apple’s strategy for selling electronic books on the Internet, a federal judge ruled that the company conspired with five major publishers to raise e-book prices. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan found “compelling evidence” that Apple violated federal antitrust law by playing a “central role” in a conspiracy with Continue Reading →

As the fifth anniversary of the App Store approaches, Apple is commemorating the occasion with wall posters and app giveaways — and a bit of housecleaning in the litigation department. On Tuesday, Apple abandoned the lawsuit it brought against Amazon over the “App Store” trademark. Filed in March of 2011, that suit accused the retailer Continue Reading →

Amazon is planning a complete overhaul of its Kindle Fire tablet lineup for 2013 and BGR has learned exclusive details about the forthcoming devices. As the first company to put a significant dent in Apple’s tablet market share following the iPad’s debut, expectations are always high when Amazon prepares to launch new hardware. Kindle slates Continue Reading →

Boston University (BU) is seeking sales bans on a variety of products sold by Apple, Amazon, and Samsung, claiming the companies infringe on a semiconductor patent one of its professors filed for in 1995. The latest suit, filed against Apple yesterday in US District Court in Massachusetts (PDF), names the iPhone 5, iPad, and MacBook Continue Reading →

As far as media delivery goes, e-books are pretty flat. You get the book and maybe some notes or background info from the publisher, and that’s pretty much it. That’s not good enough for Amazon. The company was just awarded a patent, which it originally applied for on November 24, 2010, describing a way to Continue Reading →

Amazon’s GameCircle, the company’s answer to Apple’s Game Center, is  receiving a major upgrade that includes the expansion of GameCircle to all Android devices. The service, which at launch had only supported Kindle Fire, already provides support for syncing progress, achievements and leaderboard data between devices, but Monday’s upgrade will also now include conflict resolution. Continue Reading →

Square — a company best known for the small, white plastic cube that can read credit cards when plugged into a smartphone or tablet — is taking on the likes of Etsy, Amazon, and eBay with the launch of its own online marketplace called Square Market. The expansion from mobile payments to online retail might Continue Reading →

Amazon entered a new multi-year licensing agreement with PBS on Wednesday to grab some extra TV shows for its subscription-based on-demand streaming service Prime Instant Video. The deal adds hundreds of new episodes from programs such as NOVA and Masterpiece, as well as a bunch of new PBS KIDS shows such as Caillou, Arthur, Daniels Continue Reading →