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Skip McGrath has been selling independently for years through Amazon.com Inc. and eBay Inc.'s marketplaces, but there have been times when some products, like the electric salt dispensers and other kitchen gadgets he offers, just won't move.

It's not exactly shocking that Amazon cloud competitors are polishing up their PR talking points about the benefits of hybrid cloud.

Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favorite fiction - and get paid in the process.

Joyent president CEO Henry Wasik keeps a recent news story on the wall of his office "to remind the staff of what we're up against." The headline reads, " Amazon to Cloud Rivals: Try To Catch Us ." Joyent is determined to catch Amazon.

On May 21, Best Buy reported 1Q2014 EPS of $0.29 on revenue of $9.38B. Consensus had expected EPS of $0.25 on revenues of $10.66B. Despite the consensus beat, the financial press had highlighted this revenue "miss" and the stock finished the day down 4.3%. Since BBY had announced the impending sale of their European operations , they recorded the ... (more)

One in 10 computers in secondary schools will be a tablet by the end of 2013, according to research carried out by the British Educational Suppliers Association .

It's impossible to fathom the tortured logic that Gov. Rick Scott expressed in rejecting a sure-fire jobs initiative from none other than Internet retail giant Amazon.

This artist's rendering provided by architecture firm NBBJ on May 21, 2013 shows Amazon's plans for a futuristic greenhouse-style headquarters "where employees can work and socialize in a more natural, park-like setting." This artist's rendering provided by architecture firm NBBJ on May 21, 2013 shows US online giant Amazon's plans for a ... (more)

Amazon.com, Inc. has been wavering on both sides of the $270 level for the majority of 2013, prompting speculators on Wednesday to target this overhead mark.

Google Inc. co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin say they don't pay much attention to rivals.

Since its earliest days Amazon has put investing in new business ahead of expanding its profit margins, often to shareholder chagrin.

Amazon cloud performance monitoring system goes a step further than competitors with specialized version that complies with federal security regulations.

Amazon has redesigned the heart of its proposed Denny Triangle campus. At the center, instead of a low rise office building, new renderings show three orbs with exteriors made almost entirely of glass.

For many years, Amazon.com enjoyed a crucial leg up compared to traditional retailers like Barnes & Noble, Sears, and Wal-Mart: The e-tailer didn't charge sales taxes to its customers.

Amazon's Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 ereader-tablets are set to spread, with preorders lighting up in over 170 countries from today.

The Amazon Appstore for Android is now available in almost 200 countries as the online retailer looks to bring the fight to Google's own Play store.

Amazon.com announced today that the Amazon Appstore is now available to millions of customers in nearly 200 countries, giving them access to apps and games from top brands like Disney and Electronic Arts, new releases including "Angry Birds Friends" and "Iron Man 3," all-time favorites like "Temple Run 2" and "Plants vs.

The Kickstarter-funded Veronica Mars movie showed fan engagement at its strongest, but as the canned Zombieland TV pilot proves, viewers can also kill a project After jumping into the TV game with a set of eight free-to-watch sitcom pilots last month, Amazon is now acting like a proper US network by culling its slate.

Cloud infrastructure service Amazon Web Services announced on Wednesday it will open a new multi-million dollar office in North Virginia's Fairfax County to support the business and mission information technology requirements for the public sector and commercial customers of AWS cloud services.