http://www.mail.com/companies/4464-amazoncom-inc.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/4464-amazoncom-inc.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099908-microsoft-touts-xbox-all-in-1-entertainment.html REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment. It will go on sale later this year, for an undisclosed price. For the past two years, Microsoft's Xbox 360... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:24:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099908-microsoft-touts-xbox-all-in-1-entertainment.html 2013-05-21T23:24:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084492-update-to-address-windows-8-confusion-will-free.html NEW YORK (AP) — A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the company said Tuesday. Microsoft also announced a name for the update: Windows 8.1. Not charging extra for Windows 8.1 is consistent with the company's practice of offering "decimal point" updat... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:58:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084492-update-to-address-windows-8-confusion-will-free.html 2013-05-14T16:58:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067842-internet-sales-tax-bill-faces-tough-sell-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet. The Senate voted 69 to 27 Monday to pass a bill that empowers states to collect sales taxes from Internet purchases. Under the bill, states could require out-of-state retailers to collect sales ... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:56:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067842-internet-sales-tax-bill-faces-tough-sell-house.html 2013-05-07T23:56:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2065546-senate-passes-bill-letting-tax-online-sales.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping — for many a largely tax-free frontier — to state sales taxes. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 69 to 27, getting support from Republicans and Democrats alike. But oppo... Mon, 06 May 2013 23:36:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2065546-senate-passes-bill-letting-tax-online-sales.html 2013-05-06T23:36:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2057094-tablets-with-windows-rt-slow-sales-idc.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is seeing slow sales of a version of Windows designed for thin and light tablets, even as the tablet market as a whole is growing, a research firm reported Wednesday. Researchers at IDC said manufacturers shipped 200,000 tablets running Windows RT, the special version of Windows for iPad-style tablets, in the January to March per... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:24:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2057094-tablets-with-windows-rt-slow-sales-idc.html 2013-05-01T21:24:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046154-internet-sales-tax-bill-to-hit-roadblock-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to require Internet shoppers to pay sales taxes for online purchases may be cruising through the Senate but it will soon hit a roadblock in the House. "There's a lot of political difficulty getting through the fog of it looking like a tax increase," said Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., one of the main sponsors of the bill in the House.... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:28:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046154-internet-sales-tax-bill-to-hit-roadblock-house.html 2013-04-26T16:28:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2047026-amazon-shares-fall-1q.html NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com took a hit Friday after its revenue forecast caught investors off guard. THE SPARK: Amazon's first-quarter earnings were stronger than expected and revenue was in the ball park. For the current quarter, however, the company projected revenue of $14.5 billion to $16.2 billion. The midpoint of the range is lower than the $15.92 bi... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:15:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2047026-amazon-shares-fall-1q.html 2013-04-26T16:15:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2043434-senate-advances-bill-to-tax-internet-sales.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate moved closer Thursday to passing a bill to tax purchases made over the Internet. But a final vote in the Senate was delayed until senators return from a weeklong vacation. Although opponents hope senators will hear from angry constituents over the next week, they have a steep hill to climb to defeat the bill in the Senate. The... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:58:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2043434-senate-advances-bill-to-tax-internet-sales.html 2013-04-25T22:58:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2045216-amazon-reports-lower-1q-earnings-higher-revenue.html NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com Inc.'s net income declined in the first three months of the year even though revenue increased 22 percent, as the online retailer continued to spend heavily on order fulfillment and rights to digital content. The world's largest online retailer, which also sells the Kindle devices and services, said Thursday that it earned $82 m... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:44:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2045216-amazon-reports-lower-1q-earnings-higher-revenue.html 2013-04-25T22:44:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2026278-amazon-nears-debut-original-tv.html SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — There used to be just one way for getting shows on TV. Networks would spend tens of millions of dollars ordering scripts and shooting pilots and then show the fruits of their labor to focus groups. A small group of executives would cherry-pick a few promising shows to put on TV, hoping they'd be a hit with bigger audiences. The... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:33:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2026278-amazon-nears-debut-original-tv.html 2013-04-17T22:33:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2023088-hp-will-integrate-leap-motion-controllers-with-pcs.html NEW YORK (AP) — Leap Motion's 3-D motion controllers will be included in some personal computers from Hewlett-Packard Co. this year, a move that the San Francisco startup hopes is a first step toward bringing touch-free computing to the masses. Plugged into a computer, the 3-inch-long device tracks people's fingers and hand motions as they gesture, swipe ... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:22:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2023088-hp-will-integrate-leap-motion-controllers-with-pcs.html 2013-04-16T18:22:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2013850-investors-dump-microsoft-pc-stocks-bleak-news.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If fewer people are interested in buying a new personal computer, then fewer investors want to own stakes in companies whose fortunes are tied to the sales of laptop and desktop machines. That logic ruled Thursday as Wall Street reacted to fresh evidence that PCs are turning into a dying breed of technology as consumers and businesses... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:58:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2013850-investors-dump-microsoft-pc-stocks-bleak-news.html 2013-04-11T20:58:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007942-microsoft-assault-google-industry-shift.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is skewering Google again with ads and regulatory bashing that say as much about the dramatic shift in the technology industry's competitive landscape as they do about the animosity between the two rivals. The ads that began Tuesday mark the third phase in a 5-month-old marketing campaign that Microsoft Corp. derisively call... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:19:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007942-microsoft-assault-google-industry-shift.html 2013-04-09T20:19:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007486-googles-android-target-antitrust-complaint.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A group of companies led by Microsoft have called on European authorities to launch an antitrust investigation into Google's dominance of Internet usage on mobile devices. The complaint comes from the "FairSearch" initiative of 17 companies, including Microsoft Corp., Nokia Corp., and Oracle Corp. The group claims that Google is acting unf... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:22:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007486-googles-android-target-antitrust-complaint.html 2013-04-09T19:22:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2003656-broadcasters-worry-zero-tv-homes.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some people have had it with TV. They've had enough of the 100-plus channel universe. They don't like timing their lives around network show schedules. They're tired of $100-plus monthly bills. A growing number of them have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don't even use an antenna to get free signals over the air.... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:17:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2003656-broadcasters-worry-zero-tv-homes.html 2013-04-07T23:17:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1999884-facebook-barges-google-turf-with.html NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor created. Home will operate on phones running Google Inc.'s Android software and present Facebook status upda... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:08:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1999884-facebook-barges-google-turf-with.html 2013-04-05T22:08:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1996518-emarketer-facebook-us-mobile-ad-revenue-soaring.html NEW YORK (AP) — A research firm says it expects Facebook's mobile ad revenue to soar this year, hitting nearly $1 billion a year after the company started to splice ads into its users' mobile phones and tablet computers. Wednesday's forecast comes a day before Facebook holds an event to unveil a new Android product. Speculation has centered on a mobile ph... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:32:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1996518-emarketer-facebook-us-mobile-ad-revenue-soaring.html 2013-04-03T22:32:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1995548-amazon-offers-digital-songs-to-vinyl-record-buyers.html SEATTLE (AP) — In an odd combination of old and new, Amazon says that every time a person buys a vinyl record from its online store, it will give that customer a digital version of the songs for free. The feature, called AutoRip, was launched in January for CDs. The company has said it has boosted music sales. Digital songs are stored in the customer's on... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:25:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1995548-amazon-offers-digital-songs-to-vinyl-record-buyers.html 2013-04-03T16:25:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1987460-authors-guild-head-blasts-amazon-buy-goodreads.html NEW YORK (AP) — Authors Guild president and best-selling novelist Scott Turow is condemning Amazon.com's purchase of Goodreads, a leading book recommendation website. In a statement posted Friday on the Guild home page, Turow called the acquisition a "textbook example" of how a monopoly is built. Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. announced Thursday that it ha... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:45:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1987460-authors-guild-head-blasts-amazon-buy-goodreads.html 2013-03-29T21:45:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986630-facebook-to-hold-android-event-thursday.html NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has invited journalists to the unveiling of what it calls its "new home on Android." Next Thursday's event will take place at the company's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters. Facebook isn't providing further details. There has been speculation about a "Facebook phone" for a few years. Facebook has long said it would not make its ow... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986630-facebook-to-hold-android-event-thursday.html 2013-03-29T16:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1985280-google-to-deliver-goods-to-online-shoppers.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Internet search leader Google is taking another step beyond information retrieval into grocery delivery. The new service, called Google Shopping Express, will initially provide same-day delivery of food and other products bought online by a small group of consumers in San Francisco and suburbs located south of the city. The company, b... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:53:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1985280-google-to-deliver-goods-to-online-shoppers.html 2013-03-29T15:53:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1985386-amazon-to-buy-goodreads-undisclosed-sum.html NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com Inc., the world's biggest online retailer that got its start in bookselling, has agreed to buy book recommendations site Goodreads. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Amazon said Thursday that it "shares a passion for reinventing reading," with Goodreads. "Goodreads has helped change how we discover and discuss book... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:30:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1985386-amazon-to-buy-goodreads-undisclosed-sum.html 2013-03-29T11:30:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1968128-amazon-ceo-recovers-apollo-engines-atlantic.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rusted pieces of two Apollo-era rocket engines that helped boost astronauts to the moon have been fished out of the murky depths of the Atlantic, Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos and NASA said Wednesday. A privately funded expedition led by Bezos raised the main engine parts during three weeks at sea and was headed back to Cape Canaveral, Fla.... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:45:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1968128-amazon-ceo-recovers-apollo-engines-atlantic.html 2013-03-20T23:45:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1935186-staples-4q-hit-charges-forecast-misses-view.html NEW YORK (AP) — Costs related to Staples turnaround plan helped drive down the office supplier's fourth-quarter net income by 72 percent. Its quarterly revenue and financial outlook for the year missed Wall Street's expectations. Its shares fell more than 7 percent Wednesday. Staples, which has 1,547 stores in the U.S. and 339 stores in Canada, is the lar... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1935186-staples-4q-hit-charges-forecast-misses-view.html 2013-03-07T00:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1936458-amazon-orders-6th-childrens-series-pilot.html NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com Inc. is continuing its push into producing original children's series, ordering its sixth pilot of shows aimed at kids. The online retailer announced Wednesday that it will make a test pilot for "Sara Solves It," an animated math-focused mystery developed by WGBH and Out of the Blue Enterprises. The show is the sixth pilot geare... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:24:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1936458-amazon-orders-6th-childrens-series-pilot.html 2013-03-06T20:24:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1913736-barnes-noble-chair-wants-to-buy-retail-business.html NEW YORK (AP) — The last remaining national bookstore chain is being taken off the shelf and dusted off for sale. Barnes & Noble's founder Leonard Riggio disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday that he wants to acquire the company's stores and website, but not the business that makes the Nook e-reader or the company's college bookstores. No price was disc... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:36:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1913736-barnes-noble-chair-wants-to-buy-retail-business.html 2013-02-25T22:36:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1906382-google-adds-touch-to-chrome-laptops.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is adding a new and more expensive touch to its line of Chrome laptops in an attempt to outshine personal computers running on software made by rivals Microsoft and Apple. The Chromebook Pixel unveiled Thursday includes a nearly 13-inch display screen that responds to the touch or swipe of a finger. That duplicates a key featur... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:42:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1906382-google-adds-touch-to-chrome-laptops.html 2013-02-21T21:42:45Z