Stories about: Amazon.com

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    Microsoft adds app, data marketplace to Windows Azure 18/11/2009 06:30:00

    Microsoft said on Tuesday that its upcoming cloud computing platform will come with marketplaces for both online apps built to run on Azure as well as datasets that companies can use to build their own apps.
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    Judge's ruling puts legal nail in Psystar's coffin 15/11/2009 15:36:00

    A federal judge has dealt a crushing blow to Mac clone maker Psystar by ruling that the Florida company violated Apple's copyright as well as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) when it installed Apple's operating system on Intel-based computers.
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    Amazon Kindle for PC 13/11/2009 16:45:00

    Reading books on computer displays may not be everyone's cup of tea, but Amazon Kindle for PC handles the basics of its job well.
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    First look: Droid not an iPhone killer, but still pretty cool 06/11/2009 03:38:00

    The new Droid slider smartphone by Motorola Inc., running on the Verizon Wireless network, is clearly not an iPhone killer. But it is still pretty cool, with multitasking abilities and Google Inc.'s touches, such as quick access to Google Maps for turn-by-turn navigation with GPS.
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    Nintendo considering Amazon Kindle-like service for DS 03/11/2009 09:03:00

    In an interview with the UK's Financial Times (registration required to read) newspaper Nintendo president Satoru Iwata states that the company is interested in exploring an "Amazon Kindle" like service for the future of the Nintendo DS. "I'm interested because it's a new business model in which the user doesn't bear the communications cost," he said.
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    Amazon simplifies payments with new PayPhrase system 30/10/2009 08:39:00

    Amazon Payments has introduced a new way to pay at Amazon.com and a number of other web retailers. The service is called PayPhrase and lets users enter a phase and personal identification number to speed up the checkout process, it said on Thursday.
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    Wikia turns a small profit on advertising 28/10/2009 06:19:00

    Wikia, the for-profit company built on user-contributed content, turned a small profit last quarter for the first time, said co-founder Jimmy Wales on Tuesday.
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    Amazon to reward US town with most Modern Warfare 2 pre-orders 24/10/2009 10:19:00

    As if a sweet $20 bonus credit wasn't tempting you enough to reserve Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Amazon, the online sales giant has gone and pitted every town in America against each other in a massive pre-order battle under the guise of charity.
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    Mozilla releases Raindrop, a prototype messaging tool 24/10/2009 00:40:00

    Mozilla has launched a software project designed to let people better manage the ever more voluminous stream of messages coming from sources such as Twitter and Facebook into their e-mail.
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    Amazon Kindle 22/10/2009 09:30:00

    The wait is over! Australians can now finally get their hands on the much-hyped Kindle, Amazon's eBook reader. Until now it was only available in the US but it is now shipping internationally. The Amazon Kindle eBook reader boasts an excellent electronic ink display, a full QWERTY keyboard and wireless global access to Amazon's bookstore using its proprietary Whispernet network. But is this gadget worth your hard earned cash?
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    App compatibility, upgrade concerns top Windows 7 worries 22/10/2009 07:06:00

    Users are most concerned about Windows 7's migration and application compatibility issues, according to a sweeping survey of online forums, Web sites and social networking services, a support firm said today.
 
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