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Amazon beefs up cloud computing storage

Amazon beefs up cloud computing storage

Online retailer Amazon is to add persistent storage features to its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) hosted service, making it more reliable.
Gareth Morgan Apr 16 2008 11:59AM Storage
Amazon gives US$50 to each HD-DVD customer

Amazon gives US$50 to each HD-DVD customer

Online retail giant Amazon has given US$50 credit to all customers who bought an HD-DVD player before 23 February, the date Toshiba officially surrendered the format war..
Staff Writers Apr 12 2008 11:09AM Hardware
Amazon takes lion's share of LoveFilm

Amazon takes lion's share of LoveFilm

Amazon is to become the biggest shareholder in online video rental service LoveFilm.

Staff Writers Feb 5 2008 3:34PM Software
Pepsi and Amazon give away DRM-free MP3s

Pepsi and Amazon give away DRM-free MP3s

$1bn worth of tunes up for grabs.
Clement James Jan 16 2008 11:14AM Software
Amazon adds DRM-free Sony tracks

Amazon adds DRM-free Sony tracks

Sony BMG to offer DRM-free songs from Sony artists on Amazon's MP3 music download service.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2008 3:28PM Software
Amazon wins customer privacy battle

Amazon wins customer privacy battle

The FBI has been slammed in a court ruling after attempting to get Amazon to hand over details on its customers and their reading habits.
Iain Thomson Nov 29 2007 7:17AM Security
Amazon offers S3 uptime guarantee

Amazon offers S3 uptime guarantee

Amazon has introduced a service level agreement (SLA) for its S3 online storage service to provide an uptime guarantee for customers..
Tom Sanders Oct 10 2007 10:28PM Storage
Amazon joins search for Steve Fossett

Amazon joins search for Steve Fossett

Amazon has opened up its Mechanical Turk service to help search for missing aviation pioneer Steve Fossett.
Tom Sanders Sep 12 2007 10:47AM Software
Amazon payment service targets micro-payments

Amazon payment service targets micro-payments

Amazon has quietly rolled out a limited beta of its Amazon Flexible Payment(AFP) service. The service offers payment outsourcing to third party websites and applications. It joins Google Checkout and Paypal in the payment outsourcing market.
Tom Sanders Aug 7 2007 6:51AM Software
Harry Potter casts spell over Amazon

Harry Potter casts spell over Amazon

Online retailer reports unprecedented demand for latest book.
Robert Jaques Jul 3 2007 4:11PM Security
Amazon touts DRM-free music downloads

Amazon touts DRM-free music downloads

Amazon.com has announced plans to launch a digital music store later this year offering millions of songs in the DRM-free MP3 format from more than 12,000 record labels.
Clement James May 18 2007 2:56PM Software
Amazon settles patent disputes with IBM

Amazon settles patent disputes with IBM

Retailer pays undisclosed sum to IBM and sets up licencing deal.
Matt Chapman May 11 2007 2:11PM Software
Amazon Askville has all the answers

Amazon Askville has all the answers

Community-based Q&A service offers virtual rewards to researchers.
Bobby Pickering Jan 8 2007 9:39AM Software
Amazon boss heads for the final frontier

Amazon boss heads for the final frontier

First video of Blue Origin spacecraft in action.
Iain Thomson Jan 8 2007 9:39AM Software
Amazon unveils grid offering

Amazon unveils grid offering

Ecommerce store builds out webservices initiative.
Tom Sanders Aug 25 2006 9:33AM Storage
Johansson to leave Microsoft for Amazon

Johansson to leave Microsoft for Amazon

Jesper Johansson, security program manager at Microsoft, has announced on his blog that he will leave the Redmond, Wash., software company for a position at Amazon.com.
Frank Washkuch Jul 31 2006 10:20PM Security
Amazon working on video downloads

Amazon working on video downloads

Leaving music to Apple and Microsoft.
Will Head Jul 27 2006 12:01PM Software
Amazon takes grocery store live

Amazon takes grocery store live

Web giant ventures on the path where its predecessors stumbled.
Tom Sanders Jul 18 2006 12:44PM Software
Bogus Amazon email hides phishing trojan

Bogus Amazon email hides phishing trojan

IT security experts warned internet users yesterday to be wary of emails claiming to come from Amazon that threaten to delete more than 300 pounds sterling from recipients’ credit cards.
William Eazel Mar 21 2006 12:11PM Security
Amazon Christmas sales up

Amazon Christmas sales up

Amazon.com on 27 December reported its busiest holiday shopping season ever.
Staff Writers Dec 29 2004 9:35AM Financial Services

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