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Amazon axes Zombieland, Browsers TV pilots; picks up two others

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:32:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364399368_zombielandlogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />television pilots, after poor screenings. The television version of Zombieland will not be made into a series by the internet retailer, nor ...]]>

Briefly: Amazon gains exclusive NBC shows, Pinterest adds sharing

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:45:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368791007_suitspromoshot1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Prime Instant Video Roster. Grimm, Suits&am...]]>

Email reveals e-book talk between Steve Jobs, James Murdoch

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:08:00 GMT
<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368670300_ibooks3-ipad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />e-book price-fixing case against Apple reveal an exchange between former Apple CEO Steve Jobs and News Corporation/HarperCollins' James Murdoch, notes AllThingsD....]]>

Amazon launches native Cloud Player for Windows, promises Mac app

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:25:00 GMT
<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368487710_amazoncloudplay-windows.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />for Windows. Previously, Cloud Player was only accessible through mobile and web apps. Amazon says it also working on native Mac software, but no release date is available....]]>

Color e-ink technology company Liquavista purchased by Amazon

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:08:00 GMT
<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368475766_electrowetting-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />earlier reports, Amazon has purchased touchscreen company Liquavista. The company, previously owned by Samsung, is one of the developers of low-power color e-paper technology. No terms of the...]]>

Amazon launches Coins virtual currency in US for Appstore purchases

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:37:00 GMT
<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368459134_amazoncoins.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />virtual currency in the United States, and has provided iOS app, introducing a new auto-play feature for TV shows. While currently restricted to the iPad users, the new feature brings the software in line with the functionality of the current web and TV app. At the end of a TV episode Ne...]]>

WSJ: Amazon working on two smartphones, one with glasses-free 3D

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:15:00 GMT
<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364414509_amazon-smartphone-lg.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />smartphones and an audio-only device said to be designed for streaming. Though there are little in the way of details for the gadgets,...]]>

Apple breaks into top 10 in 2013 edition of Fortune 500

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:34:00 GMT
<img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1351521705_applestore-paloalto.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Fortune has released the 2013 edition of its list of the 500 biggest corporations in the US. One of the most significant shifts in the list is the Appstore for paid apps in China, ahead of Google and its Play store. The release of the Appstore in the country now means that Amazon is the first of the two main Android app stores to launch in the region an...]]>