Technology - Amazon

Amazon Profit Tops Estimates As Fast Delivery, Cloud Fuel Growth

Amazon.com Inc.’s sales and profit topped estimates on robust demand for quick-turnaround delivery, cloud services and gadgets like the Kindle and Ec...

Amazon Criticised By UK Government Over Drone Safety

A UK government official has criticised Amazon Inc. for not providing guidance about the safe operation of drones to customers who purchase such products f...

Amazon Teams Up With Luxury Merchant To Sell $7,000 Ball Gowns

Amazon.com Inc. built a $100 billion business giving online shoppers convenient access to low-cost books, HDMI cables and paper towels. Now it wants to hel...

Amazon Plans Big Push To Expand Prime Now Fast Delivery

Amazon plans to broaden the reach of its fast delivery service Prime Now, and is selling major brands promotional deals connected to the expansion, a sign...

Ocado Sales Up By 15.3%, With Average Of 214,000 Orders Per Week

Ocado has published a sales increase of 15.3 per cent to £312.4 million over the 12 weeks leading to 21 February, with an average of 214,000 orders b...

Amazon Reverses Course, Encryption Returning For Fire Devices

Amazon.com Inc. will restore encryption as a security option on its tablets and other devices that use the Fire operating system, following a customer back...

Amazon's Decision To Reduce Tablet Security Comes At A Bad Time

Amazon.com Inc. is dialing back on the security built into its tablets. Bad timing. The web retailer decided late last year to remove the ability to enc...

Is Amazon About To Shake Up The UK Online Grocery Market?

With talks of an Ocado takeover, and Amazon Pantry having already planted its roots in the UK, the British retail grocery market is braced for the imminent...