Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Bing Swizzles Design, Layout
Online search engine Bing said Wednesday that it has unveiled a "new look", where it has de-cluttered the firm's various search pages, and tuned the site to make it easier to use. Bing said it has rem (More info...)
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Target Confirms It Has Dropped Kindle Readers
Retailer Target Corp. confirmed Wednesday afternoon that it will stop selling Amazon.com's Kindle e-reader and other products from Amazon, following reports earlier in the day that Target had decided (More info...)
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Cray Completes Interconnect Hardware Sale
Seattle-based Cray announced Wednesday that it has completed the sale of its interconnect hardware development program and intellectual property to Intel. The deal was worth $140M in cash. Cray had an (More info...)
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Amazon.com Targets Comedy, Children's Series
Amazon.com announced Wednesday that its Amazon Studio arm is looking to bolster content for its Amazon Instant Video service, and is encouraging writers, animators, and filmmakers to submit proposals (More info...)
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Zillow Acquires RentJuice
Seattle-based Zillow said Wednesday that it has acquired RentJuice, a developer of rental marketing software. The deal is worth $40M in cash. RentJuice was venture backed by Highland Capital, Sandwidt (More info...)
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Amazon Raises Referral Fees For Some Third Party Retailers
Seattle-based Amazon has quietly told third party retailers selling musical instruments on the site that it is increasing its referral fees it charges, from 12 percent to 15 percent, in a move that ha (More info...)
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Interview with Galen Ward, Estately
Last week, Seattle-based Estately (www.estately.com) announced an expansion into two new markets, in Austin and Houston, Texas. We though we'd catch up with Galen Ward, the co-founder and CEO of Sea (More info...)
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Amazon Completes Acquisition of Kiva Systems
Seattle-based Amazon said yesterday in a filing with the SEC that it has completed its acquisition of Kiva Systems, the developer of robotic material handling systems aimed at the warehouse market. Am (More info...)
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SpaceCurve Sets Advisory Board
Seattle-based SpaceCurve, which is developing big-data tools to enable the location-based services market, said yesterday that it has create a new, commercial advisory board to help it bring its produ (More info...)
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Discovery Bay Games Taps Clearwire Vet For New CEO
Seattle-based Discovery Bay Games, the provider of tablet gaming accessories and apps, said today that it has named Michael Sievert as its new CEO. Sievert was most recently Chief Commercial Officer a (More info...)
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