Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is an online retailer than sells a series of e-readers and tablets under the Kindle name including the Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paper. Amazon also operates its own Android app store called Amazon Appstore. Amazon reported first quarter 2013 sales of $16.1 billion. Amazon's founder and current CEO is Jeff Bezos.

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Amazon's online video service licenses Viacom shows

"Dora the Explorer" is coming to Amazon  Prime Instant Video. Amazon  said Tuesday it agreed to license the hit kids' show and others from Viacom.

Amazon launches Login service to simplify user access to apps, games

Amazon introduced Login with Amazon, a new service enabling its 200 million-plus active customers to efficiently and securely sign in to applications, games and websites. According to Amazon, the service will enable its developer partners to slash consumer sign-in friction, in turn driving engagement and purchase conversion.

Amazon rolls out Engagement Reports to track Android app usage, revenue

Amazon introduced Engagement Reports, a free, zero-integration service promising Appstore for Android developer partners expanded insight into application usage and performance.

Amazon Appstore for Android opens worldwide as Kindle Fire sales go global

Amazon's Appstore for Android is now open for business in close to 200 additional nations across the globe, an expansion timed to coincide with the worldwide rollout of the digital commerce giant's Android-powered Kindle Fire HD tablet.

Betting on original TV online

This week, while the broadcast networks' prime time schedules are winding down for summer, Netflix will add a new season of "Arrested Development" to its library. And with the franchise's built-in fan base, the new season is about the closest thing to a sure bet currently found in original online video production.

Millennial Media: Android trumps iOS with 52% of Q1 mobile ad impressions

Devices running Google's Android generated 52 percent of all mobile advertising impressions across the Millennial Media network during the first quarter of 2013, jumping from 49 percent in the year-ago quarter.

Amazon rolls out Coins virtual currency via Kindle Fire giveaway

Amazon launched Coins, a new virtual currency designed to drive purchases from its Appstore for Android.

Report: Amazon working on high-end smartphone with 3D screen

Amazon is developing a high-end 3D smartphone as part of a wider push into mobile and hardware, according to a  Wall Street Journal  report, the latest indication that a smartphone is coming from the e-commerce giant and Kindle purveyor.

Media executives weigh in on Aereo, Netflix, Amazon

Executives at some of the largest media companies weighed in on several online video topics during quarterly earnings teleconferences this week. They were asked by stock analysts about topics such as Aereo's online distribution of TV signals and Netflix's plans to be more selective about the programming it licenses.

China could be the next new hot app market

Is China going to become the app market to beat?  FierceMobileContent  takes a closer look at  why the next big app explosion will be in China .