Amazon wont submit to the FTCs demands over in-app purchases made by children. Bowing to the FTCs wishes would require Amazon to pay significant fines and reach a settlement modeled after the one Apple announced earlier this year. Apple also put in place new App Store safeguards that require explicit parental consent when buying virtual goods. […]

The announcement of Amazon’s Fire Phone was met with a mixed reaction. Many of the innovative features of the device were intriguing, but we questioned whether Amazon was innovating in the right areas. GeekWire has been keeping track of the Fire Phone’s rankings on the Amazon Best Sellers list, and it appears that consumers are […]