Want to skip the Christmas crowds, or nab a once in a lifetime bargain? Online shopping could be the answer. Tim Dean looks at the glory and the pitfalls.

New payment service rivals Google Checkout and Paypal.

'Unbox' promises DVD-quality movies and TV.

US government stopped from accessing customer files.

The company said that its new Kindle Books application will allow Windows PC users to purchase, download and read e-book titles from Amazon's Kindle Store service..

Fourth major music label signs on to Amazon MP3.

Millions of songs offered in MP3 format.

The top-placed Internet pure-play in a recent ranking of earnings called the Internet 500, Amazon.com reported Q3 losses, not including large one-time charges, of $US86 million on revenue of $US356 mi

A hacker known as orinOco has boasted that he hacked Steve Job's Amazon account, emailed pics of the hack attack and intends to sell the grimy account details

Online store attempts to appease early adopters.

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Leaving music to Apple and Microsoft.

Amazon.com on 27 December reported its busiest holiday shopping season ever.

Retailer launches Checkout and Simple Pay.

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Windows 7 has already overtaken Harry Potter novels and the Nintendo Wii to become the biggest grossing pre-order product of all time in the UK, where it went on sale first.

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