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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region fell to its lowest in 23 years in the year through July, the government said Monday, attributing the drop to its tougher stance against illegal logging.

We take a look at Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu Plus and Vudu to check out the best online streaming deal based on selection, price and user friendliness.

Two people were killed in a plane crash, one an executive at Amazon, on Saturday night in Michigan. The two men on board, Tom Phillips, a general manager at Amazon.com's Web Services, and the pilot Joe Pann, both died in the crash.

Amy Winehouse's posthumous new album Lioness: Hidden Treasures hits stores on Monday, but the one fan who will find it hardest to listen is her father.

Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire may find its way to second place in terms of market share among tablets in the fourth quarter, gaining an edge over all other Apple iPad rivals, according to research firm IHS Inc.

Tablets are now becoming an integral part of our lives and as well as a portable alternative to PCs and laptops.

Google is considering a move to take on Amazon with Internet-based, one-day shipping retail shopping, according to a report.

Google Inc is pondering an Internet service to help consumers shop online and take advantage of same-day delivery, hoping to stanch the loss of Web traffic to Amazon.com Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

The company notes the store will offer customers access to over 900,000 book titles in English and other languages, including 22,000 Spanish-language books.

Recently, a top tech analyst predicted that Amazon is likely to release its own smartphone for under $200 next year. Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney said in a research note that Amazon may sell the smartphone for as little as $170. Citing supply-chain channel checks in Asia, he said Amazon may release its first-ever smartphone by the fourth quarter of 2012.

Amazon has opposed states' efforts to force online retailers to collect sales tax from consumers, arguing that Congress must first give them authorization.

Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), the co-chairman of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, said in a statement Tuesday he was unhappy about Amazon's answers to a letter he sent to the Seattle-based retailer last month asking about Amazon Silk, a web browser installed in the Fire tablet.

Since the incident of pepper-spraying on Occupy protesters at the University of California, Davis, the campus has been witnessing protests almost every day.

Many major retailers are extending their special deals and discounts for the entire week in an effort to attract shoppers at the start of the holiday season. Cyber Week 2011 offers a great opportunity for shoppers to get deals at Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and Toys R US from Monday, Nov. 28 to Saturday, Dec. 3.

Shares of the Seattle-based retailer rose 6.44 percent to $194.15.

Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it saw a surge in sales of its Kindle devices, helped by its new Kindle Fire tablet, on the crucial Black Friday shopping day after Thanksgiving.

Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it saw a surge in sales of its Kindle devices, helped by its new Kindle Fire tablet, on the crucial Black Friday shopping day after Thanksgiving.

Customers purchased four times as many Kindle devices as they did last Black Friday, the Seattle-based company reported Monday.

Amazon Inc. has announced that this Black Friday was the best ever for the Kindle family, as the Kindle Fire remained the bestselling product since its introduction 8 weeks ago.

Double-digit growth in online consumer spending so far this holiday season shows that e-commerce is the place to be for investors looking to benefit from online bargain shopping.

Even as the company seems to experience massive success, shares of the online retailer are down significantly from the 52-week high of $246.71, which was reached last month.

The Amazon Kindle is one of the hottest gifts this holiday season, but if you are looking to buy one, it might be daunting to decide which is right for you. Should you get the basic Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, or Kindle Keyboard?

Cyber Monday offers a great opportunity to shoppers who are weary of stores, lines, crowds, and the cold. And we have a list of some of the hottest Cyber Monday deals announced by Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, and ToysRUs.com.

Black Friday news: Amazon has just expanded its smartphones-for-a-penny deal to include all non-iPhone products. Find out details on the Black Friday 2011 sale, the contract catch for buying from Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, and what products will sell fastest as Amazon extends it phone deal into Cyber Monday. Click and buy before all the smartphones are gone!

Amazon Kindle users can no longer borrow electronic versions of Penguin books at libraries, a move that's drawn the ire of the American Library Association.

Facebook is said to be teaming up with smartphone maker HTC to develop an Android based phone codenamed Buffy. But there is also a rumor (started by an industry analyst) that Amazon is poised to get itself into the smartphone business, possibly one running the Microsoft system. These two Internet powerhouses could be facing off in the smartphone arena if Buffy and the Kindle Phone come to fruition.

As the Black Friday is around the corner, lot of retailers are launching several promotional offers for Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States and traditionally marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.

Google officially opened its new music store to the U.S. public on Nov.16, thereby putting the search giant's service in direct competition with Apple's iTunes and Amazon's MP3 services.

A top tech analyst is predicting that Amazon is likely to release its own smartphone for under $200 next year. Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney said in a research note that Amazon may sell the smartphone for as little as $170. Citing supply-chain channel checks in Asia, he said Amazon may release its first-ever smartphone by the fourth quarter of 2012.