TechFlash: Amazon's secret weapon; Apple iPhone sales dwarf Microsoft hardware

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Amazon's secret weapon: Prime members spend $60 billion a year A new study by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) shows Prime members may spend an average of $1,500 each year on the site. That's more than double the $625 non-members spend. Microsoft stock plunges Tuesday after earnings disappoint investors Microsoft shares were down nearly 10 percent in morning trading Tuesday after the company reported drops in Windows sales. Apple trounces earnings forecasts, sells 74.5M iPhones; shares soar Apple set a record for first-quarter earnings as consumers binged on iPhones. Microsoft's record-breaking hardware sales just got less impressive thanks to Apple Microsoft announced record sales from Lumia phones and Surface tablets during its earnings call on Monday, but the company doesn't stand close to Apple's blockbuster results. Boston may have more biotech, but Seattle will have the Super Bowl The Seattle and Boston areas will soon face off in the biggest sporting event of the year as the Seahawks play the Patriots in the Super Bowl. The two regions are also both well-known for their biotech communities. Here's how they stack up against each other. WBBA president: You can trace Seattle's biotech boom back to Fred Hutch Chris Rivera, president of the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association, talked to PSBJ about how Fred Hutch has positioned itself as one of the key institutions in the Puget Sound region for spinning out biotech companies. Holograms might make headlines, but Microsoft turnaround is still a work in progress Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been praised for his vision for a "mobile-first, cloud-first" Microsoft, but getting there isn't going to be nearly as easy as some had thought. Portland misses out on Google Fiber as Southern cities get next nods Atlanta heads the list as 18 cities, around four metro areas, will get the super-high speed services. However, Google will continue to consider Portland and four other cities for rollouts later this year. Alaska Airlines to rent Microsoft-powered entertainment tablets on Feb. 1 ​Alaska Airlines said it will begin renting entertainment tablets powered by Microsoft Corp. on its flights beginning Feb. 1. National Tech News Honolulu using broadband network to consolidate information systems Former Pittsburgh Steeler Charlie Batch launching sports medicine startup Google warns California DMV away from regulating self-driving cars Microsoft's record-breaking hardware sales just got less impressive thanks to Apple Yahoo to spin off its $40 billion Alibaba holdings in tax-free move Google warns DMV not to over-regulate self-driving cars D.C. home health workers suing for back pay seek class-action status How Houston wealth managers are violating regulations and paying the price Apple trounces earnings forecasts, sells 74.5M iPhones; shares soar Yahoo to spin off its $40 billion Alibaba holdings in tax-free move

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