President of Amazon's Lab126, Gregg Zehr who is credited to have invented the Kindle has stepped down from the company. This brings to end an illustrious career spanning 18 years at Amazon during which he not only developed the Kindle e-Reader but is believed to have helped shape Lab126. This lab is the secretive Amazon hardware division where all of the company's tech … [Read more...] about Kindle creator Gregg Zehr announces retirement from Amazon
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Amazon Fires Engineers Responsible for the Fire Phone
Amazon has fired dozens of employees at Lab126, the secretive hardware development center in silicon valley.  The vast majority of them were from the engineering division that worked on the first Amazon branded smartphone, the Fire Phone. This was the first time in the companies 11 year history that  key employees were let go from Lab126. According to the Wall Street … [Read more...] about Amazon Fires Engineers Responsible for the Fire Phone