Got an ecommerce idea? This startup has a shipping API to help you out

Shipping is a pain in the ... you know what. We don't have to spell that out. You know it. Here's a way to solve your problems with computer!

Amazon deletes negative feedback, but only for its own shipping service

Amazon is giving itself an unfair advantage, third-party merchants say, by deleting negative feedback pertaining to shipping problems -- but only when merchants use Amazon's own shipping service.

Amazon brings Prime membership to Canada — but without Instant Video

Online retail giant Amazon is introducing its popular Prime membership program to Canadian consumers, the company announced today.

Holiday bargain: Amazon tests $8 monthly Prime plan for shipping & streaming (updated)

Amazon has quietly added an $8 monthly option to its Prime program, which gives customers access to a free 2-day shipping, monthly Kindle rentals, and a decent selection of unlimited streaming video.

Apple is now shipping greeting cards (seriously)

When it comes to greeting cards, Apple is getting physical — meaning actually shipping them to a physical address.

The company’s new “Cards” app, which debuted at an Apple press event today, allows people to place photos taken with iOS …

Send short-range shipments with local couriers using Postmates

Don’t want to sacrifice your lunch break to pick up those concert tickets you bought on Craigslist? Use Postmates, a local delivery service that connects businesses with freelance messengers, instead.

Postmates launched today at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2011 conference in …

Fighting climate change, one barnacle at a time

The humble barnacle may seem an unlikely villain in the war on climate change, but those little crustaceans are not as innocent as they look. Ships encrusted with barnacles experience turbulence, which can increase the fuel they use by up …