Laura wrote about e-commerce and Amazon, and she occasionally covered cool science topics. Previously, she broke down cybersecurity and privacy issues for CNET readers. Laura is based in Tacoma, ...

Amazon has released an updated version of its iPhone app which lets you search for items by scanning their barcodes with your phone’s camera. That means you can walk through a store, pick up an item, ...

Wolverine Barcode IP sued Amazon for patent infringement in the Western District of Texas, over technology related to offline commerce transactions using barcodes for personal identification. The ...