If Amazon Launches a Phone, It Will Have a Serious App Problem

At this point, it's all but guaranteed that Amazon will be introducing its own smartphone at a big Willy Wonka-esque event on Wednesday. While we're busy ruminating over the specs, the design and the standout features, I'm left with a larger question: Can Amazon build a phone with the essential services it needs to compete?

After all, a smartphone is more than just a screen, RAM and a 4G LTE chipset. As we've seen time and time again, with everything from the Palm Pre (RIP WebOS), BlackBerry 10 and even Windows Phone, the services and ecosystem that a phone has are just as important as specs. Read more...