By Brandon Russell |
Amazon on Thursday said its 7-inch and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD models will be available in over 170 countries starting June 13, and pre-orders are already available on the company’s website. Aside from Google’s Nexus 7 and the iPad mini, Amazon’s two latest tablets are…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Internet and fan fiction – stories written by fans of a given source material – go together like peanut butter and jelly. Until now, however, it has been a gray area of potential legal headaches for the authors of the work. While they could…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has officially launched Amazon Coins, and to kick off this new virtual currency the company has given out tens of millions of dollars worth of them. Announced back in Feb. of this year, Amazon Coins will be a new way for Kindle Fire owners…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon is reportedly working building two smartphones, one of them with a 3D screen, as well as an audio device that’s only capable of playing streaming audio, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday afternoon. The 3D smartphone will reportedly offer screens similar to 3D phones we…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon’s Android application store is now available where Google’s own paid app store isn’t: China. The company already offered Chinese residents an option to buy eBooks but, until now, applications were not availabl. To be fair, Google Play is also available in China but, according…
By Todd Haselton |
Following in Barnes & Noble’s footsteps, Amazon announced that it, too, is dropping the price of a tablet in honor of Mother’s Day. The online retailer is now selling the 7-inch 16GB Kindle Fire HD for $179 and the 32GB option for $209, a $20…
By Brandon Russell |
Amazon’s next tablet will move into the 10-inch space, according to NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim, putting it into iPad, Surface and Nexus 10 territory. The online retailer has carved out a solid tablet reputation over the past few years, first beginning with the Kindle…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’re looking for a graduation or Mother’s Day gift, you may want to head over to Amazon and snag yourself a Kindle Paperwhite for just $99 with the coupon code “KINDLEPW.” The Kindle Paperwhite is a dream to use, and it lead us to…
By Brandon Russell |
Amazon will reportedly introduce its own streaming box that’ll be available in the fall. According to sources speaking with Bloomberg, the company’s plans are to offer a device for your living room that’ll connect directly to Amazon’s warehouse of Instant and on-demand video. As if…
By Brandon Russell |
Amazon’s Kindle Fire lineup is now compatible with Microsoft’s clever SmartGlass app, Xbox spokesman Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb said on Monday. The app, which is available for the most recent Fire and Fire HD devices, gives users the flexibility to interact with the Xbox 360…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has launched all 14 original pilot episodes it commissioned for users to view and rate to decide which ones will move on to full series productions. The great experiment put on by Amazon to film 14 pilot episodes and post them for customer feedback…
By Adriana Lee |
Oh joy, oh rapture. Amazon’s Zombieland is finally here! If you’ve been itching to lay your eyes on the brand-new pilot, you’ll be glad to know that the wait is over. It’s now available for streaming in Instant Video for Amazon Prime subscribers. No membership? You…
By Brandon Russell |
Amazon has allegedly scooped up voice recognition app Evi for $26 million, according to sources speaking to TechCrunch. Amazon, Evi and backers Octopus Ventures have all declined to comment on the rumor. Sometimes silence says a lot more than actual talking does. It sure looks…
By Adriana Lee |
Still hanging on to vinyl? You’re not alone. There are plenty of music aficionados and audiophiles out there who can’t bear to part with their spinning discs from yesteryear, sometimes even when they no longer own the record players to enjoy them. Well, here’s a…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon on Tuesday introduced new software that will compete with a bevvy of existing cloud-based storage options, including Microsoft SkyDrive, SugarSync, Dropbox, Google Drive and, in some respects, Apple iCloud. The company previously offered the service, but it was only available through a web browser.…
By Todd Haselton |
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 with AT&T 4G LTE will be available beginning on April 5 for $249 with the proper two-year agreement, the carrier announced on Monday. To take advantage of that price you’ll need to purchase the tablet from an AT&T retail store within…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode of Rumor Roundup, Jon talks about Apple’s plan to squeeze a 4K display in its long time rumored television set. Jon also talks about a report that claims HTC…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon announced on Thursday its intentions to acquire Goodreads, a popular social network in the literary world. Neither Amazon nor Goodreads disclosed the terms of the agreement, so it’s unclear what the selling price was, although Goodreads will keep its headquarters in San Francisco. The social…
By Brandon Russell |
When Amazon introduced the Kindle Fire HD, the company also unveiled a neat feature called X-Ray for movies that pulls information from IMDB and puts it right onto your screen. And now it’s available for select TV shows. The feature is better than you think.…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon’s highly rumored smartphone will ship with a 4.7-inch display, according to a new report published by DigiTimes on Wednesday. Amazon reportedly made the decision to move away from a smaller 4.3-inch display and to equip the phone with a larger screen following increased consumer attention…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has finally announced one of the worst kept secrets around: Zombieland is coming to the company as an original series. Zombieland, based on the 2009 film of the same name, marks the seventh comedy pilot that Amazon has given the greenlight to, and the…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode of Rumor Roundup, Jon talks about Samsung possibly increasing the screen size of the Galaxy Note to 6.3-inches, creating a huge phablet that is more tablet than phone. Jon…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon’s Kindle Fire family currently consists of the Kindle Fire ($159), Fire HD ($199) and two larger 8.9-inch tablets that cost $269 and $399, respectively. But the company may be trying to introduce an even more affordable tablet with an HD display. TechCrunch said its…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’ve been looking for an easy way to send Web content to your Kindle, Amazon has got your back. Amazon has announced support for a “Send to Kindle” button that can be added to websites and blogs. The new feature does exactly as it…
