If you’re looking for a respectable Android tablet for less than $200, you’re best option right now is likely to be the Amazon Kindle Fire. It’s not the fastest, most advanced tablet there is, but it’s from a reputable brand and it’s a terrific entry-level device. However, NVIDIA has been working on a new platform

Amazon’s Kindle Fire has been an incredibly successful product, at least from a consumer standpoint, and Amazon is largely expected to launch a larger version in the future to keep the coals burning.  A new report from DigiTimes on Friday suggests the online retailer has ditched plans for a larger 8.9-inch model and is on its way

By offering up its Kindle Fire tablet at a measly $199, Amazon loses nearly $3 on every single unit it sells. However, the retail giant is looking to claw some of that money back by selling advertising space on the tablet’s welcome screen. The price of a “prime” advert on the 7-inch slate? Just $600,000. That money

Last November, Amazon’s first ever tablet — the Kindle Fire — made its debut in the United States and was well received as the best budget Android slate priced under $200. Just five months on and the company is reportedly preparing a second-generation device with a larger, 8.9-inch display that will launch in time for

Figures like this never cease to amaze me. According to ad network and data analytics firm Chitika, Apple’s iPad accounts for 94.64 percent of all tablet Web traffic. The second closest, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, represented only 1.22 percent. That’s like going to a buffet but only eating a bread crumb. Way to eat all the

Amazon’s Kindle Fire may have gotten off to a hot start, but a recent report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) suggests that this once roaring blaze is now near containment. Amazon’s budget friendly tablet’s shipments tumbled from 4.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 to under 700,000 this past quarter. Amazon’s global market

I’m going to avoid lamenting on Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich roll out, or lack thereof, and instead just let the numbers do the talking. The OS, which launched back in October of 2011, is now on 4.9 percent of devices — an improvement from a month earlier. The latest data collected during a 14-day period

If you find yourself perusing your local Target in the coming months and fail to uncover any Amazon hardware, no need to alert the authorities — the mystery has already been solved. Target confirmed to The Verge on Wednesday it will discontinue sales of Amazon’s Kindle-branded products effective this spring, citing “the continuous process of

If you missed the last time Amazon marked refurbished Kindle Fires down to $139, you’re getting another shot at it.  In the Gold Box deals today on the site, you can pick up a certified refurbished Kindle Fire for just $139, that’s $60 less than a brand new one will set you back.  The deal

The insanely popular, highly addictive smash hit Draw Something has been running wild like Hulkamania in the 80′s on both the App Store and Google Play. Showing no signs of slowing down, the Pictionary-inspired game is now officially available for the equally successful Amazon Kindle Fire. If you’re somehow unfamiliar with Draw Something, it’s pretty

You can buy Android tablets in a variety of prices and sizes, but according to a new report from comScore, it appears Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire has won the hearts and minds of consumers. The tablet, likely propelled by Amazon’s expansive ecosystem of applications, music, eBooks and videos, is dominating the Android tablet market with

More information has come out of the Oracle vs. Google trial, this time revealing Google’s smartphone and tablet projections through 2013. The more interesting part, though, is the company’s tablet estimations. According to a slide from 2010, Google confidently predicted that tablets running the search giant’s Android OS would sell at least 10 million units

Technology research firm Gartner reported on Tuesday that there will be 665 million tablets in use by 2016, and 45 percent of them are expected to be Apple devices. The projection is based off of declining PC sales. Gartner also expects that 118.9 million tablets will be sold this year. Even though tablet market continues

Amazon announced this morning that you can now make in-app purchases from its Android appstore using its 1-Click purchasing system. We started hearing rumors last week that Amazon was testing an in-app purchasing system for its Android appstore, and it looks like those rumors were definitely true.  Amazon sent out a press release this morning

Amazon is reportedly prepping new Amazon Kindle Fire tablets, including a possible 10.1-inch model, as well as a smartphone, Topeka analyst Brian White said in a research note Monday. “Originally launched in 4Q11, the Kindle Fire is only available with a seven-inch screen and we believe a larger screen size version is coming this summer,”

Google was expected to make its first leap into the tablet market this May with a 7-inch Android-branded slate that hopes to compete with the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire. To give it the best possible chance, the Mountain View company has delayed the tablet until July so that it can tweak its hardware and lower

According to Piper Jaffray’s 23rd semiannual survey, 34 percent of teens in the U.S. own an iPhone and 40 percent of those who don’t, plan to buy one in the next six months. When I was younger, kids were lucky to have a clamshell device. this just goes to show how quickly the industry has

During a recent podcast for The Talk Show, host John Gruber made the claim that Apple currently has a 7.85-inch iPad in its labs. Gruber stated that he was uncertain if the device would ever see a retail release, but also noted that Apple could possibly announce the new tablet as early as WWDC. There has

According to Skimble Inc. co-founder Maria Ly, a physical fitness programs company, Amazon is piloting a service similar to Apple and Google that will allow tablet users to make in-app purchases. Ly suggested her company has been taking part in testing for about a month. Amazon’s service will reportedly allow users to make both subscription

The Wall Street Journal claims Google is planning to open its own online store where it will reportedly sell tablets — made by such manufactures as Samsung and Asus — directly to consumers. And the Mountain View-based company wants to do it at a subsidized cost, meaning the Kindle Fire might have some pretty tough

Amazon is now offering a refurbished version of its Kindle Fire for just $139. That’s $60 off of the Android-powered eReader’s standard retail price and $30 off of the typical refurbished price. Amazon promises that the refurbished Kindle Fire comes with the same one-year warranty as a brand new unit. The deal is only available

Amazon has released an update for its Kindle Fire that introduces a nice helping of welcome features. Version 6.3 brings a new sharing toolbar that allows users to share passages and notes from their books directly to other users, Book Extras — similar to extra the features on a DVD that offers extra content —

Rumor has it that Amazon wants a larger piece of the tablet market, and it may launch three new tablets this year to try to accomplish that. According to Taiwan Economic News, Amazon is looking to launch three new tablets this year ranging from low to high-end models.  The report says that the three models will

Sure the new iPad runs a little warmer than its older brother, but it sounds like the issue is being blown way out of proportion. On the heels of multiple reports suggesting the device is too hot to handle, including one from Consumer Reports, Wired investigated that matter by performing tests of its own. The

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