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 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…
By Todd Haselton |
Will Amazon enter the smartphone market? We’ve been hearing that there’s a definite interest for more then a year now, but the company has yet to confirm it will add a phone to its family of tablets. Now the device might be delayed. The first…
By Sean P. Aune |
Users of the Kindle app on iOS devices be warned, you may want to skip downloading the 3.6.1 update. When Amazon pushed out the Kindle 3.6.1 update yesterday to iOS users, it seems it carried an unexpected surprise with it: the deletion of your entire…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has announced that best selling author Stephen King has chosen its Kindle Single platform to enter the world of self-publishing. When you’re as prolific a writer as Stephen King, you have a lot to say. Sometimes you want to get those words out to…
By Todd Haselton |
The holiday season may not have worked out in Apple’s favor entirely. The company, along with RIM, saw a decreased tablet market share following the holiday season, according to new research published by Chitika. Make no mistake, however, Apple still has the lion’s share of…
By Todd Haselton |
Foxconn has allegedly started building Amazon’s smartphone, according to a report published by Cens recently. The device is expected to launch sometime in the middle of next year and will be priced between $100 and $200, presumably with a subsidy and contract from a wireless carrier.…
By Adriana Lee |
Danger, Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook: Things are looking pretty grim for your product category. After a meteoric rise, sales of e-readers seem to be spiraling downward, thanks to iPads, Kindle Fires, Surfaces and Galaxy Tabs. Tablets are absolutely killing demand, says an IHS…
By Todd Haselton |
Foxconn subsidiary Foxconn International Holding (FIH) has apparently inked deals with Microsoft and Amazon to build smartphones for both firms. The devices are expected to ship as early as the middle of next year, according to DigiTimes, which has a shaky track record reporting on…
By Brandon Russell |
Before every man, woman and child owned a tablet, Amazon’s Kindle was one of the industry’s most desirable gadgets. Oh, an entire paperback library on one device. The idea was novel, and the implementation groundbreaking. It’s not everyday a company introduces a new way to…
By Sean P. Aune |
DC Comics is aiming to make sure that you can find its comics pretty much anywhere you look for them on an e-reader. If you’ve wanted to pick up some DC Comics, but didn’t want to download the Comixology or DC apps, you have been…
By Killian Bell |
Amazon will open its Kindle Store in Japan tomorrow, October 25, giving customers access to more than 50,000 Japanese eBooks. The company is also putting a number of Kindle devices up for order, but they won’t begin shipping until the middle of November. Pre-orders for…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung will reportedly stop selling LCD panels to Apple, ending a long partnership between the two companies that has started to sour following multiple lawsuits. “The display panel manufacturer plans to completely cut its years-long business ties with Apple as it believes its American partner is no…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon announced its new “Whispercast for Kindle” feature on Wednesday that it hopes will help push adoption of its eReader and Kindle Fire devices in school systems and in the enterprise. “ispercast provides a single access point to easily purchase and distribute Kindle books and…
By Todd Haselton |
Well, it appears Amazon’s giant 9.7-inch eReader is finally being put to rest. The Kindle DX, which was initially marketed as an excellent way to view textbooks, is no longer being sold directly by Amazon. The eReader first made its debut in 2009 and it’s likely…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon recently launched its Kindle Fire HD and Paperwhite products, both of which have already appeared to be very popular with consumers. However, Amazon isn’t taking your cash to the bank, it’s simply using it to cover the cost of the products it has already…
By Killian Bell |
Amazon has announced that the new Kindle Paperwhite, the latest arrival in its series of Kindle e-readers, is coming to the United Kingdom on October 25. Pricing for the Wi-Fi-only device is £109 (approx. $175), while the Wi-Fi + 3G model costs £169 (approx. $271).…
By Todd Haselton |
HTC has officially stopped selling its tablets in the United States, according to a recent report from FierceWireless. HTC isn’t completely giving up, and it’s possible the company will revisit tablets in the future, but right now the company is focusing on its smartphone portfolio.…
By Todd Haselton |
If you were hoping to celebrate October by reading a little bit of Edgar Allan Poe on your brand new Kindle Paperwhite, you’re out of luck. If don’t already own one, that is. Amazon’s website now says that the Kindle Paperwhite is now shipping in…
By Sean P. Aune |
The price drop for the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight has officially droppe from $139 to $119. Hints started showing up yesterday that the price of the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight was about to drop. Both Target and Walmart weekly circulars…
By Brandon Russell |
With Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite looming, Barnes & Noble is reportedly slashing the price of its Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight by up to $20. If so, that brings the device down to $119 (previously priced at $139) and puts it at the same cost of…
By Brandon Russell |
A leaked internal memo suggests Wal-Mart is ditching Amazon’s Kindle lineup, meaning you can’t just waltz into the big-box retailer and pick up a Fire HD. Nope, sorry. The move is apparently part of the company’s merchandising strategy, similar to the move Target pulled earlier this…
By Todd Haselton |
What does the inside of the Kindle Fire HD look like? We’re glad you asked. The group over at iFixit recently took out its toolbox and ripped open the Kindle Fire HD to get a better look at what’s inside and, more importantly, how repairable…
By Edward Martinez |
Amazon has had a change of heart and will allow you to opt out of special offers on the Kindle Fire HD, but for a price. It was discovered late last week that all of the Kindle Fire HD models would come with special offers…
