Rumors said it might be so, but we just didn’t expect Amazon to challenge in the bigger tablet space. What the company announced on Thursday could be what Android enthusiasts have been clamoring for. Meet the Kindle Fire HD: 8.9-inch IPS display, 254 ppi (1920×1200) and OMAP4470 processor. Want smaller? There’s also a 7-inch model with 1280×800 display. It’s a big statement from Amazon...
I landed on Sunday after spending a week in Berlin for IFA 2012. There were tons of products there and we covered a lot of them. But this week could prove to be much bigger in the mobile field. I don't usually drink caffeine but, today, I woke up and drank two iced coffees and cracked my knuckles in preparation for what's certain to be one of the most exciting mobile weeks so far this...
When Google took the stage, alongside Asus, in June to announce the Google Nexus 7, we fell in love with the $200 tablet. It was everything we wanted to see from a tablet, let alone an Android tablet. It was $199 dollars (less than half the price of an iPad). Its 7-inch display was perfect for e-reading, and sufficient enough for movies and casual YouTube viewing, it’s form factor was...
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As Brandon mentioned, the Wall Street Journal seems pretty convinced that Amazon will be debuting an inexpensive, ad-supported version of the next-gen Kindle Fire. Makes sense considering that the company did the same for its Kindle eReader. Similar to that method of ad-integration, Fire users wouldn’t have to deal with a cacophony of advertisements blasted at them when they’re trying...
The Kindle Fire is currently sold out at Amazon, which adds even more fodder to the concept a new version is arriving next week. There is an Amazon press event scheduled for next week, but there has been no clues as of yet what the subject matter will be. We’ve seen a new Kindle Fire pass through the FCC, and propaganda-style posters have gone up in Amazon offices telling employees to...
I remember when I was back in college and one of my biggest expenses was the text books I had to buy each semester. I always had the option to sell them back at the end of the semester, but I usually just hung on to them because the bookstore only offered a fraction of the original price I paid for the books. Now, there are several options that can help you not lighten your wallet quite...
Amazon exploded onto the tablet scene with the instantly popular Kindle Fire. The tablet was a runaway success, not only because Amazon has a complete ecosystem that includes music, ebooks, videos and more, but because it came in at a $200 price tag. It quickly attracted every would-be tablet buyer away from more expensive $500-$600 tablets and gave them a travel-friendly 7-inch device...
Amazon's Kindle Fire might be a success, Samsung's Galaxy Tab devices might be attractive and available in nearly every screen size imaginable, but Apple's still crushing the global tablet market. A new report from iSuppli found that Apple's share of the entire tablet market was 69.6 percent during the second quarter, up 44.1 percent from the first quarter of this year. Apple shipped...
The iPad Mini doesn't exist. Not yet. It could, possibly as soon as this fall — despite the best wishes of Steve Jobs — and it will certainly be a punch right to the gut of every Android tablet manufacturer out there. Manufacturers have effectively ceded to the iPad's dominance, which has had ascendancy over the tablet market since it was introduced in 2010. Ask anyone on the street to...
The Kindle Fire is dead. The almost eight-month-old tablet, which still runs on Android 2.3 by the way, was just thoroughly outclassed by Google. From today on, Amazon's $199 device will merely exist in our collective memories; it's a blueprint and an example of how to execute and introduce price-friendly alternatives, but nothing more. We're now looking toward the future. Meet the...