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Amazon Knocks $50 off 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD Tablets, Best Buy Knocks $50 off iPhone 5 and 4S
It's a double deal Monday, with Amazon lopping $50 off each of its large-format Kindle HD tablets and Best Buy trimming the price of certain iPhones by $50 as...
Once Again, the Kindle Is Selling Like an Unspecified Number of Hotcakes
Amazon is trumpeting Kindle sales without actually telling us much about Kindle sales.
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Review: The Screen Makes It the Best E-Reader Yet
The latest E Ink Kindle adds illumination, more pixels and better contrast to do a better job than ever of competing with good old paper -- and trounce the...
Amazon’s New Kindle Fire Tablets: Interesting, but Not for Me
Usually when I follow liveblogs or read the coverage for a big tech product launch, some level of gadget lust takes over. I start to imagine myself using the...
My First 21 Questions About Amazon’s New Kindle Devices
Assorted queries and musings inspired by the Kindle rollout event this week in Santa Monica, California.
Yes, You’ll Absolutely, Positively Be Able to Remove the Special Offers from Amazon’s New Kindle Tablets
Amazon avoids a possible PR crisis by letting Kindle HD buyers pay a fee to remove advertising.
Out with the Hotel Bible, in with a Kindle
Guests at a British luxury hotel may be surprised they won’t find a Gideons Bible waiting for them within their bedside nightstand, but probably not as surprised...
Report: Amazon to Sell Ads on Kindle Fire Welcome Screen for $600K
Kindle Fire owners could soon be seeing something new when they turn their tablets on — ads.
Report: Amazon to Release Front-Lit Kindle in July
E Ink — easy on the eyes, not so easy to read in the dark. That's why Amazon is planning on releasing a new Kindle with front lighting, according to a "source"...
Nook Tablet Gets New $200 Starting Price, Locks Horns with Kindle Fire
Until now, the general sentiment has been that Barnes & Noble's 7-inch Nook Tablet is a great option for a low-price Android tablet... if only it didn't cost $50...
How to Jailbreak Your Kindle Touch for Future Customization
So you're a tweaker, and you'd like to do more with the Kindle Touch than Amazon allows, but the previous methods of jailbreaking Amazon's e-readers don't work...
Kindle Fire Update Claims to Fix Performance, Touch and Security Issues
Happy holidays early, Kindle Fire owners—the update you've been waiting for since Amazon's Android-based tablet debuted has finally arrived. It's free,...
Good Grief: Users Panning Amazon’s Kindle Fire, or Just the Media?
External volume troubles, accidental power-offs, a wonky touchscreen and privacy fit for a peeping Tom—Amazon's Kindle Fire probably wishes it could dial back...
TechFast: Cyber Monday Record, Kindle Fire Sales, Pro-Terrorist AT&T Hackers
Welcome back, first-Monday-after-Thanksgiving, and here's what's happening this busy Cyber Monday morning in tech news...
Two-Minute Video: Nook Tablet or Kindle Fire?
The 7-inch tablet market just got a whole lot more interesting, with the newly-released $199 Kindle Fire and the $249 Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet. So which one is...
Kindle Fire Getting Netflix, Facebook and More at Launch
Amazon is flexing the Kindle Fire's app muscle ahead of next week's launch, promising apps for Netflix, Facebook and Twitter, and plenty of games to boot. Apps...
Let the Kindle Phone Rumors Begin!
Now that Amazon's in the tablet business with the Kindle Fire, the rumor mill is starting to make noise about a Kindle Phone to follow.
Amazon 'Prime' Members Now Get Free Kindle E-Book Rentals
Amazon's bringing free Kindle e-book rentals to Amazon Prime members, but a bunch of restrictions make the service less attractive than it could be. The Kindle...
TechFast: Kindle Fire Sold at a Loss, Galaxy Nexus, PlayBook Price Cuts
Good morning and happy Friday. Here's what's going on in tech so far...
Amazon Prime's Free Kindle E-Book List Leans on Filler, Public Domain
The Kindle Owners' Lending Library sounds like a good deal, with more than 5,000 Kindle e-books available for free if you have an Amazon Prime subscription. But...
