According to Good e-Reader’s sources, Amazon is in the process of launching a small, boutique retail store in Seattle. Supposedly Amazon will focus on selling their Kindle line of e-ink e-readers and the Kindle Fire, as well as accessories, perhaps a small selection of some…
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How Apple Screwed Amazon: eBooks Pricing More Expensive Than Hardcovers
I can live with the fact that Amazon offered up the Kindle Fire at a bargain price of $199 because they knew they would make it back in sales. What i can’t live with is the fact that virtual Books or the Kindle edition is…
Need Last-Minute Techie Gift? Kindles Get Free 2-Day Shipping Through Dec. 21
Have you been procrastinating with your holiday shopping and now need a last-minute techie gift? Amazon wants you to consider getting a Kindle, whether it’s the $79 Kindle, $99 Kindle Touch, $149 Kindle Touch 3G, or $199 Kindle Fire.
If you order any of these…
Holiday Gift Ideas 2011: iHome IB969 Gadget Charging Station
It’s a total “first-world” problem, but as a gadget geek, you probably know the pain of trying to charge several gadgets all at once — your smartphone, tablet, e-reader, portable gaming console, etc. There’s so much clutter from all the AC adapters plugged into a…
Kindle Fire Gets ’1 Click’ Root
The Kindle Fire source code had been made available by Amazon. It’s great for making your own ROM or operating system for your tablet but you won’t be able to install anything on your tablet with first rooting it.
Lucky we’ve got people like death2all11o…
Quanta to Produce 2nd Generation 7″ Kindle Fire
With reviews of the Kindle Fire emerging all over the web (we’ve got a round up here if you’re interested) its nice to see that Amazon is preparing for its second-generation 7-inch tablet. Quanta has apparently landed orders and is set to release them in…
Amazon’s Kindle Fire Review Round Up
The reviews are out on the Amazon Kindle Fire and they are mixed, but the reality is that for the $199 price point there were some sacrifices made even though its got some very decent specs.
The Kindle Fire has a 7-inch multitouch IPS display…
$79 Amazon Kindle Costs $84 to Build
We thought that it was too good to be true when Amazon announced the price of its new Kindle at $79 since it actually costs $84.25 to build.
Amazon is in the buisiness of services and they are clearly placing a priority on profiting on…
Amazon’s “Netflix for Books” is Here: Kindle Owners’ Lending Library
Yesterday Amazon’s “Kindle Owners’ Lending Library” service went live. If you have a Kindle device (any generation, thankfully) and an Amazon Prime membership, you can choose from around 5000 e-books to borrow for free with no due dates, much like Netflix’s disc rental service.
You…
Kindle Fire Launches in 2 Weeks, But What’s Up With the Source Code?
The Kindle Fire is going to be released on November 15th with the first 1/2 Million people to pre-order getting their tablets shipped off. But the developers are in the dark as to what exactly is going on with Amazon’s particular flavor of Android.
The…
Amazon Kindle Fire Building Millions More Due to Demand
We’ve finally got a tablet that’s positioned to take on the iPad, and only a hand full of people have had a hands on with it! The Amazon Kindle Fire looks like a winner, mainly due to its aggressive price point and its decent specifications.…
Turn Your Old Kindle Into a Kindle Fire
Amazon has a trade-in program similar to a service like Gazelle, where you can send in old gadgets and get cash back, though in this case, you get an Amazon gift card instead.
Amazon has expanded the devices that you can trade in to include…
Amazon Kindle Fire 2 Already has Orders Placed with Foxconn
Amazon is apparently not wasting time getting ready for the release of the next generation Kindle Fire. Sources in Taiwan report, that Foxconn has received the contract for the production of the tablet. The Kindle Fire that we are currently only able to Pre-Order for…
Kindle Touch 3G Won’t Surf on 3G, You’ll Need Wifi for That
Amazon is launching their new Kindle line up over the next few weeks, the Kindle Touch 3G is among them. The big question has been if you’ll be able to browser the internet on the Silk browser which is coming pre loaded on their Kindle…
Kindle Fire Pre-orders lit up at 95,000: Must Have Christmas Gadget?
The 7 inch Amazon Fire Android Tablet is set to disrupt the tablet game with its $199 price point. The content consumption focused device is set to hit the streets on November 15th and is already up for pre order. According to digital marketing firm…
