Neowin News Feed for: Kindle fire

Amazon Kindle Fire tablets now support Xbox SmartGlass

John Callaham — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:52:51 +0100

Amazon's Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets now support the Android version of Microsoft's Xbox SmartGlass app, allowing even more tablets to access the Xbox 360 with a "second screen". Read more...

Amazon cuts prices of Kindle Fire HD 8.9 models

John Callaham — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:10:00 +0000

Amazon has announced that it has cut the prices of its two Kindle Fire HD 8.9 models, along with word that the Android-based tablet will now be sold in parts of Europe and Japan. Read more...

Ad network impressions shows iPad dominates, Surface has work to do

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:20:37 +0000

A new report from an online ad network shows that impressions from Microsoft's Windows RT version of the Surface tablet rank well below other tablets that have been previously released. Read more...

Do tweets show the true sales of Microsoft's Surface?

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:58 +0000

A new check of Twitter messages on Christmas Eve show that the Surface was referenced just 30 times for a person's "first tweet", compared to 1,795 tweets from a new iPad. Read more...

Spec Shootout: iPad Mini vs. Kindle Fire HD vs. Nexus 7

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:46:05 +0100

Tossing up between one of the cheap, small tablets available on the market? We pit the recently announced iPad Mini against the Kindle Fire HD and Nexus 7 in a specifications showdown Read more...

Walmart to no longer sell Amazon Kindle devices

John Callaham — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:28:50 +0100

Walmart will no longer sell any of Amazon's Kindle eReaders or tablets in its stores on on its website beyond what they already have in stock, including the newly announced Kindle Fire products. Read more...

Amazon now says that you CAN opt out of Kindle Fire ads

Andy Weir — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:29:18 +0100

First, there was no mention of it. Then it emerged that all Kindle Fires would have mandatory ads. Then Amazon said you could opt out. Then they said you can't. Now, they say you can...for a $15 fee. Read more...

For Microsoft, Surface success will come down to price, not features

Anthony Tosie — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:37:27 +0100

Microsoft has yet to release pricing details for its upcoming Surface line of tablets, but just how much room is there for the company to price the tablet line? Not much, thanks to Amazon and Google. Read more...

Is Bing the default search engine for new Kindle Fire tablets?

John Callaham — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:22:19 +0100

A new report claims that the new Kindle Fire tablets announced by Amazon earlier this week have Microsoft's Bing as the default search engine, but this has yet to be confirmed. Read more...

All new Kindle Fire tablets are ad-supported

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:14:49 +0100

Amazon's newly announced Kindle Fire tablets will all have "special offers" (i.e. ads) that will show up on the tablets' lock screen, and Amazon is not offering versions without the ads. Read more...

New Kindle Fire tablets officially announced

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:28:45 +0100

As expected, Amazon has announced two new models for its Kindle Fire tablet line, with a seven inch model selling for $159 and a larger 8.9 inch Kindle Fire HD tablet, including one with 4G support. Read more...

Rumour: Nokia to provide mapping services for Amazon Kindle Fire

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:22:53 +0100

Anonymous sources have teased that Nokia will provide mapping services for Amazon's Kindle Fire, a feature the current tablet lacks, ignoring Google's already popular and established service. Read more...

Image of Kindle Fire successor leaked?

John Callaham — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:40:08 +0100

An image showing what may be the next hardware version of Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet has been leaked to the Internet, showing a different design than the version that has now sold out. Read more...

Amazon now sold out of Kindle Fire tablets

John Callaham — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:19:20 +0100

Amazon has announced that it is now sold out of its Kindle Fire tablets, which is a big clue that the company will launch a new version of the tablet in a press event next week. Read more...

Rumor: Amazon to reveal next Kindle Fire on September 6th

John Callaham — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:09:26 +0100

Amazon will host a press event in Santa Monica, California on September 6th where the online retailer is expected to announce the next versions, or versions, of its Kindle Fire tablet. Read more...

Amazon to come out with five or six new tablets?

John Callaham — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:03:38 +0100

The US head of the retail store company Staples claims that Amazon has five or maybe six new tablet SKUs planned for a future release. Amazon has yet to comment on this news. Read more...

Lots of Amazon Kindle Fire 2 models on the way?

John Callaham — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:40:46 +0100

A new report claims that Amazon could launch as many as four models of its next Kindle Fire tablet, including two with cameras and one with a 4G wireless connection. Read more...

Bloomberg: Amazon developing smartphone

Anthony Tosie — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:27:52 +0100

A new report claims Amazon is looking to compete directly with Apple's iPhone by releasing a smartphone of its own later this year. The smartphone would reportedly run Android. Read more...

eBook publishers are spying on us

Christopher White — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:02:02 +0100

Although eBooks are convenient, they add another trail of electronic crumbs that give more data to publishers and retailers. Should there be restrictions on this data or is the convenience worth it? Read more...

Kindle Fire 2 rumored to launch as soon as end of July

John Callaham — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:09:02 +0100

A new rumor claims that Amazon could launch the next generation version of its Kindle Fire tablet later this summer, with a launch event targeted to happen as early as July 31st. Read more...