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Amazon to roll out new Kindle this summer?

Use of Kindle use may be declining but it's still popular to the geeky bookworms. We're expecting a new tablet and e-book reader this year and we're told that it will come with front lights. Obviously, this effort is to rival the Nook Simple Touch with LED lights. Rumor... more »

[15.05.2012]

Usage of Kindle Fire declining

The Kindle Fire is not doubt a success. Since its launch, people have gone crazy over e-readers. It has produced a number of rivals too but it still reigns as the preferred e-reader next to the iPad. Kindle Fire also accounts for about half of all the Android tablets in the... more »

[09.05.2012]

Kindle Fire 6.3 Update Is Set to Make Ebooks Social

Highlighting on passages and notes on content read on the Kindle Fire has been possible in the past, but this time Amazon is bringing in heavy social integration with it's latest update for the Kindle Fire software. With the Kindle Fire 6.3 update, users are now able to share... more »

[30.03.2012]

Amazon captures 14 percent of tablet market

Amazon has more reasons to celebrate. The company's tablets may not be the industry leader and have not beaten the iPad yet but they captured about 14 percent of the market. Apple's iPad dropped to only 57 percent. The market share of Apple was 64 percent during the 3rd quarter... more »

[17.02.2012]

Amazon China no longer listing the iPad 2

The iPhone 4 may finally be available in China but its cousin iPad 2 is no longer on sale specifically on Amazon China. No official information yet if this is a result of the recent issue between Proview and Apple but looks like it. Apple says Proview had sold them the iPad... more »

[16.02.2012]

Amazon Retail Store to open soon?

I understand why some companies are going digital. From actual, physical retail stores-- some shops are going online. On one hand, Amazon is going the other way. Why, rumor has it that Amazon is setting up a retail shop in Seattle. It will only be a small boutique where the main... more »

[07.02.2012]

Video game revenue down for Amazon

Earnings call for Amazon revealed that video game revenue is down. I am not surprised because a lot of gaming consoles sales are not doing good either. I'm sure people are not getting bored with video games because some titles have sold millions in less than a month. Tom Szkutak,... more »

[01.02.2012]

Number of tablet owners doubled over the holidays

Yesterday, we mentioned how mobile app use has overtaken mobile web surfing use in the US. Today, we've got news that tablet ownership has increased in the country over the holidays. Pew Research Center reports that 10 percent of the Americans owned a tablet by middle of December... more »

[24.01.2012]

Amazon won’t reach the Q4 sales estimates?

The Amazon Kindle Fire was one of the biggest revelations last year, hands down. It can be considered as an iPad rival because it's a color tablet but then the price point and features aren't in the same category. As the top selling Android tablet, it's somehow expected that it's... more »

[02.01.2012]

[Video] Kindle Fire: Best selling Android tablet?!

We've seen this earlier this month but another video of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich running on the Kindle Fire is always welcome. Because of this, we can say that the Kindle Fire is the top selling Android tablet today. This is not an official version for the Fire. It's... more »

[27.12.2011]