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Amazon launches its own currency called Amazon Coins
- Amazon has announced that, starting today, users can purchase apps, games and in-app items in the Amazon Appstore and on Kindle Fire using the company's own Amazon Coin currency. To get buyers up and running with the new payment option,…
Kindle Fire HD 8.9" launches overseas, price cut $30-$100 in the US
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Amazon has announced that folks in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan can now purchase the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD, with prices starting at £229.00, €269 and ¥15,800. At the same time, the company says consumers in the US can expect to receive a healthy discount...
Amazon unveils virtual currency for Kindle Fire game, app purchases
- Amazon unveiled a new virtual currency on Tuesday that customers will be able to use to purchase games, apps and in-app items on the Kindle Fire. Dubbed Amazon Coins, the currency is yet another way for app and game developers…
Tablets expected to outpace laptop sales this year
- North American sales of tablets are poised to surpass laptop sales for the first time, claims industry analyst NPD DisplaySearch. The firm points out that sinking tablet prices (e.g. Nexus 7 @ $199, Amazon Kindle Fire @ $159) and ever-increasing…
Tuesday tech deals: 13" touch-enabled Sony ultrabook $700, Kindle Fire refurb $110
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Sony Store offers the 3.8lb VAIO T-Series LED-backlit touchscreen ulrabook in silver, model no. SVT131190X, for $739.99. Coupon code "SONYTX13" drops it to $699.99. With free shipping, that's $69 less than the lowest total price we could find for a comparable T-series ultrabook elsewhere...
Revamped Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD in-stock, $159 and $199
- If you've been waiting for a serious contender to arrive in the budget tablet market, then you may be pleased to hear this: Amazon's revamped Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD 7 are now in-stock for a wallet-friendly $159 and…
Weekend tech reading: Kindle Fire HD 8.9" versus the iPad 3
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On paper, the new Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 blows the iPad 3 out of the water. The Fire HD is thinner, lighter, and smaller than the iPad 3. The Fire HD has dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus, while the iPad has a single mono speaker. Where the iPad 3 is capable of...
Amazon unveils backlit Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire HD tablets
- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took the stage at an airplane hangar in Santa Monica, California today to unveil a trio of new Kindle e-book readers and multiple Kindle Fire tablets. The company's new flagship tablet looks to give Apple's third…
Kindle Fire 'sold out' at Amazon ahead of September 6 event
- Just in case there were any doubts left that Amazon plans to refresh its tablet and e-reader lineup next week, today the retailer announced that the Kindle Fire is officially sold out and teased that they’ve got “an exciting roadmap…
Amazon celebrates seven years of Prime, shares fun facts
- Amazon launched Amazon Prime in 2005 as an all-you-can-eat free two-day shipping alternative on one million items sold online. Now seven years later, the $79 annual service has expanded to include more than 15 million eligible items, access to over…
Amazon press event set for September 6, new Kindles expected
- Amazon has sent out invitations for a mystery press conference on September 6 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. The company remained tight-lipped on the exact nature of the event, but if last year's is anything to go by,…
Consumers love their tablets, study shows, favor iPad, Kindle Fire
- Analytics firm comScore has released the results of a three-month TabLens survey which aimed to discover more insight about tablet owners and what they like. The firm draws a number of conclusions from its results, but most notably it finds…
Amazon GameCircle brings achievements, game sync to Kindle Fire
- Amazon is looking to improve the gaming experience for owners of its Kindle Fire tablet with the introduction of a new social platform dubbed GameCircle. This is essentially Amazon’s answer to Apple’s Game Center on iOS to help game developers…
Next-gen Kindle Fire expected to be thinner, 1280x800, Q3 launch
- Sources from AllThingsD have confirmed some of the rumors we've been hearing about the next iteration of Kindle Fires which are expected to arrive this year. They've also added a few more details of their own to the rumor bag,…
Google estimated to earn $15 for every Nexus 7 tablet sold
- It’s generally a rule of thumb for a company to produce a product that could be profitable but if you are already one of the wealthiest and most respected in the industry, that metric isn’t always required. Case in point…
iPad web traffic dips, Nook overtakes Kindle Fire among e-readers
- The iPad is still the most widely used tablet to surf the Internet by a huge margin, but traffic has dropped slightly so far this month. New data from ad network Chitika shows that the iPad accounted for 94.64 percent…
Amazon beats Q1 predictions, share prices jump 14.6%
- Online retailer Amazon.com posted their first quarter results yesterday, beating analysts' estimates despite their outlook for growth being slower than expected. Share prices responded well to the news with the stock price jumping 14.6 percent according to Business Week.
Barnes & Noble unveils cheaper Nook Tablet, slashes Nook Color to $169
- Barnes & Noble has introduced a lower-priced Nook Tablet in addition to decreasing the asking price for existing Nook Color units. The budget-friendly Nook Tablet now rivals the price of Amazon’s Kindle Fire at $199 while the Color has dropped…
Rumor: Amazon prepping Kindle Fire 2 for Q2 release
- Following up on analyst speculation a week ago, China Times is now reporting that Amazon is indeed exploring alternative size and manufacturing options for the next wave of Kindle Fire tablets set for release sometime this summer.
New 7 and 9-inch Kindle Fire models may be on the way
- Following recent news of a seemingly imminent iPad 3 launch, it appears Amazon may have some news of its own. According Pacific Crest analyst Chad Bartley, the jungle-themed sales giant may be planning to roll out new 7 and 9…
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