Kindle Fire News & Articles

With the growing popularity of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, not all websites are churning out mobile-friendly content, it seems. According to a recent study, poorly designed websites are probably killing your battery faster than they should be.

The Kindle Fire, the only other really successful tablet in the market, is getting a revamp according to reports. And, while Amazon is really only interested in selling its own content rather than challenging Apple in a technology war, the next Kindle tablet could have a bit more kick.

Apple's latest hardware icon will hit the stores at 8AM on16 March in all the regions it is getting a day one launch, with analysts expecting over a million sales.

The two top-selling tablets (after iPad), the Nook Color and Kindle Fire, just got a blogging boost from WordPress, the first name in web log hosting. The company announced on its blog yesterday an update to its native Android App (v.2.0.5) that includes a new Dashboard UI, developed to optimize the 7-inch screen on these popular new devices running the Android 2.0 open OS platform from Google.

The web is abuzz with rumors of a pending Google Tablet to challenge, not perhaps the Apple iPad juggernaut, but Kindle's new "Fire," in what some are calling the next "Fire fighter." And with smoke from the Italian press, kindling from an upstream Taiwan component supplier, and perhaps a grain of truth thrown in the mix, we get to the core of how these things get started in the first place.

Analysts reckon that Amazon's Kindle Fire stole over one million Apple iPad sales over the Christmas period. Did that really happen, or are other forces at play?

As Apple celebrates its part of 1.2 billion app downloads last week, those centuries-past, paper-based tomes are the focus of the company's first big news in 2012. While we're sure it is hard at work on a budget iPad and a new iOS, Apple is trying to boost its share of the ebook market that Amazon rules.

RIM has announced its depressing latest figures, but there's still hope within the company for a brighter 2012, despite having to battle a growing roster of Android and Apple (who just had a nasty iCloud wobble) super phones.

While Amazon's attractively-priced tablet still flies off the shelves, users are starting to realize that the bargain price came with some rather cut corners. With UI issues and too-easy purchasing being complained about, Amazon is promising to fix them with a software update soon.

As the mobile industry gets ready to wind down for a few weeks, it's time to shout (or not) about those seasonal sales figures. And there was always going to be one last storm, provided by Carrier IQ, with its generic mobile networking monitoring software, now dumped by Apple. 

If you had little doubt what the most sought-after gadget was over the Thanksgiving break, the stats shows that tablets were the hottest ticket in town. Both online and in-store sales were through the roof as people seem hooked on tablets.

With the big news that Amazon has put a great range of smartphones (except iPhones) on sale for just a cent on a two-year contract, others are slashing and burning, depending on need.

City investors suggest that Amazon's foray into Android tablets with the Kindle Fire could be followed up by a new smartphone in 2012.

Amazon has just released its Kindle Fire tablet to the public through retail establishments and by online order. Amid mixed reviews, Amazon is optimistic that the US$ 199 price tag might hit the sweet spot among consumers and that the Amazon's new 7-inch tablet is poised to overtake Apple's iPad 2 in terms of holiday sales.

The new tablet from Amazon is hitting doorsteps a day early across America with a great deal for users to download, but what do the critics think?