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Kindle Fire to get over-the-air update for performance issues

Amazon has promised a major over-the-air update for the Kindle Fire in the next two weeks, according to the New York Times. The update will fix some of the device's major flaws, including poor performance and the inability to...

Amazon introduces $6 million Select program for exclusive Kindle authors

Yesterday, Amazon introduced Kindle Direct Publishing Select (KDP), featuring a multi-million dollar seed fund. KDP Select allows authors to earn royalties by lending out their books through Amazon's Prime Kindle Owners Lending Library. Authors wh...

Black Friday: Apple zigged while the PC market zagged

PC sales were down 8% Thanksgiving week, but demand for the MacBook Air was strong

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In a note to clients Thursday, Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty rattled off several reasons to explain why retail sales of personal computers in the U.S. were down 8% year over year for the week of Nov. 20 to 26,...

TV shows hit international Apple TVs, emphasizing the iTunes lead

Apple turned on streaming of purchased TV shows on the Apple TV for customers in the UK, Canada and Australia on Wednesday night. The change doesn't even require a user-initiated update, and it should be available on all current Apple TVs in those countries right now.

DOJ, state AGs also investigating possible e-book collusion

Following a similar announcement by the European Commission on Tuesday, the Department of Justice confirmed on Wednesday that it is also conducting an investigation into allegations that e-book publishers conspired with Apple to ...

Analysts readjust holiday iPad sales expectations

Apple is likely going to sell a ridiculous amount of iPads this quarter. But some analysts are now telling their clients that their expectations for Apple's tablet sales for the holidays should come down just a little bit closer to earth.

Take Control Of Christmas With Your iPhone [2011 Holiday App Guide]

gift-plan-iphoneWith access to over half a million apps in the App Store, getting things done on our iPhones has never been easier. So instead of running around like a headless chicken this Christmas Eve in a desperate bid to buy gifts for all your...

Canaccord: iPhone smartphone share to grow 42% this quarter

From a 14.3% share of the global market in September to a 20.3% share in December

Click to enlarge. Estimates: Canaccord. Chart: PED

A note to clients issued Tuesday by Canaccord Genuity's T. Michael Walkley had good news and bad news for Apple (AAPL) investors.

The bad news, which we reported here, was that he expects sales of...

Amazon’s Kindle Fire May Also Ignite Kiddie Buying Sprees

fireRemember those sneaky Smurfs? The in-app iPad purchases from the free game Smurf’s Village – and dozens of games like it – had parents seeing red as their toddlers accidentally ran up credit card bills. The Kindle Fire also has a similar problem. Kids...

EU investigating if publishers conspired with Apple on e-book pricing

The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it has formally begun an investigation into claims that publishers colluded with Apple to keep e-book prices high, in violation of EU anti-competition rules. The announcemen...

Canaccord Genuity: Kindle Fire will take 15.3% of tablet market

Estimates the iPad's share will drop from 74% to 53.2% by the time Christmas is over

Estimates: Canaccord Genuity. Chart: PED

The chart above is what Canaccord Genuity's T. Michael Walkley thinks the worldwide tablet market will look like this quarter after Amazon gets through disrupting it by selling a few million Kindle Fires at or below...

Steve Jobs biography tops Amazon’s Best Sellers list for 2011

The Walter Isaacson biography of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has risen to the top of Amazon's list of best-selling books for 2011, not even two months following its release in October. The Jobs biography had already reached the No. 2 spot in November.