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...
Kindle could light a Fire under Apple’s iPad sales
Apple may have reason to welcome, not fear, the growing popularity of the Amazon Kindle Fire. According to J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz in a note late last week, the Kindle could encourage, not take away from, Apple's own iPad sales.
Did the Kindle outsell the iPad at Best Buy last weekend?
. Some are saying that just because the Kindle sits atop the BestBuy.com “Best Selling” tablets category, it is outselling the iPad 2. Not so fast. There is exactly one model of Kindle Fire, while there are about 16 models of iPad, two of which are second and third on the list and iPads make up a...
Kindle Fire vs iPad: How to decide
If there's any real comparison to be made between Apples and orange, it's the iPad and Kindle Fire use cases. After having spent a couple of weeks with Kindle, there's much to be said for the device. I'm quite fond of mine, frankly. But to paraphr...
Steve Jobs Would Probably Have Hated This E-Book Republishing His Mails To Customers
Over the years, Steve wrote hundreds of mostly terse, often funny, irritable or persnickety emails to Apple customers who wrote him at (sorry, you need Javascript to see this e-mail address) function hivelogic_enkoder_0_325621785() { var kode="kode=\"110 114 103 104 64 37 52 52 51...Don’t hand it to Junior just yet: Kindle Fire lacks key purchase controls
Amazon's Kindle Fire launched this week, but wait a second before sticking one under the Christmas tree for Little Timmy. The security settings that control buying items don't cover most of the ways someone can...
Feature: Don’t call it a tablet: the Kindle Fire reviewed
Before it was announced, the Kindle Fire was rumored to be Amazon's entry into the Android tablet market. To get a serious tablet, even a small one, at the Kindle Fire's price of $199 would...
After The Kindle Fire, Amazon Will Challenge The iPhone With A 2012 Kindle Phone [Report]
With the Kindle Fire, Amazon has proved that it is possible to compete with the iPad, at least in the budget tablet market. Will they try to take the crown from the iPhone’s head next with a so-called Kindle Phone? Yup, maybe! According to...Yes, that’s a button! The Kindle Touch reviewed
When Amazon introduced its most recent crop of Kindles, the company kept the devices and the press thoroughly separated. Which was a bit of a shame, because one of the newer introductions, the Kindle Touch, demanded some hands-......
