Amazon Kindle Fire News
Amazon Prime subscribers to get streaming Viacom video; Amazon Kindle Fire users included
Amazon has announced that it has made a deal with Viacom to bring some of the latter's television shows to Amazon Prime subscribers; that means Amazon Kindle Fire user will get the chance to...
Amazon Kindle Fire is now the most popular Android tablet
The Amazon Kindle Fire is among the newest arrivals to the Android tablet family, but it has already managed to climb to the top in popularity, zipping right past the Samsung Galaxy Tab…
Analyst says that Amazon sold 6 million copies of the Amazon Kindle Fire in Q4
Stifel Nicolas analyst Jordan Rohan says that his firm just raised its estimate of fourth quarter sales of the Amazon Kindle Fire from 5 million units to 6 million; it was the first quarter that the low-priced...
Here are 10 awesome Kindle Fire covers and cases
After the Holidays, chances are the Amazon Kindle Fire has a household item in your family, or at least you know someone who got one as a gift…
Kindle Fire ODM orders for Q1 to fall in half when compared with Q4, down to 3 million
The Amazon Kindle Fire 7" tablet is seeing its ODM orders slashed in Q1 from about six million in the holiday quarter, to three million, which means about a million a month. The same fate is said...
Amazon will rake in $136 additional revenue from each Kindle Fire sold, claims study
According to a recent analysis, each Kindle Fire tablet sold is expected to bring an additional $136 in revenue straight into Amazon's pockets. The money will come from e-book and app purchases, as...
Full-Screen browsing comes to Amazon Kindle Fire after firmware update
A firmware update for the Amazon Kindle-Fire brings with it a full-screen toggle button for the Silk browser, and also breaks root on the tablet; the new update (to version 6.2.2) prevents BurritoRoot, a tool that...
SlingPlayer coming soon to a Kindle Fire near you
TV-anywhere company SlingBox will be releasing its popular SlingPlayer app for Amazon's red hot Kindle Fire later this month...
Amazon issues apology over “The Kindle Compass” confusion
Kindle owners received a subscription to a mysterious new publication called “The Kindle Compass.” Unfortunately, the subscription stated it was a 14-day trial that would automatically continue at the monthly subscription rate...
Amazon's Silk web browser is ported over to other Android devices
One xda-developers member has somehow managed to port over the web browser to other Android devices – though, the full listing of compatible devices are not yet disclosed. Nevertheless, the process in getting the Silk...
Amazon Kindle Fire is graced with its very own USA Today app
Available now for download in the Amazon Appstore, USA Today is going big on the popular tablet as the app tailors to the needs to readers all around. Boasting headlines such as News, Money, Sports, Life, YourLife, Tech, and...
Traffic numbers show that Amazon Kindle Fire was under many trees this Xmas
Data reported by Millennial Media shows a huge increase in ad impressions that were loaded by Amazon Kindle Fire users on Christmas Day which allowed the upstart low-priced tablet to cut into the Apple iPad's...
Amazon sold more than 4 million Kindles in December
Amazon definitely got its timing and pricing right for its latest Kindles, including the Amazon Kindle Fire, and now the company has reported that total Kindle sales in December reached…
Pre-alpha ICS running on Kindle Fire needs your help
The xda-developer community is a place where geek dreams come true, and the newest dream is to have Android Ice Cream Sandwich running on the $199 Kindle Fire. That dream is much closer to reality because of...
More 7 inch LCD tablet displays were produced last month than 9.7 inch screens
With strong demand for the Amazon Kindle Fire and the Barnes and Noble NOOK Tablet, manufacturers of LCD tablet displays said that in November, production of 7 inch screens used in models like the latter...
Conan O'Brien show pokes fun at the Amazon Kindle Fire
You know that a device has made it when it is made fun of on the Conan O'Brien show; based on the hilarious clip from last night's show, you can say that the Amazon Kindle Fire has now reached the pinnacle and can go no higher...
Amazon gives the gift of free 2-day shipping on Kindles for the Xmas procrastinators
In a press release today, Amazon announced it would throw in two-day shipping on all Kindles, including the Kindle Fire. All orders placed before 8 pm PT on December 21 will receive this offer and...
Special promotions help to shave $40 off the cost of an Amazon Kindle Fire
Knowing that it’s generally hard to find its pricing any lower than where it has been, it naturally raises our eyes whenever special promotions and deals manage to bring its price lower. Well, that’s certainly...
Amazon Kindle Fire impressions grow at a stunning rate, Android loses share in November
The Amazon Kindle Fire showed impressive growth in the first weeks of its availability with impressions on Millenial’s US ad network growing by the whopping 19% on average daily. At…
New update for the Amazon Kindle Fire breaks root, disables SuperOneClick
The Amazon Kindle Fire is probably one of the most successful tablets out there - we still don’t know for sure, but most reports seem to agree on its huge sales…
