Now you can opt out of those ads on new Amazon Kindle Fire tablets for a one-time payment of $15. This is a reversal from a policy the company revealed the day after the new tablets were introduced. Read more »
Amazon Game Network Launch Hints at Kindle Smartphone
Mashable Launches Kindle Fire App
We’re very happy to announce the launch of the Mashable for Kindle Fire app today! With the Kindle Fire , simplicity is the name of the game, and with that in mind, we modeled our app to be as streamlined as possible. With it, you can simply lean back and read story after story. Head on over to the Amazon App Store today, download the Mashable for Kindle Fire app and let us know what you think Read more »
Amazon Rides Kindle Fire to Huge Growth, but Profits Are Down
Amazon is growing fast. But that growth is outpacing its ability to make money, if the company’s quarterly results are any indication Read more »
iPad to Kindle Fire: You’re Irrelevant
Apple just had its best quarter ever . While it was expected to have a great holiday season, no one saw the unbelievable numbers coming: 37 million iPhones sold, 140 million downloads on Christmas Day, $97 billion in the bank Read more »
What Apple Earnings Will Tell Us About iPad 3 and the Tablet Market
When Apple releases its earnings for the first fiscal quarter of 2012 late Tuesday, we’ll learn just how much the tablet market has changed since the release of the Kindle Fire in November — one of the main reasons tablet ownership shot up over the holiday season. Read more »
Hackers Port Amazon’s Silk Browser to Other Android Devices [VIDEO]
Amazon’s Silk browser is being ported onto other Android devices. Some are asking whether the port is fair game or theft. Check out the video above to learn more. Read more »
More Than 1 Million People Bought a Kindle Fire Instead of an iPad This Holiday [REPORT]
According to Amazon, the Kindle Fire led the Kindle line to record-breaking sales of 4 million devices over the holiday season. You have to think that at least some of those shoppers opted for the Fire in lieu of an iPad , and one investment bank says that’s exactly what happened. Analyst Tavis McCourt at Morgan Keegan said in a note to investors today that the Amazon Kindle Fire robbed Apple of 1 million to 2 million iPad sales Read more »
4 Big Moves Google Should Make in 2012
In peeking ahead to predict what 2012 holds for Google , it’s informative to look back at the eventful year it had . Read more »
So You Got a Kindle Fire? Try Our First-Timer Guide
If you’ve recently purchased or been gifted a Kindle Fire, congratulations! You’re now the owner of one of the best tablets on the market, in our opinion. SEE ALSO: Amazon Kindle Fire, iPad’s First True Competitor [REVIEW] Now it’s time to begin taking advantage of your device, courtesy of our handy little guide below Read more »