Amazon’s Kindle Fire has shipped between three and four million units, reports DigiTimes, for which the takeaway almost has to be: How’s your guesstimate margin of error a million units, one way or another?
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Two-Minute Video: Nook Tablet or Kindle Fire?
The 7-inch tablet market just got a whole lot more interesting, with the newly-released $199 Kindle Fire and the $249 Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet. According to what you may have read, both of these tablets will surely kill the …
Let the Kindle Phone Rumors Begin!
Now that Amazon’s in the tablet business with the Kindle Fire, the rumor mill is starting to make noise about a Kindle Phone to follow.
In a research note, CitiGroup’s Mark Mahaney says “we believe an Amazon Smartphone will be …
What’s Inside Amazon’s Kindle Fire: A PlayBook
iFixit gazes into the heart of Amazon’s Kindle Fire and finds it packs a few surprises.
Amazon Releases New Kindles Early
To everyone who’s been waiting patiently for their new Amazon Kindles to arrive, here’s some good news: The company is shipping them out early, it announced today, with Kindle Touch and Kindle Touch 3G orders being filled six …
Kindle Fire Reviews Run Hot and Cold
Amazon’s Kindle Fire arrives a day earlier than expected—here’s what everyone’s saying so far.
“What we really built is a fully integrated media service. Hardware is a crucial ingredient in the service, but it’s only a piece of it.”
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Hey Amazon, How About a ‘Kindle Fire’ Smartphone?
After writing about Android fragmentation, I ran into a friend at a conference. He began ranting about a particular type of fragmentation: The way wireless carriers muck up Google’s operating system with junkware, promotional …
Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: A Guide to Decide
If it’s a cheap tablet you’re after, Barnes & Noble and Amazon want your business. Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble’s $249 Nook Tablet both look promising on paper—the former with its suite of Amazon services, and …
Amazon Profit Falls 73%, Company Forecasts Loss for Q4
Amazon stunned the business world this afternoon with the announcement that third quarter profit had fallen 73% despite net sales rising 44% during the same period. The discrepancy was explained as an increase in spending on new products such as the Kindle Fire, due to be launched next month.
Profits for the quarter were announced at …
Kindle Fire Predicted to Sell 5M at Launch, May Outsell iPad 2?
Amazon’s Kindle Fire may be a bigger deal than many were expecting, if J.P. Morgan’s about-turn on the device is anything to go by. Weeks after telling investors that the device was “noise” with a low price point that only reflected how much it lacked in terms of usability, the company is forecasting Kindle Fire sales of between 4.5 to 5 …
Amazon Strikes Deal to Carry PBS Programming
Good news, Neil deGrasse Tyson fans: Your favorite astrophysicist and company will soon be coming to Amazon. The company announced today that it has struck a deal with PBS Distribution to bring more than 1,000 episodes of PBS shows such as NOVA, Antique Roadshow and Frontline to its Amazon Prime service.
Yes, you’ll also get the …