Amazon has just announced that the Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 are now available in Canada. These tablets do not come with Alexa, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense since the Echo Plus and other products just became available in the past few weeks. The Fire 7 features a thin and light design, a 7-inch IPS display with high contrast and sharp text, long battery life with up to … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 Now Available in Canada Sans Alexa
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Amazon Pushes Out Firmware 5.6.0.0 to Fix Sideloading APK Bug
A few weeks ago Amazon released a new firmware update that prevented users from sideloading in their own apps onto a Fire Tablet. Many people were worried that Amazon was now mandating that everyone play in their own walled garden and did not want users downloading and installing apps from other sources. Today, Amazon has just pushed out a new update 5.6.0.0 for newer Fire … [Read more...] about Amazon Pushes Out Firmware 5.6.0.0 to Fix Sideloading APK Bug
Amazon Creates New Fire Tablet and Kindle e-Reader Bundle
Amazon has just created a strange bundle that comprises of their entry level Kindle e-Reader and the super cheap Fire Tablet 7 with Alexa. You can purchase both of these devices for $94, which is a savings of $34 and it is only available for US customers. The Kindle that Amazon is offering is the Kindle 8th generation that came out in 2016. It employs an older E-Ink Pearl … [Read more...] about Amazon Creates New Fire Tablet and Kindle e-Reader Bundle
How do you know what Fire Tablet you have?
Amazon has been releasing Fire Tablets since 2011 and the company tends to never have proper naming conventions. Whenever a new device comes out it is simply the Fire 7 or Fire 10 and it can get confusing on what model you actually have. This especially difficult if you want to sell an old device on EBAY or manually download a firmware update. Amazon has a page that lists … [Read more...] about How do you know what Fire Tablet you have?
New Amazon Fire Tablet OS Update Stops You From Sideloading Apps
Amazon recently pushed out a firmware update for their FireOS operating system and the build number is OS 5.6.0. It is primarily applicable to the new HD 10, Fire 7 and a myriad of other tablets released in the past two years. I don't know if it was intentional or not, but this app breaks the ability to sideload in apps not from the Amazon App Store. When you try and load in … [Read more...] about New Amazon Fire Tablet OS Update Stops You From Sideloading Apps
2018 iPad PRO will have an OctaCore Processor
A new report proclaims that next generation iPad will feature eight cores in the tentatively named A11X Bionic chip that will include three high-performance "Monsoon" cores and five energy-efficient "Mistral" cores. The new iPad Pro line will also have slimmer bezel and the home button will be removed, it will also have FaceID. Also, these tablets will continue to use LCD … [Read more...] about 2018 iPad PRO will have an OctaCore Processor
New Amazon Fire HD 10 Available for Pre-Order
Amazon has just announced the Fire HD 10 and it is available for pre-order and the entry level model costs $149. This new device has Alexa built into it and you can automatically wake the tablet out of standby mode by just yelling out her name. The Fire HD 10 features a 10.1 capacitive touchscreen IPS display with a resolution of 1920x1080 and 224 PPI. Underneath the hood is … [Read more...] about New Amazon Fire HD 10 Available for Pre-Order
Amazon is Developing a New 10 inch Fire Tablet
Amazon is going to be releasing a new 10 inch Fire Tablet this year. The company has just had their FCC paperwork approved for a new device. This will be the third Fire tablet to be released in 2017, the Fire 7 and Fire 8 HD came out in May. The last time the Fire HD 10 was updated was in June of 2016, but I would hardly call it an update. It had the same processor and RAM … [Read more...] about Amazon is Developing a New 10 inch Fire Tablet
AT&T Releases New PrimeTime Android Tablet
AT&T has just released a new tablet that has DirecTV and DirecTV Now bundled on it. This device was designed to compete against the Amazon Fire tablets in terms of price and functionality. Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Choice customers can add the tablet to their unlimited wireless plan for an extra $20 per month. Alternatively you can purchase it for $10 a month for 20 … [Read more...] about AT&T Releases New PrimeTime Android Tablet
How to Sideload APK Files on the New Amazon Fire 7
The new Amazon Fire 7 inch tablet costs less than $50 and it has the Amazon App Store as the primary method to download and install apps. Amazon does not have a ton of developer support because they need to use the Amazon API. Amazon also does not have most new apps, companies often submit them to Google Play or 3rd party app markets. Overdrive Libby is a good example, Amazon … [Read more...] about How to Sideload APK Files on the New Amazon Fire 7