Amazon might have quietly discontinued its File Transfer system for e-books tomorrow, but something else is occurring on the same day: a hardware event. Amazon is holding a "devices and services" showcase on February 26th in New York. They will not be streaming the event live. Instead, they will likely announce a new version of Alexa powered by AI. The company will likely … [Read more...] about Amazon is having a big event tomorrow
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Amazon Fire HD 8 will be the first tablet that uses Fire OS 6
The upcoming Amazon Fire HD 8 will be the first tablet that uses a new Fire OS 6 operating system. It will be based on Android Nougat and more specifically Android 7.1.2. This is quite the upgrade from Android 5.1 or 6.0 that Fire OS 5 used. Amazon first debuted Fire OS 6 on the Fire TV 3 and has since also used it on the Fire TV Cube and Toshiba Fire TV Edition … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire HD 8 will be the first tablet that uses Fire OS 6
Amazon has a number of refurbished Fire Tablets on sale
If you are looking for an extra tablet for your kids or for the bathroom, Amazon has discounted a number of refurbished models. The Fire 10 HD is available for $89, which is a savings of $30. The Fire HD 8 is available for $64 and you save $25 vs the normal price. The Kindle Paperwhite is also available for $69, which is a savings of $30. When Prime Day rolls around next … [Read more...] about Amazon has a number of refurbished Fire Tablets on sale
This is why Amazon continues to develop tablets
Amazon has been in the tablet business since 2011 when they started to release products that tried to compete against Acer, Apple, Asus, HP, Samsung and dozens of other companies taking advantage of the tablet boom period. Over the years Amazon went from offering mid-level and high-end tablets and started to develop really affordable ones. The average Amazon tablet went from … [Read more...] about This is why Amazon continues to develop tablets
Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition will be available July 11th
Amazon has just launched a kids edition of their Fire HD 10. It comes with one free year of Freetime Unlimited, which has a copious amount of free apps, movies and television shows. Parents can rest assured that this device will be able to withstand the trials and tribulations of a cruel world with the rubber case and two year unlimited warranty. The Fire HD 10 Kids Edition … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition will be available July 11th
New Amazon Fire Update is Making the Screen Flicker
Amazon started to push out a new firmware update with the version number 5.6.1.0 in the past few days. This incorporated hands free Alexa to the Fire 8 HD and Fire 7, but people are up in arms because this new update is busted. Thousands of people are reporting that their screen is constantly flickering and when they are reading an ebook, all of the text becomes … [Read more...] about New Amazon Fire Update is Making the Screen Flicker
Facebook Messenger Kids Now Available on Fire Tablets
Facebook Messenger Kids debuted on Android last year and it is now available on the Amazon App Store for Fire tablets. The App is geared towards young ones who are 13 years and younger, and it allows them to have access to a lot of Messenger's regular features in a more secure environment. They can send GIFs, use stickers to add to photos or even group chat. One of the most … [Read more...] about Facebook Messenger Kids Now Available on Fire Tablets
Amazon Fire HD 8 Unboxing and Review
Amazon has had two different strategies when marketing their Fire line of tablets. They used to make them with solid hardware and resolution, but they were expensive. It wasn't until the Fire 7, which retailed for $49 that people bought tens of millions of them and propelled Amazon into the top 5 worldwide vendor category. Hardware The Fire HD 8 has an … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire HD 8 Unboxing and Review
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
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