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Amazon’s Giving Away Free Music in Exchange For Longer Delivery Times

Some of us have to have everything right now. Others couldn’t give a crap if their new DVD turned up this week or next. Starting today, Amazon is rewarding its Prime users by offering free music store credit in exchange for longer shipping times. At the check-out, Prime member just have to select “FREE No-Rush…

Commerce Jamie Condliffe

The Nook Tablet Is Better Than the Kindle Fire (But Only If You’re Clumsy)

Prone to dropping your electronics? Watch this pair of awkwardly dressed tech journalists dropping tablets onto concrete. Yes, it’s annoying. Yes, it’s waste. No, it’s not actually journalism. But it does turn out that the Nook Tablet is best if you’re a clutz. All that said, both the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet cope just…

Commerce Jamie Condliffe

Amazon Loses $2.70 On Every Kindle Fire Sold

There had been rumors that the Kindle Fire cost more to build than Amazon was selling it for, and that rumor is true. According to iSuppli, every one of those tiny tablets costs 201.70 to build. The display is the most costly component in the Kindle fire, costing $87 to build. Other components, such as…

Commerce Adrian Covert

Amazon Might Make a Kindle Phone—But It Really Shouldn’t

The Kindle Fire is a success—tech-press bleating, a derision best summarized by the image of tears streaming down their faces onto an iPad. Amazon is a gear company now. Is a phone next? Please, no. The reasons why the Fire is a great machine are few and simple. It’s a conduit for Amazon Prime—it jacks…

Commerce Sam Biddle

Amazon Powers Silk With One of the World’s Fastest Supercomputers

All the hype surrounding Amazon at the moment centres on the Kindle Fire. But behind the scenes, they’ve been developing one of the world’s most powerful super computers — and it powers the Fire’s browser, Silk. The list of the world’s 500 fastest supercomputers came out this week. The top 10, as usual, are owned…

Commerce Jamie Condliffe

Amazon Puts Kindle Fire Source Code Up for Download

There’s source code everywhere! A few days ago, Google released the source code for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and now Amazon’s released the code for its new Kindle Fire tablet. The Kindle Fire is pretty awesome, but it’s got a feeeew little UI quirks. The release will let hackers dig in and customize the…

Commerce Kyle Wagner

You Can Root Your Kindle Fire Now—But Should You?

In a move that should surprise absolutely no one, the Android faithful have achieved root access to the Kindle Fire though a simple, one-click process, opening the doors to mucho customization. But just because you can, should you? Having root access to a device means that its software can be removed and replaced with something…

Tech News Brent Rose

Watch the Kindle Fire’s Guts Dissected

The mad dismantlers at iFixit have their prying hands on the Kindle Fire, which means it’s time to rip that thing apart. If the silicon sadist inside you enjoys such things, read on—lots of pretty tablet innards await. There aren’t any surprises so far, but the team does not the Fire has a “monstrous” battery,…

Commerce Sam Biddle

Gizmodo’s Joe Brown on CNN International

Gizmodo’s Joe Brown joined CNN International on December 15, 2011 to discuss Amazon’s Kindle Fire. Watch the clip above! For media requests, contact Kevin Prince at [email protected].

Commerce Scott Kidder

You Can Turn Your Kindle Fire into a Nook

We know Amazon’s proprietary app store is (intentionally) limited—but according to Mashable, nowhere near as limited as we thought. Unofficially, you can bend the app rules and load up Nook on your Kindle. Kinky! Mashable’s Christina Warren was able to get unapproved apps onto her Kindle Fire by downloading generic Android app store GetJar—all she…

Tech News Sam Biddle

How Do You Get a Million People to Buy a Gadget That Nobody’s Even Used Yet?

The iPhone and the iPad are card-carrying members. Modern Warfare 3 is, like, the President. I’m talking, of course, about the Million-Plus Preorder Club. Now the Amazon Kindle Fire has joined the ranks. Before anyone even touched a Kindle Fire. https://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-shatters-all-sales-recor-5857400 How does that happen?! Until now, Amazon didn’t even make a tablet. Sure the…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

Gizmodo’s Joe Brown on Bloomberg News

Gizmodo’s Joe Brown joined Bloomberg News on November 14, 2011 to talk about the Kindle Fire. Watch the clip above! For media requests, contact Kevin Prince at [email protected].

Commerce Scott Kidder

The Best Kindle Fire Covers So Far

The Kindle Fire’s not even a day old, but Amazon’s already pretty packed full of covers and sleeves. And with the Fire shipping today—a day early—we’ve rounded up some of the best to fit your particular needs. Standard Issue The official Amazon cover for the Kindle Fire is a simple nylon zip sleeve that comes…

Commerce Kyle Wagner

Kindle Touch Lightning Review: The Only Book Gadget You Need

We’ve more or less accepted e-readers as the best way to read a book digitally, but there’s still a whole lot that gadgets can do that e-readers suck at—literally anything you own with a screen is better at this stuff than an e-reader. The Kindle Touch is the first to really bridge that gap in…

Reviews Kyle Wagner

Kindle Fire Review: The iPad Finally Has Serious Competition

The Kindle Fire is stuck between e-ink minimalism and gleaming iPad decadence. That could either make it the goofy middle child in the tablet family, or a singular wunderkind. But the Fire will not be overlooked. Apple: Be afraid. Why it matters Amazon isn’t just a bookstore. Nor is it a music store, shoe store,…

Reviews Sam Biddle

Kindle Fire Adds Hulu Plus and ESPN to Its App Bounty

Those concerned about Amazon’s curated Kindle Fire app approach have less and less reason to be concerned; in addition to the slew of games, Netflix, and Pandora announced earlier this week, Amazon’s got ESPN and Hulu Plus in its stable. https://gizmodo.com/kindle-fire-will-have-apps-for-facebook-netflix-pando-5857840 That takes care of a lot of heavy hitters, although the fact that Amazon…

Commerce Brian Barrett

Whoa: Amazon’s $79 Kindle Costs $84 to Make

That jaw-dropping $79 price point on Amazon’s new Kindle just got a little nuttier: It turns out the thing costs a $84.25 to manufacture, according to an exclusive report to Mainstreet by serial gear teardowner iSuppli. The $79 Kindle is the “special offers” version of Amazon’s ereader, which means it features localized advertisements on its…

Commerce Kyle Wagner

Why Does Amazon Need Its Own Voice Recognition Company?

Amazon has, apparently, ponied up for a speech recognition company called Yap, the Atlantic reports. Yap was an iPhone and Android app voicemail transcription service that would turn your audio voicemails into text, somewhat similar to Google Voice. It had generally positive reviews. It was purchased by a mysterious suitor in September, which CLT Blog…

Commerce Mat Honan

Kindle Fire Will Have Apps for Facebook, Netflix, Pandora, and Tons of Games Next Week

Kindle Fire owners worried that their apps will come from the Amazon Appstore instead of the Android Market can breathe a little easier—they’ll get apps for Netflix, Facebook, Pandora, Zynga games and “thousands” of others next week. Phew. One of the major gripes about the Kindle Fire is that the custom UI only supports apps…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: The Differences Add Up

We’ve just gotten a look Barnes and Noble’s new 7-inch Nook Tablet, and surprise! It’s very similar to Amazon’s Kindle Fire. But the differences that do exist—in specs, price, and usability—are telling. Here’s how it all breaks down. Let’s start with looks: the two both have 7-inch IPS displays, although the Nook Tablet is a…

Commerce Mario Aguilar

Amazon’s Giving Away Free Music in Exchange For Longer Delivery Times

The Nook Tablet Is Better Than the Kindle Fire (But Only If You’re Clumsy)

Amazon Loses $2.70 On Every Kindle Fire Sold

Amazon Might Make a Kindle Phone—But It Really Shouldn’t

Amazon Powers Silk With One of the World’s Fastest Supercomputers

Amazon Puts Kindle Fire Source Code Up for Download

You Can Root Your Kindle Fire Now—But Should You?

Watch the Kindle Fire’s Guts Dissected

Gizmodo’s Joe Brown on CNN International

You Can Turn Your Kindle Fire into a Nook

How Do You Get a Million People to Buy a Gadget That Nobody’s Even Used Yet?

Gizmodo’s Joe Brown on Bloomberg News

The Best Kindle Fire Covers So Far

Kindle Touch Lightning Review: The Only Book Gadget You Need

Kindle Fire Review: The iPad Finally Has Serious Competition

Kindle Fire Adds Hulu Plus and ESPN to Its App Bounty

Whoa: Amazon’s $79 Kindle Costs $84 to Make

Why Does Amazon Need Its Own Voice Recognition Company?

Kindle Fire Will Have Apps for Facebook, Netflix, Pandora, and Tons of Games Next Week

Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: The Differences Add Up

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