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Amazon Trolls, Apple Manuals, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. Destructibles: Instructions for Evil Idiots DIY activism. So edgy! If you want to know how to cause…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Amazon Places Kindle Fire Products In New “Seesaw” Spinoff

Presumably meant as a way to improve investment opportunities into the upcoming Kindle Fire tablet and other related products, Amazon has spun that device and the Fire brand into a new company called Seesaw LLC. Amazon has not made any public comments yet, but its trademark filings have confirmed that the company did indeed file…

Commerce Jack Loftus

Microsoft’s Servers Are Faster than Amazon and Google’s Servers

Amazon and Google generally get all the attention for their data centers and cloud services. But you know who has the fastest servers around? Microsoft. Yep. According to Ars Technica, the tech monolith’s Azure cloud consistently provided quicker load times than Amazon’s EC2 or Google’s App Engine in a year-long test conducted by Compuware, who…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Kindle 4 Lightning Review: It’s Just Not That Into You

The Kindle 3 was like the girl next-door: Maybe not the prettiest, but comfortable, smart, and simple. The new non-touch Kindle’s the bitchy cheerleader; absolutely gorgeous but totally unaccommodating and uninterested in whether you’re enjoying yourself. Like For the first time, picking up a Kindle doesn’t feel like I’m firing up the ol’ Book Reading…

Reviews Kyle Wagner

Kindle Fire Pre-Sales May Stomp iPad Sales

A supposed leaked document from Amazon shows Kindle Fire pre-sales are about to surpass those of the iPad, which would instantly make it the fastest-selling tablet of all time. Oooh, burn! An informant for the Cult of Android who reportedly works for Amazon managed to grab a screencap of Amazon’s inventory system called Alaska (Availability…

Tech News Brent Rose

The Kindle Fire Is So Cheap Because Amazon Built It That Way

The Kindle Fire is a huge deal in part at least because it’s so cheap. But reports that Amazon is taking a loss to make the tablet a bargain have been greatly exaggerated. The Kindle Fire is inexpensive by design. From the looks of it, the Amazon Kindle Fire is going to be amazing, and…

Commerce Mario Aguilar

The Kindle Touch 3G Will Only Let You Browse the Web Over Wi-Fi

Turns out the unlimited 3G-ness of the new Kindle Touch 3G is not quite as unlimited as we thought. According to Amazon’s Kindle forums, the Touch will grant you 3G connectivity for accessing the Kindle store, buying books, and surfing Wikipedia. Everything else requires WiFi. Which isn’t a bad thing, per se. Just a bit…

Commerce Kwame Opam

The Original Kindle Was So Fugly Because of the BlackBerry

Looking back at the Kindle’s history, that original Kindle was pretty rip your eyes out ugly, huh? An odd shape with quirky buttons and even stranger scroll wheel…God who thought of that? Apparently, RIM. Jeff Bezos loved his Blackberry so much he based the Kindle’s design off of his favorite gadget. https://gizmodo.com/the-history-of-amazons-kindle-so-far-5844662 A hardware designer…

Commerce Casey Chan

Rumor: Amazon Is In Talks to Buy webOS

We already know that HP wants to sell webOS to someone else. VentureBeat is reporting that Amazon is “the closest to finalizing a deal” for webOS. Oh my god, that would make our dreams come true. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-should-buy-webos-5838128 There are other unnamed contenders looking to buy webOS but VentureBeat’s source seems pretty confident that Amazon currently…

Commerce Casey Chan

Watch Steve Bezos Unleash the Awesome New Kindles

There’s a reason we crowned Jeff Bezos the next Steve Jobs: he’s cool, composed, stylish, and bald. And now you can see his ascension in motion, as he pitched the world on the new Kindle family. Nice jacket, Jeff. https://gizmodo.com/jeff-bezos-is-the-new-steve-jobs-5844863 Keynotes are a lot like tennis matches. Even if the action looks impressive onscreen, nothing…

Commerce Sam Biddle

Jeff Bezos Is the New Steve Jobs

Jeff Bezos broke about a dozen legs yesterday. His presentation announcing Amazon’s new Kindle lineup was entertaining, memorable and most of all, convincing. He sold it. And in doing so, made it pretty clear that he’s our next Steve Jobs. https://gizmodo.com/were-live-at-the-amazon-tablet-event-5844611 Bezos owned the stage; he was a lion on the savannah. He was stylish…

Tech News Mat Honan

Why the Kindle Fire Beats the iPad 2 (For Me)

There are times when less is more in terms of technology. And frankly, at a $199 price point, less is definitely more. The iPad 2 is a great device. But I don’t need a $500 tablet. The Fire gives me the features I want at a price point that’s less than half of the iPad…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

Which Kindle Should You Buy?

Holy crap, we’re covered in Kindles. As of today there are six different Kindles you can choose from at 11 different price-points. How ever will you decide? Here’s a quick look at all of ’em, and our pre-release pick. https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-kindles-5844649 The Kindle (cheap) This is not the old Kindle, it’s the new Kindle. But it’s…

Commerce Brent Rose

Proof Amazon’s Going to Sell a Shitload of New Kindles

This email from my mother, just now. She’s never expressed interest in a tablet of any kind, ever before. She’s extremely smart, but not so interested in tech. Well, she sure is now. And there are millions like her. My thoughts? Get one.

Commerce Sam Biddle

Amazon’s Still Selling the Kindle Keyboard for $99

The Kindle Touch and the new Kindle look a lot like a realization of the eReader’s manifest destiny. But what if you just want a damn keyboard to browse the web or search your book? Amazon’s got you covered. The Wi-Fi-only Kindle 3 with special offers is now down to $99, from $114 before today.…

Commerce Kyle Wagner

The Best Way to Store Stuff in the Cloud

Now that Amazon has finally given us a lustworthy cloud-surfing tablet, you might be wondering just how Amazon’s Cloud Drive stacks up against the rest of the pack. Read on for our ultimate cloud storage smackdown. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-new-amazon-kindle-fire-color-tablet-and-its-5844623 Cloud storage services are everywhere these days. The internet has gotten cloudier than my memories of Burning Man…

Tech News Brent Rose

Video of the Amazon Kindle Fire in Action Up Close

Is your desire for the Fire still smoldering? I don’t blame you. It’s pretty badass. Here’s some video of it in action, just to pour a little more gasoline on everything. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-new-amazon-kindle-fire-color-tablet-and-its-5844623 You can keep up with Brent Rose, the author of this post, on Google+ or Twitter.

Commerce Brent Rose

The History of Amazon’s Kindle So Far

Kindle The Amazon Kindle, first of its name. When the original Kindle launched in 2007, it was immensely popular, selling out within hours and remaining out of stock for months, but it also wasn’t the eReader juggernaut that the Kindle is today. It had a 6-inch screen and 250MB of memory, which was expandable by…

Commerce Kyle Wagner

What Is Amazon Silk?

As part of the Kindle Fire, Amazon introduced a new web browser called Silk that uses some of Amazon’s best technologies to help make mobile browsing even better. What is Amazon Silk? Well, from the looks of things, it’s awesome. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-new-amazon-kindle-fire-color-tablet-and-its-5844623 Amazon Silk is the Kindle Fire’s new web browser… Amazon Silk is a web…

Commerce Adrian Covert

Everything You Need to Know About the New Kindles

Cheap Kindles! Touchable Kindles! Firey Kindles! Amazon really unloaded an entire clip of hardware goodness on the world—including the most important tablet since the iPad. Today, Amazon became one of the most important companies in consumer electronics. Here’s everything you need to know: • This Is the New Amazon Kindle Fire Color Tablet-and It’s Only…

Commerce Joe Brown

Amazon Trolls, Apple Manuals, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

Amazon Places Kindle Fire Products In New “Seesaw” Spinoff

Microsoft’s Servers Are Faster than Amazon and Google’s Servers

Kindle 4 Lightning Review: It’s Just Not That Into You

Kindle Fire Pre-Sales May Stomp iPad Sales

The Kindle Fire Is So Cheap Because Amazon Built It That Way

The Kindle Touch 3G Will Only Let You Browse the Web Over Wi-Fi

The Original Kindle Was So Fugly Because of the BlackBerry

Rumor: Amazon Is In Talks to Buy webOS

Watch Steve Bezos Unleash the Awesome New Kindles

Jeff Bezos Is the New Steve Jobs

Why the Kindle Fire Beats the iPad 2 (For Me)

Which Kindle Should You Buy?

Proof Amazon’s Going to Sell a Shitload of New Kindles

Amazon’s Still Selling the Kindle Keyboard for $99

The Best Way to Store Stuff in the Cloud

Video of the Amazon Kindle Fire in Action Up Close

The History of Amazon’s Kindle So Far

What Is Amazon Silk?

Everything You Need to Know About the New Kindles

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