Amazon is building a new version of its artificially intelligent Echo speaker with a screen, according to a Bloomberg report. The device is currently being worked on by the company’s secretive Lab126 research team that was also responsible for some of Amazon’s greatest flops and successes like the Fire Phone, Echo…
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon’s Lab126—makers of the Kindle, Fire Phone, and Amazon Echo—is laying off dozens of engineers. That’s a shame. Some consolation: now we can hear about the gadgets they were secretly building!
If you're still in the market for a Christmas gift, you're in luck. Amazon has the Kindle Fire HDX on sale for $300. Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals. [Amazon]
You can always expect that Amazon will push out new Kindles and Fires year by year, but the Everything Store has so much more in the works. From travel sites to retail stores, there's a whole bunch of rumored stuff Bezos & Co. might be getting ready to roll out. Here's a breakdown.
Kindle Fires can be great tablets, but Fire OS has always lagged a little behind the Android framework it's based on. Now, Amazon's built-in Silk browser is finally getting a private-mode update that will make it way easier and safer to watch porn.
We loved the Kindle Fire HDX. It's faux-Android wrapped up in a budget body so beautiful you'll learn to stop worrying and love the forked OS. Now its big brother, the HDX 8.9, is here with the same flavor of lovely in a stretched-out package.
Ever since Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plucked up the Washington Post, we've wondered how he would merge it into his personal empire. And here we have it: The Post is launching a magazine-style app that will come preloaded on new Kindle Fires, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
Last year, Amazon's Kindle tablets really grew up. They got fantastic and stylish new design, and a software update to back it up. This year, Amazon's trotting out a new 8.9 Kindle Fire HDX with faster guts. You won't find a 7-inch version if that's what you're looking for, but Amazon does have some staggeringly cheap…
Amazon is running another promo on their Kindle Fire HD line, but today they're taking things a step further by tacking on an additional 10% off for Prime Members. Here's a free trial.
While at this point the year-and-a-half old 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD might be showing its age a bit, it's still one of the best tablets you can buy. Especially considering that you can get one today for just $130—less than an e-ink Kindle Paperwhite.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is planning to equip third-party brick-and-mortar retailers with checkout systems built around Kindle Fire tablets and credit card readers. Just like all those stores that already use iPads in the same way?
Hit up Amazon with code MAYDAY30 to take $30 off your new Kindle Fire. Don't miss out on great deals on textbooks, external batteries, Eneloops, at lots more throughout the rest of today's deal roundup. [Amazon]
If you've been trying to work out how you might pay for a new Kindle Fire, Amazon might be able to help: it's pushing a four-part instalment plan for its HDX line.
Thanks to an Amazon Gold Box deal, you can get the Kindle Fire HDX—a delightful little tablet—for just $184 instead of the normal $220. Today only! [Amazon]
If you buy a Kindle Fire HDX this week through smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate $20 to the charity of your choice instead of the standard 0.5 percent. A nice little bonus for everyone involved.
Good news, Kindle Fire friends. Starting today, you can head on over to Amazon and download Fire OS 3.1. The new Goodreads integration is great if you're a Goodreads user. But for everyone else, the new Second Screen is just as exciting, letting you control video on your TV with your Fire HDX.
You're excited the FAA isn't going to make you power down electronics during your flight anymore? So is Amazon. And to commemorate the momentous occasion, it's knocking 15 percent off the price of several Kindles all day today.
We're big fans of Amazon's new Kindle Fire HDX, but we've been waiting to see exactly what lurks within its sleek frame for a while. Fortunately, iFixit has now stripped it bare, and it's thumbs up all round—unless you wanna try and repair it.
The Kindle Fire HDX is a big step forward compared to its forebears. It's got a sleek redesign, blazing fast guts, and a few new tricks. Most of all, though, it's the best small tablet you can buy.
If you've been thinking about picking up a Kindle Fire HD, now's a good time. Amazon's running one hell of a sale today. For starters, the big ol' Kindle Fire 8.9 is 25 percent off, all day. And pretty much every other model is getting a lightning deal of its own too.
