Kindle fire

The wait is over: Amazon’s new Kindle Fire and Fire HD 7 are now in stock. They start shipping today. [Amazon]

Conan O’Brien’s Got an Even Cheaper Amazon Tablet For You

Amazon’s Kindle Fire has declared an all out price war with the iPad. But if you don’t need all those fancy color-screen bells and whistles, you can opt for the even cheaper e-ink Kindle. And if even that’s overkill, Conan O’ Brien has discovered Amazon is selling, or renting, an even cheaper solution. What the…

Amazon Decides To Let Users Opt-Out of Ads on the New Kindle Fires After All

After confirmations to the contrary yesterday, Amazon has now come out and said that users will be able to opt-out of ads on the new Kindle Fire models for a one-time fee of $15. https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-all-the-new-kindle-fires-will-have-ads-that-5941434 An Amazon spokesperson reached out to us by email with the following statement: I wanted to let you know that…

The New Kindle Fires Will Have Bing for Search

Google may be the big name when it comes to Internet search, but Bing is certainly not giving up the fight. Now it’s the default search engine on all the new Kindle Fires, which will give it yet another foothold on its long, hard climb. If default Bing search strikes you as just another thing…

Confirmed: All The New Kindle Fires Will Have Ads That You Can’t Get Rid Of (Updated)

Before you get too excited about picking up a new Kindle Fire, there’s something you should know: it’s going to have ads, and you won’t be able to get rid of them. According to CNET, Amazon has confirmed that each and every model of the new Kindle Fire (7-inch, 8.9-inch, 4Gm etc) will have “Special…

Amazon’s New Kindle Avalanche: Everything You Need to Know

It’s Kindle Day! Earlier this afternoon Amazon unleashed its Kindle HD: a gorgeous content-chomping Android tablet. Here’s everything you need to know about the new features on the 7-inch and 8.9-inch versions Amazon’s new monster, as well as its new best-in-class Kindle Paperwhite ereader. Get comfy; we’ve got a lot of ground to cover. https://gizmodo.com/kindle-fire-hd-better-faster-cheaper-bigger-update-5941061…

Kindle Fire HD Hands On: Pretty Impressive—For the Price

The Kindle Fire HD is staggering on paper. In person, it’s… pleasant. Which would be an equation for disappointment if you forgot for a second just how cheap this thing is. Physically, the Fire HD is awesome. We only got to touch the 7-inch version, but the 8.9-inch is slim and beautiful too. The 7-inch…

Would You Buy a 7-inch Kindle Fire HD or a Google Nexus 7?

Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HD is hot. But the real question isn’t whether you’re going to go for the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD—It’s whether consumers will go after the 7-inch Kindle Fire HD or Google’s rad Nexus 7. Which sick $200 Android tablet would you buy? https://gizmodo.com/kindle-fire-hd-better-faster-cheaper-bigger-update-5941061

Amazon’s Crazy New 4G LTE Plan Gives You 250MB a Month for $50 a Year (Updated)

Amazon surprised us by announcing a 4G LTE Kindle Fire today, along with the AT&T data plan: $50 a year gets you 250MB per month, 20GB cloud storage, and a $10 appstore credit. $30 more will get you 3GB, and $50 more will get you 5GB. However, your 20GB of cloud storage counts against your…

Kindle’s New Whispersync for Voice Keeps Your Audiobooks Synced With Your Book Books

Like being read to? You’ll dig Amazon’s new Kindle feature, Whispersync for audio. Announced today at its shindig in L.A., it allows that going forward, audiobooks will sync up with your words-books, meaning you can read and listen along at the same time. Additionally, for the first time Amazon also revealed Whispersync for games, meaning…

Kindle Fire HD: Better, Faster, Cheaper—Bigger! (Updated: HOLY CRAP)

The original is now $160. That’s absurd. But the real news is the new HD model—and its big brother. The Fire HD is a little sleeker and a little rounder—a nice change from the overly boxy first Kindle Fire. The large version of the HD has an 8.9-inch screen, to go along with the 7-incher.…

Amazon Kindle Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know (Updated)

Today, Amazon lifts the veil on its all-new Kindle lineup. We’re anticipating new Kindle Fires in a bunch of different flavors, Kindle Touches that light up the night, and maybe even our very first glimpse at an Amazon phone. So what’s the full rundown on today’s goodies? How Many Kindles? Staples’ U.S. retail chief Demos…

Amazon Might Have Just Leaked the New Kindle and Kindle Fire in a Commercial

Amazon’s big gala is tomorrow and we’re expecting a lot of new products: a Kindle Fire, new Kindles with frontlit displays and maybe even a surprise phone. You can see two of ’em right now. During tonight’s Giants vs Cowboys NFL game on NBC, Amazon unveiled a brand new commercial that also shows off never…

Is Amazon Going to Announce a Phone Tomorrow?

We have a vague idea of what Amazon will announce tomorrow—a new Kindle Fire is very likely, a front-lit Kindle too—but what if Amazon had a surprise in store for us? What if it was going to announce a smartphone? There are reports that Amazon will do just that. https://gizmodo.com/could-this-possibly-be-the-new-kindle-fire-5939309 According to The Verge, Amazon…

Would You Buy an Ad-Supported Tablet?

Amazon is reportedly going to introduce an ad-supported Kindle Fire next week, according to the WSJ. Like its Kindle with Special Offers, the ad-supported Kindle Fire would be cheaper but would also “display an ad after the user ‘wakes’ the gadget”. Would you care about ads on your tablet? Currently, Amazon sells the Kindle with…

Amazon Is Releasing Two New 7-Inch Kindle Fires But No iPad-Sized One

It’s long been rumored—ever since the first Kindle Fire was released really—that Amazon was making a 10-inch, iPad-sized version of the Kindle Fire. According to CNET, that’s going to stay a rumor because though Amazon is planning to release TWO new Kindle Fires, they BOTH will be 7-inch versions. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-kindle-rumor-roundup-everything-we-think-we-kno-5939227 That means no regular tablet…

Could This Possibly Be the New Kindle Fire?

The Verge claims it’s got its hands on an image of Amazon’s new Kindle Fire being announced next week. We’re dubious. It’s certainly possible, since we’re almost certain that we’ll see a new Kindle Fire, since the current Fire is sold out at Amazon. But gosh, that bezel looks weird (read: very possibly Photoshopped), and…

The Kindle Fire Is Sold Out

The Kindle Fire is sold out, Amazon says. Oh that’s funny. Maybe that means we will get those new Amazon tablets next week after all. https://gizmodo.com/110-says-all-the-new-kindles-are-coming-next-week-5933590 We’ve been anticipating a refresh for a while, and Amazon announced this morning that its best-selling device is no longer available. There’s an Amazon event next week, so perhaps…

$110 Says All the New Kindles Are Coming Next Week

If you want to know if Amazon’s new Kindles are coming out—and what they’ll be—don’t listen to analysts or supply chains or, yes, blogs. One trip to Amazon today will tell you nearly everything you need to know about when, and what, Amazon’s about to unleash on the world. Out With the Old When bargain…

Spotify is now available in the Amazon App Store, meaning Kindle Fire owners can get in on the action. [Amazon]