Category: Kindle Fire
Kindle Fire HD Teardown Shows Small Profits Compared to Competition
When the original Kindle Fire was introduced, it was a huge shock to see such a powerful device offered for so little money. It was literally the device that changed…
Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD Ad Highlights iPad Mini Deficiencies
Amazon recently chose to run an ad comparing the Kindle Fire HD to its iPad Mini competition. Specifically, this ad called out the inferior display that Apple has decided to…
Can the iPad Mini Give the Kindle Fire a Run for its Money?
In Steve Jobs’ biography, he repeatedly stressed the importance of creating fewer, top of the line products, rather than a slew of mediocre ones. Apple has always thrived on branding…
First Japanese-Language Kindles Coming Next Month
The move away from physical keyboards gave Amazon an easy route into any number of non-Anglophone markets for the first time. They’ve made good use of that since the Kindle Touch…
iPad Mini Not a Myth! Surprisingly, Also Not Competition For Kindle Fire HD?
Well, I’ve been proven wrong before and it’s happened again. Contrary to my previous expectations, Apple has finally come out with an iPad Mini to exploit the market for 7”…
Nook HD Profile Feature Capitalizes on Common Kindle Fire Privacy Complaints
There were few things about the Kindle Fire’s release that sparked more attention than the Carrousel home screen. This approach set the Kindle Fire apart from other Android tablets by…
Barnes & Noble’s Response to Kindle HD Keeps Them in the Tablet Market
Obviously the Nook Tablet hasn’t done quite as well as Barnes & Noble hoped it would. While the hardware was a definite step up from the Kindle Fire from the…
Kindle Fire HD Software Improvements
The most obvious improvements coming in with the Kindle Fire HD are in the hardware. It’s hard to get more attention-catching than the increased screen size provided by the 8.9”…
Kindle Fire Ad Debacle Resolved!
It took all of a day before Amazon realized the extent of their mistake in creating mandatory ad space on every Kindle Fire and changed their tune. Users will not…
$299 Kindle Fire HD 8.9” Details
We’ve been hearing rumors for months now about a larger Kindle Fire that Amazon was on the verge of releasing. Now that there is confirmation and information more substantial than…