Amazon offers its Kindle eReaders for as little as $79. But in order to get a Kindle at that rock bottom price you have to put up with advertisements as your screen saver. An ad-free version costs $30 more. Up until now the only Kindle with Special Offers models have been the E Ink Kindle and Kindle Touch. But now…
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It’s no secret that Amazon is working on its next-generation Kindle devices. The company tends to put out at least one product refresh per year, and we’ve already heard rumors that we could see an E Ink Kindle with a front-lit display and a larger Kindle Fire Android tablet this year. Now Reuters has a few more details on the…
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Amazon has released a minor update to the operating system for the Kindle Fire tablet. Software version 6.3.1 includes a handful of changes, with most aimed at giving users more control over their security options. The Kindle Fire 6.3.1 update includes: Additional parental controls Users can now password-protect purchases You can disable access to specific content libraries You can block…
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Amazon introduced Cloud Drive way back when Google Drive was just a twinkle in Google’s eye. You know… last year. But up until recently Amazon Cloud Drive as an online storage locker that you had to use a web browser or mobile app to access. Now you can use your PC thanks to new Amazon Cloud Drive clients for Mac…
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The Amazon Kindle Fire is a pretty good buy at $199. But it’s an even better buy at $139 — and that’s how much Amazon is charging for refurbished Kindle Fire tablets today. You can pick one up from Amazon.com for $139 until the end of the day. Update: The one-day sale is over, but you can still get a…
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It’s been a while since Amazon has released sales figures for the Kindle Fire, but the 7 inch tablet was tearing up the charts late last year. Now there are signs that more than half of all Android tablets in the wild US could actually be Kindle Fires. That’s according to web analytics firm comScore. The company collects data by…
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Amazon has released a software update for the Amazon Kindle Touch that lets you hold the 7 inch eBook reader in landscape mode, customize the language settings, or access more options for sharing passages from eBooks. Kindle Touch software version 5.1 is available for download from the Amazon website, where you’ll also find instructions for updating your Kindle. The new…
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Amazon currently offers a range of Kindle devices. If you want one with a color screen you can get the Kindle Fire. Want a keyboard? There’s the Kindle Keyboard. Touchscreen and E Ink? There’s a Kindle Touch for that. You can even get the Kindle DX if you want a large 9.7 inch display and have enough money burning a…
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Want to have the latest Kindle Fire software on your device, but don’t want to lose root access? You can let your Kindle Fire download and install the software version 6.3 update automatically and then manually re-root your tablet. Or if you’ve already rooted your Kindle Fire and installed a custom recovery app you can just flash a pre-rooted custom…
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Amazon could be preparing to launch as many as four new tablets this year, with the cheapest models running as little as $169. That’s how much the company typically charges for a refurbished Kindle Fire, but it’s also the price of a Barnes & Noble NOOK Color. There’s little doubt at this point that Amazon is working on some sort of…
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Amazon is rolling out new software for the Kindle Fire which brings Book Extras, sharing of passages, improved Personal Document features and other updates to the 7 inch tablet. Unfortunately if you receive the update on a rooted Kindle Fire it will remove root access. The good news is it’s relatively easy to root a Kindle Fire running software version…
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Amazon is rolling out a software update for the Kindle Fire. Software version 6.3 includes a number of new features and improvements. It’s mostly good news, but as usual, if you have a rooted Kindle Fire the over-the-air update will remove your root access unless you’ve installed a custom ROM or taken other action to block updates. Update: Now you…
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