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  • MIUI 4.0 for the Kindle Fire (custom version of Android 4.0)

    MIUI 4.0 for the Kindle Fire (custom version of Android 4.0)

    We've seen how to install Android 4.0 on the Amazon Kindle Fire, thanks to CyanogenMod 9. We've also ...

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  • Toshiba Thrive 7 inch Android tablet review

    Toshiba Thrive 7 inch Android tablet review

    Android tablets with 7 inch displays seem to be a dime-a-dozen these days... or at least available for ...

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  • CyanogenMod 7 ported to the NOOK Tablet – video

    CyanogenMod 7 ported to the NOOK Tablet - video

    A team of independent developers have ported a beta version of CyanogenMod 7 to run on the NOOK ...

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  • $265 Spark Linux-based tablet shipping in May (pre-order in Feb)

    $265 Spark Linux-based tablet shipping in May (pre-order in Feb)

    The Spark is a 7 inch tablet with an open source Linux-based operating system and an open platform ...

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  • How to install Android 4.0 on the HP TouchPad (CyanogenMod 9 Alpha)

    How to install Android 4.0 on the HP TouchPad (CyanogenMod 9 Alpha)

    The first public build of Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now available for the HP TouchPad. ...

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  • How to install Android 4.0 on the Kindle Fire

    How to install Android 4.0 on the Kindle Fire

    An early build of Google Android 4.0 is now available for the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. If you ...

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  • Install Android Market on BlackBerry PlayBook

    Install Android Market on BlackBerry PlayBook

    Ok, you've installed the PlayBook OS 2 beta. You've rooted your PlayBook. Now it's time to get the ...

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Amazon makes it easier to send docs from your PC to your Kindle

Send to Kindle

Amazon has released a new PC app that lets you send documents from your computer with a right-click in Windows Explorer. Just find the file you want to send and instead of emailing it to your special Kindle email address you can just choose Send to Kindle to fire up the Kindle software and choose the device you want to…

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January 12th, 2012, 4:00 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Amazon Kindle for iOS 2.9 turns an iPad into a giant Kindle Fire

Kindle 2.9 for iOS

Amazon has pushed out an updated version of its Kindle app for iOS, and it adds features that had previously only been available on the Kindle Fire tablet and Kindle E Ink devices. Kindle 2.9 for iOS  lets iPad users can now read magazines from the Kindle Store as well as digital reproductions of textbooks. But iPhone and iPod touch…

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December 21st, 2011, 11:13 am by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

Amazon offers free 2-day shipping on Kindles for last-minute Christmas shoppers

Amazon Kindle family

With Christmas just a few days away, Amazon is betting that a lot of folks are still shopping for last minute presents — and the company wouldn’t mind at all if a few of those gifts were Kindle devices. So Amazon is offering free 2-day shipping on all of the latest Kindles. If you place an order by 8:00PM Pacific…

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December 20th, 2011, 2:15 pm by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

Amazon’s latest Kindles will be available at 16,000 US retail stores

kindle family2

Amazon may have just given you one less reason to consider a NOOK Tablet or NOOK Simple Touch over a Kindle Fire or Kindle Touch. During yesterday’s launch event for the new NOOK Tablet, Barnes & Noble pointed out that you could walk into a bricks and mortar store to try out a NOOK before buying it. But Amazon’s working…

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November 8th, 2011, 5:28 pm by Brad Linder | 4 Comments

Amazon launches Lending Library for Kindle owners

Amazon Kindle Owners' Lending Library

Amazon really wants you to pay $79 per year to become an Amazon Prime member. Initially that subscription fee only entitled customers to free 2-day shipping on all packages. But earlier this year the company started letting Prime members stream thousands of TV shows and movies for free. Now Amazon is adding free eBook loans to the mix. The new Amazon…

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November 3rd, 2011, 8:45 am by Brad Linder | No Comments »

Amazon Kindle, Touch, and Fire up for pre-order ($79 and up)

Amazon Kindles

Amazon introduced three new Kindle devices this morning: two eBook readers and the Kindle Fire tablet which is designed to access music, eBooks, movies, and apps from Amazon’s digital content stores. All three devices are expected to ship in November, but you can place pre-orders starting today. Kindle Fire This 7 inch tablet sort of stole the show at today’s…

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September 28th, 2011, 11:22 am by Brad Linder | 3 Comments

Amazon introduces the Kindle Fire tablet

Kindle Fire

Amazon has officially unveiled the Kindle Fire — its new 7 inch tablet. As expected, it basically looks like a BlackBerry PlayBook — you know, if the BlackBerry PlayBook ran a customized version of Android and tied into Amazon’s app store, movie store, music store, eBook store, and digital newsstand. The Kindle Fire will be available November 15th. It’s available…

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September 28th, 2011, 10:45 am by Brad Linder | 10 Comments

Amazon Kindle Fire tablet to run $199

kindle fire

The long-anticipated Amazon tablet is almost here. The company is holding an event in New York City to officially introduce its 7 inch Android device this morning, but the folks at Bloomberg just couldn’t wait — and they’ve spilled some of the beans. Here’s what we know so far: The device will be called the Kindle Fire and it will…

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September 28th, 2011, 9:53 am by Brad Linder | No Comments »

Amazon Kindle “Fire” Tablet coming in November?

Kindle

Amazon is holding an event in New York on Wednesday, and plenty of folks are expecting the company to introduce its long-rumored Android tablet. In advance of the event Amazon has announced that it’s reached a deal with FOX to add thousands of TV shows and movies to its online video streaming service and there’s a rumor that the company…

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September 26th, 2011, 5:04 pm by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

Now you can check out Kindle eBooks from public libraries

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Earlier this year Amazon announced that the Kindle eBook reader would be joining the ranks of digital book devices that you could use to read books from your public library. Last night it looks like at least a few libraries flipped the switch, because the Seattle Public Library and King County Public Library are both offering eBooks for the Kindle. The…

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September 20th, 2011, 5:06 pm by Brad Linder | No Comments »

Amazon prepping at least 5 million tablets?

Amazon Kindle app for Android

There’s mounting evidence that Amazon will start offering a 7 inch tablet with a color touchscreen display soon. Last week TechCrunch published a report saying Amazon’s first tablet will be called a Kindle and that it will be available in November for about $250. The tablet will reportedly run a highly customized version of Google Android (much like the Barnes…

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September 6th, 2011, 9:50 am by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

Amazon Kindle tablet to have 7 inch display, launch soon?

Amazon Kindle

Amazon is rumored to be working on a line of tablets that will be bundled with the company’s Kindle eBook service, Amazon MP3 music service, and the Amazon Appstore. Last we’d heard Amazon was preparing to launch a 7 inch tablet in October, with a 10 inch model set to follow early next year. Now TechCrunch’s MG Seigler reports that…

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September 2nd, 2011, 5:00 pm by Brad Linder | 10 Comments
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