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What to do if your 2017 Amazon Fire tablet stops showing Google Play apps

Have a recent Amazon Fire, Fire HD 8, or Fire HD 10 tablet with the Google Play Store installed? Sometime in the past few weeks a number of users noticed that they were having trouble using some of the apps installed from the Play Store. Update: Some users are reporting they’re having the same problems […]

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Deals of the Day (12-15-2017)

Today’s the last day of Amazon’s device sale, which means it’s probably you last chance this year to pick up an Amazon Fire 7 tablet for $30, an Amazon Fire HD 8 for $50, a Kindle for $60, or an Amazon Echo Show for $150… and it’s almost certainly your last chance to score those […]

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Deals of the Day: $30 Fire tablet, $55 Fire TV and more (12-10-2017)

The holiday shopping season continues, as do Best Buy’s 20 Days of Doorbusters and Microsoft’s 12 Days of Deals promotions. But for some reason Amazon decided to start a new sale featuring deep discounts on nearly all of its devices today. That means you can pick up the Amazon Echo Show for its lowest price […]

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Amazon Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 go on sale in Canada

It looks like 2017 might be the year Amazon’s hardware division starts taking Canada seriously. Last month the company started selling Amazon Echo speakers in Canada (along with Amazon Prime Music streaming) and also launched an Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition which is available in Canada (and dozens of other countries). Now Amazon has […]

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PSA: Amazon releases Fire OS 5.6 update, fixes install from unknown sources bug

Amazon recently rolled out a new version of Fire OS for its tablets and while Fire OS 5.6 brings a few new features including support for monitoring smart home cameras with Alexa, app icons in the notification tray and some tweaks to the settings menu, it also partially broke one feature: installation of apps from […]

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Reminder: You can install Google Play on Amazon’s Fire 7, Fire HD 8, and Fire HD 10 tablets (on sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday)

This Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Amazon is offering some of the best prices ever on its tablet lineup. You can pick up an Amazon Fire 7 inch tablet for $30 and up, an Amazon Fire HD 8 for $50 and up, and an Amazon Fire HD 10 for $100 and up. Those represent discounts […]

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Amazon Fire tablets: Installing apps from unknown sources in Fire OS 5.6.0

Amazon recently starting rolling out Fire OS 5.6.0 for the Amazon Fire, Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets. Among other things, it includes an updated notification tray that shows icons for apps that want your attention rather than just a number showing how many notifications are available. But folks who have tried installing […]

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Amazon Fire tablets on sale for $35 and up this week (Prime exclusive)

Have an Amazon Prime membership, and need a cheap tablet? Amazon’s offering Fire tablets for as little as $35 today, but only to Amazon Prime subscribers. New members can always sign up for a 30-day free trial for Amazon Prime to score the discount though. Fire tablets might be most useful to Prime members, thanks […]